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2026-03-31 02:16:13
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Owen
Owen
I had a tough time finding City of Bones to read for free legally. But it is out there. There is a Twitter thread about it that lists out a number of ways to find free copies. Apparently in some countries you can find older editions of books in public domain on websites such as Google Books. The author Cassandra Clare occasionally posts up free chapters of her upcoming books on her website during the anniversary of the release of the previous book. She even puts up free short stories from time to time if you sign up for her newsletter.

Audiobooks like Audible often offer the first book in a series for free to draw in new listeners. That’s how I read the first book in the Six of Crows series for free. Be sure to cancel your trial after a while if you don’t intend to continue, though. And buying a used copy of a book and saving up for it is way more satisfying than risking your computer to malware on some scam site to read a free copy of City of Bones.
2026-04-03
Tessa
Tessa
Why your search for free, legal copies of City of Bones is like a search for a needle in a haystack. It’s not an easy path but there is one. Many libraries now offer free e-books and audiobooks to download from their website or through an app like Libby or OverDrive, and often these are available immediately. Many libraries also now offer access to Hoopla, a service that allows you to borrow free e-books, comics, films, TV shows, music, and audiobooks for a fixed time period. I get loads of free books through my library’s e-book collection and the wait time for new releases is usually only a few days.

Another lesser known treasure trove of free e-books are the sibling sites to Project Gutenberg like Open Library. They have an ever growing collection of older e-books as well as recently donated ones. While City of Bones is not yet on Open Library it would be worth checking back from time to time. Publishers also sometimes offer up free e-books on their websites as well as authors giving away free copies of their earlier works from time to time. Cassandra Clare’s team occasionally offers up free copies of her older books.
2026-04-04
Peter
Peter
I need to get on the 'Mortal Instruments' bandwagon, but I'm completely broke. I've spent hours searching for free versions of 'City of Bones' online, and it seems that - unless it's available to borrow from your local library or part of a very short promo offered by the publisher - the answer is a big fat NO. Newer titles are jealously guarded by their publishers, and most websites that advertise free books contain Adware in the form of tricky little pop-up windows.

Until then, hope springs eternal – Scribd is offering a free trial, and in the meantime, they have a ton of audiobooks too that I could binge in short order. If you’re not a subscriber, used bookstores and book swaps always seem to have copies of recently published titles for very low prices – I recently found a beat up copy of City of Bones for $2 at a thrift store. As a student, I can also access interlibrary loans for my school and for colleges that I’m applied to. Sure it doesn’t arrive overnight, but that’s all part of the fun!
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