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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

Cassandra Clare

Start date: January 1, 2011

Finish date: January 31, 2011

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Apr 16, 2016 Susan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I finished the reread of this book and ended up giving this book 5 stars this time reading it. I loved it so much more this time around. I think knowing the characters this time around made a difference. I know Jace is a jerk but I like him so much and I thought Simon and Jace's interactions were so funny. Claret gets a lot of hate and I actually like her character so much. She's kind of a badass in my opinion. I can't wait to start the next book.

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Mar 22, 2024 Joni (Jonez) rated it liked it

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Feb 20, 2013 Marcy rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed "City of Bones" more than I thought I would. Big part of why I wanted to read it was to be able to watch the movie -- but so much happened in this book that I know a lot of stuff had to have been left out. I was surprised by how much stuff happened. And while I wasn't terribly surprised by most of the ending (though I'm sure parts were meant to be surprise-reveals), I did like the direction the story took. ...more

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