Day 4: 11/4

Well hello! It looks like it's my turn to write on all this excitement over Clockwork Prince. I AM INCREDIBLY PUMPED. I became even more excited when I heard that Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) would be reading Clockwork Prince for the audiobook. He also read for City of Fallen Angels. Yes, that's right, THE Ed Westwick, you know the one with the sexy accent. I have never used an audiobook before, but with him in it, I'm seriously considering buying. Here's an excerpt of him reading City of Fallen Angels at the very beginning when Simon reflects on all that has happened. Warning: Prepare for major swoon.

Also, I wanted to share one of my favorite parts from Clockwork Angel between Tessa and Will. It made me want Clockwork Prince to come out so much faster. It's told from Will's perspective, and the whole version is available online at cassandraclare.com/cms/loss1.

You never laugh,” she was saying. “You behave as if everything is funny to you, but you never laugh. Sometimes you smile when you think no one is paying attention.”

He wanted to close his eyes. Her words went through him like the clean slice of a seraph blade, lighting his nerves on fire. He’d had no idea she had observed him so closely, or so accurately. “You,” he replied. “You make me laugh. From the moment you hit me with that bottle. Not to mention the way that you always correct me. With that funny look on your face when you do it. And the way you shouted at Gabriel Lightwood. And even the way you talked back to de Quincey. You make me . . .”

His voice trailed off. He could feel the cold water trickling down his back, over his chest, against his heated skin. 

XXX The Queen of Hearts