In Every Generation
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- Author：Kendare Blake
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Reviews
Michelle Taylor
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If you haven’t seen all of the Buffy episodes， stop right now and go find them all。 I’m sure they’re steaming somewhere。 Then read this book。 Because even with my imperfect memory of the show， I totally geeked out about watching the old Scoobies and the new ones kicking vampire butt。 I’m not totally sold on Frankie as the new slayer， but she’s growing on me。 But the rest of the gang are perfect characters with lots to contribute。 Weirded out slightly by Frankie and Grim’s chemistry， but i should If you haven’t seen all of the Buffy episodes， stop right now and go find them all。 I’m sure they’re steaming somewhere。 Then read this book。 Because even with my imperfect memory of the show， I totally geeked out about watching the old Scoobies and the new ones kicking vampire butt。 I’m not totally sold on Frankie as the new slayer， but she’s growing on me。 But the rest of the gang are perfect characters with lots to contribute。 Weirded out slightly by Frankie and Grim’s chemistry， but i shouldn’t be after watching the series with Buffy mooning over centuries old guys all the time。 What’s a few years of age difference after you hit the 100 mark？Just go watch， then read。 It’s a winner！Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my free copy。 These opinions are my own。 。。。more
donna
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Thank you Disney Hyperion for the free arc via netgalley。 I loved coming back to the Buffy verse。 So many good memories。 The author does a great job of embodying the voices of the original cast as well as introducing us to the next generation and new characters。 I felt she nailed Spike。 Team Spike！ We were left with some unresolved items as this is meant to be a series。 Just makes me want to watch reruns until the next book。
r。bookish
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this isn’t a bad book my any means， it’s just that i’ve never watched buffy and i don’t know anything about it， so like it’s really confusing and shit
Beth
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I was very skeptical of this book because I LOVE the Buffy TV series， but this book was great。 I love the connection between the tv show and this new series。 The characters were written really well and I loved all the callbacks to the tv show。 I hope this series continues on so that a new generation gets to enjoy what my generation loved。
Caity
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I have never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I did always want to watch it as a kid and I love Kendare Blake so I wanted to give this a chance。 I am so glad I did， the writing is wonderful and while I know I don't have the whole backstory the characters provide enough information that I never felt lost。 The characters are wonderfully written and I really enjoyed their banter throughout the story。 There are some great twists and all around it is a very compelling book。 Hard to put down and I am I have never seen Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I did always want to watch it as a kid and I love Kendare Blake so I wanted to give this a chance。 I am so glad I did， the writing is wonderful and while I know I don't have the whole backstory the characters provide enough information that I never felt lost。 The characters are wonderfully written and I really enjoyed their banter throughout the story。 There are some great twists and all around it is a very compelling book。 Hard to put down and I am already excited to see more from these characters。 。。。more
Zakri Banker
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NetGalley ARC Review:"In Every Generation" is a book that has promise， but seems to confuse its audience。 Is it for new fans or old？ Do the readers have knowledge of the Buffy-verse or not？ Where Kendare Blake fails is that she attempts to accomplish both， and leaves the readers feeling like something is missing。 If the reader is a diehard Buffy-verse fan， they will wonder what happened to Joss Whedon's comic seasons 8-12， the interwoven series that brought continuations of Buffy， Angel and Fait NetGalley ARC Review:"In Every Generation" is a book that has promise， but seems to confuse its audience。 Is it for new fans or old？ Do the readers have knowledge of the Buffy-verse or not？ Where Kendare Blake fails is that she attempts to accomplish both， and leaves the readers feeling like something is missing。 If the reader is a diehard Buffy-verse fan， they will wonder what happened to Joss Whedon's comic seasons 8-12， the interwoven series that brought continuations of Buffy， Angel and Faith， Spike， Willow， and Giles。 If the reader is a potential new fan， they will likely never read another book in the "series。" It could have been a fantastic continuation that paid homage to the old， instead it attempted to recapture the magic of Buffy season 1 where a new slayer is brought to Sunnydale and a new gang is created， but it fell flat leaving the new slayer without much development and old characters missing their former growth marks。 。。。more
