City of Bones
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: some dark moments.
Clary watches three teenagers kill something in a New York club that nobody else can see, and that's her introduction to the Shadowhunters, Jace in particular. Snarky and very 2007, and the book's infamous twist fueled a decade of forum fights.
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Is City of Bones spicy?
Barely. City of Bones has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is City of Bones?
We rate City of Bones 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, kidnapping. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Mortal Instruments in order?
City of Bones is book 1 of The Mortal Instruments, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 3 content warnings for City of Bones
- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Kidnapping
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Details
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 512
- First published
- 2007
- Genre
- Romantasy
