If I had known Cassandra Clare’s history as an author before I started City of Bones I probably wouldn’t have read it. I would have been missing out on a great story so I’m glad I only learned of her former fanfic posting scandals after I’d already been reeled into the world of Jace and Clary.
This book is a must read for anyone who enjoyed Harry Potter, House of Night, Twilight, and countless others. The story is fast paced and almost impossible not to fall in love with. In the beginning I was as confused as Clary about the new world she’d found herself in. I’d found myself telling Jace to make his move.
That being said…Spoiler Alert ahead.
1.
2.
3.
Still with me, alright. Somehow I imagine Valentine (who reminds me a lot of Voldermort-a cookie cutter bad guy who wants to purify the race and make a super army) smirking as he tells Jace, “I am your father.” Not to mention the discovery of Jace and Clary being brother and sister. I found myself extremely disappointed. I really, really wanted them together. The more I think about it, the more it reminds me of Star Wars.
Clary herself seems to be the product of Harry Potter and Bella Swan meeting and having a child. She’s clumsy, smart, and alone. Not to mention she discovers herself thrown into a world of creatures she never knew about. She has within her mind locked the ability to find the mortal cup. She has these moments of greatness.
All in all it reminds me a lot of Harry Potter and yet has a risky voice all of its own. We have Jace who is handsome and stubborn, his best friend Alec who pines away for him while staying in the closet, Isabelle the young warrior goddess, Simon the human who can’t stay away, and Clary who holds unknown powers. I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
