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redhdlibrarian's review
4.0
It’s kind of Buffy but with me characters. Has the same wit and charm. Interesting characters and kick-ass women. Looking forward to the next book as this has a lot of open plot lines….
joannabowie_'s review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
The gangs back together again <3
go_maggs_go's review
3.0
At first, this felt like really well written fanfic. Which I guess it kind of is? But by the time I got about a quarter of the way in, it felt like a natural continuation of the Buffyverse. The dialogue felt like Buffy dialogue. Willow and Oz and Spike sounded like Willow and Oz and Spike.
rozanne_visagie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
jenmat1197's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This is the story of Frankie Rosenberg. She is the daughter of Willow, who was part of the original Buffy and the Scooby gang. These days - Sunnydale is quiet and reserved. Frankie wakes up one morning freakishly strong, and is told that there has been a horrible accident at a gathering for all the slayers and she may now be the new slayer. And the only one left. As Willow and her friends come to grips with the new reality, Frankie has to be trained to defeat an evil that has come to Sunnydale on the heals of the slayer demise. She and her friends - which include a warewolf and a demon - are now in charge of the next generation to fight off evil.
This book was not good. I finished it only because I loved Buffy back in the day and was enjoying the slight nastalgia that was between these pages. But I should have quit the book. It is 400 pages of fan fiction. It is not well written. It has horrible jokes that are the same over and over. I was suprirsed to find out that the writer was an adult and not a 17 year old teenager. The diaglogue was just okay. The characters were likable enough, but it was written too juvenile for me.
I very rarely DNF books. I think all authors who put in the work deserve to have their books finished. But I will not be recommedning this one or reading the next two in the series.
lisawreading's review
3.0
3.5 stars for this YA next-generation Buffy story! It's an interesting, fun kickoff to a trilogy, and I'm looking forward to reading more.
alongreader's review
3.0
I've tried Kendare Blake before, and her novels always seemed - fine. Not amazing, not awful, passed time perfectly, didn't really stay in my head afterwards. Like most people in my generation, I adored Buffy growing up and I thought that reading a book set in that continuity would be a good way to try Kendare again.
It didn't work.
Parts of the story are great. The demon feeding on people's Insta posts was really clever, and exactly the kind of thing Buffy would be tackling if it was still airing today. Frankie's group of Scoobies was great. The scene where she's told "We know you can do this on your own, because you're the Slayer and you're a really good one - but you're not doing it without us" was great.
However. Spike as a Watcher? No. Just no. He'd never agree to it. He didn't even sound like Spike, to my ear. Frankie's creation is a bit urgh as well. The whole Hunter storyline was way too similiar to Buffy; having your characters talk about how familiar it is doesn't mean that it isn't familiar anymore. And the whole Slayerfest storyline was strange. For one, why would they call it that? For two, if Kendare just wanted the Slayers out of the way, why not just have them all be busy in other parts of the world? Nothing Frankie faced in this book would have necessitated calling other Slayers in, and her Calling could still be explained away.
I didn't hate it; I'll read the next one to see what happened overall; but it's only alright, as far as I'm concerned. I hope that other readers enjoy it, though.
It didn't work.
Parts of the story are great. The demon feeding on people's Insta posts was really clever, and exactly the kind of thing Buffy would be tackling if it was still airing today. Frankie's group of Scoobies was great. The scene where she's told "We know you can do this on your own, because you're the Slayer and you're a really good one - but you're not doing it without us" was great.
However. Spike as a Watcher? No. Just no. He'd never agree to it. He didn't even sound like Spike, to my ear. Frankie's creation is a bit urgh as well. The whole Hunter storyline was way too similiar to Buffy; having your characters talk about how familiar it is doesn't mean that it isn't familiar anymore. And the whole Slayerfest storyline was strange. For one, why would they call it that? For two, if Kendare just wanted the Slayers out of the way, why not just have them all be busy in other parts of the world? Nothing Frankie faced in this book would have necessitated calling other Slayers in, and her Calling could still be explained away.
I didn't hate it; I'll read the next one to see what happened overall; but it's only alright, as far as I'm concerned. I hope that other readers enjoy it, though.
pawspagesandpurrs's review against another edition
4.0
4*
Going into this, I was expecting something else. A little bit. I am happy to say that I really like this anyway.
It's a very believable canon for the show. And no, I haven't read seasons 8-12 in graphic novels. So, yeah, there's a lot of catching up to do but, really, it was easy to get into and not feel too confused.
I think all the known characters are true enough to the show, maybe a little bit off with Spike but it's all good. Frankie was really nice and I did enjoy Hailey quite a lot, too.
The plot flowed very nicely and I liked the big bad.
Definitely cannot wait to get my hands on book two, One Girl in all the World.
Going into this, I was expecting something else. A little bit. I am happy to say that I really like this anyway.
It's a very believable canon for the show. And no, I haven't read seasons 8-12 in graphic novels. So, yeah, there's a lot of catching up to do but, really, it was easy to get into and not feel too confused.
I think all the known characters are true enough to the show, maybe a little bit off with Spike but it's all good. Frankie was really nice and I did enjoy Hailey quite a lot, too.
The plot flowed very nicely and I liked the big bad.
Definitely cannot wait to get my hands on book two, One Girl in all the World.
amandamurray414's review
4.0
A fun read for Buffy fans! Love the nostalgia and Easter eggs throughout. This could easily be made into a series with adventures for the new Scoobies and it would be 5x5.