Oh Magnus, you never cease to amaze me! Why I never thought Magnus Bane would own a speakeasy in the Roarin' 20s is beyond me, because obviously he is the epitome of someone that would own one. However, this novella just didn't measure up to the last two. While it was better than What Really Happened in Peru, The Rise of Hotel Dumort just wasn't that exciting. Nothing was really added to the story except for the reinforcement that Magnus is definitely not a normal warlock. In TMI and TID, we know that Magnus' father is a very powerful demon, but BY GOD!! I just want to know everything surrounding this little tidbit right now! I've had enough of the suspense already, and think it's time that Ms. Clare just comes out with it. Maybe she's saving it for the last TMI book, or even just later in the Bane Chronicles, but I just want to know. Honestly, the only other interesting thing in this novel was the revelation that Pandemonium isn't just a night club where Downworlders and demons go to party and get crazy. No sirree! It's another dimension that leads to the Demon Realm, or the Void. 
 Overall, I wasn't completely satisfied with this book. It still would be 3.5 stars, but I expected a lot more (especially since this is set in the 20s and it's Magnus Bane we're talking about here). There was some new information that we discover, and Magnus definitely had some witty moments that had me laughing, but I definitely hope the next one is more on par with Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale and The Midnight Heir.