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A review by quietbookbird
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
1.0
So, as a rule I never review books unless I have read them all the way through. But I have to make an exception here. One word- plagiarism. Now, what happens in this book is probably not actually plagiarism in the strictest sense of the word. I'm sure it's perfectly legal. Not even immoral, just a bit on the shady side. But it is LAZY, FRUSTRATING, and made me lose much respect for the author as a writer.
Now, I was in the middle of rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I picked up this book. I couldn't help noticing that Bones sounds eerily similar to Spike, right down to his speech. This could be coincidence- a mere byproduct of creating a British vampire from another century, but my instincts tell me this was a little more deliberate. I have read books that were originally works of fan fiction that show more creativity with characters- and I am more inclined to forgive them for it, because they show more skill and care when doing it. I think it's incredibly dishonest to essentially copy a character this way without any sort of credit, and it is just a really crappy thing to do.
Now, I was in the middle of rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I picked up this book. I couldn't help noticing that Bones sounds eerily similar to Spike, right down to his speech. This could be coincidence- a mere byproduct of creating a British vampire from another century, but my instincts tell me this was a little more deliberate. I have read books that were originally works of fan fiction that show more creativity with characters- and I am more inclined to forgive them for it, because they show more skill and care when doing it. I think it's incredibly dishonest to essentially copy a character this way without any sort of credit, and it is just a really crappy thing to do.