City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, #1)

by Cassandra Clare

First in Cassandra Clare's internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series about the Shadowhunters.

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Demons. First in the New York Times No. 1 bestselling series that has swept the globe, City of Bones is also a major movie and Shadowhunters, the TV series based on the book, is currently airing on Netflix. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of demon hunters, Clary encounters the dark side of New York City and the dangers of forbidden love. This edition contains exclusive bonus content as well as a map and a new foreword by Cassandra Clare. Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter's Codex.

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I have been meaning to read this book forever! I picked it up at the library while my kids were looking for their books. By the time they were done, I was already on page 60. I read City Of Bones in 2 days. I liked it a lot! I know some people didn't like it because of the similarities to other popular books in this genre. Now, with the large number of books I read each year,if I compared each book with other books, that would drive me crazy! I have made it a rule for myself, to compare the book only to that same book and how I felt about it as a story in whole: the plot, the characters, the action and whether I want to read the next book in the series. I'm excited to read the next book. It was fun! It kept me reading and turning the pages quickly. So...if you haven't read it yet, it is so worth reading, and if you like Urban fantasy, I think you will enjoy this series!

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