City of Bones Review

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...

Okay. Words cannot explain my dive into this series. I was hasitant, but because of Sasha's (abookutopia on youtube) persistent recommendations and reviews about this series, I decided to pick up the first one in my school's library. And OH HELL! I am so happy I did! This is an amazing book. Like... A-MAZING. Why didn't I read this before!? I mean... UGHHHH!

Okay. Let me give you one reason for you to read this book: Jace. He is such a flawless badass and perfect human. No. Not human. SHADOWHUNTER! This world is what got me out of my reading slump after reading Harry Potter, and let me tell you, it would have been a very hard thing to do for any other book. But nooooo. This book has elements that I have not seen in any other book. Please don't let the cover guide you. I know it is awful and confusing and ufly for the most part, but the book is A+ material.