Born to Endless Night

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy #9

by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

Simon, like the rest of the Academy, is stunned when a navy-skinned warlock baby is found on the Academy steps. They hand the child over to guest lecturer Magnus Bane, who has to bring a child home… temporarily, of course… to his man!

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Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Novella

120 pages, ebook

First published October 20, 2015

About the author

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Tehran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old.

Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called “The Beautiful Cassandra” based on a Jane Austen short story of the same name (and which later inspired her current pen name).

After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.
Cassie’s first professional writing sale was a short story called “The Girl’s Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord” in a Baen anthology of humor fantasy. Cassie hates working at home alone because she always gets distracted by reality TV shows and the antics of her cats, so she usually sets out to write in local coffee shops and restaurants. She likes to work in the company of her friends, who see that she sticks to her deadlines.

City of Bones was her first novel. Sword Catcher is her most recent novel.

Reviews

[Sasha Alsberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite tale yet!
Can Cassie write a book all about Alec, Magnus and Max? I would buy 5 copies...

[Zoë · Rating 5 out of 5]

OBVIOUSLY my favorite one so far! I need a story all about the Malec family please and thank you <3
I also love how Beatriz is the biggest shipper of us all.

Also, Danny from Teen Wolf narrated the audio book hehe

[Joana · Rating 5 out of 5]

*** SPOILERS ***


MALEC WITH A BABY!
MALEC WITH A BABY!
MALEC WITH A BABY!

I LOVE ALEC GIDEON LIGHTWOOD SO FUCKING MUCH!!!!!

I LOVE MAGNUS BANE SO FUCKING MUCH!!!!

I LOVE ALEC LIGHTWOOD AND MAGNUS BANE SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO FUCKING MUCH I WANT TO CRY!!!

This is everything I've ever wanted but I WANT AND NEED SO MUCH MORE!!!!

I'm so proud of Alec Lightwood!! So so so proud of him!! I love that Alec is finally having the merit and attention he deserves. That people are looking up to him.

He always deserved so much more than Cassie gave him in the books. He was always in the shadows and that was SO NOT okay.

My Alec is an amazing Shadowhunter, and amazing guy and he deserves everything. He deserves to be happy and he is now. He is happy with his Magnus and his son and I'm so happy for him.

He's so confident, so grown up...

I love you Alexander Gideon Lightwood! I love you and I'm proud of you!

Alec and Magnus are going to be great daddies. I'm so proud of both of them.

Magnus really knows Alec. He loves Alec so much and Alec loves Magnus so much too. And they love the baby so much.

Magnus Bane I love you! I love you so much!

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT ALEC AND MAGNUS WERE HAVING SEX????!?!!!!!!!???!???????!??!??! ZjjskznskxjvxkjSIJSJDSKNZSKKDNXKSKDNXKSMXKSJD


"There was a sheet over Alec & Magnus..he could see Alec's white, rune-scarred shoulders and Magnus's wild black hair spread on the pillow."


I'm just so zjsjskmajxksnzksdj!!! *-* *-* *-* *-*

DAMN YOU SO MUCH SIMON!!! AND WE SHOULD BE READING THAT SCENE FROM MAGNUS POV!!! A usual Malec doesn't get enough! Just like their kiss in City of Glass should have been from one of their POVs. These scenes should be from their POV!!!!!! I NEED THAT!!


"My little blueberry." ❤️
"My Alec." ❤️

Baby Max. Baby Max. I'm still not okay. This.... My heart... Baby Max Michael Lightwood-Bane.

The baby is so adorable! Alec is so great with him and Magnus too!! They are going to be such great daddies!!

*sobbing from pain and happiness* .

I want the law to change! I want to see Magnus and Alec married. In gold. I want this so badly!

"Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little blueberry. But not for a long, long time. We'll take care of him, you and I. Won't we?"


Magnus... I can't even say it... I can bear that though. I just can't can't. I'll be forever in denial. I just can't. Nope.

And this book was not just about the Malec feels (AND I HAVE PLENTY!) it was also about Jalec feels and parabatai feels too!

Seeing Jace with the baby!!!!! OMG I really need to Cassie to write a book just about Malec!! Because I need MORE and I NEED more Jace/Alec moments!! And with the baby! I JUST NEED MORE!!


"Do you want to punch demons in the face with me and Alec? Do you? Yes, you do."


