Clockwork Prince

MY HEART IS BREAKING!

So much emotion from this book. I feel like it was more about relationships and characters, less about advancing the story, so I'm hoping the next book will have more scenes of action.


Spoilers for internal thoughts, guesses, and heartbreak.
I don't understand why Tessa likes Jem, except for his kindness and how gentle he is. She has more in common with Will, who reads the same books as her, including poetry. So, I'm totally afraid of where this is going. I don't want Jem to die. Also, hoping that Gideon is the ancestor of the TMI Lightwoods.... just because he is such a great guy. I'm still deeply in the dark about what Tessa is and why Mortmain wants to marry her. Is it to steal her power, use it, or for their future children?I don't want Jem to die, but I don't know how else Tessa and Will will be together-- if they get together, because he is the last male Herondale, yes? So, he needs to have children... in order for Jace to exist. Poor Tessa, either way-- Jem or Will, her husband will die on her as she wanders the Earth immortal. And, Cecily.... what is going on.