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City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments

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City of Bones

Written by: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Mae Whitman
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Summary

 Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). 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? Crime Dark Fantasy Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Murder Fiction
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the performance from the voice actress was amazing I was disappointed by the story though clary was very annoying and b**chy

amazing voice actor, annoying main character

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Maybe it's because I watched the show first, but none of the characters really stood out to me at all. I really had to struggle through this one to finish it, I'm sure other people will love this series but I wont be continuing with it.

Somewhat disappointing

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The narrator uses a thick and kind of irritating accent for most of the characters. It kills a lot of the humor in the writing, especially Jace's wit, which is the best part of the story.

Good story, terrible accents

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I've read City of Bones before, so it was interesting to listen for a change. I really enjoyed it, but Mae Whitman uses the weirdest, refined/affected accent for anyone who isn't Clary or Simon. It doesn't suit the characters at all, especially Jace because it's hard for the sarcasm to come through... and who is Jace without sarcasm?

Love this book but....

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This is one of my favorite series so I decided to get the audio books to listen to on my commute to work. I have no idea why the narrator chose to give the characters all these weird accents. It also makes Clary sound like she's 8 and overly bratty.
Really wish this would get redone.

Odd accents

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