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Old 08-09-2013, 09:10 PM   #6
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I think that I started that book a while ago, put it down for some reason, and never got back to it. I don't remember it as being bad, just a little too teen-oriented for my taste, IIRC.
I read them (the first three books anyway). I agree that the writing style was a little younger than I would prefer, with occasional scenes or phrases that were particularly grating. But the story was quite good, I think they might make very good movies, even the books were very visual.

I can see the similarities frahse speaks of with Buffy (I think it's that teen-aspect again, that and the unexpected heritage element to the story), but I can also see why someone might object to the comparison (Buffy - the movie at least - was almost a parody, The Mortal Instruments books treat the story quite seriously).
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