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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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This is probably the fourth time I reread it, and I won't lie and say Clary doesn't get more annoying with each reread.
She tots does.
In the year of the lord of 2023, a significant part of me wishes this had been published as a NA/adultish book, rather than YA. The sex jokes would hit home in a more significant way.
Now i see Jace's trauma, too. It would had been such an experience to have his POV too
Alas, I still love this world and characters and vibe, and when rereading I love to appreciate how much they grow.
She tots does.
In the year of the lord of 2023, a significant part of me wishes this had been published as a NA/adultish book, rather than YA. The sex jokes would hit home in a more significant way.
Now i see Jace's trauma, too. It would had been such an experience to have his POV too
Alas, I still love this world and characters and vibe, and when rereading I love to appreciate how much they grow.
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“Out of the corner of her eye she thought she saw Jace shoot her a look of white rage - but when she glanced at him, he looked as he always did: easy, confident, slightly bored.
"In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations."
"You invited him into bed?" Simon demanded, looking shaken.
"Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit."
"I didn't invite him into bed," Clary snapped. "We were just kissing."
"Just kissing?" Jace's tone mocked her with its false hurt. "How swiftly you dismiss our love.”
― City of Bones
"In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations."
"You invited him into bed?" Simon demanded, looking shaken.
"Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit."
"I didn't invite him into bed," Clary snapped. "We were just kissing."
"Just kissing?" Jace's tone mocked her with its false hurt. "How swiftly you dismiss our love.”
― City of Bones
“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.”
― City of Bones
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.”
― City of Bones
“The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”
― City of Bones
― City of Bones
“Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death."
He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it. What's up?”
― City of Bones
He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it. What's up?”
― City of Bones
“You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me."
"I was ninety percent sure."
"I see," Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain.
"What the hell was that for?"
"The other ten percent.”
― City of Bones
"I was ninety percent sure."
"I see," Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain.
"What the hell was that for?"
"The other ten percent.”
― City of Bones
Reading Progress
Finished Reading
August 9, 2011
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January 22, 2023
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Started Reading
January 23, 2023
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38.76%
"If I didn't know everything I know & if I was reading this for the first time today, I would be heavily rooting for Simon.
Huh, who knew.
Let's see when is it that Jace starts growing on you, on only ~30% in"
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Huh, who knew.
Let's see when is it that Jace starts growing on you, on only ~30% in"
January 30, 2023
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Finished Reading
