Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Series: The Mortal Instruments

Published: March 27, 2007

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pages: 442

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.

So, unless you want to be spoiled, I suggest not reading the highlighted parts above. This is why I try to avoid summaries as much as possible - because while establishing the premise of the world for this book, that summary also gives away the big twist of the first chapters. -_-

I thought about giving this 5 stars, simply because it doesn’t compare to my love for TID - but I’ve also accepted that my love for that series is somewhat uncanny. But I do love this series too, it’s just a different kind of love.