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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

raccooon's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5
“that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”

mzjai117's review against another edition

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I really don’t like YA and this book wasn’t catching my attention 

lauraleecrifasi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

claire_reads_books09's review against another edition

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Didn’t want to commit myself to a series with finals coming up.

almgrenrebecka's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.75

alysonmorales's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

marinakeysbookshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

The world the author is building is super creative and fun. I can see why is many people live this series. I really like the concept of all the supernatural creatures coexisting in the same world as us. I love Jace and how sarcastic he is and I hope he is not Clary's brother because they need to be together.

Fav Quotes:
"Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt."
"Don't touch any of my weapons."
"well there goes my plan for selling them in ebay....selling them on what...a mythical place of great magical powers."

shaykeretz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

keberwick's review against another edition

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4.0

I admit, I first read this book a few years ago and I loved it. Until I got to the end. And then I just couldn't anymore. But my friend assured me that it got better throughout the series, and holy shit was she right.
I went into this after reading [b:Clockwork Angel|7171637|Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)|Cassandra Clare|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369452257s/7171637.jpg|6674837] and so my second-initial-opinion was "oh jesus, these are the same characters just with different names".

Clary is actually a really well developed character- she's smart, she's human (meaning she's not perfect), and she's got spunk- which I find really nice in a world where many heroines in YA are only good for looking pretty, being helpless, and making dumbass decisions. She does have some similarities to Tessa, but I think Tessa is a great heroine too so we can let it slide.
I was most impressed by the development of Isabelle and Alec, especially since I thought they were going to be Jessamine and Jem carbon-copies. I really grew to like the characters, and my fondness has continued to the third book (the farthest I've read in the series).

Jace is basically Will, but I kind of like him a bit more than I liked Will at the start of the series. Jace is problematic, but I would so love for him to be my boyfriend. Minus the whole shock at the end.

This book is not a Twilight dupe. This is actually a great series and, while the writing isn't absolutely amazing, the story and plot are executed really well. I would definitely recommend this series with no reservations.

gracerferrell's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25