City Bones

Clary a 16 year old girl who has the best friend Simon, a down to earth artist mom, and Luke a family friend who has been like Clary’s father figure since her father died before she was born. Clary lived a basic life until one of her adventures to Pandemonium a club with Simon Clary witnesses a teen boy being murdered by 3 teens. After that day Clary’s life gets twisted and pulled she doesn't  know what to believe and what is the truth!

I have to say thank you to Cassandra Claire for a big bang start to the book. The book that just kept giving! She described the characters so well that helped me visualize them in depth as the book went on. I have to agree with the reviewers that said City of Bones is almost like Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the TV series). I also liked that my favourite fantasy characters were all added into one bundle of joy such as; Vamps, Weres, Pixies, etc... Even though there weren’t any Edwards, Eriks, or Dimitri’s there was Jace!! Why is it that someone so rude, inconsiderate, and full of them selves are so hot, charming, and mysterious? In this book there are a lot of twist and turns and also a lot of action. For example this book is not only based on one major fighting scene that it takes the whole book to read to get it. There is never a dull moment its action after action after action!!! I think every book should have a Romeo and Juliet love story (other then the fact that they die!). The love story in this book is great it’s also very unpredictable except we all are expecting the unexpected (because from previous experience we know something is up.) Sometimes don’t you wish the love story stayed happy, but then I remember that there would be no story if there weren’t tragic endings. Anyways… Clary, Clary, Clary why are you so indecisive? Why do all books make us girls, women, ladies all seem indecisive and major heart breakers (I have to admit I can sometime be indecisive but to a certain extent NOT TO THIS POINT..COUGH..CLARY.. COUGH) but would you buy a book with no story and drama. We just have to remind ourselves it can’t always be blue skies, candy drops, and flowers!

    Onto bad guys why is it that every time I read more young adult fictions the evil villain just gets worse and worse, or at least they get crueller. Well this one is just plain cruel even if we still do not know what he’s trying to achieve. By the way you will notice I hate the “Unknown” it drives me mad!!! For warning you guys.

This book was recommended to me by my godmother and I doubted the book until I actually purchased it on sale at a local book seller. I gave it a try and know I’m so hooked! I can not wait to read City of Ashes.

I’d personally rate this book  ïïïïï

Kelly P. 

I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked it

Algonquin "Ali" Rhodes, the high school newspaper's music critic, meets an intriguing singer, Doug, while reviewing a gig. He's a weird-looking guy-goth, but he seems sincere about it, like maybe he was into it back before it was cool. She introduces herself after the set, asking if he lives in Cornersville, and he replies, in his slow, quiet murmur, "Well, I don't really live there, exactly. . . ."

 When Ali and Doug start dating, Ali is falling so hard she doesn't notice a few odd signs: he never changes clothes, his head is a funny shape, and he says practically nothing out loud. Finally Marie, the school paper's fashion editor, points out the obvious: Doug isn't just a really sincere goth. He's a zombie. Horrified that her feelings could have allowed her to overlook such a flaw, Ali breaks up with Doug, but learns that zombies are awfully hard to get rid of-at the same time she learns that vampires, a group as tightly-knit as the mafia, don't think much of music critics who make fun of vampires in reviews. . . .

    

   The girl with many names such as: Ali, Gonk, Algonquin, and Alley, etc... Well this is my first Adam Selzer book; as well it is also one of my first Zombie books. Yay me! So back to the book well Gonk (it's my favourite out of all the names) is a cool character she's not what you call popular, but she has all the makings of it. These personality traits consist of temperamental attitude, snobby remarks, care-free and this list goes on. Then again she has this side which she barely knows exist. We see the more caring personality of Gonks when she meets. Doug a Zombie with the beautiful voice who can hit the right notes. Doug brings out the soft considerate, and thinks before you speak Gonk. I don't know I could never picture a Zombie singing with a Leonard Cohen voice, but now I can. If I were to have crush on any of the guys I would have to say the cheesy popular Vampire's William and Fred. Mostly Fred do not get me wrong Doug has the makings of a hottie.        

      Anyway other than me speaking of the boys all the time, let me get back on track. The storyline was good could have had more details to it, but it was enough to get the point across. I would’ve liked the book to have some kind of present and past thing, get to know Doug’s past before his resurrection into Zombie-hood. I would have also gone into a bit of detail about the whole Megamart situation as well when the Vampires and Zombies came out. The reason for that is so we have enough background. That's a personal opinion by the way. The main characters were developed. I would have like to see a little more point of view other than mostly the vicious circle and William, Michelle, and Fred. Overall the book was good. Writing style overall was good as well. Good transition, overall a quick read, short and sweet with its funny moments.I loved the cover and title, also I also liked the typography used for chapter headers and title on main cover.

I liked it! J

I would personally rate this book: ïïï.5 (so 3.5 lol my stars do not come in half sizes, but I made an executive decision that this book deserved it!)

P.S. sorry for the verbal ranting of things I would change. Just a heads up everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

And with that Happy Reading everyone! 

Kelly P.