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In Every Generation by Kendare Blake

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schnaucl's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I was introduced to Buffy the Vampire Slayer by a friend in college.  I think we watched everything that was available to that point and I enjoyed it but I didn't continue watching after graduation so I missed the last few seasons.   So that's my Buffy background.

I liked this book.   It was really nice to see Oz again, he'd been one of my favorite characters from the original series. 
It's sweet but also a little sad that I think he's still got a crush on Willow.


I like the new slayer, Frankie, and the new Scooby gang.   Willow was also a favorite, so I'm happy that she's a part of the story.  It'll be an interesting dynamic with actively involved parents who are also sort of members of the Scooby gang. 
She's clearly being set up for a possible return to the dark side, which is a concern, but I can also see why it's necessary, plot-wise.  She sort of represents the same problem Buffy Summers does, if she's the most powerful witch currently living (or the main slayer) then either of them could kill the big bad and Frankie and the new gang could only be sidekicks and not so much main characters so there has to be a reason she can't just use overpowering magic and solve the problem.  So presumably there will come a point it's decided she can't use her magic without posing a threat herself.

I'm not sure how you solve the problem of Buffy and the other slayers.  They can't stay missing forever and if they come back, they become the focus, or at least, Buffy does.   But there are at least a few books for the mystery to remain before it needs to get properly addressed or become really irritating.

I'm ambivalent about Grimloch.  The parallels with Angel are enough that Blake smartly has Willow make them explicit and he was always my least favorite character.  As long as it doesn't become an overwrought love triangle (I think with Vi) then fine. 

Jake's sweet, and obviously has a crush on her, but Frankie may see him as too much like a sibling for that to go anywhere.  

I really like Hailey and Sigmund and I love the idea that he tutors people who then become unsuitable food sources.

I was a fan of Faith and I really hope she's not actually dead.
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bedtimesandbooks's review

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adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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