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Great start to a series!
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Reader reviewed by Krista

Clary had no idea how much her life would change when she walked
into Pandemonium Club with her best friend Simon. At the club, she sees
three strange teenagers kill someone. The weirdest part? After they
killed the boy, the body completely vanishes! Clary learns that the
teenages, Jace, Isabelle, and Alec are a part of a group called
Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters free the world from demons. Clary soon
learns that she and her mother are a part of this mysterious world&


I was overjoyed when I learned that I would receive this book from
the Pulse It program back in April. I had been wanting to read the
series for some time. Luckily, I was not disappointed. City of Bones
was filled with twists and turns, which made me want to keep reading.
The characters were also very likable. My favorites were Clary, Jace,
and Simon. Almost every character had a hidden past, and reading about
it was probably my favorite part of the novel. The past revealed that
things were not like they originally seemed. This is kind of random and
insignificant to the novel, but another part that I really enjoyed was
this quote:


He raised an eyebrow, which made Clary instantly jealous. Shed always wanted to be able to do that.


I have always wanted to be able to raise my eyebrow one at a time too! Seriously, I love watching people do it!


On a more important note, the only thing I did not like about the novel was the pacing. The pacing is very controlled.
By controlled, I mean most readers will probably have read the book
slightly slower than an average book to understand all the
descriptions. Its almost as if Clare is saying to readers, I know you
want to find out whats going to happen next, but Id rather torment
you with insignificant(, yet interesting) details. Muahaha! It is hard
for this type of pacing to work well for a fantasy novel, especially
for City of Bones.  When I read a fantasy novel, I want a book a fast-paced, action-filled novel. While City of Bones had plenty of action, I would not call it a fast-paced novel.


Still, City of Bones is a great start to series, and now I really want to read the other novels!



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