My Review for City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare, Narrated by Ari Gaynor

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have only recently heard about Cassandra Clare’s books, but immediately decided they would be the sort of thing I’d really enjoy. Fantasy, paranormal, and magic - what more could I need to enable me to escape once again to another world.

I downloaded the Audiobook of City of Bones from Borrowbox and lost myself in Idris, the Shadowhunters’ home country.

Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray lives with her Mum in New York City. Just a normal teenage girl, with a normal teenage attitude. However, after a night out in Pandemonium nightclub with her best friend Simon, she realises that the world is not as it seems. Did that young boy really just get killed in front of her and then disappear as though nothing had happened? 

Clary is now part of the Shadowhunters world and learns how she can see things that normal humans (mundanes) can’t. She has a swift introduction to demons, vampires and werewolves and discovers that she has powers of her own.

Focused on friendship, teamwork and ‘doing the right thing’, Clare tells an entertaining story with her vivid and descriptive imagination. Each character has their own back story, and these are explained as we go through the novel. Personally, I loved Jace, a pain in the ass, yes, but he will always have your back.

Too much of a synopsis will spoil the story, but if you love all things paranormal, fantastical and not of this world, then give City of Bones a try - if you haven’t already!