Who Represents You?

I am still reading Clockwork Angel, in the book so far there are five characters. Tessa is the main character so far, she has a power to be able to change into certain people if she is given a certain artifact to represent them. I think she should be represented by an octopus because octopi have the ability to change color and texture when they feel threatened, similarly Tessa is changing her personality into different people to find out what happened to them in the past, she is doing this because she is being bullied and blackmailed by the Dark Sisters. "Tessa blinked dizzily. The first moment after a Change was always like blinking water out of your eyes after submerging yourself in a bath. She looked down at herself. Her new body was slight, almost frail, and the fabric of  her dress hung loose, pooling on the floor at her feet." (pg 22)




The Dark Sisters, known as Mrs. Black and Mrs. Dark, are the bullies to Tessa, they make her do these changes. They live in a cell- like room, it's hot and damp and very uncomfortable for Tessa. They want to find information from the people who they make Tessa turn into, they will interogate Tessa/ the person to find out information about them. They are double sided because they seemed all nice and caring but they will use force and beat Tessa into Changing. "They had shouted at her to Change, had slapped her and shaken her..." (pg 20) They remind me of Ursula in The Little Mermaid becuase she was compasionate toward Ariel and was going to help her out, but she actually juist wanted King Titon's powers.

Everyone makes mistakes, right? Some are small, unimportant mistakes, but some mistakes are giant mistakes that can pull others into it.

This is what happens in Clockwork Angel. One of the characters, Tessa, moved to London to live with her brother Nick. Nick was supposed to meet Tessa at the dock when she arrived from the boat. He had a late notice appointment and sent Mrs. Black and Mrs. Dark instead. He left  Tessa a note that said that "He trusted Mrs. Black and Mrs. Dark... to bring her safely to his house in London." (pg. 10)

In his trusting of the "Dark Sisters" (as he calls them), he either made a major  mistake or he was forced by them to write that note. Later the book we learn that the Dark Sisters kidnapped Nick and was blackmailing Tessa into doing things by threatening to kill him. "They had told her that, the Dark Sisters, had told her that they had Nate, and if she didn't do what they said, he would die." (pg. 20)

Nate, in this case, made a major mistake and not only put himself in danger by trusting the Dark Sisters but also put Tessa in danger.

Trust is important but has the potential to be dangerous. You should be careful with who you give it to.

Clockwork Angel

So I started  a new book last week. I needed a new book so I told my sister that I wanted to read the Mortal Instruments series and she said that I should read the Infernal Devices series first. I listened to her and started reading the first book in the series... Clockwork Angel. As I was looking at the front cover I realized that this series is actually a prequel to Mortal Instruments.

I haven't gotten very far in the book, I'm still only on page 7, but from the beginning of the book I knew  that I would like it. The very first line on the very first page says "The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts." I love action books. I hate silly books about basically nothing like romance and other boring books. I believe that this book will be very full of action and will be very interesting to read. I can't wait to read the rest of the book. I hope it is as great and interesting as my sister keeps saying it is.