When
fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City,
she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three
teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then
the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the
murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing—not even a
smear of blood—to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This
is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding
the earth of demons. It’s also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter
who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four
hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s world with a vengeance, when her mother
disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be
interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary
suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .
Exotic
and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare’s ferociously
entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to
end.
The City of
Bones was a good start to the series. There were elements that made it seem
like it was leading to a romance teen novel but then it was just a teen novel.
Almost like a mystery sometimes, which is not a bad thing for mystery novels.
I had wanted
to read this book for a very long time. I think perhaps I built it up too much
in my head to really enjoy it. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t
the epic book I thought it could be. I do plan to reread it and I hope it will
change my mind. If I read more of the series it could change my mind too.
The plot of
the story works well for this genre. She more or less had a quest that she
needed to partake of. The friends and side characters were described really
well and made them seem more important to the overall plot of the story. This
is a good thing, because so many books don’t have that ability.
There was a
major twist at the end of the book that I was not happy with. I will not spoil
it but for those of you who have read it, the twist with Jace was not nice. I
was thinking ‘Happy Ever After’ but no. Still it makes a better plot line in
the long run. Perhaps after reading book 2 I will be happier with this twist.
Overall I
was generally happy, even if I was disappointed, so I am rating this book 3.5
stars.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 978-1-4424-9306-3
Price: $12.99 (Cover)
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