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So the sixth Mortal Instruments book has been released, read, and reread. Tears were shed, plot lines were resolved, and happy endings were had by all. By all except for the readers who now have nothing in the young adult, urban fiction, paranormal romance, angel/demon/all-of-the-above genre to read. Jace and Clary had an epic love that overcame obstacle after obstacle. While we have been promised... 
Are you eager to read the finale for Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices trilogy? Need that hardback to complete your set? You’re in luck, then. We have two copies of Clockwork Princess to giveaway to VBC readers. Hit the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Contest is open to U.S. addresses only. Be sure to enter on or before March 31. Danger intensifies for the Shadowhunters as the New York Times... 
Today’s roundup is all about the future — new series, new books and teasers galore. And, yes, this will probably be the last time I include a Harry Potter-related video in Book Bits. This one should make you laugh, though. Clockwork Prince excerpt Cassandra Clare posted a nice excerpt from Clockwork Prince for us. Actually, it’s the entirety of the prologue. Expect ghost-y goodness. Read the full excerpt... 
As we know new Vampire Diaries won’t be back on until April 7th (in the U.S. anyway), we feel safe having our group read chat on Thursday, March 31. That’s right, we’re giving you until the very end of the month to finish reading Cassandra Clare’s Clockwork Angel. We’ll talk Will vs. Jem, the Dark Sisters, vampires, clockwork and all things London Institute. The Clockwork Angel discussion chat will be... 
Note: Clockwork Angel is the Vampire Book Club group read for March 2011. We’ll be announcing the date of our group read chat shortly. Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) Cassandra Clare Published: Aug. 2010 (Margaret K. McElderry) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Cassandra Clare knows how to give us what we like. Clockwork Angel is full of vampires, steampunk, urban...
We may have told you a time or two how much we enjoy Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series. We even had the first book, City of Bones, as a group read. Well, now we’re taking on Clockwork Angel, the first novel in her Infernal Devices series. Expect a complicated love story and plenty of action. The Infernal Devices series is in the same world as The Mortal Instruments, just centuries ago. New...
First, big thanks to those who joined us for last night’s Crimson Moon chat. Author J.A. Saare joined the fun and answered your questions about the book, gave a few tidbits about the sequels (we’ll post them, too, don’t worry) and filled us in on her other titles. Now, we gave you a couple days to vote for September’s group read. No question, with 47 percent of the vote, Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones... 
Cassandra Clare, author of the hugely popular Mortal Instruments series (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass and the forthcoming City of Fallen Angels), is set to release the first in a related series Aug. 31. The new series, Infernal Devices, begins with Clockwork Angel and it looks fantastic. The Infernal Devices series is set in the same world as Mortal Instruments, but a century earlier and in...
