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A review by queer_bookwyrm
Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
4 ⭐ CW: violence, blood, death
"We're not the good guys. Do we look like good guys? We're the worse guys--the thoroughly awful guys who are so bad we make other bad guys look...stupid. And also bad women."
Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter is a Spike prequel to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This was such a fun read! I have always loved BTVS and Spike, so it was wonderful to read more about him. This was a short and easy read that I definitely recommend to any Buffy fans.
We follow Spike, Drusilla, and Darla in London in 1901 after Angel has gotten his soul and abandoned them. Spike has just killed a Slayer and is feeling on top of the world until they get back to London and are pretty bored. Spike wants to give Dru everything he can to make her forget about Angel and focus more on him, so he plans a ridiculously stupid caper to steal a relic of finger that is supposed to help focus Dru's premonitions. As you would imagine, it all goes to hell (pun intended) when a demon syndicate interrupts and takes it for their boss, a Hastam demon.
We get a vampire/demon heist! As strange as it is to say about murderous vamps and demons, this was a lighthearted romp. Spike is impulsive and simpering for Dru, makes bad decisions and biting comments (pun intended again). I wouldn't say there is much substance, but we do get some nice full circle moments, and his relationship with Dru is quite sweet if a little sadistic. We even get to see a badass female werewolf and various interesting demons.
I may not love Spike's relationship with Buffy in the show, but he is an entertaining character and much better with Drusilla. Bring on more Buffy (Spike) stories!
"We're not the good guys. Do we look like good guys? We're the worse guys--the thoroughly awful guys who are so bad we make other bad guys look...stupid. And also bad women."
Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter is a Spike prequel to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This was such a fun read! I have always loved BTVS and Spike, so it was wonderful to read more about him. This was a short and easy read that I definitely recommend to any Buffy fans.
We follow Spike, Drusilla, and Darla in London in 1901 after Angel has gotten his soul and abandoned them. Spike has just killed a Slayer and is feeling on top of the world until they get back to London and are pretty bored. Spike wants to give Dru everything he can to make her forget about Angel and focus more on him, so he plans a ridiculously stupid caper to steal a relic of finger that is supposed to help focus Dru's premonitions. As you would imagine, it all goes to hell (pun intended) when a demon syndicate interrupts and takes it for their boss, a Hastam demon.
We get a vampire/demon heist! As strange as it is to say about murderous vamps and demons, this was a lighthearted romp. Spike is impulsive and simpering for Dru, makes bad decisions and biting comments (pun intended again). I wouldn't say there is much substance, but we do get some nice full circle moments, and his relationship with Dru is quite sweet if a little sadistic. We even get to see a badass female werewolf and various interesting demons.
I may not love Spike's relationship with Buffy in the show, but he is an entertaining character and much better with Drusilla. Bring on more Buffy (Spike) stories!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood