William Owen Herondale
- ASA
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 24, 2020
William Herondale, a young and handsome shadowhunter with stark black hair and eyes the colour of midnight. “The face of a bad angel and eyes like the night sky in hell”. (Spoilers ahead)
Full of wit and charisma, Will doesn't fail to attract the eye of the reader. Starting with a curse by the demon Marbas, well kept from his people, his journey away from home at the tender and stubborn age of 10 to protect his family, all the way to his soulful camaraderie with Jem and his exotic relationship with the beats of his heart, Tessa, Will's character development was a steady ride full of drama, thrill, action and romance that keeps the reader yearning for more
Some of his famous quotes include:
-“Bloodthirsty little beast. Never trust a duck”
-“There is plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish to look for it”
-“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read”
-“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I wasn’t completely alone. They could be honest with me and I with them”
Check out the infernal devices story to learn more about Will and his life at the institute.

Ahhhhhh!!! Out of the three main lead roles in Infernal Devices, William, James and Tessa, Will is probably the closest one to my heart. Just kidding. Although he probably has a slightly bigger part of my heart not only beacuse of his charming good looks but his mysterious and sarcastic yet caring and loving personality too. And because of his eyes like the night sky in hell!!!!