In this rather late episode, our hosts discuss the first Mortal Instruments installment by Cassandra Clare, City of Bones. They all seem to love the exact same characters, and find the others a little less than bright, while rolling their eyes at how none of them realize that they are stringing someone along. And the ending makes some love the book more, while others feel it’s too reminiscent of another beloved series.
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For more supernatural young adult fiction, check out our episodes on Percy Jackson, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, Warm Bodies, and Breaking Dawn.
SHOW NOTES:
Music: Anthem of the Angels by Breaking Benjamin
Upcoming Films
-Aug 2 (US), No UK
-Starring Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brie Larson
-Based on the novel by Tim Tharp
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
-Aug 7 (US and UK)
-Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Nathan Fillion, Stanley Tucci, Sean Bean and Jake Abel
-Based on the novel by Rick Riordan, covered in episode #51
Main Discussion
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
-written by Cassandra Clare
-published in 2007
-characters: Clary, Simon, Jace, Alec, Isabelle, Luke, Valentine, Jocelyn, Magnus, Hodge
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
-Aug 21 (US and UK)
-Written by Jessica Postigo
-Directed by Harald Zwart
-Starring Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Zegers, Jemima West, Robert Sheehan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Lena Headey, and Aiden Turner
-the clip I saw at LeakyCon
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