City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments A Book Review

City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments A Book Review

This novel I started forever ago but never quite got into. I was bored and saw it sitting in my collection so I decided to give it a second try. That is where I got hooked. I started on January 4th and finished a week later. I had seen the movie a while ago and at one point really liked it. As I got further into the book however, I started to like the movie less and less. It was nothing like the book and I don't mean that positively. It was a completely different movie but just so happened to share the same title.

This book was sort of boring at first but the more the characters developed, the better it gets. I thought the ending was interesting as well as the twists and turns around every corner. Cassandra Clare, I must admit has one hell of an imagination. The idea of Nephilim (half angel half human) being demon hunters who drink from a cup to become what she calls Shadowhunters is an interesting direction to take. I also liked the fantasy aspect. How it includes warlocks, vampires, werewolves, and mentions of faeries,

This book is about the 15 year old Clary Fray who witnesses a slaying at a club called Pandemonium. She is then located by a shadowhunter named Jace who is curious about how she was able to see them. When Clary's mother gets kidnapped, Jace and Clary, with the help of Isabelle, Alec, and Clary's best friend Simon go through danger trying to find her mother's capture. Her mother's secrets are exposed and there is plenty of betrayal and Drama.

My favorite character must've been Jace. He was charming, and cocky, a bit sarcastic. I'd have to say he was actually the most amusing character in the book. To me, he had the most personality of the crew.

Overall i'd sy this was a decent read when you give it a fighting chance. I don't see how people could hate it so much as a couple reviews I have seen. That may just be me. If you are into light romance, supernatural, fantasy, drama, this is the book for you. I am looking forward to getting the second installment to the series City of Ashes to continue on the journey of this motley crewe.