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The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #1-3)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
Get all three books in the Mortal Instruments trilogy together in one boxed set.
Hardcover, 1520 pages
Published
October 27th 2009
by Margaret K. McElderry
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City of Bones first caught my eye about a year ago but it got back-burnered due to time constraints. I loved the cover art and had read some good reviews on it.
And then we got the audiobook and I was hooked on the series.
Clary Frae is a pretty ordinary girl. I liked that she was an artist and that her best friend, Simon, had a huge crush on her that she was cheerfully oblivious to. Clary lives with her single mother and has Luke, her mom's friend, as a male influence.
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And then we got the audiobook and I was hooked on the series.
Clary Frae is a pretty ordinary girl. I liked that she was an artist and that her best friend, Simon, had a huge crush on her that she was cheerfully oblivious to. Clary lives with her single mother and has Luke, her mom's friend, as a male influence.
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This is a book series I would love to live in! If you are looking to take a vacation and get away from your life for a while, I would most definitely recommend you take a trip through The Mortal Instruments. The world that Cassandra Clare has created is one where the reader will find themselves immersed in fantasy and adventure. Just when you think you've found that perfect spot to stop and come back to reality from, you will get swept up back into the Shadowhunter's world of triumph and chaos. ...more
Too many similes, too much teenage angst (but that's probably why so many teens read it, right?) too many witty repartees in life-threatening situations that don't even begin to help me suspend my disbelief. Oh, and EVERYBODY'S MONOLOGUING! When someone has a sword pointed at their heart they get all morose and suddenly divulge their deepest secrets, but just enough that when they don't die, the reader has all but one piece of the puzzle. So we're basically left almost knowing how things are go...more
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Okay, on the first go round I loved these books...and the second...and the third times through.
I am one of many fans eagerly awaiting the soon-to-be-released book 4: "City of Fallen Angels"
This vast world of 'Shadowhunters', demons, warlocks, vampires, fair-folk, etc. fascinated me and is amazingly well-developed.
However, if you are a reader who is likely to contemplate the sanity of the characters to the point of screaming "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!" at ...more
I am one of many fans eagerly awaiting the soon-to-be-released book 4: "City of Fallen Angels"
This vast world of 'Shadowhunters', demons, warlocks, vampires, fair-folk, etc. fascinated me and is amazingly well-developed.
However, if you are a reader who is likely to contemplate the sanity of the characters to the point of screaming "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!" at ...more
Let's start with the fact that I am over 30 and not 16 anymore (which is important to know) and let's continue that in between my heavy reading of difficult literary books I sometimes want some YA fiction or some chicklit romcom book to enjoy myself. This was a good series for that, but far from perfect. It doesn't have the great writing that Hunger Games has, it doesn't have the character outline of Twilight and it doesn't even come close to books like Harry Potter (that shouldn't even be in th...more
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Are you looking for adventure, romance, fantasy, and some kick butt action scenes? Well, The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare has it all. The plot will keep you on your toes, and unable to put the book down. It personally took me a little under three days to finish all currently published books. They aren’t that quick a read, having a few hundred pages each, which most leisurely readers find pleasant.
The Mortal Instruments currently has three books in circulation, the fourth o...more
The Mortal Instruments currently has three books in circulation, the fourth o...more
Since i'm impatiently waiting for Clockwork Angel to arrive (finally was dispatched yesterday) i decided to do a sum-up review at Cassandra's Clare The Mortal Instruments series (sequel of the Infernal Devices which include Clockwork Angel). I will try not to spoil more than the summaries have already done. Actually i will not spoil at all. Read it :)
First of all, on Clare's writing style. What i can say...i love it. After Harry Potter i couldn't believe i could find a same-style world...more
First of all, on Clare's writing style. What i can say...i love it. After Harry Potter i couldn't believe i could find a same-style world...more
I have to say I've heard mixed reviews about this book series, many saying the writing and characters are feeble attempts at creating a good story and whatnot. All I can say is screw those people because I enjoyed this series more than I could ever describe in words. I'd gotten all three books in one swing to the bookstore - which I admit could've been stupid of me if I hadn't liked it, but of course it didn't turn out that way - and even with the second book's summary spoiler I was gaping all ...more
I took interest in this series because a lot of the other members I belonged to in a forum (for a certain book) have were currently reading the last in the series, which is City of Glass. So I thought might as well read the books since I was in the mood.
I never thought I could feel again the feeling I had when I read the Harry Potter series and even when I first watched the Lord of the Rings (FOTR). I knew by the time I was in the middle chapter that I was in love with the story. I think...more
I never thought I could feel again the feeling I had when I read the Harry Potter series and even when I first watched the Lord of the Rings (FOTR). I knew by the time I was in the middle chapter that I was in love with the story. I think...more
Hmmm. Where to start with these books. These are kind of a mix between Twilight and Harry Potter, though I didn't think they were as good as either. Now that I've finished all of them, I like them a lot more in retrospect than I did while reading them. The plot is compelling and interesting, but I really hated most of the characters for the first part of the trilogy. I also don't think these are appropriate for young teens since there are some references to sex, pornography, homosexuality, a...more
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I may be a little late to the game with this one. But that’s OKAY. A good book still deserves a good mention. And with that mention, I would like to take a moment for the Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass novels written by Cassandra Clare.
