City of Bones (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 327 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
A New York City teenager stumbles into the paranormal world of angels and demons in the book that started it all—the “funny, dark, and sexy” (Holly Black) first installment of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. City of Bones is a Shadowhunters novel.
A simple night out with her best friend, Simon, transforms into a nightmare when fifteen-year-old Clary Fray witnesses a murder at the Pandemonium Club. The culprits are three teenagers covered in strange tattoos and brandishing weapons no one else seems to notice. In fact, Clary is the only one to see the violent display. The next day, more impossible sights make Clary wonder if she’s going crazy.
When a desperate phone call from her mom brings Clary home to a scene of destruction and a grotesque monster that almost kills her, Clary finally gets some answers. One of the teens from the club—Jace, who looks like an angel but acts like a jerk—rescues her and introduces himself as a Shadowhunter, part of a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of the mundane world and back to their own. Jace and his friends Alec and Isabelle hunt their prey on the streets of New York City, unseen by humans…except for Clary.
The Shadowhunters want to know how Clary can perceive the paranormal and Clary wants their help finding her missing mom. Their tentative alliance brings Clary deeper into the world of Nephilim, werewolves, vampires, and demons, where she adapts better than anyone expected. Could this be where she’s belonged all along?
Customer Reviews
Just how I remember it.
I grew up reading the books, but hearing it in audio, I remember just how much I enjoyed it. I did also watch the movie and the tv show series, however I still prefer the books. I personally prefer the books rather anything else because I don’t believe the movie or tv show did the book justice.
Perfection of story and narrator
Not only is the book itself amazing, but the narrator is perfect as well. The characters are all fleshed out well. There’s not a single one I find annoying. Each one without exception has their own hidden battle, and I can’t wait to read more after such a plot twist. The narrator gives each character a distinguishable voice with an appropriate accent, and she is the first narrator to do so that is not at all cringy. She reads quickly, some people may not like that, but as someone with ADD it is refreshing for someone to read at the pace my mind works.
Good book
I’ve read this book before so I wanted to listen to it while driving knowing it was a good book. I was really disappointed with the narrator, she made Clary sounds rude and obstinate and overall unlikeable which is a problem for me because Clary is an enjoyable character throughout the series. But again, the book is phenomenal so 5 stars to the author and 2 Stars to the narrator.