Road Trip Wednesday — Best Books of March
March, for me, has been an awesome reading month. I’m crazy late, but I finally started The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. And when I say started, I really mean finished– the whole series. Except of course The City of Heavenly Fire — not due out until March ‘014 ;(
This is one of the best series of books I’ve read in a really, really long time, and I can’t believe I’m just now getting around to it. So — here are some covers of the series to drool over, and if you’re a YA fan who hasn’t read these books — do yourself a favor. Jace might be one of the best male characters I’ve ever read. Ever. Yeah, that good.
(couldn’t get a good pic of City of Lost Souls but that cover is a beauty too.)
This entry was posted on March 27, 2013 by Laney. It was filed under Author, BLOG HOPS, Books, Current Reads, Young Adult Novels and was tagged with best ya books, Book, Book series, Cassandra Clare, City of Bones, City of Heavenly Fire, current reads, Infernal Devices, Jace, laney mcmann, Mortal Instruments, YA Highway, young adult novels, young adult urban fantasy.
Sorry, but I didn’t get past book one. Not for me. Cassandra’s world is clearly deep, and I can see how someone can get sucked into it. But I didn’t like her style, and the dialog didn’t always work for me. I’m glad you like it. She obviously put a lot of time and effort into this series, so I’m happy there are those that love it. I’m just not in that camp.
March 27, 2013 at 11:36 am
Don’t be sorry. To each his own. 😉 I’m generally not a third person fan of YA, but I thought the depth of these books needed that element. I loved them.
March 27, 2013 at 2:03 pm
I’ve been putting off reading them – for no reason really – but now I’ll have to read them. Also interested to see how the third person POV works for the characters. Thanks for the review!
March 27, 2013 at 3:27 pm
I put them off too, and like you, I’m not sure why, really. I think they’re fantastic. The first book, City of Bones, started a little slow and to be honest, I was probably 3/4 in before it took hold. After that, the rest of the series flew like a rocket. There’s a lot of sarcasm throughout, so I related to the dialogue. Give them a shot. 😉
March 27, 2013 at 5:36 pm
I have the first book packed up somewhere with a whole bunch of other books I’ve bought but haven’t read…I should figure out where it is so I can finally get around to reading it.
March 28, 2013 at 1:27 pm
I recommend them. But you know we all have our loved books and our so-so ones. Hopefully you’ll like them. 😉
March 28, 2013 at 1:45 pm