The Mortal Instruments Series
The City of Bones
By: Cassandra Clare
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Rating: 4
Date Read: June, 2012
Summary: It's after dark in New York City, and Clarissa (Clary) Fray is seeing things. The best-looking guy in he nightclub has just stabbed a boy to death - but the victim has vanished into thin air. Her mother has disappeared, and a hideous monster is lurking in her apartment. With her life spiralling into darkness, Clary realizes that she has stumbled into an invisible war between ancient demonic forces and secretive Shadowhunters - a war in which she has a fateful role to play......
Comments:
-Super!
-Great beginning, middle, and end
-Makes you always wanting more
-Interesting ending
-Thick read
-Violence is a little descrpited
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Rating: 4
Date Read: June, 2012
Summary: It's after dark in New York City, and Clarissa (Clary) Fray is seeing things. The best-looking guy in he nightclub has just stabbed a boy to death - but the victim has vanished into thin air. Her mother has disappeared, and a hideous monster is lurking in her apartment. With her life spiralling into darkness, Clary realizes that she has stumbled into an invisible war between ancient demonic forces and secretive Shadowhunters - a war in which she has a fateful role to play......
Comments:
-Super!
-Great beginning, middle, and end
-Makes you always wanting more
-Interesting ending
-Thick read
-Violence is a little descrpited
The City of Ashes
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Rating: 4
Date Read: July, 2012
Summary: With her mother in a coma and her father hellbent on destroying the world, Clary Fray is dragged deeper into New York City's terrifying underworld of werewolves, demons and the mysterious shadowhunters. Discovering the truth about her past was only the beginning. Now the fate of the world rests on Clary's shoulders, but can she master her new found powers and control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers because he is her brother?
Comments:
- Great book!
- Twists & turns you don't expect
- Good conflict between Clary & Jace
- Thick read
- There is more violence.
Rating: 4
Date Read: July, 2012
Summary: With her mother in a coma and her father hellbent on destroying the world, Clary Fray is dragged deeper into New York City's terrifying underworld of werewolves, demons and the mysterious shadowhunters. Discovering the truth about her past was only the beginning. Now the fate of the world rests on Clary's shoulders, but can she master her new found powers and control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers because he is her brother?
Comments:
- Great book!
- Twists & turns you don't expect
- Good conflict between Clary & Jace
- Thick read
- There is more violence.
The City of Glass
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Rating:
Date Read: In progress
Summary: Clary Fray is having some major issues. Her best friend, Simon, is falling in love with her; her bad-boy crush, Jace, just might be her brother; her mom is in the hospital in a coma — oh, and did we mention that her dad is summoning an army of demons in a plot to take over the world?It’s enough to make any girl want to scream, but Clary isn’t just any girl — she’s a Shadowhunting demon slayer, and in Cassandra Clare’s new book, City of Ashes, her life gets a lot more complicated.
City of Bones, the prequel to City of Ashes, introduced readers to Clary and the alter-Manhattan she’s thrown into when she discovers she can see beyond the “glamours” that shield normal humans, or “mundanes,” from the faeries, werewolves, vampires, and warlocks among us. In City of Ashes, Clary’s crash course in demon slaying gets even crazier, as Valentine, her long-lost father (and all-around bad guy), plans a political takeover of the Shadowhunter government with the help of the demonic forces Clary and her friends are sworn to fight.
Comments:
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Rating:
Date Read: In progress
Summary: Clary Fray is having some major issues. Her best friend, Simon, is falling in love with her; her bad-boy crush, Jace, just might be her brother; her mom is in the hospital in a coma — oh, and did we mention that her dad is summoning an army of demons in a plot to take over the world?It’s enough to make any girl want to scream, but Clary isn’t just any girl — she’s a Shadowhunting demon slayer, and in Cassandra Clare’s new book, City of Ashes, her life gets a lot more complicated.
City of Bones, the prequel to City of Ashes, introduced readers to Clary and the alter-Manhattan she’s thrown into when she discovers she can see beyond the “glamours” that shield normal humans, or “mundanes,” from the faeries, werewolves, vampires, and warlocks among us. In City of Ashes, Clary’s crash course in demon slaying gets even crazier, as Valentine, her long-lost father (and all-around bad guy), plans a political takeover of the Shadowhunter government with the help of the demonic forces Clary and her friends are sworn to fight.
Comments:
Note: There are 2 more books in this series called "The City of Fallen Angels" and "The City of Lost Souls". There is also a 6th book called "City of Heavenly Fire" coming out March 19, 2014. Also, as the books progress, they get more violent & descriptive. The first 3 books are fine, but if you are under the age of 12, I highly recommend you waiting until you are a little older to start the series, or finish it.
I am not responsible for under-age kids reading these books. Read at your own take/risk.