City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) in The Mortal Instruments Series LOVERS! :P

Dec 23, 2010 Jen rated it really liked it

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If I was to describe City of Bones, I would say that it is the lovechild of Harry Potter and Twilight. Why do I say this? Well, I feel that City of Bones could appeal to both the Harry Potter and Twilight fandoms. Harry Potter fans would love to read City of Bones because like Harry Potter, City of Bones has intricate world-building. Twilight fans would love to read City of Bones because it has the complex-love-triangle-romance dynamic that so characteristically defines Twilight. In addition, Ci If I was to describe City of Bones, I would say that it is the lovechild of Harry Potter and Twilight. Why do I say this? Well, I feel that City of Bones could appeal to both the Harry Potter and Twilight fandoms. Harry Potter fans would love to read City of Bones because like Harry Potter, City of Bones has intricate world-building. Twilight fans would love to read City of Bones because it has the complex-love-triangle-romance dynamic that so characteristically defines Twilight. In addition, City of Bones has a lot of paranormal and fantasy elements. Within this book you will find vampires, werewolves, pixies, magical elements and newly created creatures, lands, and groups of people who live in a secret world totally unknown to humans (whom Cassie Clare has dubbed 'mundanes')

What I liked about City of Bones was learning about this whole new world Cassie Clare has beautifully created where you have shadowhunters (humans who hunt demons and have angel blood in their veins) and downworlders (who are hybrids of humans and demons and include: werewolves, vampires, faries, warlocks etc). Clary the main character, suddenly finds herself being a part of this world by a series of events which change her life forever. Clary is a likeable main character. She is clever, artistic, and strong willed. She also has a secret past that not even she is aware of and it was great to go along with her on her journey to discovering who she truly is.

The best thing about City of Bones are the secondary characters. They are all very well developed and all have very unique personalities. For instance, you have Jace Wayland, a shadowhunter teenager, who is so sarcastic and funny. He's your typical bad boy but he insists on doing the right thing. You also have Simon, who is Clary's best friend and he is just a delight to read. He is so witty and smart. Loved him. Magnus the warlock - oh there are no words. He is so awesome. He has so much personality and so much fun to read. Also, the villain in this book is just wow - there are no words for how evil and twisted he is. And those are just a list of some of the characters. There's much more and they are all very unique and fun to read.

City of Bones is really action packed which I loved. You also have a complicated love triangle and Cassie Clare throws such a big twist towards the end of the book. And, I was not expecting it at ALL. I felt like I got book smacked when I read it. Way to surprise us Cassie. Such a huge cliffhanger, can't wait to see what happens in the rest of the series. Overall, you can't go wrong with this book. Its a a great read.

And what I loved the most in City of Bones, I have to say, is Cassie Clare's word usage. She just uses the most interesting words I have to admit that I had a dictionary next to me the whole time while I was reading this book. That never happened to me even in college, and I read some tough stuff in college (Anyone up for reading a Saskia Sassen essay? Yea I wouldn't like to be in that spot again either). But yea I kinda loved the word usage of Cassie Clare. I learned a bunch of words I have never heard of in my life before. I was kinda always looking forward to the next cool word Cassie would use. And that may be a geeky confession but I like to keep it real. So there you go :D ...more

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Nov 22, 2010 Amethyst rated it it was amazing

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I know a mysterious character is fun, but hearing his perspective sure was fun to me...:P

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I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!!! IT WAS INCRIDEBLE!!! Even if you hate fantasy you will learn to love it just because you read this book! (Not that I hate fantasy because I don't!) So who ever you are you need to put this book on your list, I promise you won't regret it!! You will want to fall in love with Jace and then you'll want to hate his arogance, but admire his confidence!! Whatever reactio ...more

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Jul 27, 2010 Shannon rated it really liked it

Pretty entertaining!

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Oct 24, 2010 Alyssa rated it it was amazing

There is only one word to describe this book... AMAZING!! I have read this book over and over and over and it still feels like the first time I read it! I love how Cassandra Clare pulls me, repeatedly, into the story in a way that I can't stop thinking about it, even hours after I put it down :D This has to be one of the best books I have read. So excited for the movie! ...more

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Jul 14, 2010 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

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one of the best books ever written. it was thrilling, dark and exciting, and i simply loved the romance sizzling in the air. it isn't your usual fiction book. it is my favourite book to date. ...more

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