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CITY OF BONES by Cassandra Clare (3 stars) This book needs buckets of edits. Oh yes. Horrific grammar. Yeah, she was definitely a fanfic author who just got lucky with good marketing. That's all it is. Just like I AM NUMBER FOUR.
But then . . . Clare goes all FORBIDDEN on our asses. The MC's romantic lead ends up being her brother? (Possibly/maybe/sorta, but they still want each other.) REALLY? That's super gross. Finding out someone you are attracted to is your brother is the equivalent of your ...more
But then . . . Clare goes all FORBIDDEN on our asses. The MC's romantic lead ends up being her brother? (Possibly/maybe/sorta, but they still want each other.) REALLY? That's super gross. Finding out someone you are attracted to is your brother is the equivalent of your ...more
I really liked this book once I started reading it, it was very different from how i thought it would be like. The characters were kinda funny and.. unexpected, especially the main character Clary, who is introduced as the average teenage shy girl at the beginning of the book and then dives into the world of Shadowhunters and starts to see behind the glamour.. to see the world the way it really is, with all its magic and creatures (Demons, Vamps, Werewolves, Witches. warlocks and all other downw
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Book One: The Mortal Instruments
Review
Firstly, I want to say that this is a novel to be thoroughly enjoyed. Strap yourself in, sit back and enjoy the ride. It’s fast, it’s got highs, it’s got lows and when it’s over, you’ll be thankful for the ride… and that’s pretty much it.
City of Bones is a guilty pleasure. Both for the reader (especially if the reader is a fan of fantasy books, television shows and movies – like myself ...more
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
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
Jan 09, 2010
Meg
marked it as to-read
Apr 11, 2010
Jennifer
added it
May 04, 2010
Fhal
marked it as to-read
