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cocoblood's review
adventurous
fast-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? Yes
3.0
gatsbae's review
5.0
People, stop getting pissed off about Cassandra Clare writing more Shadowhunter books! So what? If she feels like she has more stories to tell and she wants to share them, let her! She created this amazing world, why would she just want to throw it all away? Besides, most of you wouldn't be complaining if J.K Rowling wanted to release three more series in the Wizarding World. No, you'd be jumping up and down and throwing a party, so don't complain about Cassie writing too much if you would be the happiest person alive if your favourite author wrote more books set in the same world/place/time or with the same characters.
idonttcareeeee's review
5.0
So I just finished the book and I had SO MANY FEELS!! Like in the one The Course of True Love (And First Dates) when Alec kissed Magnus and they just like, you know, go to the apartment and almost do it! That gave me so many feels like OH MY MALEC!! Also in the voicemails one I cried in a couple of them because of Malec's break up and crap. But you know, when Magnus meets Edmund Herondale I also got a lot of feels there because Magnus is like the freaking REASON why Will Herondale is alive! So yeah and then when Magnus meets James Herondale, I screamed silently when that happened. Then James turned out to be a total freaking JERKWAD I also yelled at him then, sooo..... yeah.
So, technically the whole book gave me A LOT OF FEELS!!
So, technically the whole book gave me A LOT OF FEELS!!
nuricornbooks's review
4.0
3.75⭐️
Re-lectura
Solo tengo para decir que amamos a Bane y tantísimos personajes que aparecen acá (WILL HERONDALE
Re-lectura
Solo tengo para decir que amamos a Bane y tantísimos personajes que aparecen acá (WILL HERONDALE
teeggzz's review
3.0
*3.5
I'm not really entirely sure why I decided to read this book. I thought I might benefit from it before diving into the Dark Artifices but now I'm starting to think that it wasn't exactly needed. I enjoyed some of the stories but as a whole I just thought it was average.
The first couple of stories we probably could've gone without. A lot of the boring, unimportant stuff could've been cut out because it just made the story drag. The only thing these novella's were hanging off of was the nostalgia for people who had previously read and enjoyed The Infernal Devices trilogy. There were a lot of throwbacks to Will, Jem and Tessa which I really enjoyed. I loved seeing some of my favourite characters again but if I hadn't previously read The Infernal Devices I probably would've been incredibly bored. Another thing to point out is the fact that Tessa held Clary as a baby! Eeeekkk! I really, really did love that scene and how all the stories tie in is so clever. I loved all the references to Henry and Charlotte and also how Clary's last name, "Fray" was a combination of Fairchild and Gray. That I found really touching.
The only other thing I really took away from this collection was the story on Raphael. I was always intrigued with his character in The Mortal Instruments but we didn't really get to see him much. I really enjoyed learning more about his backstory and personality. He is adorably sarcastic and snarky and I immensely enjoyed his relationship with Magnus.
Another story that I did actually like was the one where Magnus and Alec go on their first date. I forgot how blunt and innocent Alec was and combined with Magnus's sassiness it was great. Also the voicemails were actually the best thing ever. I was laughing out loud the whole time and it reminded me of how much I actually like these characters. Izzy and Simon though XD
Over all this was a good collection for nostalgic purposes and if you're a fan of Magnus Bane. I did enjoy some parts but over all a lot of the stories were just lacking in plot and weren't really holding my attention. Hopefully I'll enjoy Tales of the Shadowhunter Academy more :/
P.S. My favorite character by far was the slime demon in Magnus's apartment. My Spirit Animal XD
I'm not really entirely sure why I decided to read this book. I thought I might benefit from it before diving into the Dark Artifices but now I'm starting to think that it wasn't exactly needed. I enjoyed some of the stories but as a whole I just thought it was average.
The first couple of stories we probably could've gone without. A lot of the boring, unimportant stuff could've been cut out because it just made the story drag. The only thing these novella's were hanging off of was the nostalgia for people who had previously read and enjoyed The Infernal Devices trilogy. There were a lot of throwbacks to Will, Jem and Tessa which I really enjoyed. I loved seeing some of my favourite characters again but if I hadn't previously read The Infernal Devices I probably would've been incredibly bored. Another thing to point out is the fact that Tessa held Clary as a baby! Eeeekkk! I really, really did love that scene and how all the stories tie in is so clever. I loved all the references to Henry and Charlotte and also how Clary's last name, "Fray" was a combination of Fairchild and Gray. That I found really touching.
The only other thing I really took away from this collection was the story on Raphael. I was always intrigued with his character in The Mortal Instruments but we didn't really get to see him much. I really enjoyed learning more about his backstory and personality. He is adorably sarcastic and snarky and I immensely enjoyed his relationship with Magnus.
Another story that I did actually like was the one where Magnus and Alec go on their first date. I forgot how blunt and innocent Alec was and combined with Magnus's sassiness it was great. Also the voicemails were actually the best thing ever. I was laughing out loud the whole time and it reminded me of how much I actually like these characters. Izzy and Simon though XD
Over all this was a good collection for nostalgic purposes and if you're a fan of Magnus Bane. I did enjoy some parts but over all a lot of the stories were just lacking in plot and weren't really holding my attention. Hopefully I'll enjoy Tales of the Shadowhunter Academy more :/
P.S. My favorite character by far was the slime demon in Magnus's apartment. My Spirit Animal XD
manuelarolonrey's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0