Winner: The Infernal Devices gets this one but probably because it has a bias. So I knew if Cassandra Clare could create a kickass modern world rich with history I knew the prequel novel of said history was going to be fantastic–and it was.

It’s one of my favourite genres to read but one I rarely get to do. And when I further discovered it was going to be a STEAMPUNK world–I stalked the release date for Clockwork Angel like it was my sole purpose in life! I love Steampunk novels: I love the grittiness, the science and the action. I was just as enamoured with the world and all its parts as I was with Jace 😉 (joking/notjoking)īut when I found out that there was going to be a prequel series set in a Victorian times that would explain how the modern world came to be? I didn’t need very much convincing. Kick-ass fighters who have swords with special names and have runes covering their bodies. Then there are the Shadowhunters themselves. Creatures like demons, warlocks, vampires and werewolves. I loved the idea of a parallel world that sat on top of ours with creatures that regular humans couldn’t see. It was the whole Shadowhunter world that first prompted me to pick up the Mortal Instruments Trilogy (it was a “trilogy” when I first read it, not 6 books long). Mechanical robots and corsets or hidden worlds and leather?

I also want to be clear that is has been YEARS since I read any of these books, so this post is really based on my lasting impressions of each series. The Infernal Devices Review Here | The Mortal Instruments Review Hereīoy, did I procrastinate on this one! Pitting two of my favourite series against each other was harder than I expected! I had no idea where to start and definitely changed the Rounds a few times before I finally settle on what you see before you. Feel free to join in by commenting, making your own response (just link back) or vote in my poll! Here is this month’s match: Throwdown Thursdays: On the first Thursday of every month I play the ultimate game of “Would You Rather” with books that are inevitably compared to each other. Since the beginning of time, similar things have always been compared to each other: Pepsi or Coke? Lemon or Lime? Boxers or Briefs? And books are no exception!

The infernal devices