The City of Bones 10th Anniversary Edition is almost here, and I could not be more excited. The character portraits, the illustrations, that amazing new cover. It all adds up to the perfect collector’s item. It’s been an emotional wait for the Anniversary edition (if we’re being honest, it’s been an emotional ten years of Shadowhunter books), but here are 10 of the best reactions so far:

1.When it was the official 10 year anniversary of CITY OF BONES’ first publication:

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“Happy 10 year anniversary to one of the series that first got me into reading! #cityofbones10”

 

2. And then it sunk in that it’s been ten whole years since the book came out:

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“*how* is this 10years old? Feeling my age now…”

 

3. When you heard about the 10th Anniversary Edition for the first time:

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“THERE’S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF CITY OF BONES AND I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT IT”

 

4. When Cassandra Clare teased one of the new chapter header illustrations: 

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“I’m literally crying rn”

 

5. And then the new cover was revealed…

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“THE CITY OF BONES 10TH ANNIVERSARY COVER IS SOOOO GORGEOUS IM GONNA DIE I NEED IT”

 

6. …And it was just too exciting…

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“O MY GOD I CANT WAIT EEEEEEEEE”

 

7. …And you just needed a little while to take it all in:

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“It’s so beautiful”

 

8. When it sinks in that you only have a few weeks left to wait:

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“I have a countdown on my phone”

 

9. And you know that you’re going to have to convince everyone around you how important this is: 

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“My mum is gonna kill me if I buy it for the fourth time”

 

10. But mostly you’re still processing ten amazing, magical years:

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“Cass, has it been ten years already? Ten great years. Thanks for taking us on such a great adventure with you.”