The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince: Week of 10/14/13

Prompt: Describe the main characters.
Pages Read: 1-80

     These books are truly incredible! The action, the fun, and the romance is very well written in the book. The romance is not too exaggerating which is exactly my cup of tea. The fighting parts of the book are very well detailed that I can feel the intense feeling in other characters point of view. The Infernal Devices is the prequel series to The Mortal Instruments explaining the past of some of the characters and their parents or grandchildren.

     The main character would be Theresa (Tessa) Gray, a sixteen year-old girl who is confuse about what she is. She has the power to shape shift which means when she is holding a special item that belongs to someone she is able to change into that person. She is not a mundane, vampire, shadowhunter, werewolf, fearie, or a warlock. No one knows what she is. Tessa also loves to read and can memorize many quotes and poems from different books. She is an orphan because she does not know who her parents are and if she knew she would know what she is. Tessa is a very patient girl who has mixed feeling about two men who are in love with her. Right now she can't deal with all that 'love stuff' because what she truly wants to know is if she will ever find out who she really is.

     William (Will) Owen Herondale is a very handsome and sarcastic young 17 year-old who has trouble finding his true feeling for Tessa. He feels attracted to her and thinks it's love. He blames it on a demon who Will claims the demon has put the curse of falling in love on him and is on the hunt for finding the demon to remove it with the help of the warlock, Magnus Bane. He is always narcissistic and is always being sarcastic. Jem is his parabatai, a parabatai would be your partner for life who will always fight by your side until death tears you apart. Another example would be if Jem is about to gets shot with an arrow Will must step in front of it and he is willing to do that. Not only are they parabatai but they are also best friends who share a special bromance.

     The third main character of the book would be another 17 year-old named James (Jem) Carstairs. He is a chinese and british descendant. Jem was raised in the Shanghai institute with his parents until their murder. There is a very sad history about him and his family. Part of his past is that he was feed by a Greater Demon poison and now that is he older he has to take the poison or he won't live. He will eventually die but his life will be lived longer if he takes the poison. The demon poison is like a drug to Jem. He feels the need for it and can't control it. We all know that it is very sad but true. That will not stop him from living his life. He is still brave and strong, trying his hardest to win a battle when fighting a demon. Jem is a handsome, warm hearted, gentleman, who is also in love with Tessa! For some reason he refuses to tell Will. I think he should keep it a secret because if he tells Will then that might ruin their friendship.

     This love triangle is making me a little discombobulated but I just hope that the real problems of the story will get solved. For example the Clave wants to take the institute away from Charlotte. Charlotte is like the adoptive mother of Will, Jem, and Jessamine. Charlotte is trying her best to complete a quest given to her and if she passes it she will keep the institute. Will, Jem, and Tess are also helping Charlotte and I am crossing my fingers hoping they will keep the institute.

 

          Will                             Tessa                     Jem