City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare

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. . . . 


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My Thoughts/Review:

Would you believe me if I said that I like this book, but it's not near as good as everyone was saying. Yes, it's good, and it's actually clean, but it's not, "OH MY GOD WHEN'S THE NEXT BOOK COMING OUT?" good. I've only experienced that a few times, but hey, I know what it feels like.

To be honest with you, this book was actually really loooong and drawn out. It all could have happened in a much shorter time frame, but whatever. That's just one of my mini rants about this book.

I absolutely love the chemistry between Clary and Jace. It feels real, and it definitely has a positive effect on the books.

Jace's character though, actually really annoys me. He goes from being 'Mr. Macho' too a sniveling five year old at the end of the book. That just kills me. I don't have a problem with Jace before that, because throughout the entire book, up until the very end, I freaking loved Jace. He has a certain snarky sarcasm going on, and it never fails to make me laugh. But when he went all "My father is alive, and I must obey him, and only him", well, I went a little crazy. He got better. But at that point, I was like, "Boy, I will open a can of whup-ass on you!"

I thought that Clary was a fairly good character, and I enjoyed her way of looking at the Shadow world, and the way it never really seemed to get her down. She was always pretty happy-go-lucky, and I respect her for that.

But, as I've mentioned before, I thought this book dragged a little. It could have taken place in a much shorter time frame, and I don't think it would have taken anything away from the book. I enjoyed the plot progression though, when it was occurring quickly. I just can't stand to be left in the dark.

All in all, I enjoyed the first installment of The Mortal Instruments, and I will be reading the rest of the series.

 
Favorite Quote: " I may not believe in sin," he said, "but I do feel guilt. We Shadowhunters live by a code, and that code isn't flexible. Honor, fault, penance, those are real to us, and they have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with who we are. This is who I am Clary."

Feature and Follow Friday #1

This is the absolute first time I've ever participated in this blog hop, so I'm not really sure what it's all about. Yes, I know that you follow a whole bunch of people, I'm just not sure I really get it. :)

I am completely confused about which question to use, because Alison and Parajunkee posted different ones, so I'll just answer both. ^:^

Which hyped up book do you think was not worth all the talk?

Wither by Lauren Destefano

 and 

Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia

I don't know, it just seemed to me like these books tried too hard. I could take how long it took the story to develop in Wither, or how whiny and drawn out Beautiful Creatures was. Maybe I'll change my mind soon, because I believe in Re-reads. ;)

What hyped up book do you think was worth all the talk?

Divergent by Veronica Roth,

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

and

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

Do I really need to explain my choices? Divergent was freaking epic, Catching Jordan broke my heart, then put it back together again, and The Infernal Devices keeps me wanting to know more, while collapsing on the floor in stitches. I love sarcasm. :)

And, because I'm so weird, I added my own:

Books that deserved hype, that I really don't think got it.

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

Forget You by Jennifer Echols

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

Fall From Grace by Charles Benoit

Partials by Dan Wells got it's fair share, but hey, it deserved more. :)

Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross

When the Sea is Rising Red by Cat Hellisen

and

Purity by Jackson Pearce

Thanks for reading, ya'll! :)

Oops, I did it again!

Yep, you heard that right. I got another new blog design, so I had to share it with you. I'm crazy like that, and I abso-freaking-lutely love this one! It's so me! Now, what do my beautiful readers think? This is important, ya'll, and I'd appreciate if you'd stop by and tell me what you think in a comment. Yep, that's it, and this is why there hasn't been very many reviews lately. Because I've been focusing on my blog design. And I think it's perfect now, so hopefully I'll have up a review in the next few days. :)


Also, check out my new star rating! They're purple! :)