How long does it take to read City of Bones?
The Mortal Instruments Book 1
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare takes about 9 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Mortal Instruments
Next: City of Ashes
About 9 hours 23 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 512 pages, about 140,800 words. Written for children.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 39 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Clary Fray is seeing things : Vampires in Brooklyn and werewolves in Manhattan. Irresistibly drawn by a group of sexy demon hunters, Clary encounters the dark side of new york city - and the dangers of forbidden love.
Subjects: Demonology, Fiction, Horror stories, Supernatural, Juvenile fiction, Horror tales
