Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

My most recent read is teen fiction but don't let that stop you from reading. 

Here's the scenario: Clary Fray is a normal 16-year old New Yorker. She lives, in Brooklyn, with her single mother (father died before she was born) and spends most of her time with her best friend Simon. When they head out to the all-age club Pandemonium, she never expects to be witness to a murder.  And more than that - the murderers are three teens covered in tattoos and wielding strange weapons. When the body vanishes before her eyes, she knows there's something strange going on.  Then, Clary's mother is kidnapped and Clary is nearly killed by what appears to be a giant scorpion. From there she's drawn into a world she's never known - a world of Shadowhunters: Warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons.  Why is she just now being made aware of this world?  What is the connection it has with her mother? What is the connection to her? 

I read this book in record time...it was quite enjoyable.  Completely supernatural and strange but the great writing kept the thrills coming.  I gave it only 4 stars because there were some things that weren't explained completely.  In a world where things are new and different with strange names, the reader isn't always given a complete explanation for what they are supposed to be imagining.  Didn't take away from the enjoyment but I can imagine some people having a hard time.  By the way - this book has been made into a movie, coming out in August (Lily Collins - Phil Collins daughter - plays Clary)...I certainly look forward to that. Read it - you'll be swept away in a world you've never imagined.

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