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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

Cassandra Clare

Start date: April 1, 2015

Finish date: April 30, 2015

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Apr 13, 2018 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, ya-2018, fiction-read, fantasy, series-completed, ya-2020, ya-2022, april, ya-best-of-the-best, favorite-all-time

Fourth read 2023:
I planned to wait to read this every other year. I couldn’t wait that long. It never fails to disappoint!

Third read 2022:
Not only my favorite series of all time, but this first one in the series has become one of my favorite books of all time.

Re-read 2020:
Just as good, if not better than the first time! I was glued front to back. I love these characters and I love this introduction to the series!

First review 2018:
City of Bones caught me by surprise. I had assumed this to be ...more

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Jul 22, 2013 Tara rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-june, 2013-july, annoying-main-character

july 2013 rating: 4 stars

may 2016 rating: 2 stars

After reading this book again after almost 3 years, I'm going to have to change my rating from 4 stars to 2 stars. Honestly, the only character I enjoyed was Simon, but even then, Simon wasn't all that amazing either. The way Clare wrote her characters did not catch my attention this time around and genuinely bored me to death. I probably rated this 4 stars the first time I read it because of the world but aha then again I don't see anything speci ...more

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Jun 27, 2012 J.W. Ellis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: action-strong-lead-women-heroines, witches-wizards-druids-mages, triangles

2020 reread
Rewatched the movie n tvshow and now rereading.
Still love it. A wonderful first book that really pulls you in with its characters

Feb 2016 reread
Wow its been awhile since I read this. Didn't think it had been that long. Rereading mainly cause of the tv show. Im one of the weirdo's who likes differences.
Gotta say I still love the book. Especially the Jace/Clary Dynamic.
Unfortunately, Simon in the movie, tv show and book ANNOYS ME lmao.

Jan 2013
Wow yeah now thats how a novel should be wri ...more

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