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thepeachybookworm's review against another edition
5.0
I've done my very best to stay away from books involving vampires. Call me crazy but I was trying to stay away from the "craze". However, this book isn't just about vampires, but more about a paranormal sort of world and beings that exist within our own world.
I was a little skeptical when I picked this up - reading about teenagers going into a dance club, didn't really intrigue me right from the start. However, once the author gets into the details of the Shadowhunters and the Clave, I was in!!
I instantly fell in love with Clary and how could you not fall in love with Jace?! I had a hard time putting this book down and it introduced me to a series that is now one of my favorites!!
I highly recommend this book - I definitely enjoyed it!!
I was a little skeptical when I picked this up - reading about teenagers going into a dance club, didn't really intrigue me right from the start. However, once the author gets into the details of the Shadowhunters and the Clave, I was in!!
I instantly fell in love with Clary and how could you not fall in love with Jace?! I had a hard time putting this book down and it introduced me to a series that is now one of my favorites!!
I highly recommend this book - I definitely enjoyed it!!
drymming's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know how i previously gave this 5 stars. It baffles me. The writing was fine, the pacing was too slow, some of the jokes were sexist and plain mean especially on Jace's part. I know this book was set in 2007 and was published that year as well but even then I'm guessing it wasn't fine to draw upon such topics for humor.
Clary wasn't as annoying as i remember her to be. None of the characters except Jace was.
But I'm guessing the plot wasn't full enough for me. I can easily summarize the first 70% of the book into a few major events that other authors could fit into 100 pages and add more plot-heavy, less splice of life into their plots. I enjoy a good character driven book but it's wither that or plot and the characters weren't even growing. This whole chunk took place over the course of a few days.
It's 3 stars from me. 2 but 1 for the nostalgia.
Clary wasn't as annoying as i remember her to be. None of the characters except Jace was.
But I'm guessing the plot wasn't full enough for me. I can easily summarize the first 70% of the book into a few major events that other authors could fit into 100 pages and add more plot-heavy, less splice of life into their plots. I enjoy a good character driven book but it's wither that or plot and the characters weren't even growing. This whole chunk took place over the course of a few days.
It's 3 stars from me. 2 but 1 for the nostalgia.
lilliebear's review against another edition
4.0
The first two hundred pages, I was hooked. The character development and introduction was so patiently written, and precisely detailed, that I feel as if the last two hundred pages were rushed. Far too much action and plot twists were thrown in back to back. I certainly look forward to the next installment in the series, and hope for maybe a cleaner storyline. Still an amazing book, was far more hooked than I would of expected.
gardenfairyreads's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars
Ok, I know, I know, this book is a *classic* in the YA fictional world, but I honestly, just didn't love it that much. I read some of Cassandra Clare's more recent books before starting on this one (the Infernal Devices) and I can tell that her writing drastically improved from one book to the next, and while already knowing about the shadow hunter world did make this book easier to understand, I think it also took away some of the intrigue and suspense surrounding the story. Overall, I think it's a relatively interesting story, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the Clockwork series.
Ok, I know, I know, this book is a *classic* in the YA fictional world, but I honestly, just didn't love it that much. I read some of Cassandra Clare's more recent books before starting on this one (the Infernal Devices) and I can tell that her writing drastically improved from one book to the next, and while already knowing about the shadow hunter world did make this book easier to understand, I think it also took away some of the intrigue and suspense surrounding the story. Overall, I think it's a relatively interesting story, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the Clockwork series.
apendragon's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. A lot of people seem to hate this book. I am not going to tell them they're wrong, but I am not ashamed to declare my love for this book and in fact the entire series. This book is well written and moves fluidly, at just the right pace. It has action, it has strong, tough characters (female as well as males, which is sadly lacking in the majority of fiction), it has romance and, well, vampires and werewolves. What more could you want in a fantasy novel?
The characters are so well developed that they are real, well and truly in the room with you. Hats off to Cassandra Clare for penning such an impressive novel.
The characters are so well developed that they are real, well and truly in the room with you. Hats off to Cassandra Clare for penning such an impressive novel.
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.