I know, long time, no blog. Summer swept me up, and I've been engaging myself in my "summer routine", so to speak: wake up somewhat groggily, swim team practice for an hour, running, bike home, sack out with a book, weight lift, watch a movie, interspersed with playing outside, eating cherries off our tree, and playing my guitar. Heaven. But, as trips to Village Books are a definite must in my life, I have a new series to share with you! The Mortal Instruments Series, by Cassandra Clare. It consists of The City of Bones, The City of Ashes, and The City of Glass. These books are amazing. I bought the series two weeks ago, and I'm already re-reading them.
They follow Clarissa Fray (Clary for short) and her discovery that she's not who she thought she was, and neither is the rest of her world, when she witnesses a murder only she can see, in a downtown nightclub. This is her first encounter with the Shadowhunters, teenagers who kill demons, covered in mysterious tattoos they call Marks. And the first time she meets Jace. She is suddenly thrown into the world she belongs to, but has been hidden from ever since she was born...for good reason. Secrets, battles, forbidden love, betrayal....everything in Clary's life is about to change, but for good or evil; not even she can tell. *evil laughter in the background* But, honestly, I love this series. If I could become one of the characters, I would. They're the type of books you can read, and then pick them right up again and read them over, and it's even better the second time through. They do have a lot of violence, and a little mature content, but overall, an amazing summer read. And they have really cool covers.Unfortunately, Blogger won't let me put them on, for some weird reason. Well. I will put them on later, to see if they work. Until then, I shall sign off.
This is us before we headed off to the theater. I'm in the middle, as Tonks, my sister is on the left as Luna Lovegood, and our friend Dana is on the right, as Bellatrix Lestrange. Our costumes were the best of the bunch, I must say....and the movie was as good as the book. Maybe even better... 
