Genre: Fantasy
Age Level: 14 and up
# of Pages: 485 p.
RAC Book: Yes
One night when Clary Fray is at a party with her best friend she sees three strange looking teenagers kill another strange looking teenager. When she realizes that no one but her can see any of them she begins to get confused and looks to her mother for answers. Instead, her mother tells her they must go away for the rest of the summer. Clary runs off after fighting with her mother about this abrupt change in plans and ignores her mother’s repeated messages to come home. When she finally feels ready to talk to her mom she answers her phone to her frantic and scared mother begging her never to return home. After that no one can find a trace of her mother. Now Clary has to discover who her mother really is and what she has been hiding from Clary all these years. She also has to figure out who would take her mother and for what purpose. Is there a way to save her mother or is Clary on her own in a new world with people she never dreamed existed?
This fantasy story is the first in a series. Clary’s story follows many twists and turns as she tries to help find out what happened to her mother. The mysterious teenagers she met at the beginning all help her to understand this new world of shadowhunters, vampires, and werewolves she has just discovered. The ending is satisfying and packs a lot of surprises that will make the reader want to read the second one immediately after finishing. A good read for fantasy lovers.
Young Adult Book Reviews 
is this a good book?
I absolutely loved this book. It was full of adventure and let you step away from reality for a while. It was a fast read even though it was a thick book. I immediately wanted to read the next two books in the series and enjoyed these as well.
it was an ok book but i would not want to buy it ever again. it sucked
This is also one of my books and authors.This book is amazingly good book.I encourge people to read this book and the rest of the seires,which is City of Ashes,City of Glass,and City of Fsllen Angels i beleive there are more books coming out to this sieres!Cant wait!