City of Bones
Ratings651
Average rating3.6
Reread. Last time read: February 2017.
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I always like city of Bones enough to continue with the series. I always think and experience that the books get better. (Hence the fact that I love city of Glass and City of Heavenly fire♥️)
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City of Bones is book 1 in the Mortal Instruments series written by Cassandra Clare (Queen
2023 reread:the notalgia of it all
2018 reread:
The first time I gave this 3 stars. I don't know why I did that because the second time around, I loved this so much. I know this definitely has some faults like the writing isn't the best but it is pretty good. I give this a 4.5 stars but this book is so nostalgic for me. The characters are the world to me and I forgot so many things that happen but it felt so familiar at the same time. I don't think I could ever love a series as much as I love the Shadowhunter Chronicles. The Hunger Games got me into reading but I was just bored so after that, I picked up Divergent. I got addicted to it and I wanted more so I picked up the Mortal Instruments. My love for Divergent and the Hunger Games has dwindled over the 4 years since I read them. I will always love what they did for me but I don't love them anymore. But this series. I love it still and I will love it forever. On my deathbed I will reread all of Cassandra Clare's books and be so happy that it was the last thing I read.
I read this out of a fear of FOMO: the series hit its zenith past my YA prime, but the premise had me interested, especially considering Cassandra Clare has apparently developed her writing over time with her later Shadowhunter books. The start of this one was fun, but Jace is unbearable. What an edgelord - I have no idea what made people think this sort of attitude was ever attractive. I also knew about the “incest” part and still got whiplash. What a weird “twist.” Still, I've heard this is one of the weaker entries for Clare and that the series/universe gets better so I will likely continue in spite of the low rating.
First read: July 2013Pretty much disliked reading this. Not a fan of any of the characters. Re-read:August 2021The plot of this book is still ridiculous, I just can't take it seriously even in the context of make-belief. The only character I really enjoy is Simon...okay and maybe Isabella at times. But I was in the mood for something silly and fast-paced so my experience with this was better this second time around. I'm still not in the slightest tempted to pick up the next one in the series and find out what happens next. The ending of this book and that plot twist is just too lame, I don't care for it and I don't want to invest further time into this.
This is a fast paced fantasy based in the modern world. While the more widely-read will recognise many common tropes of the genre, they are handled very well, creatively and with a hefty dose of humour.
If you are looking to introduce someone (perhaps a younger teen) to the modern-set fantasy genre, this seems a very good place to start.
I DNF'd this. I don't really remember much, except that I was forcing my self to read it, so I stopped. all the characters seemed one-dimentional, immature, and annoying. Like the typical characters in most YA series.
I'm kind of disappointed in the ending but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
This may be one of the only times I hope a show changes something major about the book.
This review is also featured on Behind the Pages: City of Bones
Shadowhunters are the unseen protectors. Fighting demons and keeping order among the creatures that humans do not see. People without the Sight, mundanes, cannot see into the world of the Shadowhunters. But somehow, Clary Fray witnesses three Shadowhunters kill a demon. When her mother goes missing, she must depend on the Shadowhunters to keep her safe and help find her mother.
I first read City of Bones in 2014. I almost immediately fell in love with Jace. His witty comebacks and determination made me swoon. After reading Infernal Devices this year and absolutely loathing Will, I thought oh no, I'm going to hate Jace if I read Mortal Instruments again. The two characters are so similar in their sarcastic and dark humor. Well, I decided to give it a re-read and chance it.
The dynamics between Jace and Clary still won me over. And Jace's famous one-liners made me laugh. As a character, Jace is much more appealing to me than Will. I also enjoyed that Clary doesn't back down to Jace and is just as willing to speak out. She isn't the type of girl to immediately swoon and is fiercely independent. The two work to balance one another and carry the story forward.
Even knowing what ultimately plays out, I enjoyed every moment of this book. Being able to see how the characters behave at first and knowing how they are going to evolve as the series progresses only adds to the enjoyment. I was also able to pick up on the internal battles that some characters experience, and it added a new layer to the story.
The world created by Cassandra Clare is dark and exciting. Readers of all ages can enjoy the action and magic found in the City of Bones.
I bought this book at a library book sale so I thought I would give it a try. I have never read any of Cassandra Clare's books. I am actually a little too old for the story. I think 15 year old me would have loved this series. The story was fine, but I felt it to be a little too young for me. I am a little curious about what happens in the series. I may pick up the next book in the future, but it is not something I really need to read right now. It is a good YA fantasy book.
Dit boek is zo veel chaos in 506 blz. Belangrijke scènes worden in 10 zinnen beschreven en een onbenullig stuk krijgt een hoofdstuk van 20 bladzijden... ik weet dat dit haar eerste boek ooit is, maar ik vond het echt moeilijk om doorheen te komen.
I read this back in 2014. I am making it a mission to finish as many series as I can in 2017 but in order for me to do that with this series I had to start over. I enjoyed this the second time around. I love the characters, and it has a slow build up, all and all it was a good way to spend a few hours.
This was such a great reread (that i started in february and had on pause for literally 9 months) and so well-deserving of the four stars I gave it my previous reread.
It's fun and exciting, and I had forgotten so many small things that I'm so happy to be caught up on again! Can't wait to get into the next one soon. I just love this series and I hope everyone who reads it enjoys it as much as I do. Totally worth the reread, it's been four years and I was in desperate need to freshen up my knowledge on this book. Most of what I remembered came from the book or TV show and they can only get the big plot points in there. I just totally blocked out how rude Isabelle was to Clary for a big chunk of this book lmao. One of many things I had totally forgotten.
And honestly, I love Jace. I can never not love Jace. I just love him. He's awesome, he's funny, he's badass, and I love him.
Although I want to give it 4.6 stars a rating of four stars seems way too low. The beginning was a little to hard for me to get into but afterwards omg its amazing. But clary gets on my nerves a whole lot. The book was really good and I can't wait to read the second and watch the movie adaption.
-reread 2018 I lowered my rating to a 3.25. I couldn't get pass how much Clary got on my nerves but I'm interested in the world and all the other characters.
I can't tell this series is going to super interesting. Really enjoyed tho book especially the setup for future books.
I loved this book so much, Cassandra Clare [a:Cassandra Clare 150038 Cassandra Clare https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1270502031p2/150038.jpg] knows how to write the best characters each with different emotions and personalities. I can't wait to start City of Ashes next. I highly recommend this book to anyone who hasn't read this series yet, there might be a few of them left I just recently discovered this series because of the EmmaBooks YouTube Channel.
