The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare

"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." Courtesy of Goodreads

Rating: 5 of 5

Let me start by saying, I love snarky characters. This book is full of them.  I loved this book. It is just dripping with sarcasm. Clary is such a great main character. I felt like she was thrown in the deep end of the pool with the way she found out about having the Sight. It all just snowballed from there. Love triangles, jealous friends, demons, vampires, Forsaken. It's cray. I absolutely love Jace. He is so honest and snarky. I definitely like him more than Simon, but the twist in the story hit like a ton of bricks. If i hadn't saw the movie first, I would have been blindsided. I'm so looking forward to picking up the next book.