City of Bones

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

496 pages
ISBN: 978-1416914280
Hardback (9.1" x 6.2" x 1.8") 17.99
Illustration: Larry Nielsen
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (March 2007)
Books in series: 3

From Simon & Schuster:
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. . . .

Consensus: I've read all three books and am satisfied with the ending (which is important to me). What I like about this series is that it includes angels and demons in the world of magic and paranormal races. This series is probably one of my favorites in the world of YA. I definitely like them better than Twilight. It's true that nothing here is extremely original, but the books all read very quickly and left me wanting to read the sequels.