Audio Book Review: The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

******* There will be no spoilers in this review! *******

Synopsis: 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. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary. Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque 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.... 

My review: I was warned before buying the audio version of this book that it wasn't that good and that I should read it, but instead I purchased the audio book anyways and to be honest, I had to listen to the story twice. The first time I ended up not finishing the audio book because I wasn't into it, but recently, I came across a lot of good reviews about the series so I thought why not give it another try. The second time I enjoyed it more but it wasn't one of my favorite book. I felt like Clary was just a follower, she never really fought and  seemed like a damsel in distress that needed to be saved all the time. The thing that pushed me to finish the story was the love triangle between Clary, Jace and Simon because I'm a big sucker for romance and there is a huge twist in the end that left me eager to see what was going to happen next. If it wasn't for those two things, I probably wouldn't have continued  the series. Also, at times the girl who was telling the story seemed off for example, Clary should have been angry or surprised but the voice she used was calm.
These were just my thoughts on the book and I know a lot of people adored The Mortal Instruments  but I think you have to get to the third book to truly enjoy the series because apparently you get explanations to all the questions unanswered in the two first books.

Nina xx