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Okay what a bittersweet way to end this! This has left me wanting more Malec. But i have to say, the messages were pretty funny. Specially Raphael's. And to think Magnus listened to them all, and was also going through something with this separation.... makes me wanna re-read CoHF all over again. And the ending of QoAaD.

The Last Stand of The New York Institute
Usually i find stories about the Circle a bit dull; while it's interesting to see how the characters we know now behaved in the past, we always get to know them only on a superficial level, i feel. But this was interesting, more so, the second part, where Magnus and Tessa meet Clary. I actually loved that.

What to buy the Shadowhunter who has everything (and who you're not officially dating anyway)
Apart from The Midnight Heir, this is my favourite story so far. Not only is it about Alec, but i found the demon to be funny and cute. Finally something entertaining!

The fall of the Hotel Dumort
The late seventies and a bunch of vampires addicted to drugs. Camille makes a comeback. I think this may be the last story I read back when they were first published. Now I can finally enjoy my Malec hopefully

Ugh! Raphael is always so funny. I love grumpy characters. I need more of him. He flew a bit under my radar the first time i read the series, but this time i absolutely adored every one of his interactions.
This is the story of how he met Magnus. Entertaining, but i also had already read it.

The Rise of the Hotel Dumort
An interesting story set in the 1920s, when Magnus has a Speakeasy. I had already read this when it came out. I actually enjoyed it, it's a very interesting time period.

The Midnight Heir
Probably my favourite story so far. We get to see James Herondale kicking the streets at midnight, like his father once did. We also get to see Tessa, Will, and Jem, and how much they love each other. I think i also read this when it first came out, but of course TLH wasn't as shaped yet.

Edmund Herondale's backstory, as well as how the accords were negotiated. I originally read this when it came out. Not super exciting, but better than the previous ones.

The Runaway Queen
A short story set in the time of the revolution in Paris. We get to see Magnus interacting with Marie Antoinette. Entertaining, since it's a continuous story unlike the previous one, but short, too.

What really happened in Peru?
A bunch of stories across time of Magnus's adventures in Peru. It's okay because of the meme, but not super thrilling.

Also, i read some of this stories when they first came out. So perhaps i won't enjoy the first chapters as much, knowing what is to come.