wow wow wow! Brand new series, totally awesome, and it needs mentioning!

The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare - by far, my new favorite series that I can remember in recent history (well, at least since Twilight :). Here's how it breaks down - on a typical weekend night, 16 y/o Clary Fray doesn't expect to witness a murder at her favorite Brooklyn club, much less committed by a group of teenagers covered in strange and elaborate markings. What follows is totally bizarre: Clary's mom randomly freaks, demanding they pack up and go, but goes missing before hand and Clary is confronted by the deliciously sexy Jace, a golden god, and one of the teenagers who participated in the previous night's "murder." Clary is sucked into the world of Shadowhunters, an elite group of people who are descended from the Angel Raziel and are committed to ridding the Earth of demon kind. With her perception of reality totally skewed, Clary discovers that the stuff of nightmares, and other unworldly creatures like vampires, werewolves, warlocks, and fairies, do in fact exist and live among us. Clary also develops the Sight, the ability that allows her to see this other world normally blocked to everyday humans. In doing so, however, she has to deal with questions about the circumstances of her birth and dealing with a new found ability unique to only her. Filled with drama, excitement, danger, love (and triangles!), and frustrations this was freaking AWESOME! I've loved a lot of the books I've recently read, but this is one of those series that I took with me to my new apartment in New York because I was unwilling to part with it and knew that two months from now I'm probably going to re-read it. And, the last book was recently published so for all those who take a shine to the Mortal Instruments, there is no waiting involved! I'm seriously psyched for the next series Clare writes (called the Infernal Instruments), even if that is still long in coming. Perfect for the summer and if you're looking for something that is totally engrossing.

***** 5 Stars!

Trilogy Includes:
1. The City of Bones
2. The City of Ashes
3. The City of Glass