Lots of hair left, but not sure where the cat is now. April 28, pm. Miel is an excellent cat. April 27, pm. 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.
Equally startled by her ability to see them, the murderers explain themselves as Shadowhunters: a secret tribe of warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons.
The only good character was Jocelyn because of this: Jocelyn recognized reading as a sacred pastime and usually wouldn't interrupt Clary in the middle of a book, even to yell at her. Is Shadowhunter actually Shadow-hunter? Because there were different ways of spelling it and I'm confused. Oh and there was this quote, which made me laugh out loud. For context, Simon just asked if Isabelle and Jace were dating. They're practically related.
They wouldn't do that. It's time to dive back into the dumpster. On one hand, we have the guilty pleasures, which I usually devour in less than a day. You all know the formula - evil guy trying to take over the world, sarcastic teenage girl who is prophesied to stop him, and a sappy love interest to tie it all off.
Let's not forget about the comic relief. This is my excuse to rate some trash four stars and some trash one star. It's such a fine line and so easy to cross. I can read a formulaic novel and thoroughly enjoy it because I'm no literary critic , and I can read a different derivative book and want to throw it in the trash where it belongs.
I think you can guess which category City of Bones falls into. This is the epitome of bad trash. We have Clary, the most annoying, rude, ungrateful girl in the history of annoying, rude, ungrateful girls. She snaps at everyone. She literally runs away to a poetry competition because her mother wants to take her on vacation. And then we have Simon, who can only speak sarcastically. No, really. Nothing he says is serious. Everything is a complete joke, and it's not funny at all.
And finally, there's Jace, who I want to throw in the trash along with this book. There is absolutely nothing special about him. He makes bad jokes. Oh, wait! Let's not forget the plot! Which is so horrible I want to cry. Apparently, there's this Shadowhunter who betrayed his fellow demon-murderers and went to the Dark Side. Does that sound familiar to you? Oh, really! I totally didn't pick up on this book's resemblance to Star Wars! And his name is If you're going to make a villain, give him a cool name!
Now I can't picture him wearing anything but pink suspenders with hearts on them. Everyone's like "oooo, Valentine is so scary -" NO. We also have a mentor figure who is such a caricature that my brain is exploding trying to comprehend the cheese. I forgot his name. No, I won't be continuing the series. To everyone's complete and utter shock, I'm not too big on incest. Shelves: fantasy , read-in , demons , shifters , angels , young-adult , vampires , fae , paranormal. They can exist side by side.
But I had too many best friends who promised me that reading this series would be worth it for me to finally get to Lady Midnight! And this is the story of how I got roped into finally reading City of Bones in Yeah, the two-thousand vibes were real. We are then thrown into the paranormal world that is hidden from the mundanes non-magical humans. And we also are introduced to the world of shadowhunters, the warriors who are sworn to defeat the demons. And the only people who can help her are the shadowhunters.
Not the warlocks, the wolf-men, the Fair Folk, not even the demons themselves. It was them. It was the Shadowhunters. And were a few of the similarities there? Yeah, I mean, this is a story that centers around three brothers with three magical items that a certain villain wants, who has been presumed dead for a while now. The parallels and names, I guess between Valentine and Voldemort are very apparent, especially their desire for wanting magic blood to be pure.
But you know what else? City of Bones holds up decently well in I was a little thrown off that it is told in third person, but I actually think it has aged pretty well.
I am always so desperately scared to go back and read my high school favorites, because I doubt they will hold up and have the same magic they did back in the mid two-thousands. I was surprised that we got confirmation for two characters, without it ever feeling manipulative or even drawn out.
And she even touches on homophobia and how differently a character would be treated if their colleagues knew he was gay.
Like me. Jace is like the most sarcastic character ever, and he actually had me laughing in so many scenes. And I loved seeing the mystery unfold right alongside Clary. Magnus was everything, I wanted so much more of him instantly.
But I ended up thinking that Luke and his backstory stole the spotlight. Like, picture the lowest expectations that a human can have. Okay, now, mine were lower than even that. But I honestly did have a lot of fun with this, and it made me very curious to pick up the next book hopefully soon!
