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miuu2200's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
pawspagesandpurrs's review
3.0
3*
This book is Willow centric and I loved it for that. It starts kinda odd and dark almost right away but then lightens even though we're still talking about children/babies being replaces by entities as they are kidnapped.
To be honest, even after I finished reading and it got explained a little bit, I am still unsure why the faeries had to do that. And I thought the plot points had holes or were not all that clear. I mean, save the park, save the forest for us... which made me think of the Willow and Tara comic where they actually confront a deity of sort for a forest... and it became more a point of the faeries wanna take over and use the Hellmouth and a sacrifice to do so. Also, changelings getting in the mix, though a nice touch, felt confusing as they came basically out of nowhere. Also, why did the vampires truly want the lantern? I feel I missed out on that explanation.
This is supposed to happen in season 3 and everyone knows Angel's back and accepted that fact. Xander and Cordy are still together. No mention of Faith though. I saw a review naming Wesley not being there either but this is fine, in my opinion. I am just a bit confused as to where exactly it fits canonically with the show. It's a definite filler though.
Overall an okay read. The characters read true to who they are for the most part. There are holes in the story however and unrealistic things happening when it comes to the dig site and items found and actions took then but otherwise, I am glad I read this nonetheless.
This book is Willow centric and I loved it for that. It starts kinda odd and dark almost right away but then lightens even though we're still talking about children/babies being replaces by entities as they are kidnapped.
To be honest, even after I finished reading and it got explained a little bit, I am still unsure why the faeries had to do that. And I thought the plot points had holes or were not all that clear. I mean, save the park, save the forest for us... which made me think of the Willow and Tara comic where they actually confront a deity of sort for a forest... and it became more a point of the faeries wanna take over and use the Hellmouth and a sacrifice to do so. Also, changelings getting in the mix, though a nice touch, felt confusing as they came basically out of nowhere. Also, why did the vampires truly want the lantern? I feel I missed out on that explanation.
This is supposed to happen in season 3 and everyone knows Angel's back and accepted that fact. Xander and Cordy are still together. No mention of Faith though. I saw a review naming Wesley not being there either but this is fine, in my opinion. I am just a bit confused as to where exactly it fits canonically with the show. It's a definite filler though.
Overall an okay read. The characters read true to who they are for the most part. There are holes in the story however and unrealistic things happening when it comes to the dig site and items found and actions took then but otherwise, I am glad I read this nonetheless.
fruitkate's review
adventurous
medium-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
3.5
impybelle's review
3.0
Another review compares this to a filler episode of Buffy and I think that's pretty accurate. I'd also agree that perhaps the fight scenes don't necessarily translate all that well to the page but you can't really have Buffy without a fight or thirteen so it is what it is.
I really liked Cordelia and wish we'd gotten more of her and I also liked the baddies, but overall it just didn't quite scratch the Buffy itch for me. Not bad but not terrific either, I suppose.
I really liked Cordelia and wish we'd gotten more of her and I also liked the baddies, but overall it just didn't quite scratch the Buffy itch for me. Not bad but not terrific either, I suppose.
alexampersand's review
adventurous
medium-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
3.5
I enjoyed the middle part of this book - the opening felt a little too slow, and then the ending felt like a massive exposition dump from Giles's friend, and I feel like maybe there were a few too many elements all thrown in together.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review
3.0
Monster of the week: Fairies.
Having read a bunch of episode novelisations, it was refreshing to read an original story. Okay, this did read like a standard episode, but then it's supposed it. It fitted right in with the novelisations so well that I had to check and conform this really wasn't an episode I'd seen.
Nothing particularly special, but nothing going against it either.
Having read a bunch of episode novelisations, it was refreshing to read an original story. Okay, this did read like a standard episode, but then it's supposed it. It fitted right in with the novelisations so well that I had to check and conform this really wasn't an episode I'd seen.
Nothing particularly special, but nothing going against it either.
reannapipes's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It was a great read to distract from family holiday drama! (light spoilers ahead). Picked this up on Christmas Day and got started.
I won’t lie, as soon as I read about babies being stolen, my friend and I were making Glee show related jokes about Terri Schuester being the thief! But I’ll take eco-terrorist faeries instead.
The Willow parts and Xander + Hutch sections were definitely the highlights of the book, and also loved the Cordy moments, but I’m always biased towards her.
It was nice, short, and would’ve been great as an actual episode!
The Willow parts and Xander + Hutch sections were definitely the highlights of the book, and also loved the Cordy moments, but I’m always biased towards her.
It was nice, short, and would’ve been great as an actual episode!
luxuryofsorrow's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
carbinara's review
3.0
It was a quick and easy read, although I did find that there wasn’t much character development. This isn’t a huge issue since it’s based on a TV show where characters are already established, but it did make reading a bit less enjoyable. Despite this, I did like some of Cordelia’s characterisation and the set up of her rivalry with Willow (especially since, despite a bit of competition, they were still friends and Cordelia was willing to help her out). I wasn’t a massive fan of the fighting scenes, although I don’t read much action packed stuff so thats more personal preference than a critique of the writing. Overall, it was a fun story and fast-paced, which is what I’d been looking for when I picked it up.