Clary is a 16 year old Agent that has just graduated from The Academy. Her first task: The Herondales. Someone's after them and it's Clary's job to keep them safe. The task seems simple enough, it's what she was trained to do. But what will happen when she meets their arrogant son, Jace? It's kind of hard to protect someone you want nothing more than to kill yourself. More inside.

I really wanted to ask you if this could be a date instead of two friends hanging out, but the woman beside us was chewing her popcorn too loudly. Besides, I wasn't sure you'd say yes.

Clary's life is far from perfect. She's the school bully's favorite victim, she threw up on the hottest guy on campus, and, on top of everything, her mom is dating her English teacher. So in comparison, a lead in a class play doesn't seem like the end of the world, does it? Not when the play is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Romeo happens to be the very guy she threw up on!