I am just now getting to this series and I already can't wait to get to book 2, City of Ashes. City of Bones is this great mix of the mundane world and the magical world of Shadowhunters-Nephilim, Warlocks, Vampires, etc. I kind of love that the Shadowhunters have runes or tattoo-like marks on their skin that have magical powers. I ate that up.

Clary adapts to her new way of life with the Shadowhunters pretty quickly and I found it really endearing that her sweet and very human friend, Simon, gets his fair share of the action as well. There's a bit of a love triangle going on for a while there and then a major twist. The twist intrigues me and I'm not sure that I'm buying it. I'll be interested to see where it goes in book 2. Although Clary gets to do a little bit of Shadowhunter work, I'd really like to see her grow into a badass fighter as the series progresses.

Jace is a lovable character even though he tries his hardest to be the bad boy. Everyone sees through it and he's kind of that perfect mix between sweet and bad boy. I thought Valentine was a little bit of a tame/lame villain. I kind of expected more from him. There's a little bit of tension with Isabelle, Alec, and Clary and I'd like to see this addressed more in book 2.

This is a fast paced, action packed book and I read it in no time at all. I'm excited to get my hands on the next in the series.