I love seeing Jace with the baby. His parabatai's baby. He's SO GREAT!!!!!

There's one thing that annoyed me, though. Robert and Maryse.

They wouldn't let the baby alone!! Seriously!! Annoying grandparents. I hate Robert!! I'm also not particularly fond of Maryse either but I hate Robert! I'll never forgive him for what he did to Michael and Alec! Never!

Alec deserved a much better father and Michael deserved a much, much better friend and parabatai.

I'm feeling really protective of baby Max. I don't care if this makes me selfish but I want Robert away from baby Max!


"We have this, don't we, Alec?"

❤️❤️❤️

"Yeah. We do."


I'M NOT OKAY I NEED IT NOW!!! I NEED MORE MALEC AND LITTLE BLUEBERRY NOW!!!!

This story was everything but please I need more! I need Cassie to write a full Malec book! Where we actually have all the attention on them and no sharing POVs with Simon. Pleaseeee!!!

I want to see little blueberry with Chairman Meow! I want to see Magnus & Alec raising Max together. I wanna see the fun magical chaos it's going to be in their loft. I want Jace babysitting little blueberry. I want Jace and Alec talking about parenting and EVERYTHING!

I just need so much more!


"You love the people you love so much that you want to the an impossible ideal for them. You don't realize that you are more than enough."

****

* It hurts seeing Magnus and Catarina missing Ragnor so much;

* I still want to know what the hell happened in Peru;

* I'm so curious about the lost Herondale! I never saw Catarina like that and it's just killing me. "My boy." I just need to know who is Tobias Herondale's child. I need to know what happened.


****

Malec with a baby warlock !!!! :D :D

Need this right now !!! *-* *-*

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I'm on the floor, laughing and crying like a mad woman*

Blurb: Simon, like the rest of the Academy, is stunned when a navy-skinned warlock baby is found on the Academy steps. They hand the child over to guest lecturer Magnus Bane, who has to bring a child home… temporarily, of course… to his man!



This story has been, hands down, one of the cutest one I’ve read this year if not the cutest.

There were tears of joy on my face and I’m so utterly happy I feel my body is about to explode. This isn’t an exaggeration. I laughed, cried, banged my head to the mattress and screamed. Very loud. My grandma thought I was having sex. Ha-ha, grandma.

Anyways, this story is one of my favorites from the Tales. Top 3, for sure and how couldn’t it be? We got malec, we got redemption for some characters, Simon growing wiser and wiser which is somehow kinda upsetting but totally welcome and some pretty sad moments too.



I was, like Magnus, pretty confused when all the Lightwoods were together in Alec and Magnus’ suit. I, too, thought Robert was going to be an asshole again but since he’s making his peace with people, I didn’t know how he was going to say or act so color me fucking surprised when he was being actually nice.

Robert Lightwood followed him.
“I couldn’t help but notice that the baby is blue,” Robert said. “Alec’s eyes are blue. And when you do the”—he made a strange and disturbing gesture, and then made the sound whoosh, whoosh—“magic, sometimes there’s a blue light.”
Magnus stared at him. “I’m failing to see your point.”
“If you made the baby for yourself and Alec, you can tell me,” said Robert. “I’m a very broad-minded man. Or—I’m trying to be. I’d like to be. I would understand.”
“If I made . . . the . . . baby . . . ?” Magnus repeated.
He was not certain where to start. He had imagined Robert Lightwood knew how babies were made.
“Magically,” Robert whispered.
“I am going to pretend you never said that to me,” said Magnus. “I am going to pretend we never had this conversation.”
Robert winked, as if they understood each other. Magnus was speechless.

Sorry, I had to put the whole thing because I read it like 6 times. It was so damn funny I couldn’t stop laughing.

Cassie,



This has made my entire week. Alec and Magnus are so incredibly perfect for each other and so cute and Isabelle was so adorable and amazing and as, always, so ready for anything. Even if a baby warlock is included.

What I loved the most was seeing everyone so relaxed. Like, joking around and being a family and see how old relationships have turned to greater things and I just adored this story so much I didn’t want to finish it.

I do have a question. This cute Marisol is the same Marisol we’re going to see in TDA? Is there a Marisol or a girl named Rosa? I have forgotten but she’s so hilarious and I love how the Shadowhunters-to-be are being more and more open to the world and to the Downloaders and just more open minded in general.

[Alessandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH MY DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

DID I SAY OMG??????

FUCK YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!

CAN'T BELIEVE THAT!!!!! SO HAPPY FOR THEM! AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS STORY!!!!!


*EDIT: AFTER READING*

He thanked, not for the first time, whatever strange, beautiful fortune had sent him Alec.



“They are not like Brangelina,” Simon said. “What would you even call them? Algnus? That sounds like a foot disease.”
“Obviously you would call them Malec,” said Beatriz. “Are you stupid, Simon?”
“I will not be distracted!” said Julie. “Does Magnus have piercings? Of course he does; when would he miss an opportunity to shine?”



“You’re...still really young,” Magnus said. “I’m sorry if sometimes it seems as if I do not remember that. It’s strange to me—being immortal means both being young and being old are strange to me. I know I must seem strange to you sometimes.”
Alec nodded, thoughtful and not hurt. “You do. And I never want anything but this. I never want a less strange love.”



“Can I tell you something?” Magnus asked. “Nobody ever wanted me to marry them before.”
There had been lovers willing to die with him, but nobody had ever been willing to swear to live with him every day for as long as they both had to live. Nobody until this Shadowhunter.
“I never asked anyone to marry me before,” said Alec. “So that’s a no, then?”
Magnus lifted his hand, and Alec caught it in midair, their fingers linking. Magnus’s rings flashed and Alec’s scars glowed in the moonlight. Both of them held on.
“It’s yes, one day,” Magnus said. “For you, Alec, it’s always yes.”



This warm, bright room was no bad starting place for his child’s path to knowing there was more to life than many people ever learned, that there was limitless love to be found, and time to discover it. Magnus had
to trust that for himself, for his son, for his beloved, for all of the shining, fading mortals and enduring, struggling immortals that he knew, there would be time enough.
“Don’t worry,” Magnus murmured. “We’re all in this together.”



THIS TALE? ONE WORD: PERFECTION.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

MALEC FEELS. SIZZY FEELS. ALL THE FEELS.

[Isa Cantos (Crónicas de una Merodeadora) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Warlocks are the sexy Downworlders. Think about it. They all have daddy issues. And Magnus Bane is the sexiest of them all. He can be the High Warlock of my pants".

"Los Brujos son los Subterráneos sexis. Piénsalo. Todos tienen problemas con sus padres. Y Magnus Bane es el más sexy de todos. Él puede ser el Gran Brujo de mis pantalones".

Okay, okay, primero que todo debo decir que Born to the Endless Night es el relato más hermoso que he leído en mi vida y tiene dosis enormes de Malec, así que mi pobre corazón fangirl puede morir feliz después de haberlo leído. Dicho esto, lo siguiente tiene spoilers, así que están avisados.

Aquí todo se centra en Magnus y Alec, su relación y el cómo reaccionan a encontrar a un bebé brujo abandonado en las puertas de la Shadowhunter Academy. En realidad es hermoso ver cómo lo acogen, cómo llegan todos los Lightwood a ayudarles con el nuevo bebé y cómo, poco a poco, tanto Magnus como Alec se van encariñando con él hasta adoptarlo como propio. LLORO DE AMOR, ¿VALE? Creo que Malec es la pareja más tierna y centrada que he leído, es imposible no amarlos, no apostar por ellos y no querer que todo les salga genial y que sean felices por siempre jamás.

¿Y podemos hablar del nombre que escogen para el bebé? Casi lloro con el homenaje que le hacen a Max y a Michael, de verdad. Puede que el mundo de los Shadowhunters esté cambiando muy lentamente sus costumbres, pero el ver que Maryse y Robert Lightwood cambian su actitud con respecto a Malec es absolutamente hermoso.

¡Y LO QUE LE DICE MAGNUS A ALEC SOBRE QUERER CASARSE CON ÉL CON TODOS LOS BOMBOS Y PLATILLOS DE LOS SHADOWHUNTERS!

Los amo demasiado y necesito leer cuarenta libros que los tengan a ellos como protagonistas. Fin.

[Melanie (meltotheany) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Obviously you would call them Malec,” said Beatriz. “Are you stupid, Simon?”

