The Draco Trilogy, based on Harry Potter, and The Very Secret Diaries, based on The Lord of the Rings, were popular. While living in Los Angeles, Clare began writing fan fiction using the name Cassandra Claire. She returned to Los Angeles for high school, and from then on split her time between California and New York City, where she worked at various entertainment magazines and tabloids, including The Hollywood Reporter. Īs a child, Clare traveled frequently, spending time in Switzerland, England, and France. Clare is Jewish and has described her family as 'not religious'. Her maternal grandfather was film producer Max Rosenberg. She is the daughter of Richard Rumelt, a business school professor and author. Personal lifeĬlare was born Judith Rumelt to American parents in Tehran, Iran.

Judith Lewis (née Rumelt born July 27, 1973), better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments. Really bad dissonance.Contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy of manners But I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling in the back of my mind that the thing was just structured wrong. I love the characters of The Infernal Devices, and they were my favorite aspect of the story, so I didn’t mind reading more about them. Except that was like another twenty pages.

There was a point at which I wondered if it was ever going to end. I understand she wanted to set up the family lineages and tie up all the loose ends, but man, that was a long ending. After the climax where the gang defeats Mortmain, it takes Clare 104 pages to wrap the story up. It tied in well to The Mortal Instruments, answering many questions about the origins of many things.In other words, it was exactly what I expected.I just had one problem with it.The freaking forever ending.I counted. There was a glorious ending battle where the protagonists defeated the bad guy in a seemingly hopeless situation. The characters were done well and were consistent with their characterizations in the previous books. I didn’t really have any qualms with the plot. Chapter 30: Chapter 24: The Measure of Love.Chapter 28: Chapter 22: Thunder in the Trumpet.Chapter 26: Chapter 20: The Infernal Devices.

Chapter 25: Chapter 19: To Lie and Burn.

Chapter 23: Chapter 17: Only Noble to Be Good.

Chapter 22: Chapter 16: The Clockwork Princess.

Chapter 21: Chapter 15: Stars, Hide Your Fires.

Chapter 19: Chapter 13: The Mind Has Mountains.

Chapter 18: Chapter 12: Ghosts on the Road.

Chapter 17: Chapter 11: Fearful of the Night.

Chapter 16: Chapter 10: Like Water Upon Sand.

Chapter 14: Chapter 8: That Fire of Fire.

Chapter 10: Chapter 4: To Be Wise and Love.

Chapter 8: Chapter 2: The Conqueror Worm.

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare