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Summary: Monsterific
Review: MONSTER ISLAND proves there is power in collaboration. Here, we have two amazing authors, Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski, join forces to tackle a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel crossover of epic proportions.The novel has amazing character interaction. It met and exceeded my expectations for crossover meetings, be they reunions or first impressions. I especially enjoyed how well Fred and Tara got along. They almost instantly connect and their newfound friendship continues throughout the story while others comment on the wackiness that is them. The authors certainly did their research when it comes to the monsters that have been on both shows before. Many familiar faces or races of demons appeared. The descriptions of those who were established on the series are accurate; the details of the new breeds the writers invented are imaginative and creative. Anything with a wide array of characters, be it a book, a television series or a film, has to be handled very carefully so as not to confuse the readers and viewers. Golden and Sniegoski delicately balance the plotlines and give fan-favorite characters equal facetime. Not only do they incorporate the time-honored story of good versus evil, but they utilize issues that have been everpresent on both shows: ill-meaning father figures, abusive pasts, soul-searching, morality and mortality. The story is engaging and the final battle is tremendous. I highly recommend this novel to any and all fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Two thumbs way up. Or, if you are a monster, two horns or two fangs up.
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Summary: excellent book
Review: this book starts out with someone killing half-breed demons in sunnydale. when buffy and the scooby gang investigate, they find out that a pure bred demon plans to get rid of all half breeds and his next stop is los angeles. while buffy and crew get ready to track the demons to l, angel is visited by none other than the leader who has a death wish for angel. this book brings together the crew of both television shows and does a beautiful job of it. it also shows diffrent sides of the beloved characters that we have grown to love over the past 7 years and i think that any buffy and angel fan should run to the bookstore and pick this one up. it does drag in a couple of spots but it is definitely worth the money.
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Summary: 2 great world come together
Review: This is a great book! It was majorly long so you may need to set a block aside to read this. While Buffy is figuring out what's going down with the killing of half-breeds in Sunnydale, Angel and Company are in LA dealing with different mission. When Buffy's problem moves to LA ,they combine sides together. The total bases of this story is about Doyle and the episode "Hero" where he gives his life for a group of half-breed demons. The story flows well and the interactions with Buffy and Angel teaming up is great! You get see the other members of each group interact which is a treat. The writers did a great job and I applaud them for having to write so many characters and so many different situations. If you loved the Buffy and Angel days then this is the book for you.
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Summary: Great Story, Glaring Error
Review: Wholly apart from the authors' very fun, very entertaining story...which is chock-full of nifty tidbits that longtime Buffy and Angel fans will love...Simon & Schuster really dropped the ball with the first edition of the paperback (at least in the book I have): There is no page 366, the book simply goes from 365 to 367. What's more, a few pages later, several paragraphs are repeated. Is it asking too much that one of the world's leading publishers actually proofreads their stuff before they send it out? I'm sure they're aware of it now, though, and they'll correct it for future editions. In the meantime, you may want to go with the hardcover version.
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