Best Shadowhunter story ever! EVER! Seriously, this was probably my favorite thing in all of Shadowhunter history. Besides absolutely loving Magnus with everything that I am, seeing him be able to achieve things he never thought possible, even with his immortal life, is just so damn pure and wonderful. I also really appreciated Catarina and Lily in this story, too. Even though I really am dying to know everything about Tobias Herondale’s baby and the past. But yeah, this story was pure joy to read, and really just celebrate the love and honor for family; both blood and found.

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[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassandra Clare started reading Malec fanfic...

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love Magnus and Alec! So adorable!

Reread 2023. Still love their relationship and everyone’s bond leading up to ascension.

[April (Aprilius Maximus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

:')

[Davina Herondale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Casually rereading this for the 15th time and realizing nothing ever written will ever compare to the beauty that is malec ok bye

[paige (ptsungirl) · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You love the people you love so much that you want to be an impossible ideal for them. You don't realize that you are more than enough."

°•*⁀➷

I dislike more than I can explain that this story has too much Simon in it. Yes, I know it's a part of his story and his true introduction into the Shadowhunters world, but I have so much contempt for him that it makes me sad.

Outside of that truly tiny imbalance to this beautiful story, it's another win for Malec. Another win for seeing the true beauty of Magnus Bane's heart. Little Max has no idea when he's placed on the steps of Shadowhunter Academy that he's going to find his parents. The mirroring of Alec falling in love with Max first while Magnus falls in love with Rafe first is so beautiful. Just as Magnus sees Rafe and knows that's their child, Alec sees Max and knows he's going to be their's. And I love even more than Alec falls in love with a warlock child while Magnus falls in love with a Shadowhunter child. It's such a beautiful idea that follows so much contempt in the Shadowhunters universe.

I love the explanation of Magnus' name and why he chose it. Raphael's letter's with Ragnor, as Magnus believes he's lost both of them. I love everything about the start of the Lightwood-Bane's family. I just wish Simon could go back to being not important.

- Paige

[Souma BookAddict · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Magnus believed that many old things were creations of enduring beauty. The pyramids. Michelangelo’s David. Versailles. Magnus himself.”

Damn it! Books should always start like this. It will make you sit up straight and pay attention !
HOW MUCH I MISSED MAGNUS BANE! I REALLY MISSED BEING IN HIS HEAD!

The Lightwoods acting all crazy about the baby was hilarious.

I loved seeing the work Alec has been doing with the Downworlders and with Lily and I loved just about everything about this story! It was so great.

“Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little blueberry," Magnus said conversationally. "But not for a long, long time. We'll take care of him, you and I. Won't we?"

This got me right in the feels! Sometimes I forget that Alec is not immortal.


Can Cassie write a book all about Magnus, Alec and Blueberry please? Some chronicles with a lot of books , maybe? I’ll buy them !

[Alexa ❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars

Max Lightwood sounds like the cutest baby ever (he's even got a nickname as blueberry which is freaking adorable!!)

It was good to have the majority of this story in Magnus's POV and it just shows you that babies bring out the craziness in families!

Can't wait to move into the final story eek!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassandra Clare, thank you for writing a Malec story. From the bottom of my lil heart, thank you. <3

[Anastasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 stars
Born to Endless Night is the 9th book in the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy bind up. Why is it that after reading another novella it becomes my new favorite? Is it because Cassandra Clare has a way with words? Is it the way her fellow authors help contribute to the characters and plot development? Or is it just because these characters are my best friends and I can't help but fawn, love, and laugh at absolutely everything that happens to them? My guess; all of them. This novella was beautifully written. We switched point of views a lot during the story and I surprisingly loved it. Every time we were in someone else's head I had this nice, serine nostalgic feeling blanket me. It made me think of The Mortal Instruments and how we got everyone's point of view and how it helped us love and really connect to everyone. This novella pulled it off just as well. The writing was well crafted and probably the best of the bind up so far. I hope the final novella Angels Twice Descending lives up to all of my expectations and really wraps up the story well. I am so pumped to read Lady Midnight, all of these amazing things have happened in these novellas and I can't wait to see how they play out in L.A. with Emma and Julian. The last thing I would like to address is how Cassandra Clare used the ship name "Malec" in this novella. When that happened I kid you not, I coughed on the orange I was eating and laughed so hard I fell out of my chair. I haven't ever read a book where the author confirms/names a couple with a ship name in their book. It was an amazing little detail that every Malic shipper with appreciate.
I will write a full review on the bind up once I finish all of the novellas.

