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Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly).
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. 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.

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(The Mortal Instruments #1)

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. 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 not...more

Published March 27th 2007 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

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Feb 09, 2010Kat Kennedy rated it did not like it

Shelves: just-plain-bad, kat-s-book-reviews, ya-pnr-maddness, books-that-deserve-painful-death, kat-s-rants

***Warning: won't contain spoilers cause I didn't get far enough to give a fuck and discover anything worth spoiling.***
Okay, so let me get this out straight. I have never NOT finished a book before. Okay, I'm lying. The History of Sexuality Volume 1 by Michel Foucault remains unfinished as does Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Why? Because they were boring.
Because, as I read them, I wanted to take a cheese grater to my skull and rub vigorously just to have something to do!
But I have never NOT fini...more

Okay, so I’m far behind the curve on reading this, but I very much enjoyed my introduction to the world of nephilim, Shadowhunters and demons. Clare constructed a vivid, believable parallel world with great characters, punchy dialogue, and a winning mix of humor, pathos and action. I like her take on warlocks, vampires, and werewolves, and of course I’m a big fan or urban fantasy, where these fantastic elements mix into the regular gritty city life of New York. Clary Fray is a sympathetic protag...more

Jun 30, 2009Cara rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, paranormal, recommended-to-me, fantasy

Wow. I was reading some reviews on this and people either hate or love it. I am not ashamed to say I belong to the latter. Lots of opinions means there is lots of things to say...
Ok so I was practically splitting my head open thinking of what exactly I wanted to say about this book. In the end I just decided to go with what comes to mind. So here it goes...
Clare does a superb job of drawing you in. Maybe the plot isn't completely unique but the world she created is. I kept telling myself this is...more

Aug 01, 2012manda rated it it was ok

19 Apr '16
Bet you're sick of my updates, now.
Just for reference, on the recent Sherrilyn Kenyon v Cassandra Clare.
Kenyon has filed a lawsuit against Clare, and also provides a list of alleged similarities between Clare's work to her own.
Read and decide for yourself.
15 Jun '13
update again! Saw some stills for the movie, and to be honest, despite being slightly spurious in my 'casting' of City of Bones, I actually think my version is much better than the movie version.
I mean, look at Isabelle,...more

I was instantly enchanted when I first read City of Bones, and that enchantment still holds four years, and at least half a dozen re-reads later in sptite of the fact that I'm older, wiser, and should know better. I've also read countless reviews, both adoring and loathing and have come to the conclusion that this book does not garner any type of middle ground, you either love it or you hate it.
I'm glad that I get to love it. What else can I say?
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For me, this book shines, and to tho...more

Jun 05, 2017Khurram rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A great and interesting books. I manages to combine the infulences from many of top fictional series of our time. It combines hidden magic world of Harry Potter, the teenage drama of Buffy, and a couple of themes from Star Wars as well. The book is very well written and fast paces.
We follow Clary Fray, a 15 year old misfit trying to find heself, not quite sure if she is goth, cyberpunk, or just a temperamental teenaged artist. One night in the local club, Pandemonium, she realises she is a witne...more

Feb 28, 2016Elise (TheBookishActress) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-high-fantasy, let-me-fight-the-protagonist, what-kind-of-plot-device-characters, read-2015, narratives-on-abuse-trauma, genre-series-books, someone-burn-the-romance-with-fire, hype-hype-hype, 1-star, series-ill-never-finish

I was never expecting anything from this but an entertaining and maybe a little bit forgettable book. I was wrong; I found this completely unforgettable. For being a trainwreck.
To be quite honest, I think 75% of the hype for this series comes from nostalgia. Listen, I'm sorry, I know this isn't everything, but I really... don't get why these first three books are hyped, on any level. Not only do I have ten million problems with the tropey nature and the slutshaming and the etc etc etc, it's also...more

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Katerina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, urban-fantasy, paranormal, fae

“Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234.”

I read City of Bones for the first time 5 years ago. I still remember that day. ~~The sun was shining, the birds were singing~~ It was during my first semester in Law School and I had to study History of Law, which was a complete waste of time because seriously, who is ever going to ask me whether women in Byzantium could get a divorce? (In case you are wondering, they could only if the husband was impotent or pos...more

Apr 23, 2018Melanie rated it liked it

Recommended to Melanie by: Paloma *The Romance Queen*

Shelves: young-adult, read-in-2018, demons, fantasy, angels, fae, shifters, vampires, paranormal

“Where there is love, there is often also hate. They can exist side by side.”

Hi, my name is Melanie, and I’m the last person on this planet to read anything by Cassie Clare! 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! Well, the other night I did an Instagram poll, because I wanted something fae and I was just going to pick up Lady Midnight, without reading any of Cassie’s other work, and some of my friends...more

Jul 04, 2007Shelley rated it did not like it

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,...more

Jun 23, 2017Chelsea Humphrey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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...more

Jul 12, 2012Sasha Alsberg rated it it was amazing

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.

2.6/5 Stars ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

“Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.”

This book didn't leave a good taste in my mouth. 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.
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 c...more

3 stars
After so many years of trying to read this, I finally finished it.
See, I think the story has so much potential, and I like it, but I can't stand the characters at all. Clary is so annoying, and I just can't connect with Jace at all.
For now, I will put this series on hold.
Was it worth reading? - Kinda.
Would I read it again? - Hardly.
Would I recommend it? - Depends on the person.

Aug 16, 2011shady boots | #WatchPOSE 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, get-that-thing-away-from-me, why-do-people-like-this-shit, hot-mess

Oct 04, 2018Miranda Reads rated it really liked it

“You're an idiot.'
'I've never claimed to be otherwise.”

