City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Book Name: City of Bones

Author: Cassandra Clare

Series: Book #1

Total Amount of Pages: 485

Genre: Adventure, Urban Fantasy (Demons)

Blurb: 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. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque 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....

Favourite Character: Magnus Bane

Comments: City of Bones was well-planned and a classic fantasy. It was very unique because the plot was simple and easy to understand. What made it different was the fact that it was urban-fantasy, a type of fantasy that not many people read about.

Cassandra spent time in her character designs, and it showed. The leading male role was not your average 'super sweet, protect the girl he loves and would die for her" type of guy. Jace was cocky and arrogant, although he had feeling for Clary he did make it seem as though it was more of a job to protect Clary than anything. He would die for the adrenaline of fighting not for people, necessarily; he fought as though he didn't care in the ending result as long as he enjoyed it, which he did.

The only part I didn't like was the ending, it was surprising but disappointing. Characters you trusted and liked turned out to conceiving and evil. The worst part was that Cassandra threw a curve ball and hit everyone with the fact that two characters were actually siblings completely ruining the romantic chemistry between them. It's up for debate whether or not I will continue the series but I still recommend others to read it. 

Rating: * * * *

Sequel (s): City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of the Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire 

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