City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare - Restarting February 29th 2024

[Catrin]

I am on Chapter 7, I will probably be going up to chapter 14.

[Deceptively]

I’m finished

[Akshita]

Should we discuss the final chapters tonight?

[Catrin]

No not tonight, can we discuss the final chapter on Monday please. I am busy today but will be finish the book hopefully by Sunday evening x

[Deceptively]

Did you guys wanna arrange to read the next book?

[Akshita]

Sure! What about 1st Sep? Or whatever everyone's fine with .

[Deceptively]

Might only be able to do a couple of chapters but 1st Sep works for me.

[Deceptively]

I’m happy to wait :)

[Akshita]

I'll wait too!
Which readathon btw?

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "Akshita wrote: "I'll wait too!
Which readathon btw?"

it's strange things readathon! super cool and fun! even if un haven't watched the show like me! u'll enjoy very much! let me know if ur intres..."

Oh..I have never actually done a readathon before. What exactly are u supposed to do except reading according to the prompts?

[Akshita]

Ok, thanks!

[Akshita]

Hi, Can we decide the date for starting the next book? So that I can plan for the next month accordingly...

[Catrin]

Hi Girlies,
Hope your all enjoying our book read, I am thank you I have reached chapter 11 / page 209 in the book. Please can we do our book review between 6pm and 7pm tomorrow night x Diolch From Catrin x

[Deceptively]

Catrin wrote: "Hi Girlies,
Hope your all enjoying our book read, I am thank you I have reached chapter 11 / page 209 in the book. Please can we do our book review between 6pm and 7pm tomorrow night x Diolch From ..."

I am a bit busy then but I can try my best. I think Ari and Akshita are in a different time zone tho so I think that’ll be 10.30/11.30pm for them? But if you guys are okay with that then we can?

[Deceptively]

Akshita wrote: "Hi, Can we decide the date for starting the next book? So that I can plan for the next month accordingly..."

I think Ari said second week of September? Could we do the 7th?

[Akshita]

Jaxie wrote: "Akshita wrote: "Hi, Can we decide the date for starting the next book? So that I can plan for the next month accordingly..."

I think Ari said second week of September? Could we do the 7th?"

Yup. Fine with me :)

[Akshita]

Jaxie wrote: "Catrin wrote: "Hi Girlies,
Hope your all enjoying our book read, I am thank you I have reached chapter 11 / page 209 in the book. Please can we do our book review between 6pm and 7pm tomorrow night..."

I am okay with whenever.

[Catrin]

Hi Girlies, @ Ari & Akshita what time is best for us all the do this review for City of Bones 1st Cassandra Clare book? Send me a message from Catrin

[Catrin]

Yes 7th of September is good with me.

[Akshita]

Catrin wrote: "Hi Girlies, @ Ari & Akshita what time is best for us all the do this review for City of Bones 1st Cassandra Clare book? Send me a message from Catrin"

Which time zone do you live in?

[Catrin]

Jaxie and I live in the United Kingdom.

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "i didn’t said 2nd i said 10th of sept coz im on a readathon!"

I am good with 10th too.

[Catrin]

Ok . Where do you live?

[Akshita]

Catrin wrote: "Jaxie and I live in the United Kingdom."

Okay, so we can discuss it tonight. It will be 6-7pm for you and around 10-11pm for me..

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "lol ur good with anything Sia! how’s the readathon going? i already finished one book last night after 12:00am lol"

Wait, really?? I could only read a few pages last night!

[Catrin]

What about better 3pm and 4pm ? @ Jax, @ Ari & @ Akshita x

[Akshita]

Catrin wrote: "What about better 3pm and 4pm ? @ Jax, @ Ari & @ Akshita x"

Sorry, I don't think that would be possible. It's dinner time for me.

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "oh it was a book with just 128 pages! pretty easy for anyone"

Oh..the satisfaction though..of finishing a book in one night.!

[Catrin]

Ok . @ Ari what time would be best for you both?

[Akshita]

Catrin wrote: "Ok . @ Ari what time would be best for you both?"

Anytime after 10:00 pm IST works for me.

[Akshita]

And should I ask for the thread to be reset for 10th now?

[Catrin]

Yes ok x

[Catrin]

What day tonight or tomorrow night? Up to you guys 👍

[Akshita]

Ooh that's nice!
i've never read Harry Potter though😅

[Akshita]

Here's the link everyone :)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "rlly?!?!? that’s bad!!! today is the best day to start!!! trust me if u’ve been living near me Sia! i would’ve come to ur house and given u philosophers stone!!!"

😅😅 I'll give it a shot some day, I promise! Not now though..but yeah, in near future.

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "*flies to Sia’s house and drops 100 copies of philosophers stone*😎"

*and almost gives my mom a panic attack*

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "oh! sorry i forget ur parents r muggles! lmao!"

yeah lol 😂

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "can i drop 100 copies of biology ncert instead? 😅"

Yup! She would be pleased!😂
Maybe you'll even get a few words of admiration😅

[Akshita]

ARI wrote: "that’ll be a pleasure but then who will be forced to read those 100 copies?!?!? YOU! anyways i gtg study! bye! cya!"

Yeah, Bye!😂

[Deceptively]

Cool! 10th is good and any time :)

[Deceptively]

What do people wanna discuss about the book?

[Akshita]

I think the final chapters, as we never got to talk about them...

[Deceptively]

By the way, i never saw your messages before but I am reading harry potter starting today! Haha

[Akshita]

That's nice! I might be the only person left who hasn't read it...

[Deceptively]

I’ve never read them either, this is my first time. I can only read them because they’re on kindle unlimited.

Sorry I’ve been really rubbish talking today. I am free more tomorrow.. thanks for doing the thread Akshita!

[Deceptively]

At the end of the book: (view spoiler)[What did you think of Valentine being Jace’s father? Did you see it coming?

I was kind of surprised Jace let him go through the portal because he seemed to be blindly following him before that. But then again, Jace did realise he wasn’t all that good. (hide spoiler)]

[Akshita]

Jaxie wrote: "At the end of the book: ..."
(view spoiler)[
I am not sure how I feel about the last part. I was expecting some unexpected twist to be there, but not this.
And Jace? It didn't even feel like the Jace we had been seeing since the beginning of the book. He seemed like a completely different person on finding the truth about Valentine being his father. And I DID NOT like that sudden change in his character. (hide spoiler)]

[Akshita]

(view spoiler)[
Also, that made the whole "love triangle" thing among Clary, Jace and Simon very awkward. I was liking the chemistry between Clary and Jace, but now!? (hide spoiler)]

[Akshita]

(view spoiler)[
Though I didn't get why Clary felt the need to apologize to Simon when he found her and Jace kissing. Like she said, Simon wasn't her brother, or her father, and she didn't even know he loved her then. So why apologize and make things complicated...? (hide spoiler)]