City of Bones A4

Name: Ashlie Jenkins
Class: A4
Book: City of Bones
Author: Cassandra Clare
Pages:442
Rating: ****

Recommendation: This is great for teenagers who like the fantasy world. This includes demons, vampires, shadowhunters, and fairies. Also, it is a good book who enjoys adventure, mystery, and suspense. This is a teen fiction that explores the world of shadowhunting. You get to look through someones eyes who has never been introduced to the unknown world and know the suspense that comes with it.

Summary: In this book, it takes place in New York. It is a story about a girl, Clary, who has the ability to see shadowhunters but nobody else can, and her mother never told her about her abilities. She figures out about the whole world that has been hidden for years and falls in love with this shadowhunter named Jace Wayland. She also finds out that her father, Valentine, is the most dreaded one of all. He has control over the demons and kills anyone who tries to go against him. The whole book is about them running into all sorts of troubles including vampires. They try to beat valentine and try to save the world of shadowhunters.

Explanation of Rating: This book is fairly new. Adventure, betrayal, romance, mystery, and suspense are all a good combination of this brilliant fictional story. Cassandra Clare creatively analyzes the unknown world of shadowhunting through someone elses eyes and thoughts. It is a good balance of your not everyday experiences.

Favorite Passage: "...Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?'
Jace said, "Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself."
..."At least," she said, "you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland."
"Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting."

I like this passage because it totally relates to the reality of the real world. But it also gives you a glance of Jace Waylands personality in just a few sentences. He takes pride in himself and doesn't love anyone except himself.