City of Bones: TV Tie-in (1) (The Mortal Instruments) Paperback – December 22, 2015

Originally posted on my blog: [...]I have SO many favorite quotes this time over, you guys, I just HAD to share some :D Simon grinned, "You've never heard of Dungeons and Dragons?" "I've heard of dungeons," Jace said. "Also dragons. Although they're mostly extinct." Simon looked disappointed. "You've never killed a dragon?" "He's probably never met a six-foot-tall hot elf-woman in a fur bikini, either," Clary said irritably. "Lay off, Simon." He squinted at her. "Do you remember back at the hotel when you promised that if we lived, you'd get dressed up in a nurse's and give me a sponge bath?""Actually, I think you misheard", Clary said. "It was Simon who promised you the sponge bath." Jace looked involuntarily over at Simon, who smiled at him widely. "As soon as I'm back on my feet, handsome!" "I knew we should have left you a rat." "That's why when major badasses greet each other in movies, they donn't say anything, they just nod. The nod means, 'I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.'" "Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?' Jace said, "Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself." ..."At least," she said, "you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland." "Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting." Don't." Clary raised a warning hand. "I'm not really in the mood right now." "That's got to be the first time a girl's ever said that to me," Jace mused."Plot: Quite amazing. Fast-paced, thrilling with enough romance and mystery to keep anyone and everyone in its grip. And what an iron-fast grip it is! You are entranced from page 2 and you don't want to let go for the world. I started reading this the day before my final exams (yes, I know that was the stupidest thing ever) and I just couldn't stop. I finished my tests fast just so I could keep reading. LolCharacters: All of the characters in City of Bones are really well-written and easily lovable. Isabelle is such a strong person and I would personally love to meet her and Alec, well it's awesome Clare gave the gay population some voice! I just wish that Clary (I'm guessing that's a twist on Clare) was a little less dependent on Jace and the others; hopefully she'll learn more by the next book - I'd like to see her as a stronger female lead. My favorite character was definitely Simon. You can see why in my favorite quotes lol. I know you're wondering why I left Jace for last. Well, it's because I don't much care for him. (Don't hit me!) I was really liking him until the end. To be so credulous to blindly throw away all his beliefs just because his "father" turns out to be alive and well shows how undependable he isI find it slightly disappointing and I pity him. Well, I'm sure he'll have plenty of time to redeem himself in the next few books, but so far, that's how I feel.World: Ah, Clare creates such a crazy yet believable world! She's like Rowling that way (yes, I'm comparing her to Rowling). Both writers have the ability to create amazing worlds that invite you to step right in and make yourself at home.Romanciness: I loved Jace and Clary until...well, if you've read the book you know what I mean and if you haven't...no spoilers for you! I have no doubt that this *ahem obstacle* will turn out to be not true because that just ruins the chances for these two and I kind of doubt any author would do that in the first book. On the other hand, I do NOT like Simon and Clary. To be honest, I feel like that was just thrown in and there's really nothing there. Please, Cassandra, don't turn this into a Twilight-y love triangle! Isn't one person enough for you? And Please please please tell me Alec and Magnus Bane have a chance!! That's something I'm rooting for even more than the others. I know there's probably a huge age difference, but it's not insurmountable right?So overall, I'm just beating myself up for not reading this sooner! City of Ashes, where are you???More About the Series: All you Clare fans probably know more about this than I do, but with some research, I have found that after City of Bones comes City of Ashes, City of Glass and City of Fallen Angels. The 5th book, called 'City of Lost Souls', will be published May 8, 2012 and the last book entitled 'City of Heavenly Fire' comes out Sept 2014. Yeah, you have to gnaw your nails that long, hard-core fans.But not to worry. There is a spin-off series called The Infernal Devices with Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince out already, and Clockwork Princess out Sept 2013.Question for you,Recommended for: OMG Everyone!!I borrowed this from my local library to read and post an honest review.

