City of Bones (Summer 2015 Spoiler-Free Review)

City of Bones

By: Cassandra Clare

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SUMMARY: When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club with her best friend Simon, her world is turned upside down. Everything Clary thought was fake turns out to be real and even worse she is from an ancient group of people that keep these creatures at bay. Now Clary's mom is missing and she is forced into the world of the Shadowhunters. Will she make it out alive?

RATE: 4.5/5 Stars

FAVORITE QUOTE: "...that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed."

SONGS THAT REMIND ME OF THIS STORY:

Paint- The Paper Kites

Who Are You, Really?- Mikky Ekko

No Light, No Light- Florence + The Machine

FINAL WORDS: Cassandra Clare's City of Bones is an enlightening and action-packed novel that leaves you with the sensation to become a Shadowhunter. Before you know it you'll be drawing runes on your arms, wearing all black, and wanting your own stele. Clare's writing is captivating and always leaves you wanting more when you finish each chapter. The debut novel of the Shadowhunter world is the perfect beginning to a journey that will probably tear your heart out along the way.

WHAT I LEARNED: Sometimes the lies we tell or are told were made to keep us and/or others safe.