Dracolibris's review
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1)
by Cassandra Clare
Dracolibris's review
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare
Dracolibris's review
rating:
bookshelves:
2008,
ya-lit
After reading a few realistic fiction YA books, I like to throw in some other genres to lighten things up. This book had it all- Nephilim, vampires, faeries, werewolves, mages and even mermaids- all set in the urban landscape of New York. By throwing almost every fantasy convention into the mix, some stuck better than others. I gave it three stars because when I put it down and thought about it critically, I admit the book could have been shorter, the pace faster, the characters a bit less stereotypical, but despite all those things I still thoroughly enjoyed this book and will read the sequel when it comes out.
Clary is a modern NY teen who sees a three teens murder another at a nightclub but can't prove a thing because the boy's body vanishes before her eyes. The "murderers" are as surprised as she is- because she can see them and they are supposed to be invisible. They are Shadowhunters, trained all their life to hunt and destroy demons, and Clary has just stepped...more
Clary is a modern NY teen who sees a three teens murder another at a nightclub but can't prove a thing because the boy's body vanishes before her eyes. The "murderers" are as surprised as she is- because she can see them and they are supposed to be invisible. They are Shadowhunters, trained all their life to hunt and destroy demons, and Clary has just stepped...more
