Book Review of 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare

Premise: 

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... 

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    Clary Fray and her friend visit a party when she witnesses an unusual person being followed by cloaked figures. Intrigued, she follows them, wanting to investigate. And she witnesses a murder. The Shadowhunters (which is who the cloaked figures were, a secret cadre of warriors with angel blood, dedicated to driving demons out of our world and into their own) are just as surprised as Clary is, since only Shadowhunters can see other Shadowhunters. But Clary is completely human… isn’t she? Soon after, Clary gets a phone call from her mother telling her not to go home, her mother goes missing, and it appears the Shadowhunters are the only ones who can help her. 

The banter was funny, and this was an interesting book. The world was a unique one (the plot, not so much). I liked it, until the twist at the end, which was weird. Based on all the reviews of this book, people either hate this, or love it, which makes sense. This book wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t the best either. I’ve also read the 2nd and 3rd book of this series, and the 3rd book is much better than this first one. Unfortunately, you have to get through the first two books to get to it. So if you disliked this book, and aren’t sure whether to continue with the series, I suggest reading at least the first three books before deciding whether or not to DNF the series. 

I would recommend this book to fans of the Hunger Games, Divergent, or fans of paranormal or urban fantasy genres. This book is for ages 13 and up, and is plot-driven. The chapters aren’t too long, and the theme of this book centers around the importance of family. On a scale of one through five stars, I would rate this book 4 stars. 

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~ Candria

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