[Athena ღ · Rating 5 out of 5]

MALEC FEELS ❤️

Baby Max welcome to the family!



“Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little blueberry," Magnus said conversationally. "But not for a long, long time. We'll take care of him, you and I. Won't we?"

[Wan Rathna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally I can read the story that I’ve been waiting for months!

4.75 FREAKIN GLITTERING STARS!

The character developments of all characters we knew in TMI were brilliant. Especially Malec *wink wink* Alec is not whiny and the emo-looking young gay shadowhunters anymore. His loving and tenderness along with his leadership traits were put into the highlight of this story. And we also have Magnus whom has begun to fully accept the mortal-human feelings inside him.

THIS REVIEW WILL BE FULL WITH SPOILERS. I SUGGEST YOU GO AND READ IT FIRST BCOZ TRUST ME IT WAS A QUICK AND FUN READ!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOVE MALEC & SIZZY.Or even if you just like them individually as a character, you will still able to enjoy it too

First we have Magnus, visiting the academy to see his Alec and we witness how he used his magic to make a nice looking suite in that piece of a crap place. Then we have some pda scene from malec *grinning like moron* in the cafeteria that makes me fangirl like crazy lol I can’t stop myself from reread that kissing scene so many times I lost count alrdy. I literally need to force myself to keep reading the rest of the book haha



Then suddenly the one thing that I’ve been waiting for! THE WARLOCK BABY oh my the scene where Simon and his gang encountered the baby was hilarious. I can’t help laughing at their antics and oh sweet George, you make me love you more and more in every single stories of TSA.

And here’s the part that shocked me the most. I thought Magnus is the one that wanted to adopt the baby and Alec will be a lil bit worried at first but eventually loving the baby in the end. BUT OH BOY I WAS SO WRONG THIS WHOLE TIME! IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.



MAGNUS WAS SHOCKED AND EMOTIONAL COZ A BABY WARLOCK HAS BEEN ABANDONED POOR MAGNUS AND THE BABY. THEN ALEC WAS THERE SUPPORTED MAGNUS WITH JUST TINY GESTURES I JUST CANT COZ AHHH THEIR LOVE IS SO OH ROMANTIC.

SUDDENLY THE BABY STOP CRYING IN ALEC’S ARM AHH ALEC LOOKS SO DAMN HAPPY AND HE THOUGHT THEY’RE ADOPTING THE LITTLE ONE SO NOW ALL LIGHTWOODS; IZZY AND MARYSE EVEN ROBERT WAS EXCITED LIKE THEY’RE CELEBRATING A NEW FAMILY MEMBER! THE SCENES WAS SO HEARTWARMING AND FUNNY AND JUST SO NICE TO READ. I CANT STOP GRINNING LIKE MORON AND MAYBE I SHED ONE OR TWO HAPPY TEARS. Oh and it was so funny to see Magnus’s reaction to all this new change happened in front of him. Never thought that Magnus can ever be so speechless like that.



Oh I need to mention LILY CHEN, the Head of New York’s vampire clan! I LOVE HER!! She was so bitchy to everyone but she just respected Alec so much it makes me love her even more. I love that Alec didn’t want to be the Head of New York Institute but instead he prefer to be the person that unite both Shadowhunters and Downworlders. To read the story about how they discuss plans together (Alec, Lily and Maia) was so nice! I love that Alec finally grow up to be a very good and admirable person, no more hiding behind his parabatai. Talking bout parabatai, I like Jace-Alec-Simon interaction here. We can see the three of them are really good friends. They jokes around and it literally make my day :D Have I told you I love Magnus and Catarina friendship too? Ahhhh I LOVE IT I LOVE EVERYTHING FROM THIS STORY.



AND THE BEST SCENE OUT OF ALL THE BEST SCENES FROM THIS STORY IS THE HEART-TO-HEART TALK ALEC AND MAGNUS HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! AAAHHHH I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY!! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND ROMANTIC AND JUST PERFECT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY.

Maybe one day it will just be you and me, my little blueberry" Magnus said conversationally. “But not for a long, long time. We’ll take care of him, you and I. Won’t we?

HOWEVER, I HAD TO DEDUCT 0.25 STARS BCOZ LACK OF MAGNUS CALLING OUT “ALEXENDER” . I NEED MORE OF THAT PLEASE! THANK YOU!

