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0ivy0's review
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Obsidian fate follows the scooby gang after an archaeological site uncovers the remains of a Spanish expedition buried 500 years ago. Within this site is found Tezcatlipoca's smoking mirror, he is the Aztec god of darkness and his power causes mayhem.
I enjoyed this plotline a lot more than some of the other Buffy books and was genuinely interested in seeing it play out. Despite this, there were some HUGE issues with the writing.
I couldn't quite tell when this was set as it was definitely after Kendra's death but there was conflicting information regarding Faith (a comment implies she hasn't arrived yet, but she's then mentioned in passing...but she's not in the story and is never mentioned further - including why she isn't involved here).
The author also kept calling Angelus 'Angeles' and said that Willow cast the spell to make Xander a 'chick magnet' after Cordy dumped him (it was Amy).
If you're going to write a book about Buffy, then please get the information right??
Despite these, I loved seeing more of Mayor Wilkins and Mr Trick! I always wanted to see more from Mr Trick, he was so underutilised in the programme but was so intriguing and a great character. So I adored seeing more of him.
So yeah, I definitely enjoyed this more than some of the other Buffy books I read, but it had glaring fact-checking issues.
I enjoyed this plotline a lot more than some of the other Buffy books and was genuinely interested in seeing it play out. Despite this, there were some HUGE issues with the writing.
I couldn't quite tell when this was set as it was definitely after Kendra's death but there was conflicting information regarding Faith (a comment implies she hasn't arrived yet, but she's then mentioned in passing...but she's not in the story and is never mentioned further - including why she isn't involved here).
The author also kept calling Angelus 'Angeles' and said that Willow cast the spell to make Xander a 'chick magnet' after Cordy dumped him (it was Amy).
If you're going to write a book about Buffy, then please get the information right??
Despite these, I loved seeing more of Mayor Wilkins and Mr Trick! I always wanted to see more from Mr Trick, he was so underutilised in the programme but was so intriguing and a great character. So I adored seeing more of him.
So yeah, I definitely enjoyed this more than some of the other Buffy books I read, but it had glaring fact-checking issues.
fruitkate's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
crashlyn666's review
2.0
The concept of this story was amazing, introducing new characters was done well, but I hope whoever edited this got fired.
alexampersand's review
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
This was maybe one of the strongest Buffy novels I've read so far - the characters really felt spot on for the most part, and the mystery villain was intriguing. Unfortunately I felt like the ending let it down a little bit, the villains are essentially defeated by just... not doing anything, and then there's an external force that gives us a very convoluted final battle.
Also, I know this is nitpicking, but Angelus was spelt Angeles and Wilkins was spelt Wilkens throughout the book, and these things matter to picky people like me!!
Also, I know this is nitpicking, but Angelus was spelt Angeles and Wilkins was spelt Wilkens throughout the book, and these things matter to picky people like me!!
wyemu's review
2.0
As with many books written to fit into a TV series, this one is not to be taken seriously. Better than some of the others I've read there were still a couple of times when the character dialogue didn't sound quite right to me, but I've read worse. The story-line was fairly standard but had more depth than others and, at the end of the day, it was entertaining for the short time it took me to read it.
luxuryofsorrow's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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