"NEVER judge a book by its movie." J.W. Eagan

there is nothing more relaxing and exciting to me than reading a new book, it is one of my favorite past times.

 alongside shopping ;) 

books can transport you to a whole new dimension or world, they can make you forget about everything that is going on around you. personally, i enjoy reading about things that stretch my imagination to a whole new level. one of my all time favorites is and will always be Harry Potter, although, that shouldn't come as much of a surprise. another one of my favorites is Eragon, you know the one about dragons. 

as you can see, i gravitate towards books based on wizards and mythological creatures so it is only right that i read The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. i actually read this book about a year ago before the series had become popular. but once i had finished it, i never had time to finish the series so i left it at that. 

however, since the movie is being released soon i figured i needed to reread it so that when i actually see the movie i remember how it should be. thats one of the weird things about me, no matter what, i always have to read the book before i see the movie even though i know it will ruin the movie for me. and that is what ends up happening, i am always disappointed with the movies because they always change key elements of the book. with the exception of Harry Potter, i have never been pleased with a movie based on a book. 

but i figure thats okay because i would rather reread the book than watch the movie.

OKAY.. so back on topic

The City of Bones is a wonderfully written book about a girl living in New York City, who seems completely average. She likes drinking coffee, hanging out with friends and going to the night clubs in the city. But everything changes from normal to paranormal within 24 hours. It all began when she met three teenagers who were unlike anyone she has ever met before. They had strange scar like ruins all over their body and they carried and used weapons. She later learned that they were called Shadowhunters, a special type of person who is taught in the art of killing demons and keeping the peace between humans and downworlders (vampires and werewolves). 

In this book, which is the first of The Mortal Instruments trilogy, Clary Fray discovers a world that she could have only ever imagined in her wildest dreams. She finds herself lost in the middle of it and struggling to keep up. The story winds through an adventure of Clary discovering who she really is and the crazy life that has been taken from her, and i mean literally taken from her. She had her memory erased every couple years so that she could grow up away from the world of shadow hunters and demons.
While reading this book for the second time, I found myself reacting the same way I would have as if I had only just picked up the book for the first time. I even went as far as taking it to the gym so i could read while working out! It is a thrilling read that has many twists and turns in the plot that it leaves the reader wanting more and more.
So please, before you go see the movie, read the book, or even better don't see the movie at all! okay... I guess I cant tell you to do that considering I haven't even seen the movie yet. But from what I saw from the trailer, the movie does not portray the book as it should. although, I guess I will let you be the judge of that!

well, until next time!
love,
Allyson