Reviews

Ciudad de hueso, by Cassandra Clare

sofiasummavielle's review against another edition

4.0

about clary and jace: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE LAUGH LOVE UNDER THIS CONDITIONS MISS CLARE

ankaashp's review

3.0

Ha pasado justo lo que más temía, y es que con esta relectura, el libro no me ha gustado tanto como hace 12 años. También influye que ya sepa que están por venir libros mejores y estoy ansiando releer escenas que en su día me han parecido épicas.
Volviendo a Ciudad de hueso, me ha hecho mucha ilusión reencontrarme con los personajes, sobre todo con Jace. Echaba de menos ver ese humor tan característico que tiene.
Es increíble todo el talento que tiene Cassandra Clare, que después de tantos años, haya sacado tantos libros del mismo mundo y siga manteniendo a la gente enganchada. Y pensar que esto iba a ser una trilogía O_O
Con respecto a los personajes, ya he mencionado que Jace me encanta, así que eso no es ninguna novedad. Clary y Simon, bueno, de momento digamos que no son mis favoritos. Isabelle y Alec, tengo que decir que ella me cae mejor que él. De hecho, recuerdo que en su día llegué hasta a odiar a Alec.
Con Magnus me he quedado con ganas de leer más sobre él.
Y ya no adelanto más cosas porque aún recuerdo lo que se viene en el siguiente libro.

spencerjie's review against another edition

slow-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

this book is so incredibly tedious. a weird amount of repetition and inconsistencies where it just feels like a publisher/editor never looked at this… i don’t even have the energy after reading this to type out everything that’s wrong with this story and it’s prose.

bookswithbecca's review against another edition

5.0

Readers will be whisked away into a new world of good vs evil in City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Clary Fray has had a typical life for 15 years with an over protective mother and her best friend Simon living in the city of New York. One night at a club she witnesses a murder she can't explain, her mother goes missing and she is thrown into the world of Shadowhunters, the mysterious guardians of humans from daemons. With the help of a inscrutable and gorgeous shadowhunter named Jace and his friends, Clary starts the adventure of a lifetime that will uncover all kinds of things about her past. Cassandra Clare takes old mythology to a new level in this book creating a very interesting read. The characters in this book have such interesting levels and connections that keep readers intrigued and guessing for the whole novel. The plot of this novel and the foreshadowing into the past is so wonderfully confusing that it makes for such an amazing read. I would say that Cassandra Clare is my favorite author of all time and the Mortal Instruments series is so fantastic! I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone! If you find that City of Bones is a little slow, stick with it! The books get much, much better as they progress. Happy reading.

lyssamarie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

I definitely loved this more when I read it as a teenager, but even as an adult I can understand that love. This was such a nostalgic re-read for me! I remember my horror at finding out about

Spoiler

Jace and Clary's "relatedness," but re-reading it now was even more horrifying. Obviously I know they're not actually siblings, but it's so weird to me that that was the premise and still the two are written as teens with feelings for each other with chemistry. It totally gives me the ick.

There's definitely language that is extremely dated, and the writing itself made me cringe at times, but the story as whole remains interesting and fun. I'm excited to re-read the rest of this series and enter into the expanded Shadowhunter world that I have yet to experience. One can only hope it gets better from here.

vonitapplebum's review against another edition

3.0

Clarissa Fray's adventure from her plain old life as a mundane teenager to a kickass shadowhunter will never disappoint you. I cant add more. My two year old son persistently tries to grad my phone from my hand so... Bye.

oce1312's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

asani's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this book! Can't wait to continue the series! Just stick it through guys I promise it gets really good and not weird lol

magpie4's review against another edition

4.0

Can’t believe this is like my third reread and I only just figured out that Clary is a weeb. Anyways, a classic I turn to often, I still love it. I will say though that Jace has climbed to the love interest I love the least out of all the Shadowhunter books. Jace kinda sucks compared to Will, Jem, James and even Julian. Will does the brooding emo I’m damaged character much better. Jace is just so infuriating sometimes. I like him better in TDA.

sfkol's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0