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Summary: When does the book take place?
Review: I think it is a good book but has some serious problems like in it we know Angel went bad but it does not say any about how he got out of Hell.
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Summary: Definitely one of the better ones
Review: I've been reading Buffy books for the last few weeks. The best of them combined a good story and an accurate depiction of the characters, as this one does. The action sometimes switches from present day Sunnydale to ancient China and Japan as we learn more about the history of the evil Chinese sorcerer-become-vampire [a DEADLY combination] called Chirayouju and his great battle against a Japanese mountain god named Summo. The flashbacks were quite interesting and fleshed out the long-term foes' characters. That made them more than just the menace that shows up at the climax for the big battle. Changing time periods wasn't that confusing because the first sentence or two of the chapters made it clear where and when you were. One of the present-day vampire attacks was more confusing because I had to go back several pages to find the hints that the scene was in a cemetary instead of the library. Where would this story fit in the TV show's timeline? I don't know and I don't care. If enough books get written it will become impossible for them all to have taken place in the context of the show. I can live with that. Random comments: Loved the crack about Seven of Nine's wardrobe on p.24 Xander's comments about Scooby-Doo and the usefulness of Velma over Daphne show more taste than you might think he has given that he dates Cordelia. Urk! Don't even mention Scrappy-Doo! That de'Medici curse mentioned in chapter three was quite nasty. If not for the fact that he was called that in China, I'd suspect that "Chirayouju" was what the Japanese called him and his real name was something else. It just sounds more Japanese than Chinese. MOULDY vampires? Good thing that European vampires don't seem to have that problem or I couldn't see Angel attracting Buffy! From what I've read about the status of females in Asia, I'm really surprised that Chirayouju didn't feel horribly insulted to be in a female body; let alone be willing to possess a different female. Enjoyed the nod to Felix the Cat on p.90. Chuckled at Giles' reaction to Buffy's crisis on p.103 I liked the role Giles had in this book. It's no fun when he's just another "damsel" in distress. Chirayouju's opinion of Western parenting fits Sunnydale like a glove. In this book Buffy's eyes are called blue. In the last book I read, they were hazel. Is there an overall editor for these books? p.139 My Japanese is no more than rudimentary, but I thought you say "moshi, moshi" when you answer the phone. I liked the journal of the early 19th-century watcher and its mention of Lord Byron. Even in a crisis, Cordelia remains Cordelia. It's interesting that in Japan the sun is female and the moon is male, the opposite of Greek-Roman mythology. I liked Chirayouju's reactions to the way the world had changed while he was out of it. p.190 Uh -- the way the sentence is written, the Kappa stretched the ropes, not their enemies. The final battle was impressive. I'm glad we were allowed to see the innner struggles as well as the outer. I have a problem with the final solution, though. I would think that there'd be an international incident unless Japanse Watcher Kobo has enough clout to get them off the hook.
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Summary: Definitely one of the better ones
Review: I've been reading Buffy books for the last few weeks. The best of them combined a good story and an accurate depiction of the characters, as this one does. The action sometimes switches from present day Sunnydale to ancient China and Japan as we learn more about the history of the evil Chinese sorcerer-become-vampire [a DEADLY combination] called Chirayouju and his great battle against a Japanese mountain god named Summo. The flashbacks were quite interesting and fleshed out the long-term foes' characters. That made them more than just the menace that shows up at the climax for the big battle. Changing time periods wasn't that confusing because the first sentence or two of the chapters made it clear where and when you were. One of the present-day vampire attacks was more confusing because I had to go back several pages to find the hints that the scene was in a cemetary instead of the library. Where would this story fit in the TV show's timeline? I don't know and I don't care. If enough books get written it will become impossible for them all to have taken place in the context of the show. I can live with that. Random comments: Loved the crack about Seven of Nine's wardrobe on p.24 Xander's comments about Scooby-Doo and the usefulness of Velma over Daphne show more taste than you might think he has given that he dates Cordelia. Urk! Don't even mention Scrappy-Doo! That de'Medici curse mentioned in chapter three was quite nasty. If not for the fact that he was called that in China, I'd suspect that "Chirayouju" was what the Japanese called him and his real name was something else. It just sounds more Japanese than Chinese. MOULDY vampires? Good thing that European vampires don't seem to have that problem or I couldn't see Angel attracting Buffy! From what I've read about the status of females in Asia, I'm really surprised that Chirayouju didn't feel horribly insulted to be in a female body; let alone be willing to possess a different female. Enjoyed the nod to Felix the Cat on p.90. Chuckled at Giles' reaction to Buffy's crisis on p.103 I liked the role Giles had in this book. It's no fun when he's just another "damsel" in distress. Chirayouju's opinion of Western parenting fits Sunnydale like a glove. In this book Buffy's eyes are called blue. In the last book I read, they were hazel. Is there an overall editor for these books? p.139 My Japanese is no more than rudimentary, but I thought you say "moshi, moshi" when you answer the phone. I liked the journal of the early 19th-century watcher and its mention of Lord Byron. Even in a crisis, Cordelia remains Cordelia. It's interesting that in Japan the sun is female and the moon is male, the opposite of Greek-Roman mythology. I liked Chirayouju's reactions to the way the world had changed while he was out of it. p.190 Uh -- the way the sentence is written, the Kappa stretched the ropes, not their enemies. The final battle was impressive. I'm glad we were allowed to see the innner struggles as well as the outer. I have a problem with the final solution, though. I would think that there'd be an international incident unless Japanse Watcher Kobo has enough clout to get them off the hook.