I believe it was shear fate that I read these books. You see, it started a few weeks ago while on vacation in Florida. Those pesky flights can be somewhat underwhelming. Waiting in airport terminals is boring. Airpl...more
I believe it was shear fate that I read these books. You see, it started a few weeks ago while on vacation in Florida. Those pesky flights can be somewhat underwhelming. Waiting in airport terminals is boring. Airpl...more
Mortal Instruments Series - PART 1 - Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Series is about a young girl named Clary Fray, who believes she is just a typical 15 year old. Until , one night she is hanging out at the 'Pandemonium' Club with her best friend Simon, and she sees something. Something no-one else is able to see. The Mortal Instruments takes us through a world of Demons, Warlocks, Faeries, Werewolves and Vampires alike. It takes us on a journey into the underworld of New York City where ...more
The Mortal Series is about a young girl named Clary Fray, who believes she is just a typical 15 year old. Until , one night she is hanging out at the 'Pandemonium' Club with her best friend Simon, and she sees something. Something no-one else is able to see. The Mortal Instruments takes us through a world of Demons, Warlocks, Faeries, Werewolves and Vampires alike. It takes us on a journey into the underworld of New York City where ...more
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OK, I have to admit that these were pretty fun. I especially enjoyed the third one. I'm a sucker for forbidden love, which these have in spades. The good guys are really good (but tormented!) and the bad guys are really bad (but kinda sexy!) and the whole thing was pretty much completely entertaining.
One complaint- the author has a habit of telling you what things smelled or tasted like, which I liked at first "his mouth tasted of metal and rage", but then it became distrac...more
One complaint- the author has a habit of telling you what things smelled or tasted like, which I liked at first "his mouth tasted of metal and rage", but then it became distrac...more
I have had many favourite over then years of my reading craze.... but this always stood on top :) You won't understand any of the books if you read them indivisually.... but together they're wonderful... it does share some qualities of other books but I still love it. This is one of the rare series that I actually liked the charactors (well Clary can be dense but still....) Over all it's a must read (ever though it's like a fan fic) the only this I dislike about this book is that the author is a...more
I never thought I would find another book or series where I would fall completely in love with the characters after Twilight. The search is over – The Mortal Instruments is the new Twilight. After reading this series, you can’t help but feel like you personally know each and every character. The trials and tribulations each character goes through make you hunger for more and never want it to come to an end. You are constantly left in suspense of what the outcome will be of each adventure that Ja...more
I love this series. If you liked the Twilight series, but you prefer a more raunchy and more violent story, this is it (I'm not sure what that says about me, but it can't be good). This is a young adult novel, but has some themes that parents who want to shelter their children should be aware of - I haven't loaned it out to anyone under 17. The characters are interesting, the battle of good vs. evil is always entertaining, and there is some romance for the romantic in all of us. This is a series...more
I'm just going to cheat and just not do a review on this fabulous series. If you are a YA fan down to the deepest depth of your core, this series is a must-read and therefore there is no reason why I should spend my time writing reviews on these books after a month reading them when you should just go grab them RIGHT NOW! GOGOGOGOGO!
Anyway I'll just review in great depth City of Fallen Angels and then next two after that to make myself happy and you too =)
But here is the syno...more
Anyway I'll just review in great depth City of Fallen Angels and then next two after that to make myself happy and you too =)
But here is the syno...more
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I thought the first book was interesting. Book 2 and 3 were just long and drawn out. While there is action in the book one of the biggest connecting and driving plot lines was the love story. But you know it made me a bit sick. The whole thing that developed with the siblings in love--granted you find out in the third book that they aren't really related--was really spell binding but also sickening. I also had a hard time with the love triangle or rectangle that re...more
I thought the first book was interesting. Book 2 and 3 were just long and drawn out. While there is action in the book one of the biggest connecting and driving plot lines was the love story. But you know it made me a bit sick. The whole thing that developed with the siblings in love--granted you find out in the third book that they aren't really related--was really spell binding but also sickening. I also had a hard time with the love triangle or rectangle that re...more
If you can image a cross between Harry Potter, Twilight and Percy Jackson and the Olympians this is the story. I agree with the other review and I am mid 40's that this blows Twilight out of the water which I loved. Its age appropirate for 10/11+ years of age. Lots of action and adventure, love and friendship and acceptance. I read in 3 days because I couldn't get enough of it and will read them all again. Would love to see this come alive on the big screen too. Jace, Clary, Simon, Isabelle and ...more
After reading 'The Demon's Lexicon', I was starving for more. My friend sugguested to me I start reading the mortal instruments, and after renting the books from the local library, I found myself buying them off of Amazon.com before long.
