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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

Cassandra Clare

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Aug 13, 2012 Wren rated it it was amazing

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Fifteen year old Clary finds herself tangled up with Shadowhunters; people with strange tattoos that hunt demons, after witnessing one of their kills. Along with her friend, Simon, she gets to know the Shadowhunters, especially Jace, whom she falls in love with. However, a revelation is soon to be given, a revelation that may ruin her love for Jace forever.......

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Dec 02, 2012 Amanda rated it really liked it

Out of most of the YA novels, I have to say that this was one of my more favourite ones. Although Jace is a cliche male character that's what made me love him all the more. He was witty and charming and more bundled all into one. Although, Clary tend to play the 'damsel in distress' a tad too often, I liked her, and that's rare for me to grow any connection to a female lead. Izzy and Alec I hope to see more of in the other books as I feel they weren't greatly dove into.

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Nov 27, 2012 Shelby rated it it was amazing

This book was so great. Cassandra Clare had me from page 1. She didn't just write a book, she created a whole new world and allowed me the opportunity not just to read about it but to inhabit it. With her considerable skill, I not only visited HER version of NY, I also got to smell it and taste it and feel it. The detail and storytelling were second to none.
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