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Summary: enjoyable
Review: If you love the show you'll like the books. I like the humor, and the relationships between the characters, that doesn't come across on the show.
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Summary: it was a very long exciting book!
Review: its my favorite out of the 6 availble buffy books. it may have been long but it was suspensefull. i couldn't get any sleep the other night because i wanted to know what happens next.
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Summary: Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggg!
Review: Let me throw-up now! Fans of the "Exorcist" will not be disppointed. I'm surprised this wasn't the second novel of it. (Or maybe it is and we just don't know.) But I do know that if you like to read about humans being eaten alive by deformed rats and snakes, want to develop a strong metal case, and love slow and painful torture, this book is just for you! Okay, so maybe the rats and snakes aren't deformed, but they might as well be. There's a lot more going on,like how Williow becomes evil and starts stickin' pencils through her stuffed animals's hearts. And here's a piece from the book itself:It took every once of Chirayoju's strenght not to burst into laughter and crack the woman's spine in two, then drink the life, the spirit, from her paralyzed and dying body. That's just a pinprick: In early Japan, executions were carried out by means of either strangulation or immolation, that is to say, burning. The splling of blood revolted the fastidious Japanese mind. However, with the arrival of Buddhism, seppuku became the favored method, the victim voluntsrily inserting a blade into his own abdomen and slicing his bowels, thus causing a coupios amount of bleeding (and one must add, however indelicately, pain of a truly unimginable sort). If at all possible, the head of the condemned was summarily cut off with another sword. And worst of all: A strange box glowed on the table. This book is messed up and the authors are sick (although I like their "Sabrina" books.)Get a life and don't read this.
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Summary: Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggg!
Review: Let me throw-up now! Fans of the "Exorcist" will not be disppointed. I'm surprised this wasn't the second novel of it. (Or maybe it is and we just don't know.) But I do know that if you like to read about humans being eaten alive by deformed rats and snakes, want to develop a strong metal case, and love slow and painful torture, this book is just for you! Okay, so maybe the rats and snakes aren't deformed, but they might as well be. There's a lot more going on,like how Williow becomes evil and starts stickin' pencils through her stuffed animals's hearts. And here's a piece from the book itself: It took every once of Chirayoju's strenght not to burst into laughter and crack the woman's spine in two, then drink the life, the spirit, from her paralyzed and dying body. That's just a pinprick: In early Japan, executions were carried out by means of either strangulation or immolation, that is to say, burning. The splling of blood revolted the fastidious Japanese mind. However, with the arrival of Buddhism, seppuku became the favored method, the victim voluntsrily inserting a blade into his own abdomen and slicing his bowels, thus causing a coupios amount of bleeding (and one must add, however indelicately, pain of a truly unimginable sort). If at all possible, the head of the condemned was summarily cut off with another sword. And worst of all: A strange box glowed on the table. This book is messed up and the authors are sick (although I like their "Sabrina" books.)Get a life and don't read this.
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Summary: Japanese deities, Chinese vampires, swords and sorcerors . .
Review: Nancy Holder and I had a wonderful time writing BLOODED, the book Pocket is positioning as the "bridge" between young adult and adult Buffy books. It has a little bit of everything, including Angel and Buffy facing off . . . but Willow takes center stage! If you have have as much fun reading it as we had writing it . . . wait, I'm not even sure that's possible! Enjoy. We look forward to your feedback.
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Summary: Favorite "Buffy" book so far....
Review: One of my favorite "Buffy" books by the best authors in the series of books based off the TV show. One thing I really enjoyed is that it does focus on Willow, and it manages to even go beyond the famous Angel/Buffy relationship; it centers around the three friends of Willow, Xander, and Buffy and the impact the situation makes on the three of them. It pits them against each other, and they must literally fight for their friendship to survive. These are the kind of stories I would like to see more of because I am a big fan of the three of them :) The Japanese lore was a nice touch, also. I think this would've worked even better as an adult novel.
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Summary: Awkward and bumpy. Too long.
Review: So far, this is the thickest one of the whole "Buffy" series. I felt that it was too strange and the viewpoint of the being taking over Willow is wrong. It seems like much of it was written just to fill in gaps and empty spaces. I have always liked to identify with the characters of the books I read, but in this one, the connection was all gone. I had no idea of what Buffy or anyone else was feeling. All I had to rely on was the show's ongoing feeling. Willow is the main focus in here, and I think that is too much. Willow is the meek one, not the brave one, even when under the influence of a demon. Xander's usual wisecracking humor was gone. Cordelia's snaps and disses were weak and Oz, although very caring, did not seem to show any of his personality that we see in the show. There, all it takes to describe him is "He's Oz.". In this book, we drag on for pages explaining the relationship between Buffy and her friends, and the boring Giles. We get that he's British, okay? Next.
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