I absolutely could not put these books down while I was in the middle of fall semester mid-terms at college!!
I found myself growing attached to each individual character before long. Clary, Jace, Simon, Isabelle, even Luke. It's a story ...more
I absolutely could not put these books down while I was in the middle of fall semester mid-terms at college!!
I found myself growing attached to each individual character before long. Clary, Jace, Simon, Isabelle, even Luke. It's a story ...more
I'm reviewing this set in it's entirely b/c individually this series drives me crazy and I had to read the entire series before I could make up my mind if I like it. In the end I did like it and a prediction (actually more like 2) did come true. I don't normally read such a fantasy type series but the characters kept me going even if the background made no sense to me.
Lucky for me the 3 books were available at my library b/c I don't recommend reading them unless you have all three at hand...more
Lucky for me the 3 books were available at my library b/c I don't recommend reading them unless you have all three at hand...more
This series was very captivating. I loved Clary and Jace even with the "taboo" relationship. The impossible relationship/tortured love was right up my alley. A lot of people thought that this series was predictable but I think in order to get into the love story you had to know in your gut that there was no way they could be related. So I didn't mind. I'd also like to add that besides a romance this story had so much action it kept me up until 3 am just to see what happened more than o...more
Where do I begin with The Mortal Instruments?
City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare are some of the best books I have ever read.
The series focuses on Clarissa "Clary" Fray, a fifteen-year-old outcast that discovers that she's a Shadowhunter-part of a culture of fighters that kill demons and rogue Downworlders (vampires, werewolves, fairies, warlocks, and whatever falls in between).
Throughout the first three books, ...more
City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare are some of the best books I have ever read.
The series focuses on Clarissa "Clary" Fray, a fifteen-year-old outcast that discovers that she's a Shadowhunter-part of a culture of fighters that kill demons and rogue Downworlders (vampires, werewolves, fairies, warlocks, and whatever falls in between).
Throughout the first three books, ...more
There are worse, there are better. Have I mentioned better? The plot is nice, concise, the writing clear and clean. You aren't confused about what people are doing which is always good. The problem is when you don't care what they're doing, or worse, when you think that they are idiots when they think what they're doing actually makes sense. Okay. The biggest problem is the helmet falling out of the sky at the end. They've been beat. A lot. Really totally creamed and then voila! brilliant recove...more
my initial thoughts on the first book were "please, why am i reading this" i'm too old to waste my time on bad books written for teens, but after reading a few reviews from other readers on here i saw that the first half was kind of a drag (which is was) and so i kept on. suffice it to say i read the whole trilogy in 2 days, so challenging it was not. Was it as "good" and by good I mean talented and unique as a story as Twilight or Harry Potter: not so much. but it was rel...more
It is my favorite series. I spent as much time as I could reading these!! This series is about a girl named Clarissa Fray, who is just a normal sixteen year old, figures out she was born a shadow hunter. A shadow hunter is a demon killer who has the power of sight. If you want to know more READ THE BOOKS!! The first is City of Bones, the second is City of Ashes. The third is called City of Glass and is my personal favorite!! :)City of BonesCassandra ClareCity of AshesCity of Glass
City of Bones:
Creative, exciting and unforgettable, City of Bones is the first novel in a YA fantasy/paranormal series that will have readers awe-struck and addicted. Set in New York, it blurs the line between fantasy and reality by featuring a story wherein average humans unknowingly coexist with mythical beings.
Very much like The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments series was something I didn't hear of until recently. Sure, I've seen the books around bookstores for a while now,...more
Creative, exciting and unforgettable, City of Bones is the first novel in a YA fantasy/paranormal series that will have readers awe-struck and addicted. Set in New York, it blurs the line between fantasy and reality by featuring a story wherein average humans unknowingly coexist with mythical beings.
Very much like The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments series was something I didn't hear of until recently. Sure, I've seen the books around bookstores for a while now,...more
This series was recommended and given to me by my cousin for my birthday. It was interesting and different. Think Harry Potter meets Twilight. There are warewolves, shadow hunters, vampires, and other mythical beings. The story is primarily about a teenage girl who finds out her mothers past is way more then she had ever dreamed, and meets her brother a shadow hunter that her mother thought was dead, and her father who is an evil and powerful shadow hunter trying to take over the world.
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| The Infernal Devi...: The Series | 129 | 125 | Feb 09, 2012 06:12pm | |
| The Mortal Instru...: Jace or simon?? | 10 | 11 | Feb 09, 2012 05:49pm | |
| Teen Bookclub ☮♥: The Mortal Instruments- Elimination Round ♥ | 12 | 13 | Feb 09, 2012 01:20pm | |
| Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices connections. | 4 | 9 | Feb 08, 2012 01:05pm | |
| ~Young Adult Enth...: Mortal Instruments | 17 | 13 | Jan 28, 2012 09:34pm | |
| Has anyone else noticed how every single shadowhunter guy is hot? | 3 | 5 | Jan 06, 2012 05:41pm |
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"Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal ...more
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"Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal ...more
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