Picture London in the Victorian era, the sky enveloped in shades of gray, the clouds leaking rain over the streets, and a different realm occurring beyond the human eye.

“Clockwork Angel” introduces us to a new side of life, a place where evil forces roam the grounds, and shadow hunters dedicate their lives to getting rid to them.

Tessa Gray enters the city, bubbling with excitement over being reunited with her brother, Nate. But the welcoming committee holds other plans. Two mysterious women called “The Dark Sisters” approach Tessa.  A formal greeting transforms into Tessa’s brutal kidnapping. Then, already in the shock of the situation, she discovers that she possesses a magical power: the power to change herself into another person at will.

Cassandra Clare, author of the award winning series “The Mortal Instruments,” went all out with this novel. Though the first forty pages drag on, Clare takes readers on an adventure in which one can feel his or her heart pounding through the fights, and stomach twisting through the romances.

Tessa is a character that many adolescents can compare themselves to. She is a brave girl who’s trying to find out where she belongs, the determination to find her brother keeping her from the lures of giving up.

A story about love, courage, and obsession, “Clockwork Angel” has an outstanding plot that leaves one speechless and prying for answers. Is everyone really who they say to be?

Why do the clues given by the “victims” seem to lead the characters into even more chaos?

Magic is magic, love is love, but what happens when these forces are combined?

“Clockwork Angel” demonstrates that perfectly.