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City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)

7 Ratings: 3.6

A book by Cassandra Clare

This Buffy-esque YA novel does not translate well to the audio medium, and part of the problem lies in the story's pacing. Teenager Clary discovers she can see supernatural beings that no one else can, gets drawn into the world of the Shadowhunters (teens … see full wiki

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Author: Cassandra Clare

Genre: Teens

Publisher: McElderry

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review by Abigail_ATUF. November 02, 2009

If Harry Potter and Wicked Lovely had a book baby it would be City of Bones.

Review Courtesy of [...] If Harry Potter and Wicked Lovely had a book baby it would be City of Bones. I had been looking forward to reading this book for a long time, and I really have no good reason for waiting as long as I did. Good world building is paramount in urban fantasy, and City of Bones, if a little small feeling at times, doesn't disappoint. In the Bible, Nephilim are the children of humans and fallen angles, but in City of Bones (COB), they are the … more

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review by bookwormygirl. September 09, 2009

City of Bones

When Clary heads out to a local club with her BFF, little did she know that her whole life would be altered. She definitely wasn't expecting to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and yielding bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. No body, no blood and it seems that no one in the club can see these kids other than her. This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters are warriors dedicated to ridding … more

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review by TheCompulsiveReader. July 23, 2009

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Imaginative and gripping

Clary Fray's normal, quiet life takes a surprising turn one night when she witnesses a murder at the club Pandemonium. The only thing is, she's the only one who can see the killers and their victim. The next night, her mother disappears and her apartment is ransacked. It's then that Clary discovers that the killers she saw are really Shadowhunters, demon killers who live in secret. And the people she saw at Pandemonium, Jace, Isabelle, and Alec are the only one who can help her make sense of this … more

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review by thebookmuncher. June 10, 2008

A Thrill Ride

Over the course of a single day, Clary's whole life changes. When she goes to Pandemonium Club, she sees the murder of a blue-haired boy by three strange-looking teens wielding strange-looking weapons. But what she can't believe is seeing the body disappear before her eyes, as if it was never there in the first place. And after that, Clary's mom disappears and Clary is attacked by a mysterious creature, only to be saved by one of the strange teens from the nightclub. And with that, Clary is dragged … more

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