3.5 stars. A mix of entertaining fan service and episodes that cast a little more light on events in the Shadowhunter series both published and to be published. Magnus Bane was one of my favourite characters from The Mortal Instruments, and certainly one of the most mysterious, so learning more about his past and his connections with the people and families who populate the Shadowhunter world was always going to be enjoyable. He's on top form throughout the collection, as witty and irreverent and, well, sparkly as ever. There are cameos for many of the characters we know from the main series - Camille, Tessa, and Ragnor, for example - and a look at the war with the Circle which preceded The Mortal Instruments, including a glimpse of some of the people who survived and their relationship to both Valentine and his crusade. 
 It's difficult to rate the individual stories, as the collection together that paints a larger picture and really earns the rating. If I had to pick, I think my favourites would be Vampires, Scones and Edmund Herondale and Saving Raphael Santiago. Of course, getting to see snippets of Magnus's relationship with Alec (another of my favourites from TMI) was an added bonus, but they were among the lighter, fluffier episodes and didn't add as much. If you've already read all the individual short stories, this isn't worth buying for the bonus content - it's a selection of Magnus' voicemail messages and while it's amusing it's not really anything more than that.