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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

Cassandra Clare

Start date: January 1, 2015

Discussion: . Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

Why we're reading this: I have wanted to start this series since it came out, but haven't had the time. The 2015 challenge will g…more
[close] I have wanted to start this series since it came out, but haven't had the time. The 2015 challenge will give me the motivation and reason to start reading again!!

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. Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

* Week 1: Introduction
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Jan 27, 2013 Marija rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: over-300-pages, vampire, werewolf, wizards, demons, read-in-english, pub2007, urban-fantasy, read-in-2021

REREAD IN 2021: I have forgotten most of the scenes and rereading the book helped refresh my memory. More thoughts to come.

First review:
What the hell was that???
The ending won a prize in the category "The most suprising endings ever". I don't wanna spoil but it's just weird and I'm a bit confused and....nevermind I have to read the second book,
Well the book in general is very good : the theme, the characters and their relationships are very good and don't forget the humor...OMG I laughed like a ...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Audrey rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I got City of Bones cheap a while ago, and it seems like five times I've picked it up and read the first twenty pages and thought it was fun and then forgotten about it. Well, I finally finished it. But I think maybe I would have been better off with just the first twenty pages over and over again.

I did not like this book. I never expected it to be that great, just fun and fluffy. But it ended up just pissing off my writer sensibilies to no end.

I could do a whole rant, but suffice it to say th ...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Love this book. Cassandra Clare does not disappoint! I always enjoy her books. This book captivates you and before you know it you read through the whole book and cant wait to read the second.

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