The Mortal Instruments: Books or show?

slj3988 · 2020-05-17T18:30:08-04:00

The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, starting with City of Bones, is an acclaimed coming-of-age fantasy series that has been around for a while now

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Post by David Milaham » 01 Sep 2024, 07:58

I would say that I think I love both. It's hard for me to decide what's best with things like this sometimes, but if I had to pick, I'd go for the former

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Post by Blueberry Dragon » 28 Sep 2024, 10:07

This was one of those cases where I thought the movie did justice to the book, and it's hard to pick one over the other, though I usually prefer the book. Having said that, Cassandra Clare's book was good with its story-telling and characterization.

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Post by Zaeda Amrin » 14 Feb 2025, 14:23

Definitely the books. I could not stand the casting in the show. None of them looked close to how I imagined in my mind!

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Post by echoesofmj » 18 May 2025, 17:16

I really enjoyed the books! Then I saw the movie and what a letdown that was. I admit that I have only watched the first episode of the TV series and was pleasantly surprised. I might have to pick it up now.

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