Title: City of Bones
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments
Book Instalment: One
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 485
Start Date: Thursday January 19th, 2012
Finish Date: Monday January 23rd, 2012
Summary (From Book Cover):  When 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 odd markings. This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons--and keeping the odd werewolves and vampires in line. It's also her first meeting with gorgeous, golden-haired Jace. 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 an ordinary mundane like Clary? And how did she suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...
My Say: I LOVED this book. Dark, sexy, mysterious and fun with a plot that twists and turns. Yup. My kind of book. The characters were amazingly constructed. The plot definitely well thought out. The who universe within the book is just outright breath taking. I just wished I had an imagination as incredible as this!
Recommendation: If you're into modern fairy tales or urban fantasy, if you like arrogant-bad boys, the heroine who's not afraid to take control, if you like plots that take a whole new turn, then I definitely recommend this book. Cassandra Clare has developed characters, plot and a universe that will truly stun you. With characters that follow their own designated paths and grow, and a universe that is just as vividly thought out as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter world, but extremely different, this is a book I think that everyone should read.