The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Okay students, let's take a detour across the battlefield between Angels, Demons, and Shadowhunters! This is by far one of my favorite series from recent years. Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series is jam-packed with action, magic, good versus evil, Warlocks, Witches, Vampires, Werewolves, Angels, Demons, Shadowhunters, Faeries, and a million other fantastic creatures.

The first book in The Mortal Instruments series is titled, City of Bones. City of Bones introduces the reader to fifteen-year-old Clary Fray, a seemingly normal mundane human. Clary's boring life is suddenly changed when she witnesses a bazar "murder", on her birthday at Club Pandemonium, in New York City. The three teenagers who appear to murder the boy, whose body suddenly disappears right before Clary's eyes, are not in fact human. Clary discovers the secret world of Shadowhunters, an elite force of warriors with angelic blood, and their war to keep the world safe from Demons. When Clary's own mother disappears soon after, Clary is forced to rely on the Shadowhunters for protection. But the Shadowhunters want to know something in return, what exactly and who exactly is Clary? Human or Shadowhunter?

This book was a non-stop action ride from start to finish. I loved the way Clary fights back even when her world is no longer bound by the rules of the human world. She takes on Shadowhunters, Vampires, Werewolves, and Demons with an abundance of determination. Clary's struggles make you want to cheer her on and fight right alongside the Shadowhunters.

Ms. Lowe

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