Introducing our new Guest Blogger and YA Fiction reviewer Molly Afshar

City of Bones
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Clary knows she should call the police, but it's hard to explain a murder when the body disappears into thin air and the murderers are invisible to everyone but Clary.

Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours, Clary's mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

Molly says: "This book was fascinating, with twists and turns at every corner. City of Bones really makes you think, and it makes you want to put the pieces to the puzzle together more eagerly than you ever would have before. It was thrilling, romantic, subtle, and more. I enjoyed this book a lot, and it is just the kind of book that you don't want to end."


Eragon
Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire.

Molly says: "Eragon has so many feelings packed into its pages-- thrill, mystery, the trust of trust, a strategy that makes you re-think your own, and just a touch of romance. This book is imaginative and fun to read, yet it also has some of life's worst qualities which just shows you how real these worlds can be; worlds created by an imaginative mind. "