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City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare digital book - Fable

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Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).

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...

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.

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3.5
Slightly Smiling Face“I had previously watched the movie and the TV series based from this book, so while reading it all I could think about was how the characters looked / acted in those. I was constantly waiting for certain scenes that excited me while not really taking in details of the rest. The writing style was easy to read, and I do really enjoy the plot, I think I enjoyed the movie and programme too much to really enjoy the book. I didn't feel like I had to read it every evening, I wasn't grabbing for it. However will I still finish the series? yes, yes I will. I am excited to see relationships develop over time, I'm excited to see if anything has changed from the show. I wish I had read this book as a teenager when it first was published because I think my rating would be different (no fault of the author)”
“Good YA characters and world. Love a NYC (ish) magical world. Bonus points for the beautiful map. Nice blend of “otherworlders” including some well known monster fiction categories such as vampires and werewolves. Had a wicked villain twist I didn’t see coming. Liked the blend of make believe / myth/ folklore. Interesting enough to have me buying the second book…. Though I can’t promise I’ll make it through the series without some serious world building in other suggested realms, and some more exposition on creatures.”

About Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York TimesUSA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three fearsome cats. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.

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