City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Dec 25, 2009 E.J. Stevens rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, fantasy, paranormal, vampire, must-read, ya, urban-fantasy, supernatural, faerie, werewolves

All the stories are true. Once Clary begins to see the streets of New York with the Sight, the world will never be the same again. City of Bones is a fabulous beginning to The Mortal Instruments urban fantasy series. An action packed, character driven novel of friendship, love, loyalty, and betrayal and the consequences of knowing the truth. Filled with fabulous paranormal creatures, endearing characters, hot romance and unexpected twists that will leaving you gasping for more. This is a must re ...more

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Jul 22, 2010 Kaitlyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Clare has the talent of making you trust a person completely and then turning the whole story around on you. It is amazing. She draws me in and then plucks at my heartstrings. It is a testament to how delightful this book is that I was on vacation in Boston and all I wanted to do was get back to the room so I could read. Jace is the quintessential bad boy with a past--how could you not love him? One of my favorite things about Clare's writing is she draws ...more

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Feb 07, 2010 Shannan rated it really liked it

know that I am not the first one to read City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal Instruments Series. However, I HAD to write a review. It’s too good of a book for us not to add it on our bookshelves next to The Twilight Series.

Clary, a 15 year old girl, who doesn’t know the true history of her parents, gets involved in a whirlwind of adventure with the Shadowhunters. Her best friend, Simon, is hopelessly in love with her – yet, she doesn’t know it – and becomes involved in some of those adv ...more

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Dec 12, 2009 Christin (Portrait of a Book) rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, tm-recommendations, 100in2010

Really 3.5 stars.

After hearing from numerous people that I needed to read this series, and knowing that Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel was coming soon, I gave in and moved this series to the top of my to-read list. And after the first 50 pages, I was hooked!

I thoroughly enjoyed all of the characters and their variety of personalities. Although at first I didn't like Jace (shame on me, I know) he grew on me as I learned more about his past and how his mind worked. Despite being paranormal, Cla ...more

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Dec 12, 2009 Inga rated it it was amazing

This book was very positive surprise. It had everything a good fantasy book needs: good plot, cool characters, love, lot of action, magic creatures and surprises. Can't wait to read the next Cassandra Clare's book! ...more

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Dec 31, 2009 Len rated it it was amazing

I LOVE THIS BOOK. Page turner. Make sure you have the second book (City of Ashes) when you start this one because surely you'll be wanting to read more! ...more

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