Okay, occasionally I am going to review a well known Book. There are times when I read best sellers or super popular books, but for the most part, I go for the obscure collection, usually on Kindle. This time, I went for a well known book. I hadn't ever read it before now and to be honest, I probably wouldn't have if not for the Lux series. You see, I fell in love with Daemon's character and wanted to find another like him. After looking into it on other book review sites, I found a lot of people saying Jace was similar to him. So, I decided to go for it and read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. And, I have to say, I'm disappointed. Jace's character is not anything like Daemon. Yes, their personalities are a bit on the rougher sides, but they share very little in common. Jace, to put it rather bluntly, is an idiot. He's not a badass like Daemon, he makes stupid decisions and sides with the wrong people, and I honestly thought the book could have done without him. He annoyed me a bit, to be honest. He resembled more along the lines of a spoiled preppy kid than the god known as Daemon. But, that's not important. Back to the book, it disappointed me as well. It seemed to be meant for a younger audience. The word choice and plot seemed fairly simple. There wasn't a lot of detail that intrigued me. Nothing made me stop and think, as the author did a lot of "telling" more than "showing". I felt as if it was very predictable and a bit too childish for me. There were only a couple revelations that I didn't see coming. Additionally, I didn't feel anything when reading this book. If a book is very good, I can feel the emotions right along with the characters. But that didn't happen with this. I didn't feel anything. Actually, I didn't really care for Clary's character either. She's just as ignorant and idiotic as Jace. I could put this book down without any problems. Picking it back up was where it became hard. However, she did use some nice imagery. The plot, albeit simple, was well developed and she created an intriguing setting. I really enjoyed some of the characters, particularly Alec, who happens to dislike Clary. Luke also tickled my fancy. There were some good things about this book, but unfortunately, the bad outweighed everything else for me. I'm not saying this was a bad book, it just wasn't for me. Also, I think coming into this expecting one thing and not getting it impacted my opinion of it. I may be a bit biased. But, here's a short synopsis of it for those of you who may want to try it. So, basically, Clary was a normal girl with her best friend, Simon. They were at a club together when she noticed a man sporting a knife. She followed him and a couple others into a closet where she witnesses the group murder him. They explain he was a demon, but she doesn't believe it. Simon comes back with a security guard and finds Clary seemingly talking to herself, as he can't see them. They head to their homes, where Clary's mother tells her they are moving to the country for the summer. Understandably upset, and with her uncle Luke not offering his support, she storms out on her mother. She goes with Simon to a poetry reading where he tries to reveal something important, but she notices Jace and follows him outside. He believes her to be of relation to shadow hunters, who use magical runes to hunt demons who have done wrong. She gets a call from her mom, warning her not to come home. She ignores this and returns home to find her mother gone. She's attacked by a demon, which she manages to kill before passing out from her injuries. Jace takes her back to the academy where she meets Isabel, Alec, and Hodge (Jace's teacher). They find out an evil overlord named Valentine (does anyone else see the similarity to Voldemort?) took her in search of the mortal cup, which is the only thing that can make shadow hunters. In order to save her mother, Clary must get back her memories, which have been altered by magic. And so, their adventure begins. And that's where I will leave you. There are many more details and other things that happen, but I don't want to spoil any more. If that sounds like something you'd like, go for it. Reading this book wasn't utterly horrible, I just won't be pursuing the rest of the series. I give this book a five out of ten. Until next time.