Clockwork Princess Discussion

I cannot tell you how excited I am to read Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. The first thing I did when I got my Barnes and Nobles gift card back in December was pre-order this book. I've been patiently waiting for this book since August '12 (I'll be the first to admit, I WAS NOT THERE FROM THE BEGINNING. But trust me, I will be here to 'till the end) So, now my precious book is somewhere in the world, just waiting to be brought to me. Anyone else order this book already? I really want the first edition with the whole family tree.

Luckily, the prologue was posted on the new Shadowhunters app! If you don't have a device that is compatible with the app, you can always go look for it on Tumblr. 

Okay, so I'd like to just rant and rave and cry and scream and sob and dance with joy as we look at the few Clockwork Princess snippets that evil Cassie Clare decided to torture us with.  

And the gold of her ruined wedding dress.

WOAH WOAH WOAH, HOLD THE PHONE. Whose wedding is it? Is it Tessa's? And what the hell happened to her dress? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE. I swear to God, never have eight words impacted me so much. Cassie does love 'emotionally maiming' us, so it might not even be Tessa's wedding. Who knows? I guess we'll just have to waitttt to find out.

* If you've read some of my "The Better Choice" series, you will know that sometimes I compare two boys from YA books and decide which boy would be better for the girl. I plan to write the impossible and write one of these for The Infernal Devices. Look for them soon!

" Wo wei ni xie de,” he said, as he raised the violin to his left shoulder, tucking it under his chin. He had told her many violinists used a shoulder rest, but he did not: there was a slight mark on the side of his throat, like a permanent bruise, where the violin rested. 
“You — made something for me?” Tessa asked.
“I wrote something for you,” he corrected, with a smile, and began to play.

 How can you not find this so cute and adorable? Jem can describe his words with music, much like Will likes to mention book characters. Damn it, I made this about Will. I am I sorry about it? Nope. I wish that someone could record his song and we could listen to it. I'm glad at least some parts of CP2 "seem" happy. Partially. Well, this one does.

“I am not at your beck and call,” Magnus said. “I helped with de Quincey because Camille requested it of me, and Will once, because he offered me a favor in return. I am a warlock. And I do not serve Shadowhunters for free.”

*smirks* oh Magnus, funny how you defy this in TMI. And then, in a CoHF snippet, you repeat almost the exact same lines. When will you learn, my dear sassy, sparkly warlock? These Shadowhunters are tangled up in your life, no matter how hard you try to push them away. So, what the hell does he want for payment? Another kiss from Will? ;]

“You know,” Cecily said, “you really didn’t have to throw that man through the window.”

Cecily Herondale, I'm kind of loving your character. She reminds me so much of Will. They are siblings, Alex. Duh.

 “It has been the privilege and the honor of my life to know you.”

NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. THERE WILL BE NO DYING DECELERATIONS, YOU HEAR ME CASSANDRA CLARE? NONE

Tessa reached to brush the damp hair from his forehead. He leaned into her touch, his eyes closing. “Jem—have you ever—” She hesitated. “Have you ever thought of ways to prolong your life that are not a cure for the drug?”
At that his eyelids flew open. “What do you mean?”
She thought of Will, on the floor of the attic, choking on holy water. “Becoming a vampire. You would live forever—”
He scrambled upright against the pillows of the bed. “Tessa, no. Don’t—you can’t think that way.”
“Is the thought of becoming a Downworlder truly so horrible to you?”
“Tessa …” He exhaled slowly. “I am a Shadowhunter. Nephilim. Like my parents before me. It is the heritage I claim, just as I claim my mother’s heritage as part of myself. It does not mean I hate my father. But I honor the gift they gave me, the blood of the Angel, the trust placed in me, the vows I have taken. Nor, I think, would I make a very good vampire. [redacted for spoilers] I would no longer be Will’s parabatai, no longer be welcome in the Institute. No, Tessa. I would rather die and be reborn and see the sun again, than live to the end of the world without daylight.”
“A Silent Brother, then,” she said.
His eyes softened slightly. “The path of Silent Brotherhood is not open to me.”

There have been lots of speculations about who Brother Jeremiah might be. Some people think it might be Jem, others think Will. Ouch, that must sting Tessa. She is a Downworlder. And I'm quite interested to know why being a Silent Brother isn't an option for Jem, and whether or not that changes by the end of the book.

“Will.” Tessa caught at his wrist. “You would not abandon me now — not leave me the only one who still hopes? I cannot do it without you.”
He took a deep breath, half-closing his shadowed blue eyes. “Of course not. I will help. I will continue. It is only —”
He broke off, turning his face away. The light that came down through the window high above illuminated cheek and chin and the curve of his jaw.
“Only what?”
“You remember what else I said to you that day — that day in the drawing-room?”

WHAT??? What did Will say to her in the drawing room. Cassie, it's not fair to toy with our feelings like this!

Tessa couldn’t help herself; despite everything, she giggled. “It laces,” she whispered. “In the back,” and she guided his hands around her until his fingers were on the strings of the corset. She shivered then, and not from cold, but from the intimacy of the gesture.

 First thing that came to mind: Tessa, giggling? I mean, Tessa's fiance is dying, she has to go with seeing Will everyday, and Mortmain still is out to get her? I don't know about you, but maybe they drank some more of that sparkling lemonade. Whoever this guy is. I mean, Jem seems innocent enough to not know a lot about corsets.

There are tons more of CP2 snippets, and you can go look for them on Cassie's tumblr. But be warned, there are a lot of painful things she like to post, just to torture us. Cassie, this is me giving you the stink eye. (I still love you though)

So what are your feelings about Clockwork Princess? I'm completely heartbroken that this will be the last book about the London shadowhunters! I can't survive without Will, Jem and Tessa!

Comment below, and tell me what you think is going to happen! A lot can happen in 592 pages, and I'm 100% positive not all of them will be pleasant I mean come on, Cassandra Clare wrote the book.

Here are some links to preorder the book:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
BAM