Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

In the novel, City of Bones the author frequently mentions that the main character, Clary Fray smells blood. The depiction of the smell of blood on the characters and in the scenes gives the reader the ability to visualize how the characters smell and adds a sincere picture to the dangerous and often violent scenes in the book. The smell of blood that is mentioned in the book helps the reader be able to image the scenes and feel like they are there look in. The frequent reference of blood also shows the gruesome and dark side of the fighting scenes.