Even though I feel like the Shadowhunter books have reached their expiration date you can never truly get to much of Magnus Bane. Sassy, sexy and hilarious Bane. 
 "Magnus, you were trying to flirt with your own plate." 
 "I'm a very open-minded sort of fellow!" 
 "Ragnor is not," Catarina said. "When he found out that you were feeding us guinea pigs, he hit you over the head with your plate. It broke." 
 "So ended our love," Magnus said. "Ah, well. It would have never worked between me and the plate anyway." 
 This was an easy read. Light, fun and a great addition to the series. 
 We get to see a new side of him. The young, naive, still learning side that I absolute adore. We get to follow him though time, we get to learn how different events helps shape him into who he is in TMI and the stories gives us much wanted material when it comes to him and Alec. 
 A must read for all Magnus Bane fans. 
 "You told us to leave you in the desert, because you planned to start a new life as cactus," Catarina said, her voice flat. "Then you conjured up tiny needles and threw them at us. With pinpoint accuracy."