With the monster success of the first Hunger Games movie, looks like the movie studios are once again scrambling to come up with “the next big thing”, and the very hot young adult series has become even hotter. It looks like this may be part of the reason the stalled Mortal Instruments movie adaptation has once again picked up steam, as author Cassandra Clare recently announced on her blog. Not only has she signed on to write the third Shadowhunters series, The Dark Artifices, but the first movie has been given an official release date of August 23rd, 2013.
So, with all of this excitement, I decided to hit Mount TBR once again and try the first Mortal Instruments book, City of Bones. After just finishing the Hunger Games trilogy, I for some reason wasn’t expecting TMI to be able to compete. Turns out I was wrong again, since this one was a definite keeper. Big time.
In short, I loved it. Good story, great characters that didn’t have the teen angsty feel some of the books do, lots of action. In fact, it didn’t feel young adult to me at all, but there were moments when I was reminded that these characters were just teenagers (hello, trying to get a drive from the one friend with access to a car). Of course, there was that twist at the end that I didn’t see coming, and I just know that it can’t be true, but for now The Mortal Instruments has another fan. I am always so late to the party, and now I have to play catch up before book five, City of Lost Souls, is released next month.
On a side note, I can handle Lily Collins as Clary, as long as she finds tweezers for the eyebrows (they distract me to no end), but for some reason I have my heart set on Alex Pettyfer for Jace, even if he is on the old side to play a 17 year old. Not sure anyone else would do for me, at this point.
Yay! I’m so glad you’ve started The Mortal Instruments! Love that series. I totally wanted Alex to play Jace too! He has the perfect look for him. I hope it works with the other actor. On a side note, I’m in the middle of reading “Mockingjay”
The first books was great, for sure. I think that the dude that had signed on (Jamie Campbell Bell or something like that) is out as Jace, so they just need to nab Alex.
I really enjoyed Hunger Games…which of course surprised me because it doesn’t have the same kind of romantic focus I usually go for. I am trying to knock down some of the hardcover TBR pile…but of course that just means that the paperback section is out of control…
Oh I didn’t know Jamie was out. Did that just happen recently? I wonder if they even asked Alex. Maybe he wasn’t available at the time.
I’m definitely liking the Hunger Games Trilogy, but I’m not “in love” with them like most people are. Yeah…I’m weird. haha
It’s all out control…LOL!
I think things are still up in the air, with Jamie. Hopefully they can nab Alex, though. Did you read the other series, the Infernal Devices? I have them on order, too, so hope they go well.
Yes, I’ve read the Infernal Devices. Those are good too! I like TMI a little bit more, but still great reads
Thanks! I was hoping they were good, too.
I too pictured Alex as Jace but apparently the guy who was chosen whose name I forget right now actually did a great job in the screen test. I loved this series when I first read it. It was my first read post Twilight and the reason I’m still reading today. I have ‘outgrown’ YA since but as you said, I think the reason this series held me so well was that it wasn’t overly ‘teen’. And the twists! I am so glad you enjoyed City of Bones. The third book is still my favorite. There was a part in that one where I held the book over my head saying ‘oh my god oh my god oh my god’ to my husband. He of course thought I was crazy. I was not – I was just taken in by a really good book.
It is great when you can get into a book, or a series, that way. I am just getting into the second book – and even though I know that Clary and Jace are not…you know…it still makes me wonder how they are going to get themselves out of this one.
YES this series is AWESOME, glad that you liked it. I still have to read book 4 though *blush*. Hope you like the rest of the books too ^_^
THanks, Redbutterfly! Sometimes it is good to take a break before diving in again…are you going to get the fourth one read before the fifth one comes out in May?
Probably not *sigh* I’ll try though but I’m not sure I’l get it done ^_^;
That is the hard part. I am trying to get caught up on everything before the next one is released, but there are just too darn many I am behind on.
Apologies in advance, but last I heard Alex had turned the role down. (or so I heard)
And the infernal devices series is just as good!
Darn…I thought I had read that somewhere, but wasn’t sure. I am looking forward to tying into the Infernal Devices, too. Thanks again.