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julsyx's review against another edition
2.0
2,95/5
This book was pretty boring.
I never thought I would say this about one of Cassandra Clare's books, and I'm talking about Magnus Bane's book here. Magnus. Bane. A really good character.
But in this book... I don't know. Most of the stories didn't catch my attention and I didn't even laugh considering all the incredible jokes that he pulls in TMI and TID.
I was only entertained with the last two or three stories, which is pretty sad.
There was a point in this book where I considered to DNF it, but I said to myself "Hey, you should read it for future mentions of Magnus's past, so that you can know what is he talking about if he tells one of this stories." Meh, I don't think it was worth it.
I was literally forcing myself to read this one and you should NEVER EVER read a book that you don't want to read. I did anyways. Because I'm a fucking idiot.
So yeah, I gave it three stars because it was well written and because of the last few stories.
Especially Magnus Bane's voicemail. That was pretty cool.
This book was pretty boring.
I never thought I would say this about one of Cassandra Clare's books, and I'm talking about Magnus Bane's book here. Magnus. Bane. A really good character.
But in this book... I don't know. Most of the stories didn't catch my attention and I didn't even laugh considering all the incredible jokes that he pulls in TMI and TID.
I was only entertained with the last two or three stories, which is pretty sad.
There was a point in this book where I considered to DNF it, but I said to myself "Hey, you should read it for future mentions of Magnus's past, so that you can know what is he talking about if he tells one of this stories." Meh, I don't think it was worth it.
I was literally forcing myself to read this one and you should NEVER EVER read a book that you don't want to read. I did anyways. Because I'm a fucking idiot.
So yeah, I gave it three stars because it was well written and because of the last few stories.
Especially Magnus Bane's voicemail. That was pretty cool.
cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
Some storys were slower then others.
I liked reading about Magnus ( Malec) and Herongraystairs.
I liked reading about Magnus ( Malec) and Herongraystairs.
hniereads's review against another edition
5.0
My rating is probably very biased, considering the fact that magnus is one of my favorite characters of all time and malec is one of my favorite couples EVER.
drymming's review against another edition
4.0
AVERAGE RATING: 3.5 stars
I rated each of these sort stories differently for different reasons. After looking up each of the authors for the 11 anthologies, I noticed that the stories written by Jhonson were the ones i rated 1 and 2 stars. Magnus was more juvenile, the stories were BORING, and i didn't understand the point of them.
-What really happened in Peru:
4 stars
I found this story to be very exotic and funny. The small stories in the short story show the different sides of Magnus.
-The runaway queen:
1 stars
My eyes were bleeding all throughout this book. The shallowness of Magnus towards this forgettable side character was unbelievable. I saw no point in this whatsoever...
-Vampires, scones, and Edmund Herondale:
4 stars
What can I say? Herondales are my weakness and seeing this story of how Will's father left the shadow-world to hide his son and daughter, to be with his true love.
-The midnight heir:
5 stars
JAIMEEEEEE is my smol bean and I will protect him with my whole being. FAVORITE Herondale in the history of ever literally. I am so intrigued by this tale and I can't wait to see Grace killed or something lol.
-The rise of the hotel dumort:
1 star
IDEK what happened here. I skimmed through the thing and i still don't know what happened... And i don't care to know.
-Saving Raphael Santiago:
4 stars
I loved this. I absolutely loved this. Raphael is a cunning fox made of fluff and I loved every second of this. I loved seeing why Raphael owed Magnus in COHF.
-The fall of the hotel dumort:
1 star
Again. Zero Fs to give about this damn hotel. I only gave it an extra star for the scene with raphael. I skimmed absent-minded through this whole thing.
-What to buy the shadowhunter who has everything:
5 stars
Malec is my favorite TMI ship and i love them.
-The last stand of the NY institute:
5 stars
the circle as young adults was everything i wished to see tbh. So happy Stephen is dead. Bai boi. I never thought I'd dislike a Herondale. Lucien as a youngster omg so adorable and rusting and innocent.Robert lightwood though... How can one be hated more????
-The course of true love:
5 stars
More malec. In this though, I saw Alec like never before. I saw him in new light and instead of just liking him as Isabelle's older brother or Magnus's partner, I saw him as ALEC, CUTE AND INNOCENT AND CLUMSY.
-The voicemail of magnus bane:
3 stars
This was like the secret scene after the credits with a bunch of deleted scenes. nothing special but it felt like sitting with old friends. THE RAPHAEL VOICEMAIL THOUGH AHAHAHAHA.
