Summary (taken from Goodreads):
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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Things I enjoyed:
- The blossoming romance that occurs to Jace and Clary only for it to be completely ruined in the end.
- Alec is gay. LGBT representation is always a good thing.
- Beautiful character development, especially for Valentine and Clary.
- Isabelle is a bad-ass; the world needs strong female supporting roles.
- Never dull, always interesting. I never wanted to stop reading.
- Awesome writing style. Casual and easy to understand; although it still has some complex topics in it.
- Perfect lead-in to the next novel.
Things I didn’t enjoy:
- It gets kind of confusing near the end, although all of it was cleared up in the second book.
- Jace is made to be the golden boy, which would be kind of annoying if he didn’t seem so perfect.
Overall grade: B+
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