I thought the beginning of this book was slow, but after I heard that the ending of the book was great, and seeing that I love all things Shadowhunter, I decided to give it another go. And I'm so glad I did. The book has enjoyable connections to the Mortal Instruments series all throughout the prequel series, and I especially liked the ending. I'm excited to see the connections aforementioned in the last installment of the Mortal Instruments series, "City of Heavenly Fire." Once again, I must say that although Magnus only appears on and off through the series, he was still one of my favorite characters. Any of you that may be reading this, REMEMBER: NEVER TRUST A DUCK. :-)