City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) in Q&A with Cassandra Clare

Feb 24, 2010 Danny rated it it was amazing

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Feb 20, 2010 Rhiannon Ryder rated it it was amazing

If I made a list of books that I reluctantly started and then fell madly in love with, it would be huge. Jacket descriptions often do a book absolutely no justice, and cover art can be humiliating to carry or just plain bad (do I hear movie covers anyone??).
Often, I find myself lured by recommendations from authors I enjoy, which is how I ended up reading the Mortal Instruments Series.

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Feb 25, 2010 Christine Halliday rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

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Clary Fray and Simon Lewis, are at a club where Clary witnesses a murder by a group of teens, and is shocked that Simon and the club's security guard, cannot see the culprit—a boy called Jace Wayland, who claims that the boy he murdered was a demon. The next day, Jace offers to take Clary to meet his tutor, but before she can do so, she receives a distressing phone call from her mother. She returns home to find her mother missing, the apartment trashed, and a monstrous creature, a Raveno Plot
Clary Fray and Simon Lewis, are at a club where Clary witnesses a murder by a group of teens, and is shocked that Simon and the club's security guard, cannot see the culprit—a boy called Jace Wayland, who claims that the boy he murdered was a demon. The next day, Jace offers to take Clary to meet his tutor, but before she can do so, she receives a distressing phone call from her mother. She returns home to find her mother missing, the apartment trashed, and a monstrous creature, a Ravenor demon, lying in wait for her. She defeats the creature, but is injured in the process, and Jace takes her to his home. His home is called "the Institute", an old gothic cathedral in New York that ordinary humans (called mundanes) can't see, because it is protected by a force called glamour. Here, she recuperates. She also meets Hodge Starkweather, Jace's tutor, as well as his adoptive siblings Isabelle and Alec Lightwood. Returning to her apartment with Jace, Clary is attacked again by a monster called a "Forsaken", which Jace kills. They escape through a magical portal to Luke Garroway's, a family friend's, house, where they meet Simon and overhear a conversation between Luke and two men who Jace reveals to have killed his father. They return, with Simon, to the Institute and recount the conversation to Hodge, who in return tells them the tale of a group of '"Shadowhunters", or demon hunters who are invisible to humans, known as "the Circle", who attempted to kill all "Downworlders", or demons (Downworlders are vampires, werewolves, faeries and warlocks). Although their leader, Valentine, was supposedly burned to death, Hodge feels that Valentine may have survived. Hodge also reveals that he, the Lightwoods, Luke, and Clary's mother were all members of the Circle. Hodge then acquires the help of a monk with magical powers, called a "Silent Brother", Jeremiah, to discover how Clary is able to see Shadowhunters and why she was attacked. Jeremiah discovers a block on Clary's mind, and takes her and Jace to the City of Bones, where the Silent Brothers attempt to break it. Although the attempt fails, Clary discovers flashes of information, particularly the name Magnus Bane, which, with Isabelle's help, Clary traces to a party, which she attends with Jace, Simon, Alec and Isabelle. There, they discover that Magnus is the High Warlock of Brooklyn, and he placed the block on Clary, although his attempts to help her remember are unhelpful. During the party, Simon is turned into a rat by a faerie drink, and Jace and Clary have to rescue him after he is taken home by a vampire. When they get to the vampires' home, an abandoned hotel, they meet the head vampire, named Raphael, who wants to make a trade for Simon. A fight breaks out and werewolves attack the vampires during. After returning to the Institute, Jace and Clary talk when Jace wants to celebrate Clary's almost birthday, and eventually kiss, only to be interrupted by Church the cat. Clary begins to draw, and draws a rune which allows her to make her drawing real, leading her to believe that this was how her mother hid the Mortal Cup, within a Tarot card. They return to Clary's apartment, and are attacked by a demon who is searching for the Mortal Cup. The battle leaves Alec badly injured and Simon saves their lives. They return to the Institute and give Hodge the Cup, but he betrays them and gives the Cup, and Jace, to Valentine. When he tries to escape, Hodge is attacked by Luke in werewolf form. Luke then tells Clary that Valentine was her father, before he and his pack attack Valentine's HQ. During the attack, Luke and Clary get inside, and while Luke is distracted, Clary finds Valentine and Jace. Valentine reveals that he is also Jace's father, making them siblings. Luke then returns to fight Valentine, with Jace's help, but Valentine escapes to Idris, where he has hidden the Cup. Clary retrieves her mother, who is in a coma, and takes her to a hospital. In the meantime, Alec has been healed by Magnus Bane. Clary and Jace meet at the Institute and express their frustration that they cannot be together.

What I learnt
The thing that I learnt from this book, is that you cannot underestimate everyday life, things can change in a blink of an eye.
I really enjoyed this book and kept reading on in the series. The second book is called City of Ashes, and third book is called City of Glass. A fourth book is coming out and is called City of Fallen Angels. It is due out March 2011. I can't wait until the fourth book comes out!! =]

I definitely recommend this book to all!

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Feb 26, 2010 Christine V Medina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mortal-instruments

I really loved this book, the way Clary meets Jace, Alec and Isabelle. As I started reading the book I couldn't figure out what was wrong usually I know what to expect but with this book I wouldn't have realized what Clary's mother was hiding especially when Clary got home and her mom was no where to be found after she got that weird phone call from her telling her not to go home. Then I got surprised when a demon was in her house, she had to defend herself usually they get saved by the guy but ...more

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Feb 12, 2010 Reeva rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, favorite-books

I loved this book! One of the best books I have ever read! Great story, sweet love, and good action :D Jace is the kind of guy any girl would fall for. The characters are so real it seems like I know them. I absolutly loved this book and reading it a second time made me love them even more! The first time I read this book the ending was so shocking. I just couldn't believe it. The traitor, the secrets, the twists!, it is a fantasticly epic adventure that NOBODY should miss and everybody should r ...more

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