City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)

Book 1 of 6 in the Mortal Instruments Series

By Cassandra Clare

4.86

Interest Level	Reading Level	Reading A-Z	ATOS	Word Count
Grades 9 - 12	Grades 3 - 5	n/a	5.0	130949

Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).

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...

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare’s ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

Paperback, 544 pages

Published on December 22, 2015 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

ISBN-10: 1481470302

ISBN-13: 9781481470308

79 Book Reviews

BookloverMonday, July 8, 2019 at 7:22 am
This is a very good book I reccomend it to everyone over 13 due to age appropriate knowledge but I have read all the books and is one of my favourite series
katherina_8268Friday, April 5, 2019 at 4:23 pm55 stars
I REALLY WANT TO READ THIS!! I'm just aching to get it, and I don't think I can wait much longer. Lots of people recommend this book, and I can't wait until our school library finally buys the first book for the library!
stormrider321Monday, March 5, 2018 at 5:39 am55 stars
This series is amazing and full of adventure. I love to just escape into this world and imagine if this were to really happen. As a Mundane (What they call humans) I think this book may as well be an auto biography sold to mundanes as a fiction because of how perfectly everything is described. Read it! :D
falcon846Friday, February 23, 2018 at 1:42 pm55 stars
Amazing book it really pulls you into the story. I would love to live in that world and being a Shadowhunter sounds awesome.
majiseFriday, November 10, 2017 at 9:14 am55 stars
Awesome book i love it!!!!
dheb2Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 6:33 am55 stars
this was a fun thrill ride that all would love
darkangeldria12Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 1:15 pm55 stars
I absolutely love this series I have read it about a thousand times and know everything by heart I definitely do recommend these books for people to read :D
riley22mTuesday, March 7, 2017 at 7:25 pm55 stars
This book was awesome. It wasn't one of those books where the girl was a damsel in distress at all points of the story. It is very mysterious but also very adventurous full of demons half angel humans who fight to survive. It's thrilling and if you are into supernatural then this is your book.
savycatTuesday, January 17, 2017 at 12:37 pm55 stars
i have read this books series twice,it is awesome
mortalnstrumentSunday, October 30, 2016 at 1:03 pm55 stars
I love how Cassandra created the story line and thought of all these amazing ideas. If you haven't read this series you need to go to a library or a book store and get this book now.