City of Bones

So lately in class we have been discussing memoirs (of course), presenting memoirs, having quizzes on memoirs, and writing our own essay-memoirs.  A couple of times, out of the blue, Professor Greene asked different questions like “who writes fiction?” (yes) and “who enjoys reading fiction?” (double yes).  THIS IS ME!  So for this blog post, I decided to share my own review of my absolute favorite book, which is not a memoir, for a change.

It is called the Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare.  The first book is titled City of Bones and is going to be a movie sometime next year.  I was BEYOND excited when I received this news!  When I first read the book, I was around 15 or 16.  A friend recommended it to me, and because she has good taste in fiction, I found myself sucked into it as well.  At 15 years old, I thought it was pretty dark, but it doesn’t bother me now (I don’t know if this is because I am used to it, or just because I like stuff with a dark side to it.  Most people are very surprised when they hear this from me).  Basically it takes place in modern NYC.  The main character is a redheaded troublemaker named Clary Fray.   Clary learns that she is part of a race of humans called Shadowhunters.  These Shadowhunters are given special abilities and weapons in order to kill demons.  After her mom is kidnapped, she realizes that in order to find her, she must team up with people she hardly knows.  As the story progresses and the characters gallivant across familiar NYC locations, it becomes very addicting.  I am a ginormous fan of New York, having been there at least a dozen times, and so reading this book is the equivalent of eating lots of sugary peeps.  Lots and lots of peeps. Yes, there are vampires, and warlocks and all that good stuff in it.  No, they do not sparkle or marry humans.  It all sounds very strange and childish at first, but Cassandra Clare has a way of making it all incredibly funny and giving great story plots.  She keeps some hilarious blogs as well, which I frequently creep on.

So yeah, read this book if you think flying motorcycles, snarky best friends, and tons of action are cool!  I definitely tried putting the pictures of the series on here and it wouldn't let me so you can always google for them.