I have officially begun to ramble, so on we go to the actual content of this post. As any well-versed reader would already know from my title, I will be talking about the Infernal Devices series. Yet another wonderful set of books taking place in Cassandra Clare's world of Shadowhunters.
Previously - like 20 posts ago - I talked about her other series, the Mortal Instruments. While this series also focuses on the Shadowhunter world, it is a prequel. Now, does anyone know what that means? I see no hands raising in my bedroom (since I am alone here and not teaching a class full of students), so I will answer it for you -- as any great teacher would. A prequel series is written after the original, yet the setting occurs in a time that takes place before the setting of the original. I hope I have some readers that aren't inbreds and could follow that sentence. I'm sure it was a tough one for all you guys out there. If I didn't get lucky, and there truly are only imbeciles reading this, I will give an example (perhaps from the books I'm talking about?).
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments) takes place in modern day New York, but Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices) takes place in 1800s era London. See the difference? If not, you're an idiot. :)
This post will not solely be a non-spoiler summary. I have a title I need to adhere to and that means talking about boys in books. :) Oh, how I love to fawn over imaginary people. While I will not be giving an actual synopsis of the series/book, I will be going over characters and their personalities (without giving away anything too important). My reasoning for this is to see if anyone can choose a boy or if they're all just as torn as myself.
Tessa
She is the main character/heroine
She moved from America to London after her aunt died to live with her brother
Instead, he was a no show, so she lived with "The Dark Sisters"
This was how she met Will ---
William Herondale
He is one of the two heroic boys in the book
Shadowhunter
British
Snarky and funny
Self-punishing
Gorgeous
Best friends/parabatai with Jem ---
James Carstairs
Other of the two heroic boys
Shadowhunter
British/Chinese
Slight/petite
Kind
Funny w/o snarkiness of Will
Plays violin
Only one who understands William
Okay. Now that you have their backgrounds (generally), I will give you some filler information to see if I can coax a decision out of you. **evil laugh**
Tessa meets Will first and she is completely offput/intrigued/captivated by him (sound familiar???). He takes her with him to the Institute where shortly after, she meets Jem. While she met Will in a frenzy of adrenaline, she meets Jem in a haze of exhaustion. She got acquainted with Will while running for her life, but she began to know Jem when she heard him playing the violin in his room.
William likes to take risks and is very moody (his mood changes almost as often as Jace's). Jem is more cautious and likes to be a gentleman about expressing his feelings. As readers of the books, you know for a fact that both the boys have feelings for Tessa.
You also find out things about Will that leave you longing to hug him at one moment, while his actions leave you wanting to punch him in the face at the next. The things you learn about Jem make him seem like much less a daredevil than Will, but for good reason.
Tessa immediately is attracted to Will, but his ever-changing attitudes leave her confused at every turn. Tessa also begins to fall for Jem after spending more and more time with him and his intellectual/sweet mind. He is very much a gentleman and slowly expresses his feelings (all of them COMPLETELY true), while Will is a tornado of emotion who sometimes misleads Tessa with his portrayal of said emotions.
Tessa immediately is attracted to Will, but his ever-changing attitudes leave her confused at every turn. Tessa also begins to fall for Jem after spending more and more time with him and his intellectual/sweet mind. He is very much a gentleman and slowly expresses his feelings (all of them COMPLETELY true), while Will is a tornado of emotion who sometimes misleads Tessa with his portrayal of said emotions.
I believe I gave you some valuable info (it may be 100% bias coming from my reading/assumptions, but I promise I'm good for it) and therefore I believe you know enough to make a preliminary decision. While I continue to find it nearly impossible to choose, I'm hoping you will feel less attached to the book at this point - only those who haven't read it - and will be able to make a choice.
If you have one of the boys in mind, go ahead and put your choice in the comments along with your reasoning. I only ask because I love you (my reader(s)) and am truly curious.
You may have noticed I said "nearly impossible to choose" earlier...good catch dammit.
You are correct, I do have one of them in mind, but I can't say it's a concrete choice because they are just too close in the race. If you would like to know, I will eventually place it in the comments.
Much love to you all
I'm sorry this ended so abruptly
Post again as soon as I remember!!! :)
If you have one of the boys in mind, go ahead and put your choice in the comments along with your reasoning. I only ask because I love you (my reader(s)) and am truly curious.
You may have noticed I said "nearly impossible to choose" earlier...good catch dammit.
You are correct, I do have one of them in mind, but I can't say it's a concrete choice because they are just too close in the race. If you would like to know, I will eventually place it in the comments.
Much love to you all
I'm sorry this ended so abruptly
Post again as soon as I remember!!! :)