Clary Fray goes to one little party with her best friend (Simon)...and there's a teeny-tiny littler repercussion by way of her life being absolutely and irrevocably ruined.
She witnesses an unusual boy being led to the back by figures cloaked in black, brandishing knives.
Curious, she decides to investigate...and stumbles upon an exorcism.
The Shadowhunters are just as surprised as she is - mostly because the only people who can see Shadowh...more

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Lina rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-general, paranormal-fiction, teen-fiction-fantasy, over-hyped, why-did-i-do-this-to-myself, fantasy-general, paranormal-romance, will-never-read-series, teen-fiction-normal, ya

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Oct 05, 2015Kaylin (The Re-Read Queen) rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal, unpopular-opinions, favorite-female-characters, memorable-male-characters, young-adult

3 Stars
Reviewing this is weird-- because I used to love it. When I was about 13, I remember finding this library book, taking it home and reading all 400+ pages in one sitting. 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. (Until that awful movie came out a few years ago)
So reading it now, as an early-twentysomething with a lot more reading and life experience, I knew the initial love wouldn’t be there. I had...more

Apr 18, 2019jessica rated it liked it · review of another edition

CAN YOU BELIEVE its taken me this long to finally pick up my first cassandra clare book?!? because i can. lifes too short to read books you know you wont love implicitly, but i recently had a change of heart.
unfortunately, reading this went exactly how i thought it would. this is serving some major pre-teen juvenile cringe realness. the writing is a little bland. none of the characters are memorable. and there is a lot going on that isnt really worth obsessing over.
that being said. i didnt hat...more

Apr 03, 2014Lola rated it it was amazing

Shelves: action, romance, family, demons, best-couples, unfinished-series-to-be-reading, witches, best-series-ever, magic, fairies

I didn't always love The Mortal Instruments.
In fact, the first time I read it, I found it quite immature and annoying. If I’m not mistaken, I read it for the first time three years ago, just before the release of the execrable movie. Well, 1) you need to know that, at that time, I wasn’t reading English books just yet (that came a couple of months later) and 2) some of the French editions look horrible (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] and those are the ones my library owned. So every time I was s...more

Sep 07, 2010Meredith Holley rated it it was ok

Recommends it for: ABOVE ALL ELSE, AVOID THE AUDIO

I think this book is has some kind of mental disability. I kind of don’t want to make fun of it because, you know, it’s not playing the game with a full deck of cards. 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...more

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.
I knew Clare as Cassandra Claire from Harry Potter fandom, I will admit, and that did color somewhat. B...more

Oct 30, 2013Jessica Edwards rated it liked it

I've actually been meaning to write a review about this book, and because I watched the film only recently, I thought why not write a review about it now.
I received the first 4 books from my sister but I never got around to reading either of them. I remember reading City of Bones, but I think I stopped midway because I realized that a movie had been made of it, so I watched the film instead.
City of Bones is about a teenage girl called Clary Fray who lives with her mother in Brooklyn.
Clary dis...more

Mar 14, 2011Kiki rated it liked it

Recommended to Kiki by: A blue fairy

Shelves: ya, awesome-ya, awesome-heroine, decent-vampires, angels-and-demons, favorites

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Aug 02, 2016Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-all, paperback, library-book, audio

So here’s the thing. I got rid of my copies of these books and The Infernal Devices series awhile back when I was having a clean out. The I enjoyed some of the newer books. Then one of my groups put up a challenge for the series. Then I decided to listen to them from the library. NOW, my thoughts have changed as they do on rereads sometimes. I love certain characters more so in the newer books but in this book I feel like I wasted precious time, AND time is precious people!! This went from 5 to...more

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Jun 16, 2011Laurel rated it it was ok

Shelves: um-what, sigh, wish-it-were-better, ya, fantasy, uh-oh, meh, who-let-you-be-heroine

*Spoilers yeah*
I’m going to say this now so it’s out of the way.
No.
I’ve never read the Draco Trilogy by Cassandra Claire on fanfiction.net.
No.
I have no right to mention the plagiarism event around the Draco Trilogy in this review, because I have not read it, and so I will not go into the plagiarism event.
Yes.
I know of the plagiarism, and I find it despicable, but I’m not reviewing that, I’m reviewing City of Bones.
THE CITY OF BONES REREAD WITH PALICE AND GHIRARDELLI
It started EPIC, then tapered...more

Jan 28, 2018destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] rated it really liked it · review of another edition Bones

Shelves: diverse-reads, werewolves, owned-physical, vampires, young-adult, fantasy, lgbtqiap

#1 City of Bones ★★★★☆
#2 City of Ashes ★★★☆☆
#3 City of Glass ★★★★☆
#4 City of Fallen Angels ★★★★★
#5 City of Lost Souls ★★★★★
#6 City of Heavenly Fire

I know I’m slow to pick up this series, but I honestly spent several years of my life thinking that Cassandra Clare’s books didn’t hold anything special in store for me. They just didn’t strike me as books that I would like very much, but when my friend Julie started binge reading them last fall, I decided to finally give them a chance, and I am so h...more

Dec 27, 2009Joyzi rated it liked it

Recommended to Joyzi by: Stephenie Meyer

Shelves: e-book, author-american, fantasy, fiction, reviewed, book-series, ya-books, read-more-than-once, vampires, paranormal-romance

Alex Pettyfer Update
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***OBSCENE ALERT***
Note: I will fucking kill the Casting Director if Alex Pettyfer, ~~the man of my erotic dreams and fantasies~~*coughs* will not be cast as Jace Wayland! Seriously I don't care if he has a British accent and he already have Beastly, I am Number Four and Torment movies for 2011, I don't freaking care! He need to be Jace Wayland and Peeta Mellark! All I want in my life right now is HIM HIM HIM!!! Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!...more

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'Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal Instruments trilo...more

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'Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting.” — 24225 likes

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