{"id":598,"date":"2008-06-17T19:27:51","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T23:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=598"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:38:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:38:04","slug":"city-of-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/598","title":{"rendered":"City of Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Bones<\/em> (2007) Cassandra Clare<\/a><\/p>\n

\"City<\/a>I picked this up based on a review I read (I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember where it was, just one of the book sites I peruse), and decided to check it out.<\/p>\n

Then I got the book and it languished on the shelf for several months. First because it’s a trade paperback, and I really prefer smaller books to read, and second because the cover had a bare chested (and partially headless) guy on the cover, which I didn’t particularly like. But I was in the mood for a supernatural fantasy and decided to pick it up.<\/p>\n

And then almost put it right back down when I read that the main character was 15 (almost 16). <\/p>\n

But I read anyway.<\/p>\n

And I liked it! It was light and fast and fun. Some of the plot twists I saw coming, but that was okay. One plot twist was extremely obvious, but then my brother’s best friend is called Jayce.<\/p>\n

What I particularly liked, besides the fast-paced engaging story, is that although there was plenty of sexual angst and innuendo (they were teens after all) there was no outright boinking. Although the characters weren’t deep, I appreciated that they weren’t obvious either.<\/p>\n

All in all, it was a fun romp, kind of a lighter version of some of the paranormal floating around, only without the sex. Which was nice.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Bones (2007) Cassandra Clare I picked this up based on a review I read (I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember where it was, just one of the book sites I peruse), and decided to check it out. Then I got the book and it languished on the shelf for several months. 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