Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is an excellent writer, and I love her novels. The Infernal Devices series of which Clockwork Angel is the first, is kind of a prequel to her first series The Mortal Instruments. While The Mortal Instruments is set in modern America, The Infernal Devices is set in Victorian London. Both series deals with a group of angelic warriors known as the Nephilim who police the unseen world of demons, faeries, vampires and the like.

What I love about Clockwork Angel is the heroine is like-able. At first she is naive and innocent, completely human, but as the novel progresses she becomes stronger and impressive. A non-static protagonist is a welcome relief from novels such as Twilight (although I have read and enjoyed that series) where the main character is a slightly obnoxious, prattling self-centered beast. 

The love story involved (as all good Young Adult (YA) novels have) is well written and keeps you interested. It also gives you that lovely feeling of falling in love yourself, which is my personal reason for reading such novels. 

I have just finished the first book in this series and am looking forward to reading the others. The other novels in the series are Clockwork Prince and Clockwork Princess.  

I also mentioned The Mortal Instruments series, which is also an excellent read. However, without spoiling anything for you, there is an element of the series that will most certainly make you want to stop reading. Many of the people I've recommended this series to have expressed their discomfort. It may disturb you and turn you off off, but I promise it is worth finishing. If you do start reading this and find yourself with this dilemma, keep reading!  I promise you won't regret it.