City of Bones (Mortal Instruments Book One)By: Cassandra Clare
The story revolves around a small group of teenagers; Clary, Simon, Isabelle, Alex, and Jace. No big deal you say. Just another teenage vampire/werewolf tale. I think not. This story is like a riding a roller coaster. It is fast paced and you don’t want it to end.
The first time I read City of Bones, I literally skimmed paragraphs. I could not wait to see what was going to happen next. You are so sure you “know”, but as you turn the page, BAMM you are hit by a surprise. This second reading I willed myself to slow down and absorb all of the details. I tried I really did, but I had to keeping taking deep breaths and telling myself to slow down.
Clary is a normal teenager with a very dedicated best friend, Simon. Isabelle, Alex, and Jace are shadowhunters. They kill downworlders. You ask what is a downwarder. Well that category consist of vampires, werewolves, fairies, etc. Shadowhunters and downworlders cannot be seen unless you have “the sight”. Guess who discovers they have the sight? I am not going to tell you. That you must discover for yourselves.
The Shadowhunters are on a quest for the Mortal Cup as well as a search for a very important person. They must secure the cup and keep it away from a most evil gentlemen.
Along the way they each discover things about themselves and each other. The ending is a cliffhanger. Questions are answered, discoveries are made, but there is so much more to know. So let the story continue. On to book two, City of Ashes.
My favorite line: “If you were half as funny as you thought you were, my boy, you’d be twice as funny as you are.” I do hope I can remember this line.
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