I must say, this wasn’t as good as I expected. This is coming from someone who read Clockwork Angel, from the prequel series just released a few months ago, first. The writing was a lot better in Clockwork Angel than City of Bones.

Let me start by saying I still really liked the book. The characters were good. I liked how strong-willed Clary was and how witty and charming Jace was. I usually find myself annoyed by the “bitch” of the story but Isabelle was a very refreshing character (unlike jessamine) as was Simon. I felt the story dragged a little bit. There wasn’t much action if you think about it. A lot of the story just focused on Jace and Clary, which is fine with me, but there just wasn’t enough action mixed in.

Over all I enjoyed the book. I just didn’t find myself flipping through the pages like a mad man like the way I had done for Clockwork Angel until the very baffling end. It is very strange and revolting storyline to have, in my opinion.

In comparison, I feel more drawn to the Infernal Devices characters. I feel like I know more about them, excluding Will, than I know about the Characters from The Mortal Instruments. I still have 2 more books to read at the moment, and i’m sure some of my opinions will change. But this is my first glance at the series based on the first books of both series.
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Amazing! I couldn't put it down. Every spare moment I had I was reading this book. It was a definite page turner. I look forward to completing the rest of the series and can't wait for the movie to be released. Woot woot! ( )

Representation: N/A
Trigger warnings: Physical injury, hospitalisation
Score: Five points out of ten.
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5/10, meh, this book was an OK fantasy novel but not the best one ever and I've read ones that are better than this but I still enjoyed this one most of the time however there were some parts I didn't like which I'll get to later. The world building wasn't even that original since it just felt like another Harry Potter knockoff but I still enjoyed it as well as some of the characters. The story begins with Clary living her life in New York however she discovers some strange things like demons and vampires and then some people come out of nowhere to hunt them down called Shadowhunters and turns out that she is one of them and she joins them in a place called the Institute and she stays there and goes along with them for a while to fight off demons and other creatures and this part was kind of slow but action packed at times but at least it explained some worldbuilding aspects like how the Mortal Cup was made and the Downworlders, the mundanes and some character backstories. Eventually, she doesn't want to be in it anymore mainly because of her relationship with Jace which I didn't like then Clary meets a new person named Simon and Jace goes off and sees his abusive father but after a big battle he was sent to the hospital from his injuries which he recovers from eventually and then it ends in a cliffhanger. If you like paranormal fantasies this one is for you however there are better ones you can read like the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and the Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo. ( )

ugh every time i kiss a boy i find out he’s actually my brother it’s the worst curse ( )

It was interesting enough I'll give the next one a go but I'm proceeding with caution. Fantasy usually isn't my genre. It seems to borrow from other fantasy novels I know of in my limited experience and that doesn't seem good from someone as unversed as I am in Fantasy. ( )