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rascal_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
cover_2_covered's review against another edition
5.0
"ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ, ꜱᴜʀᴇʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ɢɪʀʟꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, ᴀʟᴇᴄ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ɪꜱᴀʙᴇʟʟᴇ, ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ." -Jace Wayland
"ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ." -Hodge Starkweather
"ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ 'ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀꜱ: ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴏᴡ'ꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ 1234.'" -Jace Wayland
"ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ." -Jace Wayland
"ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴄᴜᴘ, ᴊᴀᴄᴇ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏɪʟᴇᴛ ʙᴏᴡʟ." -Isabelle Lightwood
"ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇᴡᴏʟꜰ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʀᴇᴛʀɪᴇᴠᴇʀ." -Lucian Graymark
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Clarissa Fray's rather 'mundane' night triggers a series of domino effects when she is the witness to a supernatural murder. As the days progress, she learns about the #shadowworld, a completely different realm that co-exists to ours consisting of #downworlders who are half demon folk and of #shadowhunters who are trained hunters meant to protect the humans from anything and everything that goes bump in the night.
When her mother goes missing and she is attacked by a rather nasty demon, she is taken under the wing of the New York Institute of Shadowhunters consisting of three teenagers; Jace Wayland, Alec and Isabelle Lightwood and their tutor, Hodge Starkweather.
They engage in a race against time to find the Mortal Cup- an instrument of pure angelic power which was hidden by Clary's Mom as they grapple demons, vampires, team up with werewolves and of course; Magnus Bane.
Clary gets thrown head first into everything her mother hast tried to keep away from her by taking away her memories and she adapts to it in a rather slow and realistic way.
City of Bones is a fast paced, humorous and interesting book that will make you scream, cry and laugh out loud. You will fall for the characters and feel through the pages what they are going through.
And of course #malec
"ᴜɴꜰᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ." -Hodge Starkweather
"ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ 'ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀꜱ: ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴏᴡ'ꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ 1234.'" -Jace Wayland
"ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ." -Jace Wayland
"ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴄᴜᴘ, ᴊᴀᴄᴇ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴏɪʟᴇᴛ ʙᴏᴡʟ." -Isabelle Lightwood
"ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇᴡᴏʟꜰ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ʀᴇᴛʀɪᴇᴠᴇʀ." -Lucian Graymark
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Clarissa Fray's rather 'mundane' night triggers a series of domino effects when she is the witness to a supernatural murder. As the days progress, she learns about the #shadowworld, a completely different realm that co-exists to ours consisting of #downworlders who are half demon folk and of #shadowhunters who are trained hunters meant to protect the humans from anything and everything that goes bump in the night.
When her mother goes missing and she is attacked by a rather nasty demon, she is taken under the wing of the New York Institute of Shadowhunters consisting of three teenagers; Jace Wayland, Alec and Isabelle Lightwood and their tutor, Hodge Starkweather.
They engage in a race against time to find the Mortal Cup- an instrument of pure angelic power which was hidden by Clary's Mom as they grapple demons, vampires, team up with werewolves and of course; Magnus Bane.
Clary gets thrown head first into everything her mother hast tried to keep away from her by taking away her memories and she adapts to it in a rather slow and realistic way.
City of Bones is a fast paced, humorous and interesting book that will make you scream, cry and laugh out loud. You will fall for the characters and feel through the pages what they are going through.
And of course #malec
fireashes26's review against another edition
3.0
I think that this book was a good start to The Mortal Instruments and will always be a favourite of mine. Although this is one of Cassie's earlier work and isn't one of the best written in the series it still improves throughout the book.
lobotomyzeina's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
HORRIBLE plot twist
mothercrow's review against another edition
4.0
Glad I re-read this, I want to finish the series and I'd forgotten so much. Started off a bit... cheesy. Clary is not very relatable now that I'm older.. but.. she gets better, and by the end.. the adventure and world building, and action had me hooked again.
njhuntley99's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Let Cassandra Clare be proof that being smart and well read does not automatically make someone a good writer.
katzenpsycho's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
linnestra's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
One of my childhood loves. Will always love this book
neeks777's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.75
Whyyyyy did she have to do the plot twist w the two main characters I hate it so much 😩 other than that I love this world but ugh that one thing just is so weird and unnecessary