Clockwork Princess Snippets

This week both Will and Jem won their rounds of the YA-Sisterhood Crush Tournament, so Cassie was nice enough to treat us to TWO Clockwork Princess snippets.

The first one is a Jem snippet.

“Though Will was saying earlier,” Tessa added, “that heroes all come to bad ends, and he could not imagine why anyone would want to be one, anyway.”

“Ah.” Jem’s hand squeezed hers briefly, and then let it go. “Well, Will is looking at it from the hero’s viewpoint, isn’t he? But as for the rest of us, it’s an easy answer.”

“Is it?”

“Of course.” His voice was almost a whisper now. “Heroes endure because we need them. Not for their own sakes. If Will …” 

The second one is a Will snippet. 

“By the Angel, Bridget’s depressing,” said Henry, setting down his newspaper directly on his plate and causing the edge to soak through with egg yolk. Charlotte opened her mouth as if to object, and closed it again. “It’s all heartbreak, death and unrequited love.”

“Well, that is what most songs are about,” said Will. “Requited love is nice, but it doesn’t make much of a ballad.”

You can find all these snippets and more on Cassie's Tumblr. I'm not sure how anyone else feels about all these snippets, but I'm beginning to think that each copy of Clockwork Princess sold should come with a complementary box of Kleenex.

Later this week Cassie has also promised a snippet for both Simon and Alec so I will post those as soon as I can, and don't forget tomorrow to vote for your favorite when Will and Jem go head-to-head.