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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
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It's been a few days since I finished reading this and still I can't decide if I liked it or not. The story, a tale of demon slaying mixed with coming of age angst, in itself was wonderfully written. From the first page, I was hooked. The characters were interesting, the relationships felt real, and the action was entertaining. The problem, or perhaps the best part of the book, was the WTF moment near the end wen the entire plot came full circle. It was brilliant and nauseating at the same time.

This book was everything many other simpering YA reads are not. It was funny, dark and a little twisted but still sweet and romantic. sounds like an oxymoron, I know. That's why I'm still unsure. What I do know is I plan to read the rest of the series soon. ( )
  klarsenmd | Nov 3, 2009 |
Clary Fray is living with her mother, an artist, in New York City. One night, she goes to a club with her best friend, Simon, and sees something completely crazy- three teenagers killing another in a storage room. The weirdest part is that the kid just disappears, folding in on himself. Clary tries to forget about the incident, since no one else could see the event, but when she sees one of the killers in a coffee shop she can't resist following him. She is then pulled in to a whole other world of Shadowhunters, people who kill demons. In an attempt to save her mother, who has been kidnapped, she teams up with them and goes off on journey around NYC to try and find her.
This is the first book in the Mortal Instruments series. It's definitely a page-turner. The world created is thrilling and mysterious. It had many twists and turns near the end. The ending demands you read the next book in the series, City of Ashes. ( )
  mdtwilighter | Oct 28, 2009 |
I read it and the cliffhanger made me get the other two books. The other two books were so much better. I recommend this book only as a pathway to the other great books in the series. City of Bones didn't fully enthrall me into its world. I think there was too much going on--too much background information. This book sets up the story and I think the next two books actually tells the story. I'm very glad I stuck with this series after I found the first one sort of boring. If you start reading it, just remember: it gets better! ( )
  Nickles | Oct 25, 2009 |
It's not often I come across a book with a plot as transparent as City of Bones. Clare seems to draw from a traditions of young adult and contemporary fantasy alike, with little altered to speak to her own creativity. While reading City of Bones I found myself waiting for the events and revelations I knew would happen, as opposed to enjoying the "plot twists" as they came along. This is not to say that the novel is entirely lacking in entertainment value, but the best audience for City of Bones is someone just stepping into the genre; the novel serves as a kind of "Cliff's Notes" for contemporary YA fantasy. ( )
  Luxx | Oct 24, 2009 |
I didn't think I would like this book but I finally talked myself into reading it. Since it was recommened by Stephaine Meyer and I LOVE Twilight.
I've seen it described as "sexy"....not quite. However it is a good story. I like Simon...he's so sarcastic. It does keep you guessing and wanting more. It's hard to imagine a world like the one in this book but who knows....... ( )
  bellamia | Oct 19, 2009 |
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Epigraph
I have not slept.

Between the acting of a dreadful thing

And the first motion, all the interim is

Like a phantasm, or a hideous dream:

The genius and the mortal instruments

Are then in council; and the state of man,

Like to a little kingdom, suffers then

The nature of an insurrection.

- William Shakespeare,
Julius Caesar
I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night,

Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down

The dark decent, and up to reascend. . .

- John Milton, Paradise Lost
Facilis descensus Averni:

Noctes antque dies patet atri ianua Ditis.

Sed grandium revocare superasque evadere ad auras;

Hoc opus, hic labor, est.

- Virgil, The Aeneid
The descent beckons

as the ascent beckoned.

- William Carlos Williams, The Descent
Dedication
For my grandfather
First words
"You've got to be kidding me," the bouncer said, folding his arms across his massive chest.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
Disambiguation notice
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Canonical titleCity of Bones
Original publication date2007
SeriesThe Mortal Instruments Trilogy (Book 1)
People/CharactersClary Fray, Jace Wayland, Isabelle Lightwood, Alec Lightwood, Hodge Starkweather, Simon Lewis (show all 10)
Important placesThe Institute, New York, New York, USA, Alicante, Idris
Awards and honorsSouth Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee (2009-2010)
EpigraphI have not slept.
Between the acting of a dreadful thing
And the first motion, all the interim is
Like a phantasm, or a hideous dream:
The genius and the mortal instruments
Are then in council; and the... (show all)
Julius Caesar, I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night,
Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down
The dark decent, and up to reascend. . .
- John Milton, Paradise Lost, Facilis descensus Averni:
Noctes antque dies patet atri ianua Ditis.
Sed grandium revocare superasque evadere ad auras;
Hoc opus, hic labor, est.
- Virgil, The Aeneid, The descent beckons
as the ascent beckoned.
- William Carlos Williams, The Descent
DedicationFor my grandfather
First words"You've got to be kidding me," the bouncer said, folding his arms across his massive chest.
Last words(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
BlurbersBlack, Holly, Larbalestier, Justine
Book description

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743566572, Audio CD)

A deliciously exotic urban fantasy that is sexy, mysterious and dangerously good fun!

When 15-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. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing -- not even a smear of blood -- to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother?And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400)

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