SLJ, January 2012 Whether it's the overly tight corsets or the smell of dark magic that hangs in the air like sulfur mixed with the Thames on a hot day, there's something about Victorian England that heightens tensions, both romantic and paranormal. It will not disappoint fans and it will definitely leave them eager for the conclusion of the trilogy. Kirkus Reviews, November 2011 This novel offers mystery, adventure, and, most importantly, a delicious love triangle. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do? As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart. But something is changing in Will-the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her.

When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move-and that one of their own has betrayed them. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life.

With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street-and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street-and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.īook Synopsis True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the enchanting second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. About the Book In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters.

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