Book Recommendations- City of Bones

     City of Bones is my favorite novel ever written, hands down. Cassandra Clare is the writer of this book, and every book she has written is a master piece. Cassandra Clare is also the author of "The Clockwork Angel", which was mentioned in my blog post "Analysis-Clockwork Angel".

      City of Bones is about an ordinary teenage girl named Clary who goes to a teen night club and sees a murder. It appears to Clary that she is the only person who saw the crime, as nothing had changed after. Her best friend, Simon, does not believe Clary and thinks that she is seeing things. The next day, Clary again sees the kids who committed the murder, and Simon still cannot see them. This worries Clary, and makes her think that she is going crazy.
      The next day, Clary's mom mysteriously gets kidnapped, and during this time Clary is attacked by a Ravener demon. She is close to dying when she is saved by one of the boys in the group of kids who killed the boy. Clary soon learns that this boys name is Jace, and he is a Shadowhunter, which is a group of people who are trained to hunt demons and rid the world from evil. Clary then learns that she is Shadowhunter too, and that is why she was able to see the killing of the demon who was disguised as a boy.
     When Valentine, the evil of the Shadowhunters, is looking for the missing Mortal Cup, havoc comes  to the Shadow world. Clary's mother is the last person to have been seen with the Mortal Cup, and because she is no where to be found, a massive panic arrises. With the Cup, Valentine plans to create an army of evil Shadowhunters to take over of the Shadowhunter world. Clary and her new group of friends, must go on an adventure that could either save the race of the Shadowhunters, or destroy the world.
   
     The theme of City of Bones is "Loss of a loved one is sometimes the greatest motivation of all."
The theme is supported throughout the book because  the main struggle throughout the book is from Clary trying to find a way to save her mother and return the Mortal Cup. Clary is motivation by the time limit of her mothers life and the destruction caused by Valentine.

     Every page is an adventure in this novel. It is packed with romance, darkness, and adventure. 11 out of 10 stars! A must read to those who enjoy fantasy as much as I do!