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leighe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
crochetchrisie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm actually really starting to enjoy these.......
melosamatic's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
chemwizard22's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
jacob_books_corneryt's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't really care for 3/4th. Really enjoyed the last two stories though
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Nice quick read. Decent art. It was nice to go back to season 6 after reading season 8.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
This had some better stories.
City of Despair was a fascinating concept. But it did seem like a bit of a rehash from a recent Angel episode.
The problem with some of these, is if you read them in true chronological order, they spoil the show. For example, the Jonathan story should be read after the Jonathan episode - even though it takes place first (chronologically). This was a good story - written (of course) by Jane Espenson.
Giles-centric stories are always good, so Beyond the Pale was enjoyable.
And who doesn't like Willow and Tara? Punish Me with Kisses, Wannablessedbe, and the very brief Demonology Menagerie were all good and a bit different.
City of Despair was a fascinating concept. But it did seem like a bit of a rehash from a recent Angel episode.
The problem with some of these, is if you read them in true chronological order, they spoil the show. For example, the Jonathan story should be read after the Jonathan episode - even though it takes place first (chronologically). This was a good story - written (of course) by Jane Espenson.
Giles-centric stories are always good, so Beyond the Pale was enjoyable.
And who doesn't like Willow and Tara? Punish Me with Kisses, Wannablessedbe, and the very brief Demonology Menagerie were all good and a bit different.
library_hungry's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Adequate. Met my needs for reading some Buffy.
erinthevampireslayer's review
4.0
I really thought that I would only end up giving this two stars, but thankfully the second half of this book was amazing and made up for the first half. The first 200 pages have way too much Angel Investigations plotlines and Giles romance for me to be interested in it, and the art for these sections is a style I'm not into. However, the Willow-Tara issues in this were great (and worked on by Amber Benson!) and the "False Memories" arc explores some cool ideas. It was awesome to get to see how the Scoobies memories, particularly in moments we saw on the show, were rewritten to include Dawn. I also liked that this arc looked at what could happen if a Slayer was ever turned into a vampire. Honestly if the first half of this book didn't exist, it'd actually be my absolute favorite BtVS comic.
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