I rated each of these sort stories differently for different reasons. After looking up each of the authors for the 11 anthologies, I noticed that the stories written by Jhonson were the ones i rated 1 and 2 stars. Magnus was more juvenile, the stories were BORING, and i didn't understand the point of them.
-What really happened in Peru:
4 stars
I found this story to be very exotic and funny. The small stories in the short story show the different sides of Magnus.
-The runaway queen:
1 stars
My eyes were bleeding all throughout this book. The shallowness of Magnus towards this forgettable side character was unbelievable. I saw no point in this whatsoever...
-Vampires, scones, and Edmund Herondale:
4 stars
What can I say? Herondales are my weakness and seeing this story of how Will's father left the shadow-world to hide his son and daughter, to be with his true love.
-The midnight heir:
5 stars
JAIMEEEEEE is my smol bean and I will protect him with my whole being. FAVORITE Herondale in the history of ever literally. I am so intrigued by this tale and I can't wait to see Grace killed or something lol.
-The rise of the hotel dumort:
1 star
IDEK what happened here. I skimmed through the thing and i still don't know what happened... And i don't care to know.
-Saving Raphael Santiago:
4 stars
I loved this. I absolutely loved this. Raphael is a cunning fox made of fluff and I loved every second of this. I loved seeing why Raphael owed Magnus in COHF.
-The fall of the hotel dumort:
1 star
Again. Zero Fs to give about this damn hotel. I only gave it an extra star for the scene with raphael. I skimmed absent-minded through this whole thing.
-What to buy the shadowhunter who has everything:
5 stars
Malec is my favorite TMI ship and i love them.
-The last stand of the NY institute:
5 stars
the circle as young adults was everything i wished to see tbh. So happy Stephen is dead. Bai boi. I never thought I'd dislike a Herondale. Lucien as a youngster omg so adorable and rusting and innocent.Robert lightwood though... How can one be hated more????
-The course of true love:
5 stars
More malec. In this though, I saw Alec like never before. I saw him in new light and instead of just liking him as Isabelle's older brother or Magnus's partner, I saw him as ALEC, CUTE AND INNOCENT AND CLUMSY.
-The voicemail of magnus bane:
3 stars
This was like the secret scene after the credits with a bunch of deleted scenes. nothing special but it felt like sitting with old friends. THE RAPHAEL VOICEMAIL THOUGH AHAHAHAHA.
lysh_reads's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
leafblade's review against another edition
4.0
Pueden ver las calificaciones de cada historia en las updates que fui haciendo a medida que leía.
Lo único que tuve en contra de este libro fue la vida de mierda de sexo y alcohol que llevó magnus por mucho tiempo. Me parece completamente repugnante y para nada importante para terminar de entender a este protagonista. Me parece que incluir estos elementos en sus historias fue un movimiento arriesgado e innecesario, dado que en algunos casos va mucho más allá de lo normal y llega a incomodarnos a algunos.
Pero me encantó ver más de ciertos personajes, llegar a conocerlos más a fondo, y conocer a un par de nuevos que van a hacer su aparición en las sagas que vienen. Las historias malec fueron preciosas, mostrando un lado de la relación que no teníamos tan presente en los libros cuando seguíamos a Clary. En especial la de la primera cita me encantó sobremanera.
Nada, que mal pero bien. Sigo sin aclararme mucho con magnus, y eso es algo que cassandra hace a propósito.
Lo único que tuve en contra de este libro fue la vida de mierda de sexo y alcohol que llevó magnus por mucho tiempo. Me parece completamente repugnante y para nada importante para terminar de entender a este protagonista. Me parece que incluir estos elementos en sus historias fue un movimiento arriesgado e innecesario, dado que en algunos casos va mucho más allá de lo normal y llega a incomodarnos a algunos.
Pero me encantó ver más de ciertos personajes, llegar a conocerlos más a fondo, y conocer a un par de nuevos que van a hacer su aparición en las sagas que vienen. Las historias malec fueron preciosas, mostrando un lado de la relación que no teníamos tan presente en los libros cuando seguíamos a Clary. En especial la de la primera cita me encantó sobremanera.
Nada, que mal pero bien. Sigo sin aclararme mucho con magnus, y eso es algo que cassandra hace a propósito.
christineponkey's review against another edition
4.0
These stories are actually so cute and hilarious and now I have a fond attachment to Magnus, resentment towards Shadowhunters and Malec as my otp.
Thank you Cassandra for writing this to fuel my TMI/TID angst.
Thank you Cassandra for writing this to fuel my TMI/TID angst.
simplyeevee's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0