Anik-MamaBearsBookshelf
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OMG！！！ This book took me down memory lane！ I use to watch Buffy weekly and not miss an episode。 I was so so excited when I heard about this book and it totally didn't disappoint。 I LOVED that the old gang was part of the book， It was so much fun to read and loved all the new and younger characters。 It has the same feeling like the old buffy shows and I love it！ I really hope this gets picked up for a tv show I really think it would work out。 I love how the old scoobies get to show the new scoobi OMG！！！ This book took me down memory lane！ I use to watch Buffy weekly and not miss an episode。 I was so so excited when I heard about this book and it totally didn't disappoint。 I LOVED that the old gang was part of the book， It was so much fun to read and loved all the new and younger characters。 It has the same feeling like the old buffy shows and I love it！ I really hope this gets picked up for a tv show I really think it would work out。 I love how the old scoobies get to show the new scoobies the way。 Kendare Blake did an amazing job on being able to read this book without knowing very of the old buffy stories and it's good for this generation。 I really really enjoyed this book and hope there will be more。 Thanks to Netgalley and Disney Hyperion for providing me with a copy of this in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rafael Andrade
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In every generation is the story for which buffy fans have been waiting。 After destroying Hellmouth， life goes back to normal in Sunnydale。 When the slayer community is targeted for a deadly attack， Frankie， Willow`s daughter， is forced to become the first witch/vampire slayer。 Frankie will have to hone her slayer skills with the help of her new watcher， the vampire Spike， to save her friends and the world from a more deadly enemy。 In every generation is the story for which buffy fans have been waiting。 After destroying Hellmouth， life goes back to normal in Sunnydale。 When the slayer community is targeted for a deadly attack， Frankie， Willow`s daughter， is forced to become the first witch/vampire slayer。 Frankie will have to hone her slayer skills with the help of her new watcher， the vampire Spike， to save her friends and the world from a more deadly enemy。 。。。more
Catalina
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Don't get me wrong， I was the biggest Buffy fan when I was like 9， and probably shouldn't have been watching it anyways。 This gave me some nostalgia seeing some of the OG characters make a return however it felt very young and fanfic vibes。 Which， I understand completely that any sequel to the original is gonna feel Like a fanfic unless written by the creators。 Because it basically is。 Also， I might not be the intended audience as it read younger but as someone who grew up with Buffy I had to re Don't get me wrong， I was the biggest Buffy fan when I was like 9， and probably shouldn't have been watching it anyways。 This gave me some nostalgia seeing some of the OG characters make a return however it felt very young and fanfic vibes。 Which， I understand completely that any sequel to the original is gonna feel Like a fanfic unless written by the creators。 Because it basically is。 Also， I might not be the intended audience as it read younger but as someone who grew up with Buffy I had to read it right？ I'm reviewing and rating it non biased and for what it was intended for。 Which is the younger generation to get into the vampire slaying Fandom。 If you have no knowledge of the original story you might feel a bit confused at times especially when characters are brought in without background info or when they speak of events that happened in the past or even about the hell mouth which is literally what it is。 I feel the audience will enjoy this more so without that background knowledge because it is intended to be a new Gen thing。 Just leave out the menstruation humor cause wtf was that。 。。。more
max k
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i haven’t actually read this but all i can say is No。 why is this being published by DISNEY
Lisa
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While it was fun catching up with the gang， most of the story felt like setup for the next book。 I prefer a book， even ones in a series， to be a somewhat complete story。
Tracy
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SO enjoyed revisiting the Buffy-verse。 Blake moved forward with some new characters while paying homage to and remaining respectful of our past favorites。 Probably the start of a new series。 Very fun。
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher*Genre* Young Adult / Paranormal / Fantasy*Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*Kendare Blake's In Every Generation begins a brand-new reimagining of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe。 This story takes place 18 years after the curtains fell on the Buffy TV series。 This series features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil。 A Buffy superfan herself， Blake deftly creates a new story within the Buffy world， fresh and exciting enough for those unfamili *Source* Publisher*Genre* Young Adult / Paranormal / Fantasy*Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*Kendare Blake's In Every Generation begins a brand-new reimagining of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe。 This story takes place 18 years after the curtains fell on the Buffy TV series。 This series features the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil。 A Buffy superfan herself， Blake deftly creates a new story within the Buffy world， fresh and exciting enough for those unfamiliar with the series， and rich enough to satisfy existing fans。 This series is timed to launch with the 25th anniversary of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show， when hunger for all-things Buffy will be high。*Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*https://gizmosreviews。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Heather
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Thanks to Netgalley for the Audio ARC。 Pub date January 2022。Ummm any Buffy fans will eat this up！！ So fun and reminiscent of the show。 A few too many references to the 'scoobies' for my liking。 And a great non-ending leaving things wide open for more books。Summary: Follow the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil。 Thanks to Netgalley for the Audio ARC。 Pub date January 2022。Ummm any Buffy fans will eat this up！！ So fun and reminiscent of the show。 A few too many references to the 'scoobies' for my liking。 And a great non-ending leaving things wide open for more books。Summary: Follow the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers who must defeat a powerful new evil。 。。。more
Michelle （bookishinthebay）
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Thank you Disney Hyperion & NetGalley for a copy of this eARC！As someone who has literally memorized every episode of BtVS - I was SO excited to read this "reboot" that stakes place 20 years after the show aired， starring some of our faves from the show！Willow， Oz， Spike - and our new slayer - Frankie， Willow's daughter！ This has all of the elements that fans of the show will recognize: puns， snark， mystery， and of course battles with the bad guys。As much as I enjoyed this， I have to admit， I di Thank you Disney Hyperion & NetGalley for a copy of this eARC！As someone who has literally memorized every episode of BtVS - I was SO excited to read this "reboot" that stakes place 20 years after the show aired， starring some of our faves from the show！Willow， Oz， Spike - and our new slayer - Frankie， Willow's daughter！ This has all of the elements that fans of the show will recognize: puns， snark， mystery， and of course battles with the bad guys。As much as I enjoyed this， I have to admit， I did not love it and it was hard for me to connect with the new generation of slayer and her "scoobies。" I much preferred finding out what the OG crew were up to。 There's no denying that I picked this up because of my love for the show， but I don't know if non-fans will gravitate towards this as much as us who grew with up with it。 Especially since there are "inside" stories and jokes you would only understand if you watched the show。This def ended like it'll be a series， and I'm sure I'll read them all at some point， but there isn't an urgency to see what happens next。 Like most reboots - sometimes I just prefer the original。 This is out Jan 4th！ 。。。more
A Court of Books and Love
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“She finally understood why Buffy used to fight in heels–very handy for kicking a vampire in the face。”4。25 stars for In Every Generation by Kendare Blake， the first in an all new series set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 This story follows Frankie Rosenberg （yep， THAT Rosenberg） as she is called forth to be the newest slayer。 Just like Buffy， Frankie is very hesitant in her slayer role。 She doesn’t have any prior training and doesn’t think she could ever live up to the Legend who was “She finally understood why Buffy used to fight in heels–very handy for kicking a vampire in the face。”4。25 stars for In Every Generation by Kendare Blake， the first in an all new series set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 This story follows Frankie Rosenberg （yep， THAT Rosenberg） as she is called forth to be the newest slayer。 Just like Buffy， Frankie is very hesitant in her slayer role。 She doesn’t have any prior training and doesn’t think she could ever live up to the Legend who was Buffy。 Luckily she also has a scooby gang to help her through it all！ And given who her mom is， she also has some magical powers。 But first she must accept her role and learn how to control her new powers while working to take down the new baddie in town！This book is told in third person omniscient view but mostly follows Frankie around Sunnydale。 It does cut to some of her scooby gang occasionally， and you will find lots to love about this new crew of scoobies。 Frankie also spends time with some of the old gang， including one of my all time favorites， （view spoiler）[ Spike （hide spoiler）]。 I really felt like I was reading a couple of episodes of the show and devoured this book quickly！ I cannot wait for the next in the series。 I would recommend this book for anyone who was a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series。 It absolutely captured the essence of the original show with a modern twist！ This included the quirky humor that was one of my favorite parts of the show。 There were also references to the show that fans will appreciate。 I absolutely adored being back in the Buffy world！Thank you to Disney Publishing Worldwide/Hyperion and Netgalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。TW/CW: Overall pretty tame but does come with mentions of murder， a bombing， and of course the typical violence associated with a slayer。。。“That should be its town motto。 Sunnydale: Come for a tragedy， stay forever。” 。。。more
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received this book via Disney-Hyperion （on NetGalley） in exchange for an honest review。 I’m a huge fan of Buffy so this book peaked my interest immediately。 The story was decent and kept my interest。 It had a very Buffy show feel to it。 With that side I also like how it was more tied into the show by characters and events mentioned。 It was lovely seeing Willow， Oz， and Spike have major roles in the story。 Spike as a Watcher is something I never saw coming。 This book definitely feels geared mo I received this book via Disney-Hyperion （on NetGalley） in exchange for an honest review。 I’m a huge fan of Buffy so this book peaked my interest immediately。 The story was decent and kept my interest。 It had a very Buffy show feel to it。 With that side I also like how it was more tied into the show by characters and events mentioned。 It was lovely seeing Willow， Oz， and Spike have major roles in the story。 Spike as a Watcher is something I never saw coming。 This book definitely feels geared more towards Buffy fans given all the Easter eggs and references to specific episodes。 If someone who has never saw the show read this certain topics would probably be confusing for them。 The characters we were introduced to: Frankie， Hailey， Jake， and Sigmund were not bad。 I wish there was a little more character development， but I do like how we ended with Frankie coming more into her slayer abilities。 I liked the twist with Frankie how she is a slayer， but also a witch cause of Willow。 。。。more
~~*Julie Kawalec-pearson
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I have not read any Buffy before and I thought this could be read as a stand-alone story。 I was able to keep up。 I love K Blake and have to admit I only gave the Book a 3。
Tyler J Gray
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Buffy！！！！ Why didn't I know about this sooner！ I can't pre-order it now （because of when I get paid） or I totally would have！ Buffy！！！！ Why didn't I know about this sooner！ I can't pre-order it now （because of when I get paid） or I totally would have！ 。。。more
Rachel
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OMG HOW AM I ONLY JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS BOOK！！！！！
Susan
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Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley and Disney Audiobooks in exchange for an honest review。*sigh* I REALLY wanted to love this one seeing as how I grew up with Buffy and the Scoobie gang。 But I feel like IN EVERY GENERATION will make little sense to any readers who don't know Buffy （which ok， the synopsis makes it clear this is in the Buffyverse so readers know what they're getting in to）， and will not sit well with those who are well versed in Buffy due to some pretty big inconsistenci Advanced Reader’s Copy provided by NetGalley and Disney Audiobooks in exchange for an honest review。*sigh* I REALLY wanted to love this one seeing as how I grew up with Buffy and the Scoobie gang。 But I feel like IN EVERY GENERATION will make little sense to any readers who don't know Buffy （which ok， the synopsis makes it clear this is in the Buffyverse so readers know what they're getting in to）， and will not sit well with those who are well versed in Buffy due to some pretty big inconsistencies。 This isn't going to be a pretty review。Since Blake chose to give readers an extension of the Buffyverse we know from the late 90s/early 2000s， this would have been an excellent opportunity to right some of the wrongs that Whedon's sexism caused within the show （mainly in how he did his female characters and actors dirty throughout the run of both Buffy and Angel）。 But instead， Blake seems to play into the same BS that Whedon gave us （like Willow having an immaculate conception she didn't consent to with。。。 the essence of all the Slayers？ Or theoretically killing off a group of badass women like Buffy and Faith off page in an explosion - they deserve much better than that）。 There's a lot of name dropping of characters from the Buffyverse （some good， some bad）。 I did enjoy the dig as Wesley for being the worst Watcher ever。 But these are not the characters we know and love， they felt flat， especially Spike。 Because COME ON， Spike basically cosplaying as Giles？！ That's amazing。。。 but this Spike is a pale comparison to the one from the shows， yes even Spike with a soul on Angel was grittier than this version。 Secondly， Willow's sexuality is canon - and more importantly， early on in IN EVERY GENERATION， Blake has Willow utter "I am a lesbian"。 