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Summary: Please
Review: Well I haven't actually read this book yet, but I haven't yet found a Buffy book that I haven't liked. Susan Guberman-Garcia, you're whole basis on your review was on a page barely into the book. A description of Spike no less from Xander's point of view. I'm not sure if you remember, Xander hated Spike, for most of the series, even season six. So that description of Spike wasn't far off. Keep reading the book, I'm sure it'll be good.
Oh, and my rating of 5 is to cancel your one.
Rating: 
Summary: a decent book
Review: when buffy and the scooby gang are attacked by a group of vampires that seem never ending, they investigate the cause and find that the culprit is an old enemy of theirs, ethan rayne. but ethan has made a pact with the devil himself(or rather the first). if he lures buffy into a fight he will gain ultimate power. now they must also rely on faith in this showdown that gives all the scooby gang a part to play. if you like a lot of fight scenes and very little story this is the book for you. i cannot say it was all bad, but it reminds me of friday the 13 where there is no story and too much killing. the main plot is not so bad but all the fighting that make up most of the story gets to be old.
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Summary: Spuffers, how I loathe thee.
Review: Why is it that Spike fans feel the need to defend their precious Spikey Wikey and completely skew the reviews for a good book? Especially when they haven't even read a tenth of it! It boggles the mind.'Chaos Bleeds' is the novelization of the new console game by the same name. Billed as an 'untold episode' of BtVS during Season 6, the premise involves the different planes of reality bleeding into one another, while some old friends (and enemies) return to 'Dale (FAITH!!). Saying anything more would spoil the plot. This isn't the best Buffy book, but it's definately entertaining. Any fan should give it a read. Apparantly, there's some controversy about how Spike's portrayed here. I honestly don't see the problem. This book takes place during Season 6, when Spike was a SOULLESS DEMON. He was EVIL! Am I the only one that remembers Spike's betrayal in Season 4? He teamed up with Adam and tried to turn the Scoobies against each other, so he could have the chip removed. The only reason he helped them in the final battle was because Adam turned on him! Why can't people see Season 5 Spike for what he was, as well? He was a stalker! He was never in love with Buffy, he was obsessed with her. Spike snuck into the Summers' house and stole Buffy's panties. Spike had a sex robot built that looked like Buffy. He tried to present himself as a good guy in order to get in her pants, people. Love and lust are two entirely different things, and what Spike had was an unhealthy obsession based on lust. Season 6 was a very dark season, and the Spike/Buffy "relationship" was never meant to be viewed as a romance. Spike played the role of the abusive boyfriend, and that was shown time and time again through every metaphor possible. Buffy had just been ripped out of Heaven by her friends when they brought her back to life. She was horribly depressed, and was desperate to FEEL again. That's why she kissed Spike after the musical, and began having sex with him. The "relationship" was mutually abusive, but most of it came from Spike, not Buffy. He goaded her into violence, tried to make her believe that she "came back wrong", distanced her from her friends, and told her that she "belonged in the dark with [him]". Once Spike realized he could hit Buffy, the first thing he tried to do was attack an innocent girl, and was only thwarted by the still operational chip. When Buffy finally broke it off with him, even taking responsibility for her own actions, he attempted to rape her. Tried to "make her feel it", he claimed. And I don't know about you, dear reader, but Spike didn't sound very traumatized when he spouted he'd "give the [] what she deserved". So yeah, describing Spike as a "vicious murderer" and "blond-haired, punked out creep" is accurate at this point. Season 7 has NOTHING to do with this book, since the video game was in production before Season 7 even premiered.
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