City of Bones

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Although the writing in this book was sometimes laughable, I did find myself caught up in this fantastic tale of Clary Fray and the world of Shadowhunters, vampires, fairies, werewolfs, etc. Clary is a normal teenager in the beginning of the book going with her friend Simon to a club for the evening. It is then that she sees someone being murdered, and finds out the attackers are Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters are assigned to kill the Night Children. As if that were not enough for one evening, when Clary returns home, she finds her apartment ransacked and her mother gone. Clary is also attacked by a slithering beast and sent to the infirmary at the Institute where the Shadowhunters reside. It is here she meets Jace and the adventure really begins. Jace tells her that the person who took her mother was after the Mortal Cup, one of the mortal instruments given to the Shadowhunters. The rest of the story is a fun ride as Clary looks for her mother. She finds many secrets about herself as well as her mother along the way. Recommended for 14 and up.



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