Two words...THANK GOD!!! This was much, much better than the previous two novellas in The Bane Chronicles, and I hoping this is a good sign of things to come. This is exactly what I thought this series would be about, Magnus' prior life with clues and insights into both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices. Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale shows just how much Magnus knows about the Shadowhunter world, as well as giving us insight into other characters like Camille and obviously, Edmund Herondale. I found this novella to be much more interesting than the other two novellas because the reader is granted an even deeper look into the disagreements between Downworlders and Shadowhunters. I loved that certain elements are carried through, and you can start making connections (whether it's in characters or objects) to TMI and TID. While this series is still lacking the characteristic humor that we all love in Magnus, in this installment, it's a good thing. This novella definitely has a more serious tone, and too much humor would have been out of place. In my opinion, there is just enough humor thrown in. 
 Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come with this series. I'm hoping it will get even better, and deliver what I expected when I originally set out to read these :)