City of Bones The Mortal Instruments Series #1 by Cassandra Clare

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Discover the world of the Shadow hunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly) now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content. City of Bones is a Shadow hunters novel. When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she's more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadow hunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 14-17 Years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Dimensions- 5. 4" W x 8. 2" H x 1. 5" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- Margaret K. McElderry Books, Publication date- 09-01-2015
    • Page count- 544
    • ISBN- 9781481455923

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3 months ago
from Indiana

The Start of An Amazing Series

I'll be real, the writing is a bit weak as it's one of CCs first ever books. But this book does an incredible job world building and sets you up to embark on years worth of adventures with funny and meaningful characters. The battles are fun, the lore is interesting, and I found myself always wanting to know what happened next.

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6 months ago

City of Bones

The start of one of my favorite fantasy series! Can’t say anything bad about this awesome book.

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6 months ago
from maryland

city of bones

good read better then the movie mortal instruments

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1 year ago
from NC

Eh.

When Clary Fray witnesses a murder at a nightclub that no one else can see, the world she thought she knew unravels, and she discovers the dark, dangerous, and enticing world of shadowhunters. I didn't love or hate this book. It was an okay read with good world building and interesting lore, but I didn't connect with any of the characters. Jace is a stereotypical bad boy who (of course) falls for the innocent, fish out of water, Clary, but their "romance" feels hollow and forced. Things get really weird when incest is thrown in near the end. As a stand-alone novel, this would have been fine, an interesting dip into a world of angels, mute, telepathic munks, and werewolves, but it's not executed well enough to hold my attention for an entire series.

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3 years ago
from Corona,CA

I couldn't put it down!

I read this book over quarantine, and I couldn't believe how well-written it was. It took me roughly 2 days to finish, and I never set it down except to eat and sleep. It definitely deserved its bestseller title, because it is a required read for all fiction lovers.

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3 years ago
from Cleburne, TX

AMAZING

This is one of my all time favorites, its been years and i keep reading the whole series over again, its always amazing.

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3 years ago
from Pennsylvania, PA

Eye drawing

I had boughten the book expecting something completely different and now I can't but the series down! And that doesn't happen too often!

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4 years ago

just do it

I know people are really intimidated to start this series now since there are 20+ books in it, but do yourself a favor and dive into this world. It spans generations and is just an insane ride. Please go meet Jace, Clary, the other shadowhunters, and my absolute favorite man ever, Magnus Bane.

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