An emotional roller coaster. Whew. What a beautiful and emotional way to end a fantastic trilogy. Clockwork Princess kept me guessing the whole time, who is Tessa? Why does the evil Magister want her and why does she think she will be the downfall of the Shadowhunters? Who will she choose, Will or Jem? Will she even get a choice?

Tessa Gray is a thoroughly enjoyable female lead, and a great role model for young women, in my humble opinion. She is strong, capable, and willing to sacrifice her own happiness to protect those she loves. Clare did an excellent job portraying Tessa's inability to fully commit her heart to one person, which I found much more realistic then most YA novels where this is only one true choice for the heroine. Pish posh. I also enjoyed Clare's tasteful yet totally erotic love scenes. Nothing I would be scared to give to a teenager, yet still had my jaded heart pounding. Who needs 50 Shades when you have torrid Victorian romance? Yow.

Its books like these that remind me I should really carry a notebook/pen to write down little passages that I just love. Clare has such a way with dialouge that puts you directly into the scene. I simply cannot wait to see her work transformed into film.