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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Clary is a typical teenager, who feels very isolated, but happy with her life. She can see things that others can't see. Jace is a typical "bad boy" teenager, who catches Clary's eye, and also happens to be demon killer. Clary follows Jace into a world of myth, story, and peril.

Category
YA Fiction

Why I chose this book
Kindle First, I think

My personal opinion (the review)
The story line jumped around too much, not explaining things that were important, but dwelling on the mundane. It was a pretty classic teen angst novel ("no one really gets me"), with the stereotypical vampires, werewolves, and demons. I'm glad I didn't buy it, and I don't plan to buy the next one in the series, but it was a fun, light read.

Warnings
Language: Minor
Violence: Nothing graphic
"Adult" situations: None
Death: Referenced

Movie rating equivalent
PG-13

Protagonist description
Clary is pretty flat, as characters go. But she's bearable

Point of view of story
Third, focused on Clary

Book length
Medium-long

Story flow
Pretty good

Grammar and spelling issues
Minor, and very few

Character connection (no spoilers)
None

 Series
I don't plan to review it as a series

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