Bane Chronicles (8) - What to buy a Shadowhunter who has everything by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan
The funniest story of them all – What do you buy a Shadowhunter who already has everything? By Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan (Was kauft man einem Shattenäger, der schon alles hat, Le grand amour de Magnus) with 49 pages. I read it in English in the Bane Chronicle Volume published 2014.
It's Alec's birthday. And Magnus is DESPERATE – should he buy something for his young Shadowhunter boyfriend? And, if yes, what? Magnus doesn't know what to do – and his friends aren't helping.
Well. This is both the most funny and the most annoying book of this series. Funny, because of the demon and Magnus' friends' reaction to the problem. Especially Ragnor's. On the other hand, it's the most annoying, because Magnus just can't stop repeating what he thinks about love and mortality. He overdoes it! It makes a very funny story unnecessary tragic!
Isabelle is cool. And I love the gift, in the end. It's what Alec would want. But... well, it's not what he needs. I think it would have been better, if Magnus gave Alec himself something. As Magnus points out, Alec is absolutely selfless and doesn't think he's worth anything. Just because of that HE should personally get something. The protection of his sister could be a bonus, but should not be the only thing for Alec's birthday. Which is basically the only logical conclusion to Magnus thinking.
Well, good thing we have the demon. He rocks! He gives this book the necessary humour to survive this sappy, overdone and tragic thinking.
In brief:
I give it a star for characters and ideas and SoGH.
Prequel:
Sequel:
The Last Stand of the New York Institute