City of Bones (Mortal Instruments 1) by Cassandra Clare. 7/10City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Wow. I'd heard good things about this trilogy so I waited until all three were released. I'm glad I did. If I'd rushed out and read it as soon as it was released, I'd be jonesing for my next Mortal Instruments fix for ages. I don't like jonesing for anything.Clare writes her characters beautifully. She describes them very well, but it's her dialogue that makes her characters come alive. Brilliant. Well, most of the time. Clary, the main player is a 15 year-old girl in New York who: gets plunged into a supernatural world she never knew existed, discovers she's one of the supernatural folk herself, fights demons, vampires and other nasties, and then she tumbles into a love triangle between the limp best bud and hot new badass guy (the repartee between these three main players is just fantastic, by the way). And, she does it all with the maturity of a jaded 35-year old serial monogamist. She's just a tad too mature.As for the limp best bud Simon; he's fairly standard limp best bud been-secretly-in-love-with-her-for-10-years stereotype. And he's mortal, or a Mundie (short for Mundane) as the supernatural gang - shadowhunters - call us. Poor bloke doesn't stand a chance against the hot new guy... or does he??? As limp as he is, I was jealous of even him in this book because his dialogue was so cool. Wish I'd been able to talk that way when I was a teenager, instead of being the awkward nerd I was.Then there's the hot new guy. Jace, his name is. And he's a terminally sarcastic smartass, who's also one of the best demon hunters in the business, despite being just a teenager. The mouth on this kid is just fantastic.The main baddie, a thoroughly nasty piece of work called Valentine, is nice and wicked without too much of the all powerful Voldemort thing going on. Even better, his motives, which at first seem simple, turn out to be be a little more complex. Good stuff.The setting of New York might tug at the heart-strings of a few, but to me it didn't matter where the action took place. I mean, it was a nice change from dystopia, or down-town LA or Hogwarts, but hardly important. In fact, Clare puts a little too much emphasis on settings - I'll explain why in a minute.The story itself is great. Clare gives us plausible new takes on the origin of vampire, werewolves and demons which is nice, especially because she sticks to the rules. You know - silver, sunlight, holy water - that kind of thing. There's the battle to save the world from demons and the missing enchanted thingamajig that can either help or hinder. Classic stuff. Of course it's Clary who appears on the scene to help find said thingamajig.So far, so good. Then my Mr Potato Head Angry Eyes started to notice a few things, like the settings. New York seems to be where shadowhunters are sent if they've been naughty. Huh? New York? Being sent to New York as punishment comes across a bit hillbilly. Have a listen to Hank Williams Jr's If Heaven Aint A Lot Like Dixie and you'll get what I mean. On second thoughts, don't listen to it. You might need your ears again one day and scrubbing them out with barbed wire won't do you any good. Just read the lyrics.Then there's their homeland, Idris. Idris is nestled somewhere in Europe, but it's not on any map. That's fine. It's the comparison to the rest of the planet that made me cringe. The grass is greener there. The buildings are more beautiful, the people better looking and more civilised and the food tastes better - get the picture? All these hot-stuff supernatural warriors moping about after some beautiful place like love-sick cows started to wear a bit thin by the end.Next on the grumpy list, was the ending itself. The ending, even though it's not really the end because we know there are two more to follow the first, which isn't really the first because Clare is writing prequels... where was I? See how annoying that can be? The ending has a few too many twists and turns. It also gets a bit Empire Strikes Back - ish. I'm not going to give away the ending, but when you read it, you'll see it too.City of Bones (Mortal Instruments 1) by Cassandra Clare is a great read. Don't let the previous two pars in this post put you off. Really. Clare's dialogue alone makes it a must-read. I give it 7/10.I'm really looking forward to the next one: City of Ashes. It's there now on my ereader app, just waiting for me. Yummy.[...]

A edição é linda!! Amei demais, o vendedor embalou bem então não veio com amassados, sobreviveu aos correios.

Books great! Covers in good shape too just not pictured. Only complaint is my copy has a handful of ink streaked pages near the end, but otherwise everything’s perfect.

Haven't read them yet but these editions are so beautiful!

La edición es preciosa. Este libro es un must para cualquier fan de cazadores de sombras

Articolo arrivato nei tempi prestabiliti e in buone condizioni, per il resto è stupendo e un ottimo pezzo da collezione