City of Bones (Book Review #5)

Title: City of Bones

Author: Cassandra Clare

Main Characters: Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec, Isabelle, Magnus Bane

Setting: Present Day New York mostly

Rating: 4/5*
Age Range:  Teen


Plot/ Brief Synopsis (without spoilers) :

When fifteen year old Clary Fray heads to the Pandemonium Club, she doesn't expect to witness a murder. Much less one committed by 3 young teens covered in weird markings, This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, a group of specially trained warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons. Then, less than 24 hours later, Clary is pulled into the Shadowhunter world when her single mother disappears, a demon attacks her, and her only 'father figure' leaves her. But, why can ,all of a sudden, she can see them? Why do the demons want a mundane (normal human) like her? The Shadowhunters would like to know...........

*Ratings:

1- I really HATED it

2- I didn't like it

3- I liked it

4- I really liked it

5- I LOVED it


Parental Advice:
Reading Level: Young Adults

It's a wonderful read for adults, teenagers and mature tweens alike. It's filled with excellent vocabulary, and is well written. There is some romance which leads to kissing but nothing graphic or vulgar. There is also violence, though none is particularly graphic either. The humor in the book can be of mature nature at times (innuendos). I highly recommend this novel to any and all fantasy readers. It's an excellent, well thought and wonderful book which is part of a thoroughly entertaining series.