City of Ashes

What would you do if life as you knew it was stripped away from you, and you suddenly could see the world in a whole new perspective? If you found out that there are such things as vampires, werewolves, and faeries? That they weren't just fairytale, they were real. And you were the highest rank of the hidden socitety, a Shadowhunter.

Well, in City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, that's what happens to Clary. Her mother is stuck in a magial coma, her father is trying to take over the Shadowhunter world, and Jace, the handsome, smart mouthing wonder, turns out to be her brother. But no matter how hard she tries, Clary can't escape the Shadowhunting world. Someone keeps killing the Downworlder children, but who? And what would they want? Not to mention that Simon keeps trying to pull her into a normal world, where they can be something more than friends. But is Clary ready for that? And are Jace and Clary ready to sacrifice their lives and everyone else's that they love to stop Valentine?

Cassandra Clare's website: http://cassandraclare.com/cms/home
other books in this series:

• City of Bones
• City of Glass