Reviews

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

alicebme's review

4.0

Listening to the audio books for my reread in 3/14

sarahthereadingaddict's review

5.0

Well I was not expecting to get so stuck into this book, my lovely friend lent me the whole series and I'm so chuffed because I've gone straight onto book 2.

I was not expecting the twist near the end. It's an exciting book with lots of thrills throughout. The fantasy elements mixed with humanity is really interesting and I love reading this kind of book so I'm glad I got stuck in. There are lots of secrets that are uncovered and I don't think I could have guessed any of them, very well written and planned out.

I really enjoyed the story line of Clary and Jace particularly but also really like Simon's sarcasm, Isabelle's sass and Alec's attitude towards certain people. I don't want to give any spoilers, all I can say is that it's well worth a read.

yasminabdullahi's review

adventurous

4.25

whoamo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

janagaton's review

4.0

I finally picked this book up after wanting to read it years ago in high school, but Emmmabooks on YouTube is obsessed with The Mortal Instruments series so she got me. I did enjoy it a lot, but I didn't feel the urge to read the rest of the series right away. I loved the plot twists and fantasy aspect. I will say that I'm writing the review over a year later and it's hard for me to recall much of what happened, so I might just reread it eventually.

selkieboi's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

svtplaylist's review

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

radioactivechick's review

3.0

This definately didn't end the way I thought it would. Needless to say I am a little frustrated but already bought the second book in the series so I guess I'll start it and see if I can't get past my disapointment.

thereadandseek's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• 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? No

3.0

faridanaggar's review against another edition

4.0

This series is probably one of the most talked about, so I just had to read it and I don't regret it one bit, from the characters actually acting their age which is rare to see, to the amazing plot and finally the great build-up to the rest of the series! I cannot wait to continue on and see where it goes.