Release Date: March 27, 2007
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Pages: 485
Series: The Mortal Instruments #1
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Summary: 

When fifteen-year-old 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 strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. 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 ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

Review: I really enjoyed this book. I stayed up until 2am reading it. The ending had me on the edge of my seat! I love it!

The reason why it only got 3.5 flowers, is because the beginning was a little boring. It seemed like every other urban fantasy/paranormal I've read so far. And I was able to guess almost every single "surprise/reveal." Does anyone else agree?

I've heard from more than one person, that you "read the first book in this series so that you can read the next two" which is why I was so fast to get City of Ashes. I can tell this series has A LOT of potential, and I'm excited to get to it.

Thanks for the recommendation, peeps!