Cassandra Clare

City of Bones

(Mortal Instruments vol. 1)

This is the first in the series of 6 volumes.

Clary Fray is an ordinary 15-year-old girl. Or so she thinks... Until one day in the Pandemonium Club she witnesses a murder committed by three teeneagers - teenagers not much older than herself, teenagers whose skin is covered in strange tattoos, teenagers who wonder why she can see them at all...

That's when Clary discovers that her world is not what she thought it was: her mother disappears, a strange demon-monster out of fantasy/horror stories attacks and almost kills her, a man she treated like a father abandons her when she needs him the most, and she herself has abilities a human being shouldn't have... And that's where her journey to the world of Shadowhunters begins..

Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series is a fascinating set of books filled with not only emotionally engaging plots, but also with characters you come to love (or hate). The story develops smoothly and logically, though often unexpectedly, through all six volumes; the plot is complex, with a lot of subplots concerning all the main characters. The strongest point: neither the heroes nor the villains of the story are one-dimensional black or white characters - they feel real, they have their faults, make mistakes, fall in love with the wrong kind of people... just like any one of us:)

So if you haven't read "Mortal Instruments" yet, go to our school library and grab the books - but do not start reading if you have a class test next day; you probably won't be able to stop once you've started:)

bookworm

The book "City of Bones" written by Cassandra Clare is fascinating. It tells the story of a young girl named Clary Fray. She lived like a normal, average teenager until she started to notice things that no-one saw, beside her. The moment she first saw an incredibly handsome blond boy in one of the clubs in town her life turned upside down. She got to know a whole new world which she became a part of.

I got this book for my fifteenth birthday and I got enchanted by its cover. But the meaningful stuff is inside, written on the pages. When I start to read this book I can't stop - it's addictive and you can't do anything about it. I love all the characters in this book. Every one of them is different and at the same time intriguing. And the sense of humour is awesome! The whole story is distinctive and brilliant. I recommend this book to everyone who is looking for some fascinating, addictive, humorous, heart-throbbing and interesting story. Thankfully, there are sequels to it, too! :)

Aleksandra Muchowska

W szkolnej bibliotece znajdziecie cały cykl Dary Anioła (Miasto kości, Miasto popiołów, Miasto szkła, Miasto upadłych aniołów, Miasto zagubionych dusz, Miasto niebiańskiego ognia), poprzedzającą go trylogię Diabelskie maszyny (Mechaniczny anioł, Mechaniczny książę, Mechaniczna księżniczka), a także następującą po "Darach Anioła" trylogię Mroczne intrygi (Pani Noc, Władca Cieni, Królowa Mroku i Powietrza) - wszystkie cykle zakupiono w ramach Narodowego Programu Rozwoju Czytelnictwa i Narodowego Programu Rozwoju Czytelnictwa 2.0 (więcej informacji: zakładka Zbiory-Nowości-Program Rozwoju Czytelnictwa-Fantastyka).

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