Book 9: City of Bones

In City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, young Clary goes to a club with her best friend Simon where she sees a group of teenagers murder a demon, but no one else notices.  Then her mother disappears, and another demon tries to kill her.  She is taken to the Institute by Jace and introduced to the world of shadowhunters (part human, part angel).  She discovers that her missing mother was a former shadowhunter, her father is an evil not actually dead villain, and everyone wants the missing mortal cup which can create new shadowhunters.


I wanted to like the book.  I like the concept of shadowhunters, who are suppose to protect mortals from demons and other supernatural beings that break the rules, but found the actual plot to be predictable.  Clary was a typical rebellious teenager, who did whatever she thought was best with little thought to the consequences.  The other shadowhunters were not very likable, and I didn't find the supposedly witty remarks funny.  Needless to say I won't be passing this one on to my teenagers.