Honestly, I was actually a bit hesitant to read this book because I used to hate reading classic books, you know books that talk about the past/history and whatnot. I preferred reading books possessing modernized and contemporary plots. Knowing that this book happens to be one of the prequel series of Mortal Instruments, I feel very obliged to read so. But as I started to read this, I knew right then that I was wrong to have that initial thinking. Reading Clockwork Angel gave me the great experience of what was it like back then in the Victorian era. Despite the time setting of the book, Cassandra's writing style did manage to let us indulge in that world she was trying convey. I think this book is better than that of the TMI series. I think it's because there's just something more enticing in here that I failed to come across in the TMI. Or because of the fact that I'm still stuck in between. In City of Bones, I knew right then and there that I loved Jace and that I was on his team for Clary. But this book had me in a difficult dilemma pertaining the two hot guys. I couldn't choose between Will and Jem. The fact that they were both personified as the Black and White Knights like in chess by Tessa gave me the chills because I also tend to have a little dilemma over which color to choose in every starting point of playing chess. The love triangle here somehow elated me to the degree of letting me realize not to choose YET. I could not break the momentum of the love triangle YET. It's what makes me excited and giddy. Haha. About Tessa, well, I like her in a way that I want to be like her. She's such a likable character and easy to be grown attached with. I like the way she interacts with Will and Jem and to the rest of the characters (Jessamine, Sophie, Charlotte, Henry and Thomas). Anyways, right now I am really DYING to read the sequel. There are still many loose threads left to look up to. 
 PS: I think I just died when I saw that the sequel will be published on September 2011. UGH!