With the TV version of Cassandra Clare's wildly popular Mortal Instruments series debuting on January 12, why not binge-read other teen novels full of big-city paranormal romances and epic battles between good and evil?
If you enjoy fantasy in a modern setting, try Holly Black's latest, The Darkest Part of the Forest. It features a tourist-trap town full of fairies and a prince asleep in a glass casket.
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If you heart New York, travel back to 1920's NYC to get creeped out by occult murders and girls with supernatural powers in The Diviners.
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If the Shadowhunters' magical powers strike your fancy, read The Young Elites next. After a medieval plague, a group of teens use their unique abilities to defeat their corrupt government.
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If portals from cities to mythical worlds peak your interest, pick up Daughter of Smoke & Bone, where an art student in Prague travels to a realm full of demons and angels.
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If you loved the romantic tension between Clary and Jace, give The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer a whirl. A girl survives a horrific accident and acquires strange powers, plus a mysterious playboy boyfriend.
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What's your favorite Mortal Instruments read-alike?
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