The Mortal Instruments Series

The Mortal Instruments Series, written by Cassandra Clare, has been my go-to over the past few months. In total, there are 6 books. All of them follow the same group of people, mainly Clary Fray, Jace Wayland and their family.. (I know the names change throughout but I don't want to spoil anything) The fantasy series has a lot of biblical influence and is centered around the battle of good and evil. Good being Angels, and evil being Demons. I know that the good vs. evil plot sounds very iconic but there is a bit of a twist making it a very interesting read. There are even vampires and werewolves for my twilight fans. Now, I don't want to reveal too many secrets about the books themselves but the first 3 books revolve around one main plot (one bad guy trying to destroy everything) and then leads into another riveting story line which carries on throughout the last 3 books. In my opinion, I felt like the story moved really slow at times. I mean when less than 1 week of time has passed during a 600 page book, the reader may start to get a little bored. but push through and the ending is well worth it. Clare uses many literary techniques to create suspense throughout all 6 installments, making you want to read more despite slow pace. I definitely recommend these books for mature teens or young adults. By no means should this be read by children. Although there is no extremely vulgar scenes, some of the characters share some very romantically heated moments and there is some profanity used in a couple of places. The mix of fantasy, action and romance is perfect in my opinion and the entire series is very well written. Very much worth the time spent reading into the shadow world! They're even turning it into a TV show. (I'm reserving my judgement on that for latter.) For more about Cassandra Clare, click here.