Reviews

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

ivywwx's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ckt123's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

I wish I would have read this when I was 14.

vera_baetas's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing!!! A real rollercoaster!! Too many emotions to describe. I love all characters and that's is so weird. Well... next book.

hazyaurora's review against another edition

This is my lowest dnf till date at 6%.
Sorry I just can't with this book

skyez18's review against another edition

3.0

Pure nostalgia made me love this book. It perfectly encapsulates the 2010 era. Still didn’t get why they needed to be siblings

kaitbailer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I don't know how it's possible that I haven't read this series until now. This book was a TIME but I still enjoyed it. 

chloe_m's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

oweatherwax's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mollymadworld's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

but why did they have to be siblings

emgraceef's review against another edition

3.0

As the first book in the series, I think that Cassandra Clare did an amazing job of introducing both the world and the characters to the reader. The Shadowhunter and Downworlder world seemed to be brought along in a long line of pieces which is one of the factors of how this book gripped onto me as a reader; I wanted more, the world kept developing at each turn of the page and it kept me hooked.

Each of the characters were different. Jace, Clary, Simon, Izzy and Alec all had their own personalities and were beginning to become developed independently already, which is a good sign in the first book of a series.

One thing that I am still unsure about with the book is the flow. It took me quite a while to read, even though I did read this book last year towards the start of my reading, I found it quite slow. Some parts were fast and had intense scenes which as a reader, will feel faster to read but I feel as though it did drag out a little.

Overall though, I did love this book and was glad to have been able to have such a good experience with Cassandra Clare's work.