Like, you all nasty. Blog Instagram Twitter Tumblr Youtube Twitch [Reread: March, ] Oh my word, the appreciation I have for all the threads that Cassie Clare started weaving in this first book that truly started it all.
Seeing these kids, not even beginning to understand what is ahead for them. My heart. I loved this way more the second time around, and I especially loved rereading this with Lea! Jul 04, Shelley rated it did not like it Recommends it for: no one. Pure and utter crap. I wish there were ways to give negative stars. I certainly want the time from my life back. I would compare its writing quality to a fanzine, except that comparison wouldn't be fair to fanzines.
But I swear to God, it took every single bad fanfic writing cliche and published them. What were her publishers thinking??? Where was her editor?? It was horrible. I would dearly love for a fanfiction author to make good and become a published writer, but I'd prefer one with talent, Pure and utter crap.
I would dearly love for a fanfiction author to make good and become a published writer, but I'd prefer one with talent, thanks. View all 99 comments. Jul 12, Sasha Alsberg rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. The Mortal Instruments changed the way I looked a fantasy novels. I am a huge fan now. I defiantly recommend this book for any hunger games, divergent, harry potter, and twilight fans out there.
It is truly a fantastic series. View all 17 comments. I can totally see why everyone rants and raves over these books; while I'm only one deep so far and hoping to read City of Ashes in the very near future, I feel this is the type of book that teenage Chelsea would have flipped her turds for back in the day.
I'm just glad I can still enjoy them now. While very teen oriented, City of Bones still had a classic feel that surpassed barriers of age and gender, and I have heard from many folks that they wish they had found these books while they were I can totally see why everyone rants and raves over these books; while I'm only one deep so far and hoping to read City of Ashes in the very near future, I feel this is the type of book that teenage Chelsea would have flipped her turds for back in the day.
While very teen oriented, City of Bones still had a classic feel that surpassed barriers of age and gender, and I have heard from many folks that they wish they had found these books while they were still a young, gay teen, as this book was before it's time in it's courageous attempt to feature a homosexual couple before it was popular to do so.
I was completely sucked into the action, drama, and mysterious intrigue that sweeps over the reader from the first page; I couldn't tell if I should be embarrassed to be so obsessed with such a cliche, teenage read, but honestly I don't care. I unfortunately accidentally stumbled across the movie before picking up these books, so there are a few spoilers I already knew about before starting the books since the movie pulled a bit from the first books?
I think? I actually like going into beloved, hyped up series knowing some of the big things before reading them for myself; I found I can enjoy it more if the stress of knowing who to ship is already handled for me so I don't invest in the wrong coupling view spoiler [ I'm looking at you Chaol and Celaena hide spoiler ].
It was very clever and ballsy and I love it. There's not really much I can say here that hasn't already been said thousands of times over the past decade, but I'm so glad I've officially experienced my first Cassandra Clare novel and I can't wait to continue on.
Wish me luck; I have a lot of catching up to do! That is all. View all 49 comments. Aug 16, shady boots rated it did not like it Recommends it for: People who have the hots for dickhead heroes. Shelves: stupid-girls , dont-understand-why-its-hyped , boooooring , why-do-people-like-this-shit , hot-mess , get-that-thing-away-from-me. I had to do it. View all 24 comments. And yet, it was still interesting, intriguing and the reading was good. Such a great book!
View all 8 comments. Jul 08, Maria rated it liked it. Basically, it left no taste in my mouth. Or if it left a taste, it was like water taste.
It didn't exist. But let's talk a bit about my history with the Shadowhunter world. But first the plot in italics cause we're classy as fuck. 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.
This is the first Cassandra Clare book I have ever read. You would think I knew nothing of this world before and I just starting delving to it now. And you would be wrong. Many years ago the film "City of Bones" with Lily Collins was the shit. Everyone was watching it and I watched it too. I didn't like it. It didn't feel special to me. After that the show "Shadowhunters" started. I started watching it because of a dear friend who is obsessed with it. I watch more than 70 tv shows so it's hard for me to watch something that special.
And that's the case here. It wasn't anything special. But I liked it a lot and I loved the characters. Then, I joined the book community about a year ago. This book was everywhere. So, as always, I joined the hype train and bought it. And now here we are. So, even though I have never read anything related to the Shadowhunter world, I knew about it a lot.