I also have a problem with the name of the baby. I am happy they named a warlock baby after a shadowhunters name, especially Lightwood (even I wanna be a Lightwood lol) but the problem lies on the first name of the baby instead.

THEY NAMED IT MAX BCOZ THE LIGHTWOOD FEEL LIKE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEANING BEHIND IT. AND ALEC WANTS TO BE THE BROTHER HE HAD ALWAYS WANTED BUT DIDN’T GET THE CHANCE. SO THE NAME MAX HAS A VERY DEEP MEANING BEHIND IT. BUT AS FOR ME, THAT WAS A LIL BIT A SHOCKED AND I NEED SOME MORE TIME TO GET USED TO THE IDEA OF CALLING THE BABY, MAX~

NEVERTHELESS, I ENJOY THIS STORY TREMENDOUSLY! It was a nice companion story and it really gives a lot of joys to Malec huge fan like me. I love how the story is so simple yet very deep and shows us how the characters that we love and care so much has grown over the past years/months after CoHF. I am so happy now, guys! SO SO HAPPY!!

He thanked, not for the first time, whatever strange, beautiful fortune had sent him Alec.

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Live update (October 21st, 2015 : 3.31am) :
I finished this book late this morning around 3.30am. I was so excited for it release I've downloaded it right after it was available and straight away read it after my class ended. I manage to read it in one sitting but it took me 5 hours to really finally able to put it down.

Update 2 : (October 22nd, 2015 : 2.40pm) :
This is a very great spoilery review I saw in Tumblr. Please do read it :)
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[Pinky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome nouvella! I have one more to go, it's crazy at how fast I finish these nouvellas! I feel like I just started reading them and I am almost finished! I am so happy that I decided to read these because they were amazing and I can't help but feel so happy to read more of my favorite characters, (as i have mentioned, 8 times already.)

“Obviously you would call them Malec,”

This takes place after City of Heavenly Fire and I am pretty sure you know this already because I repeated this 8 times, (this is the 9th time I am explaining this). But if you don't know what this is about, it follows Simon Lewis who is haunted by his past. He wishes to remember things but he cannot. He goes to Shadowhunter Academy, where he slowly starts to remember who he really is and learns more about himself. These stories are filled with adventure and the characters we love!

“It was a lesson, Magnus thought, to love while you could, love what was fragile and beautiful and imperiled. Nobody was guaranteed forever.”

We get to read more about Magnus, an awesome character and one of my favorites! Almost everyone we know from TMI is in this nouvella and it was so much fun reading this! We see Malec and the feels are real! Sizzy and Clace are awesome too, I love all of these ships and they are sailing so far! I can't believe I am almost done this series, I don't want it to end, but at the same time, I want to catch up to Lady Midnight.

“I know you: You’ll come find me again, you’ll come rescue me no matter what happens. You’ll come for me, and I’ll discover you all over again. I love you. I love you without the memories. I love you right now.”

The bonds between these characters is so strong and the amount of love they have for each other keeps going on. It's a cycle that will never end and I love that. Alec would make a perfect parent and I can't wait to read more of what plays out between Malec, Sizzy and Clace! Alec and Jace make an awesome Parabatai and I can't wait to read more about Clary and Simon's decisions!

While reading about these characters, all I wanted to say was:


The pacing was perfect, not slow but not too fast. I didn't realize that I finished the nouvella until I read the last page, I was so shocked. As the usual, I ran to the laptop to write a review so I can get back into my reading. A lot of people are missing out on this series along with TID and TMI! If you haven't read those series yet, GET ON WITH IT! You won't regret it.

“I hate people forcing me to talk about my feelings,” said Alec.

There were so many talks that I enjoyed and I can't wait to read the future conversation Clace will have! Alec is such an amazing character and Magnus helps everyone out. I love everyone and everything and I love this world. There is so much love and I wish I could pull these characters out of the book and give them the biggest hugs!



I highly recommend this to those who have read TMI and TID, it is the perfect thing to read before Lady Midnight! I also highly recommend you read TMI and TID if you haven't already, you won't regret any second of it. I am going to go and read the last nouvella and I'll be back!

