(Mortal Instruments #1)
My Rating:
Why? City of Bones is full of tropes and flat characters that simply don't work for me in fantasy fiction.
Plot Tease
When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons.This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors who rid the earth of demons. Clary is pulled into Jace’s world when her mother disappears. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? Exotic and gritty, Cassandra Clare’s ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.
Full Book Review
Sorry for the long summary, but I had to include that last sentence in this book review. Exotic and gritty? Ferociously entertaining? Not hardly. If we're calling average fan fiction exotic and gritty, City of Bones does not fit the bill. Clare's prose is overly simple, clumsy and just plain uninspiring. Clary's story often becomes an infodump on Shadowhunters and their mystical world of fantastic hot guys and mythical creatures. Well.Cassandra Clare has got a nice secret I'd like to tell you, also.