And this is important to note here, I'm not just a new fan of everything. Let's start with what I liked. I enjoyed the banter and the humor in this book extremely much. Especially Jace's humor, I felt myself laughing out loud at times. The only moments this character was bearable.
I also enjoyed the immersive world. The author created a very unique and beautiful but also gloomy world that is rich and full and has a huge history behind it. And now the juicy shit. What I didn't like.
This book felt so childish, juvenile and immature to me. Even when the plot was getting serious, I just wanted to laugh. It started off better but after the whole Simon-rat-vampires-werewolves-fucking-motorcycles-that-fucking-fly shit, it went downhill for me.
I mean come on, they wasted 50 pages on the Simon-rat situation, which was ridiculous, and another 10 pages on what ride they would get to get to Clary's house! I mean come on man! I hated Clary's perspective. I hated her insecurity, her hatred towards Izzy was unreasonable. You don't hate on someone just because they're prettier than you.
Or because you think they are. She didn't even give her a chance at the beginning. Basically, the reason I think the book seemed childish to me was that we were seeing things from Clary's POV. The writing also didn't help the case, but Clary is a very immature character. Characters like Izzy, Magnus and Alec, who have been my favorites for years because of the tv show, felt so distasteful to me! Imagine if I didn't know the characters from before. I would hated the guts out of them.
Clary and Jace weren't a surprise to me. I didn't even like them from the show. I don't think I will ever like these two characters. They have been on my black list for years. And it's a pity because we see things from Clary's eyes. A damn pity. To sum it all up, I didn't enjoy this book. I wanted to, I wanted to add a new favorite series to my collection but it didn't happen. My dick was hard for this book series and it fell down real fast.
I'm sorry, don't hate me. I think the show has done a better job with adapting this series. I know it's not the source material and it isn't that good but I prefer it.
I will continue to read this series because I have heard the writing gets better, but it won't be a priority. So many books to read, so little time. Apr 04, She-who-must-not-be-named rated it really liked it Shelves: owned , fantasy. I wasn't expecting so many twists especially in the last three chapters and I feel so hysterical I wanna jump.
As much as I am excited to share with y'all what I feel, I'm afraid I'll give away a few spoilers which I don't want to. I love Clary and Jace. I don't care about anything else, I just love them. There were quite a few Darth-Vader-moments and Voldemort-moments which were beyond thrilling! Okay I'm gonna stop now, please read it if you haven't already because there's so much you wouldn't wanna miss View all 20 comments.
View all 25 comments. Oct 05, Kaylin The Re-Read Queen rated it liked it Shelves: memorable-male-characters , young-adult , paranormal , unpopular-opinions , favorite-female-characters. Then I went back the next day and grabbed the next two books, devoured them, thought that was the end and mostly forgot about it.
I had 3 Stars Reviewing this is weird-- because I used to love it. I had a lot of problems with this. In fact, I can see why mini-me adored it. This is a really fun story. The world is exciting with a large cast of mostly interesting characters. As Clary is inducted into the Shadowhunter World, we feel pulled along with her.
The world is mysterious and sexy and complex looking at you: numerous spinoffs. In that same vein, this introduces a slew of compelling side characters. Aka, Alec, Magnus and Isabelle are my baes. While the main character is frustrating see next paragraph the side characters are all really interesting! But back to problem 1: the bland, frustrating, quasi-misogynist that is Clarissa Fray.
Instead, Clary comes across as a patronizing bully. She blames others for everything even though she very rarely knows what the hell is going on. She slaps her love interest twice for not agreeing with his actions-- and granted, I understand why they were fighting, but it comes across like the only way Clary can defend her position is physical violence. Overall: Idk man. Nostalgia says 5 stars, but the rest of me knows better.
View all 46 comments. Jul 27, Jess rated it did not like it. Really, there's nothing very original, or satisfying in the book. She borrowed so heavily from Buffy , Harry Potter , and Star Wars that it sticks out like a sore thumb. It reads like altered fan fiction. And I love fan fiction, make no mistake, but it's not attempting to make a buck off someone else's world, either. Which is essentially what the book is.