[Giulia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spoilers for The Mortal Instruments series

4.5 stars

I am really happy right now. I also have an outrageous number of things to say for such a short story, so I'd better get down to them really quickly.
First of all, dear Cassie, THANK YOU for writing something else from Magnus' point of view. The reason I loved The Bane Chronicles so much was mainly that I finally got to see the world through one of my favorite characters' eyes. There is something about Magnus that makes my soul see its equal in him (yes, I am randomly quoting Renee Ahdieh - again. I'm sorry.) He's alien to both old and young, frozen in time and immortality: he's been alive for centuries, and there's nothing more precious to him than the present. And yet, Magnus realizes that being immortal doesn't guarantee you will always be there. Raphael Santiago is gone. Ragnor Fell is gone. They were his friends, and they were supposed to be immortal, and now they're gone forever and Magnus is left to mourn them. He might wear his usual charming smile and even joke about it sometimes, but whenever he thinks about them his heart still aches. Things are different now - he has Alec by his side and, unexpectedly, it's not just the two of them anymore. Magnus and Alec as parents really are the cutest thing!
This novella felt like a bittersweet happily ever after for all of them. Simon is going to Ascend and, no matter what he does or doesn't remember, he still loves Isabelle - and he wants to make things right. He wants to be a different kind of Shadowhunter. Jace is always the same - confident and sarcastic and simultaneously the best and most terrible friend ever, and seeing him playfully banter with Alec was absolutely wonderful. I'll always have the strangest relationship with Alexander Lightwood. He's the kind of character you respect immediately, but only slowly you learn to love.
I'm not sure why, but this feels like goodbye. It was good to see all the characters from The Mortal Instruments one last time, all together - even Alec and Isabelle's parents, oddly enough - and I hope they will each get their own happy ending. And never forget about those they left behind.

"There’s a scientific phenomenon to describe something that happens when an object is in motion. You think you know exactly what path it will take and where it will end up. Then suddenly, for no reason you can see... the arc changes. It goes somewhere you would never have expected." Magnus snapped his fingers, and the coin zigzagged in the air and returned to them as Simon stared, feeling like he was seeing magic for the first time. He dropped the coin in Simon's hand and smiled, a blazing rebel's smile, his eyes as gold as newly discovered treasure. "It's called the Magnus effect."

[Iz · Rating 5 out of 5]

SPOILERSSS!

“Maybe one day it will be just you and me, my little blueberry,” Magnus said conversationally. “But not for a long, long time. We’ll take care of him, you and I. Won’t we?"

I AM DEAD.
Cassie, you are pure evil.
MY FEELS ARE ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
*tries to compose herself*
*fails miserably*

My darlings Alec and Magnus, they'll be the best parents in the world.
Though all that talk about Max and Michael and Raphael and Ragnor and immortality in general killed my heart.
*sobs*

Anyway, this short story is something special. Malec, Clace, Sizzy and even Jalec and Jimon. What else could I ask for?
The Lightwoods acting all crazy about the baby was hilarious. I never liked Maryse and Robert, but it was nice to see them trying to get along for Alec's sake.
AND ALEC, MY BOY, HOW MUCH HAVE YOU GROWN. *proud*

Now, I need to read the *sigh* last one.
I'm reeeady.

[Angigames · Rating 4 out of 5]

Questa novella è la dolcezza e la dolcezza si chiama Alexander Lightwood.
Anche questa volta la Clare me l’ha fatta! Ma è proprio per questo che l’adoro!
Dopo 7 bei libroni (cronache di Magnus Bane comprese) pensavo di conoscere abbastanza bene Alec, invece no, non lo conoscevo, proprio per niente. Alec, come Simon d’altronde, soffre un po’ la sindrome “dell’eclissato”. La figura di Alec è inghiottita dalla fiamma brillante e tormentata di Jace prima, e del suo amore immortale, lo stregone più adorabile, simpatico, irriverente che ci sia, tale Magnus Bane poi. E Alec se ne rimane lì, un po’ sullo sfondo, certo, è un cacciatore, un figlio dell’Angelo, un membro del Conclave, ma per tutta la serie rimane un “di”, fratello di, parabatai di, fidanzato di…
Ma la Clare è la Clare, l’amiamo per questo. Non butta mai personaggi a caso nei suoi libri, c’è sempre un perché, anche per il protagonista in secondo piano e le bastano poche pagine per entrare a fondo in un personaggio, per far emergere quello che è veramente. È questo che succede in questa novella. Ci viene mostrato un Alec diverso, più maturo, più tranquillo, mille sfumature di un’unica persona che ama, che si sacrifica, che compie scelte, che ride. E Alec vive pienamente e inesorabilmente percorre la strada a lui destinata. Costruisce senza neanche farci troppo caso, la famiglia che aveva sempre sognato.
Alec e Max mi sono entrati nel cuore, sempre di più, sempre più a fondo.
Cassandra Clare è riuscita, ancora una volta, a lasciarmi incantata e trasformata in un brodo di giuggiole!
#ADORO

