Book Club 2 - July 2012

"When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

"This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know. . . .

"Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end."

So, it may be wrong to say, but I was totally prepared to not like this book.  It's not in a genre I usually enjoy and it just sounded so far out there.  Then I started reading the book and all bets were off.  I couldn't put it down!  Do think it's a little creepy to realize siblings were making out and there was no mention of that once3 it was discovered - I kept hoping they weren't siblings just because of that.  Anyway, that's really not a major factor in the story.  Now I'm just trying to be good and read some of the other books on my Kindle before heading to the next one in the series.