Cobbled fan fiction that has no cohesion. B Really, there's nothing very original, or satisfying in the book. But no matter the reputation, my review still stands. The blatant borrowing and cobbling jarred me from the story multiple times.
As I said in another review, "most likely would have still come to the same conclusions, due to the heavy-handed writing and knowing some of the more obvious media nods. Very hard to take them seriously. And people have repeatedly mentioned Sirius's flying motorcycle, which has been labeled a "demon motorcycle.
But still, it's obviously not something original, even though it plays a fairly important role in several scenes. I would have been irate over the 14 dollars that I would have lost. It did not inspire me to read the other two in the series. After all, I didn't spend money, so I would have been more willing to read the book. Not a chance in Hades, even if it were frozen over with pink slushie. View all 64 comments. Shelves: punching-tour , young-adult , reviewed.
I think this book is has some kind of mental disability. But, at the same time, it does not have such a significant learning disability that it needs to sit in a separate classroom from the other stories; it just has this confluence of creepiness and then some kind of mild mental challenge.
So, I kind of do want to make fun of it because, you know, you probably don't have to be this unc I think this book is has some kind of mental disability. So, I kind of do want to make fun of it because, you know, you probably don't have to be this uncomfortable to be around, book. It's a tough call. There was this guy in my high school graduating class like that. I really, honestly apologize ahead of time if I offend anyone here. I'm not meaning to disparage anyone who has a learning disability, and I have great respect for people who share their writing with others.
And I'm not equating learning disabilities with mental illness or with being creepy, just to be clear. I just knew a boy who happened to have a learning disability and be creepy, and he reminds me of this book.
Also, this isn't to say that people shouldn't read The City of Bones. Anyway, back to my story. For purposes of this illustration, I'm going to call the creepy high school boy David Caruso any resemblance of that name to the name of a real person, living or dead, is purely coincidental, of course.
I felt bad for David because he was so picked-on, so I tried to be nice to him. He lived about a block away from me, so he would walk home with me from school sometimes.
After the hug note, we had a serious talk about boundaries. That night, I had to take a makeup Chemistry test, which lasted about an hour. It was pouring outside, and he waited in the rain for me, standing under a tree.
When I finally left, he followed me home, walking about ten feet behind me the entire way. There was another girl he was following around for a while around that same time, and he went down on his knees outside of the cafeteria, saying something similar.
She got a restraining order against him. Rather than being a fun re-imagining of Star Wars , this story was a haphazardly sewn together pop-culture Frankenstein. Basically, the characters from The Gilmore Girls hook up with non-vampy, but still campy, versions of the characters from Twilight , and re-enact Star Wars. Seriously, there is a Luke Danes character, and his name in this story is still Luke. Although you get to met up with the Shadowhunters quite often, you do see less of the other supernaturals in City of Bones.
Yes, there are scenes with werewolves and vampire and demons but they are not fully explored yet. In the end, with the ideas and the introduced elements, City of Bones turned out to be a dark story. Clary, like I mentioned is the main protagonist of City of Bones.
She is a 15 year old girl who, as I perceived it, just wanted to fit in and lead a normal life. But during one night out her whole life is flipped upside down. She witnesses a murder… or did she? From this point on it is a race through New York for her to find out what exactly is going on. When I first was introduced to Clary I immediately fell for her.
She has a great personality, is somewhat innocent and somewhat snappish. All the stuff that Clary is going through made the story compelling and made it that much better. Added to that Cassandra Clare utilizes the events surrounding Clary to the very best, showing very nice character development.
Next to Clary you get to meet up with a lot more characters, and one of them is Jace, typical of the bad, cocky, self-indulgent guy, who thinks he is everything.
But his character is pretty cool once he start fighting with the demons. As for the evil lord in this story, I was so hoping that it would not be just another vampire or werewolf overlord and I was glad that this was not the case! No, it is a somewhat unexpected force.
It is with the talk to Hodge that everything becomes clear and that City of Bones is not just a mere rip-off but that Lord Valentine was actually trying and is still trying to do the best for the Shadowhunters but is not looked upon with the same view as the Shadowhunters. I cannot say more about it else it will spoil too much but this unexpected introduction was nicely done showing, on top of all, a great family history and struggle. The Bad Boys of YA.
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