City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones is the first book in a series. I picked up these books because I'd seen them around both online and in the library. Also, the edition of the series I have access to all sport very striking cover art. I admit, sometimes a read a thing because of good art on the outside.

Once I started walking around with them, people started stopping me in the halls to ask me what I thought of them. Usually it works the other way around. I'm usually the one pouncing on people and asking them what they think. It's also pretty amazing how many different types of people were asking. I had everyone from science teachers, to teenage girls, teenage boys, and the occasional student parent. It was bizarre to say the least.

The fact that it's been made into a television series, probably has something to do with its popularity in written form. Still it's odd how diverse the readership base is.

Clary is an artistic teen in New York City. She thinks she's pretty ordinary. She has a best friend named Simon and an over-protective mother. However, a chance encounter opens her eyes (literally) to her magical heritage. She is, in fact, a Nephilim, a human with a smidgen of angel blood that allows them to battle the demons that threaten to invade earth.

Oh and by the way, there are also vampires, werewolves, faerie, and warlocks too. It's all real on some level and it's all hidden from the world of mundane humans. So, how did Clary not know this. Ah! Intrigue.

It's good stuff. Oh, and there's a hot boy (Jace) because there's always a hot boy. However, the romance is not the most appealing thing to me. It's an interesting world and the mystery of Clary's origins is a compelling puzzle.