A review by cloudbooks
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.25

The plot is okay. I definitely feel this book was written for teenagers, not adults, and naturally that made it a lot harder to connect to the characters as an adult. 

But this book also has serious inconsistencies with its writing. This would have been a 2 star but there was barely a character with a consistent personality in this book, let alone a consistent narration style.

I'm hoping the next books in the series are better.