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annaae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
We all see what we want to see.
I didn't read The Mortal Instruments series when I was younger, but I'm glad that one of the Fable book clubs I joined will be reading the whole series in the next couple of months.
City of Bones was funny, mainly because of Jace's sarcasm. I was engrossed in the story because it was action-packed. However, there were times when I felt that everything was an info dump, and the dialogue was cringe-worthy. Nevertheless, I heard that the writing improves as the series progresses.
Despite these issues, I really enjoyed reading it and can't wait to read the rest of the series and become addicted to the Shadowhunters world.
Graphic: Death, Incest, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Abandonment
crazyfangirl's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
I highly recommend, I read this and then went strait on to the second one to figure out what happens next.
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Grief
julia_thebookworm_13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Incest, Violence, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail
asahome's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warning added by City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - Book Trigger Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, and Kidnapping
thatbookbitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content
jadyn_renee62's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and War
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
can't wait to read the sequel!
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
psliz's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.25
Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Blood