[Noura Khalid (theperksofbeingnoura) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“We all change the world, with every day of living in it.“

Possibly one of my favorites! As weird as this novella got I really loved it. I just finished this story a few hours ago, and I'm already speechless and don't know what to write in this review. I loved Magnus in all his immortal glory (which makes me want to reread The Bane Chronicles. I need to refresh my memory). It's been so long since the Lightwoods were in one room together, especially Maryse and Robert. I love the new addition to the Lightwood family, our lovely little blueberry, Max. It just feels so nostalgic to read about these characters again. It's been so long and seeing them all so happy is the highlight of my day!

[Giuls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Attenzione:
Questa non è una novella, è UNA FANFICTION
Per lo stesso motivo probabilmente questa non sarà una recensione, ma lo sclero di una fangirl.


C'è tutto ciò che avremmo mai potuto desiderare: Malec, altra Malec, bambini stregoni, piccoli Malec che ti fanno sciogliere il cuore, proposte di matrimonio che continuano a farti sciogliere il cuore anche se sei la regina delle nevi e hai un cuore di ghiaccio, Sizzy, Ragnor e Raphael CHE SI SCRIVEVANO LETTERE REGOLARMENTE, e tanta ma tanta Algnus (che è proprio vero suona male).

Diciamocelo: non mi sarei stupita se fosse finita con Clary che diceva di essere incinta.

Cara Cassandra: è risaputo che leggere troppe fanfiction fa male e che alla fine ti metterei a scriverle anche tu, no matter what.

Detto ciò, ho ADORATO questa novella.
5 stelle solo perché sono il massimo che possa mettere goodreads aggiungi le 100 stelline, SUBBITO

Ho riso da avere le lacrime ma soprattutto ho avuto gli occhi a cuoricino per tutto il libro.

Adesso attendo con ansia Lady Midnight, cosa che faccio da più di un anno, così da sapere cose ne è stato del piccolo Max.

Se proprio devo trovare un difetto: io avrei messo entrambi i cognomi al bambino (Lightwood-Bane, ovviamente), sarebbe stato più corretto.

[Simona B · Rating 5 out of 5]

“We have this, don’t we, Alec?”
“Yeah,” he answered. “We do.”







I read all the novellas of this series, but I never got really excited about any of them. Which is to say, none of them had me internally screaming as I am right now.
But this- this. I could read it all over three times a day and still not have enough. It was extremely funny, sweet, sincere, moving. More emotions packed in here than in six books of TMI guys. I can't believe my own words, but here I am saying them. I have to use gifs because I can't elaborate any coherent way to express myself. When even incapacity can be indicative.





I want more Malec and little blueberry. I WANT MORE MALEC AND LITTLE BLUEBERRY, like now, or I'm dying.

[leenahreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You'll come for me and i'll discover you all over again. I love you. I love you without the memories. I love you right now." SIMON LOVES IZZY SO MUCH I CANT BELIEVE THIS!! it was so beautiful I LOVE ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS SO MUCH I DONT WANT IT TO END EVER!!!! (also the lightwoods fighting over the baby was just extremely cute)

[lolo' · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoilers below.. Not sorry.


MALEC MALEC MALEC MALEC

PROPOSAL

MAX LIGHTWOOD

BABY WARLOCK

SIZZY IN LOOOOVEEE

RAGNOR FEELS

RAPHAEL FEELS

MALEC DOING IT AND SIMON WALKING IN FEELS

JACE BEING ADORABLE WITH THE BABY FEELSSSSSSS

ALEC OPENING UP

I LOVE GEORGE LOVELACE

BABABABABABA

THIS WAS PERFECT.

[Reem Ghabbany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best best best best one out of all the stories in the world! Lol
I loved this one soo much
So cute and adorable I didn't want to finish it!
The next story will be the last one! CANT WAIT

[Trina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and impactful to the future of the characters we'll continue seeing in the new series, but whoa that escalated quickly!