New Book: City of Bones

Yeah, so I decided to not finish the series. I was reading like the first few pages of it and it was literally as boring as the rhetoric video that our English class had to watch. So after a few minutes, hours, DAYS, I stumbled upon a popular series called the City of Bones. I had heard of it before but never got into actually reading it. I am a pretty big fan of fantasy fiction so I decided to give this book a shot.

My iPod doesn't give me page numbers but after reading the first few pages (maybe?), this book sounded very interesting and exciting. There were many deep descriptions at the beginning , which made the setting very easily imaginable. It takes place at a high school bar like place with very... strangely dressed people. The place is called Pandemonium. Clary, a fifteen year old girl is with her best friend Simon. not much has happened yet besides the fact that she sees a super hot dude. I think that the author, Cassandra Clare, is writing about two events happening simultaneously. One is just about Clary and her views on Pandemonium, and one about a boy "feeding" on people there. It's a little confusing so far, but it sounds really interesting.

One of the line says, "She was beautiful, for a human-long hair nearly the precise color of black ink, char-coaled eyes. Floor-length white gown, the kind women used to wear when this world was was younger."  I have to admit, that was a really detailed line for just one girl. When I read this, I felt this sort of hatred towards her. Don't ask me why. Maybe it's just cause it's impossible for someone to be so beautiful and perfect in this world. Well. This IS a book. So I guess it's okay. But still, I didn't feel a good aura. It then goes on and on for like 2 paragraphs just describing her.

This book also uses some high elevated diction. Words like "insouciant" and "sauntered." Now I knew what the word "sauntered" meant (thank you Mrs. Bross) but I didn't know "insouciant" which means showing a casual lack of concern or indifferent. So this was also a boost in encouraging me to read on and even the book that follow that. So, so far, it sounds great. Thanks to whoever first introduced me to the book and look forward to the next post!