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.
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The shadowhunter novels are all engrossing – written beautifully, with the perfect mix of gripping action and intricately developing relationships. Cassandra Clare has a knack for creating tough women and cavalier or broody males.
Ok wow. I did not expect this books to fly by like this. I feel like I started it and it just ended. It took me for a few loops there at the end. I thought I had it all figured out. It made me completely rethink that, and then took me in a different direction again. I have already started the next book and am several chapters deep. It’s all over …
By far my favorite author; I love the Shadowhunters chronicles with a passion
Shadowhunters are the unseen protectors. Fighting demons and keeping order among the creatures that humans do not see. People without the Sight, mundanes, cannot see into the world of the Shadowhunters. But somehow, Clary Fray witnesses three Shadowhunters kill a demon. When her mother goes missing, she must depend on the Shadowhunters to keep her …
Some confusion but it was okay, stakes weren’t seem much high.
This was a pretty exciting read, intrigue throughout, despite my having seen the movie many times. The book does a much better job of showing the story to the reader and the characters are more advanced as well. Will likely read on in the series.
4 stars
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I listened to the audiobook; the narrator was pretty good. Smooth voice that …
Its simply awesome !!! Shadowhunters is a world i wanna live in !! Y’ll will sink into it !! Extraordinary
Wonderful story! I just couldn’t get through it due to the writing style. I have nothing against the author and applaud the idea for the series, however, this is simply not executed in a way that I find easy or enjoyable to read.
The whole series is awesome.
I love this series! It is imaginative and I didn’t want to put it down. Once I finished one book I couldn’t wait to start the next book.
After watching the movie I couldn’t resist in getting the books and I’m so pleased I did! Love all the suspense and mystery around who Clary and Jace are and how they fit into the bigger picture. Great read, full of mystery.
I really love Cassandra Clare’s writing. This being the first published series of hers, you can easily tell it’s not her most sophisticated work. It’s not as great as the books in the series that come after like TID or TDA but it still has some really fun characters (that you get to follow even after the completion of this series)and great banter. …
I love this book and the other books that are in this series it’s one that will keep you on the edge of your seat and every book has a shocking part in it one that will make you say what that can’t be right. You will love some of the characters and then you will dislike some of the characters
I liked that they used new supernatural species
I loved this book so much. It takes you up and down. You cheer and cry and laugh and bawl. The characters are dynamic and interesting and it’s a world that you WISH you lived in–in spite of the scary things that go bump in the Shadowhunter night. <3 Also, Jace. xoxox
3.9/5 stars
I was so excited when I picked this book up. I have heard so many great things about this series and finding this book at my nearest thrift store was like a dream come true.
Character Development: 3.5 stars
Story Line: 4 stars.
Readability: 5 stars.
Writing style: 3 stars.
My enjoyment: 4 stars.
Average Star Score: 3.9 …
Great series
I love love love this book It was SO good I read it more than once. When I started it all I wanted to do was finish it that’s how good the book is.
Loved it