IMWAYR – February 22, 2016

I can’t believe it is Monday again!  Where does the time fly?  Especially when you are reading!

This week I finished up Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare.  Overall, this was a great book.  I did an extensive reading response to it here, so check it out.

I want to spend a minute reflecting on the book though.  There were some excellent things about the book – great characters, plot twists.  This is the first in a prequel trilogy to the Mortal Instruments series.  I had a student tell me this was her favorite book of all of them.  I’ve had a ton of friends recommend it to me too!

And I still struggled to get through it.  I’m not sure if it because at nearly 500 pages I didn’t feel like I was making progress.  When you are carrying around a doorstop book, part of the thrill comes from being near the end.  It’s a sense of accomplishment almost.

Yet, it could have been because the book was so dense with information.  And yet, not dense.  I found myself daydreaming during the parts where she describes setting or characters  I also felt like the plot didn’t move fast enough for me in the middle third of the book.  I was only too willing to put it aside and devour something else.

So friends, would I read it again?  Probably not.  Would I recommend it to others? Probably.  This book is PERFECT for those who love supernatural elements (vampires, warlocks), Victorian England, or epic good vs. evil tales.

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How was your reading week?  What did you finish? What did you start? Let’s talk below…