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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  klarsenmd | Nov 3, 2009 |  Clary Fray is living with her mother, an artist, in New York City. One night, she goes to a club with her best friend, Simon, and sees something completely crazy- three teenagers killing another in a storage room. The weirdest part is that the kid just disappears, folding in on himself. Clary tries to forget about the incident, since no one else could see the event, but when she sees one of the killers in a coffee shop she can't resist following him. She is then pulled in to a whole other world of Shadowhunters, people who kill demons. In an attempt to save her mother, who has been kidnapped, she teams up with them and goes off on journey around NYC to try and find her. This is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series. It's definitely a page-turner. The world created is thrilling and mysterious. It had many twists and turns near the end. The ending demands you read the next book in the series, City of Ashes. (  ) mdtwilighter | Oct 28, 2009 | I read it and the cliffhanger made me get the other two books. The other two books were so much better. I recommend this book only as a pathway to the other great books in the series. City of Bones didn't fully enthrall me into its world. I think there was too much going on--too much background information. This book sets up the story and I think the next two books actually tells the story. I'm very glad I stuck with this series after I found the first one sort of boring. If you start reading it, just remember: it gets better! (  ) Nickles | Oct 25, 2009 | It's not often I come across a book with a plot as transparent as City of Bones. Clare seems to draw from a traditions of young adult and contemporary fantasy alike, with little altered to speak to her own creativity. While reading City of Bones I found myself waiting for the events and revelations I knew would happen, as opposed to enjoying the "plot twists" as they came along. This is not to say that the novel is entirely lacking in entertainment value, but the best audience for City of Bones is someone just stepping into the genre; the novel serves as a kind of "Cliff's Notes" for contemporary YA fantasy. (  ) Luxx | Oct 24, 2009 | I didn't think I would like this book but I finally talked myself into reading it. Since it was recommened by Stephaine Meyer and I LOVE Twilight. I've seen it described as "sexy"....not quite. However it is a good story. I like Simon...he's so sarcastic. It does keep you guessing and wanting more. It's hard to imagine a world like the one in this book but who knows....... (  ) bellamia | Oct 19, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743566572, Audio CD)A deliciously exotic urban fantasy that is sexy, mysterious and dangerously good fun!When 15-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... Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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This book was everything many other simpering YA reads are not. It was funny, dark and a little twisted but still sweet and romantic. sounds like an oxymoron, I know. That's why I'm still unsure. What I do know is I plan to read the rest of the series soon. (