City of Bones ()

So I've finished another book. The first novel in the Mortal Instruments series: City of Bones. It's your typical teen fantasy novel. It was a fast read and easy to read, so I flew through it. There were some inconsistencies, and the characters were a bit wishy-washy. I can't say it's a terrible book though. And I still want to read the rest of the series.

This book follows a youth named Clary who finds out her mother is a Shadowhunter, and has disappeared. She then meets up with 3 other young shadowhunters who would help her find her mother. Clary learned a lot about the downworlders, the shadow world and all that comes with it. It ends with a man name Valentine returning and Clary finding out that he is her father, and that her friend Jace is also her brother (Valentine is also his father). Basically, now the good shadowhunters will be joining forces to help beat Valentine so that he doesn't destroy the shadow world and human world.

This is a typical teen fantasy. Great way to escape reality for a bit, and a fast page turner. Not a whole lot else to be said about it. I am continuing to read the series, so until next time, Happy Reading!

Insurgent (~)

I've finished the 2nd book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. Unfortunately, most of the time I was reading it, it was right before bed, so I was exhausted, so a lot of the tiny details in the storyline have been lost, but I still have the basic gist. I enjoyed the book, and it was fast paced, but I still didn't feel much of a climax. I really only finished it because I wanted to see how it turned out, not really because it was a real page turner. I would still recommend it because it's part of a series however.

So this story is still following Tris and Tobias as they travel from faction to faction to seek refuge. However, in every faction they find that the Erudite have taken over. In one of the factions, Tris is taken hostage and experimented on to see if they could control her Divergency. She was able to break free. By the end, they decided to team up with the factionless to fight the Erudite. Tris of course decides to do her own thing, and starts on a journey with Tobias' abusive father to uncover the secret information the Erudite are trying to keep from the rest of the city population. In the end, they find out the information, and find out the person giving the information is a one of Tris' family members. It ends there leaving a good opening for a 3rd book.

So overall, not a bad book, and a definite yes to the series. I have to make a decision now as to what I want to read next. I downloaded a lot of ebooks recently, and it's making my decision even harder! Also a co-worker lent me the first book in the Mortal Instruments series, so I might start that one. Either way, happy reading!