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A review by jayishino
Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Angel has just left, abandoning Darla and Dru, and while Dru is suffering with this recent desertion, Spike couldn't care less. He does, however, care about Dru, so plans a heist that will take her mind off the vampire with a soul for good.
Spike is far an away one of my favorite characters in the Buffyverse, so imagine my utter excitement when I found a book all about him. Well, sort of. While this book was a Spike story, it had far too much Darla for my taste. And Darla happens to be one of my least favorite Buffy characters. More than Darla there being awful, Dru seemed to be a shell of the character we know from the show. While Ritter does a good job of getting Spike's voice down, there is something missing from his characterization. I don't know if he just fell victim to a YA book or if Ritter was trying to portray him this way, but it just didn't work for the pre-BTVS time period this is set in.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. Christian Coulson was an okay narrator. He nailed Spike but everyone else just sounded a bit weird.
Spike is far an away one of my favorite characters in the Buffyverse, so imagine my utter excitement when I found a book all about him. Well, sort of. While this book was a Spike story, it had far too much Darla for my taste. And Darla happens to be one of my least favorite Buffy characters. More than Darla there being awful, Dru seemed to be a shell of the character we know from the show. While Ritter does a good job of getting Spike's voice down, there is something missing from his characterization. I don't know if he just fell victim to a YA book or if Ritter was trying to portray him this way, but it just didn't work for the pre-BTVS time period this is set in.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. Christian Coulson was an okay narrator. He nailed Spike but everyone else just sounded a bit weird.