Reading time

How long does it take to read City of Ashes?

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare is about 725 pages, so it takes about 12½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 26 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

12 h 42 min

City of Ashes · Cassandra Clare · first published 2008

Pages
725
30 min a day
26 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm16 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm12 h 42 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm10 h 4 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm7 h 33 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day51 days
30 minutes a day26 days
45 minutes a day17 days
60 minutes a day13 days

Page count: median of 4 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in The Mortal Instruments

Next in the series: City of Glass (2009, 560 pages)

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City of Ashes: reading time questions

How many pages is City of Ashes?
City of Ashes is about 725 pages. That is the median across the 4 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read City of Ashes?
About 12 h 42 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 4 min.
How many days to read City of Ashes at 30 minutes a day?
About 26 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 51 days, and at an hour a day about 13 days.
What number is City of Ashes in the The Mortal Instruments series?
City of Ashes is book 2 in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

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