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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Murder, and Torture
theogeer's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Addiction
queer_bookwyrm's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
4 ⭐ CW: violence, body horror, death, torture, cannibalism mention, blood drinking, descriptions of blood and gore, severed body parts
In Every Generation by Kendare Blake is book one in the Every Generation series that extends the story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have always been a big Buffy fan, but I never read the comics that kept the universe going, so when I saw there was a book, I had to have it!
We follow Frankie, the daughter of Willow after they find out that all the slayers that had gone to a conference had all been killed in an explosion, causing the slayer line to be picked up in Frankie. She's the first slayer-witch ever. Since all the slayers are apparently dead, demons and vamps are making their way back to New Sunnydale, because of the reawakening Hellmouth. That means a new big bad.
I love that we get to see some of the legacy characters from the original like Spike, Oz, Willow, Xander, and Dawn. Not to mention all the name checks for Buffy and Faith. This book was also as delightfully cheesy as the show. Gotta love all the banter. I also love that the teens actually talk how normal teens would. We also get a new group of Scoobys similar to Buffy's group. We mostly focus on Frankie's training as the slayer as well as the ensuing battle with the big bad, but the over arching plot point for this series is going to be figuring out what happened to the slayers and if any of them are still alive.
Definitely recommend for anyone who needs a bit of Buffy nostalgia, and a vampire read that isn't super heavy. I could definitely see this as a show on the CW or something. Looking forward to the next book!
In Every Generation by Kendare Blake is book one in the Every Generation series that extends the story of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have always been a big Buffy fan, but I never read the comics that kept the universe going, so when I saw there was a book, I had to have it!
We follow Frankie, the daughter of Willow after they find out that all the slayers that had gone to a conference had all been killed in an explosion, causing the slayer line to be picked up in Frankie. She's the first slayer-witch ever. Since all the slayers are apparently dead, demons and vamps are making their way back to New Sunnydale, because of the reawakening Hellmouth. That means a new big bad.
I love that we get to see some of the legacy characters from the original like Spike, Oz, Willow, Xander, and Dawn. Not to mention all the name checks for Buffy and Faith. This book was also as delightfully cheesy as the show. Gotta love all the banter. I also love that the teens actually talk how normal teens would. We also get a new group of Scoobys similar to Buffy's group. We mostly focus on Frankie's training as the slayer as well as the ensuing battle with the big bad, but the over arching plot point for this series is going to be figuring out what happened to the slayers and if any of them are still alive.
Definitely recommend for anyone who needs a bit of Buffy nostalgia, and a vampire read that isn't super heavy. I could definitely see this as a show on the CW or something. Looking forward to the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Violence
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Cannibalism
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