Paleo

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Summary: A Disappointing Read
Review: I've read a good chunk of the Buffy novels that are out there, and I have to say, this one was disappointing. It seemed that the author did not have a firm enough grasp on the Buffy-verse characters to write them with the truth or reverence that true fans have come to expect from these novels. The aw-shucks, dino-rific! focus was more appropriate for younger Buffy readers/watchers, while the gore factor was unnecessarily high. If you're dying for a Buffy fix, this'll do, but I'd recommend rereading your Watcher's Guide, or picking up something by the always satisfying Christoper Golden and Nancy Holder.

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Summary: Buffy Meets Jurassic Park
Review: In this book, Buffy must stop a quartet of re-animated dinosaurs from releasing a dangerous demon into the world. The storyline was good, and the book itself well-written, but it didn't feel much like a Buffy book. Buffy and Oz were used fairly well, but the rest of the Scooby Gang (including Giles) were pretty much window dressing. The sub-plot about Oz's band was interesting, but it needed to be developed further. The author seemed very comfortable with the plot and the original characters (Kevin and Daniel), but not so comfortable writing for the series' charactes. If you like dinosaurs and such, it's a good read, but if your main interest is in reading about Buffy and her friends, you may well be disappointed.

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Summary: Demon-Powered Dinos
Review: Remember Buffy's battle with the Mayor a' la Snake? She had all of Sunnydale High and a lot of dynamite to back her up. This time the action pits the Buffinator against all the muscle of T-Rexes, and all the craftiness of a conniving demon. And this time, Buffy's more on her own. This is not to say the Scoobies, especially much-missed Oz aren't players, but the action here is top-notch. Yet what makes this book really roar are the original plot and character development. This isn't just a make-a-buck story plugged into an episode outline. The author has really developed the new characters while incorporating our standard faves, and she knows how to make rising action carry a plot. A must-read for die-hard Buffy fans, those just arriving at Sunnydale, and everyone looking for a novel this Halloween season.

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Summary: Bronto Buffy
Review: There are some places no Slayer should ever go. Jurassic Park is one of them. Of all the Buffy books, this is the weakest by far. Aside from the odd juxtaposition of Buffy and dinosaurs, the book just plods along like a brontosaurus, itself.

Rating:
Summary: Bronto Buffy
Review: There are some places no Slayer should ever go. Jurassic Park is one of them. Of all the Buffy books, this is the weakest by far. Aside from the odd juxtaposition of Buffy and dinosaurs, the book just plods along like a brontosaurus, itself.

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Summary: Finally- a book where Oz says more than 2 words!
Review: This may not be the BEST Buffy book out there (try The Evil that Men Do or the Gatekeeper Trilogy for that), but it is definitely worth the time and money if you're an Oz fan. This is the long-overdue book that takes much from Oz's point of view. It is filled with suspense, action, humor, and a good story line, and does a good job of drawing parallels with mentors between kevin/daniel and Dingoes/Alyssa. Plus, did I mention Oz is a main character? ABOUT TIME!

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Summary: Buffy meets Jurassic Park.
Review: This was one of my favorite Buffy books so far because it had a very unusual storyline that worked well. Kevin Sanderson is a new transfer student at Sunnydale High who wants to become a paleontologist. He finds a friend in Daniel, who works in the peleontology deperatment at the Sunnydale Museum of Natural History. Daniel has found a spell to resurrect dinosaurs, and the one who performs the spell will have one wish fufilled in return. So Daniel decides to try it, and talks Kevin into helping him. And before they know it, there's a live, demonically-possessed dinosaur loose in Sunnydale, which Buffy mannages to capture and lock up in the library. Now it's up to the gang to figure out how this extinct creature came back from the dead. And time is running out, because three T-Rexes are now running about as well! This book had lots of excitement, suspense, gore (yep, you heard me right) and everything you'd want to see in a Buffy book. And I loved the dinosaur storyline.