And yet。。。。 Blake chooses to write a will-they-or-won't-they between Willow and Oz。 It's a slap in the face for both characters。 Sure， if Buffy was on air in 2021， Willow could have acknowledged that she is bisexual， however that is not what happened。 There was even an opportunity here to have Willow re-exam her sexuality and realize that she is bi， but that doesn't happen either。 It's a discredit to both Willow and Oz to force them into this tease of a potential romance between them （or to have Oz still pinning after Willow after all these years not respecting that she declared herself a lesbian）。Thirdly， WHAT is with all the menstruation humor？！ Or the obsession with virgins and virginal blood。 It's lazy， cliché writing。 This attempt at humor is gross and unnecessary。。。 especially when a "woman = period pain" reference is made completely ignoring that not all women get their periods or that there are men that do。 Also。。。 choosing to give Jake （and Oz to an extent， but mostly Jake） domesticated dog traits because he's a werewolf？ Frankie teasing Jake with his lacrosse stick like they're going to play fetch was just。。。 odd。 HE PLAYS WITH A SQUEAK TOY at one point for goodness sake！ Like WHY？！Having the first ever Slayer-Witch had so much potential but Frankie was my least favorite of all the new characters。 Though I think part of that is due to Sarah Mollo-Christensen's audiobook performance making Frankie sound whiny。 There are a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies， and the overall narrative is jumbled。 I did get some nostalgia but mostly it left me feeling disappointed that some of my favorite characters were back but didn't sound or act like themselves。 I think this series has potential， but need some heavy editing - and maybe a run through with some people better acquainted with the Buffyverse to make it accurate。 。。。more
Morgan
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In Every Generation is the BtVS continuation we need。 Full stop。 Forget season 8 & 9 comics。 Shove your Angel & Faith panels aside。 Leave all BtVS fanfic behind。 In Every Generation is what I've always needed， but couldn't put into words。 It's like falling in love with BtVS all over again。 Can't recommend it highly enough。 This Scooby is sold。 In Every Generation is the BtVS continuation we need。 Full stop。 Forget season 8 & 9 comics。 Shove your Angel & Faith panels aside。 Leave all BtVS fanfic behind。 In Every Generation is what I've always needed， but couldn't put into words。 It's like falling in love with BtVS all over again。 Can't recommend it highly enough。 This Scooby is sold。 。。。more
Kylie
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Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I went into this knowing it was based around Buffy the Vampire Slayer （which I have never seen）， but I didn't realize it almost like a continuation of the series。 I know there were a lot of things I missed not having seen the show。 A lot of background information that would have added a little bit to the story。 But at the same time， I didn't ever feel lost。 This book did a really great job of being able to have new f Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I went into this knowing it was based around Buffy the Vampire Slayer （which I have never seen）， but I didn't realize it almost like a continuation of the series。 I know there were a lot of things I missed not having seen the show。 A lot of background information that would have added a little bit to the story。 But at the same time， I didn't ever feel lost。 This book did a really great job of being able to have new fans feel like they understood everything， but having old fans have so much from the show almost like an inside joke。 There was a great cast of characters in this book。 I think my favorite was Hailey， but I also liked the new slayer-witch Frankie。 She was so insecure about being a slayer at first and wasn't just all of the sudden this amazing slayer。 Jake， Sigmund， Grimlock， Spike， Oz and Willow made such a great squad！Despite knowing nothing about the Buffy-verse， this book kept my interest the whole time。 The pacing was really good。 There was always something happening or always something you were waiting to happen。 It kept the demons current by having one of them feed on people through Instagram， but also had such a traditional supernatural feel。 This book actually made me really want to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer， and I really think anyone who has seen the show will absolutely love this book。 New fans will also have so much fun with it like me！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Kendare Blake， known for dark paranormal and horror YA lit， takes on the campy humor of the Buffy-verse in this unique storyline that will appeal to fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rainbow Rowell's Carry On series。 With all the girl-power energy of the original TV Buffy series， Willow Rosenberg's daughter Frankie becomes the first slayer-witch as she battles the unkillable vampiric manifestation of Elizabeth Bathory with the new "Scoobie Gang"。 Fans of Buffy will enjoy the inclusion of the Kendare Blake， known for dark paranormal and horror YA lit， takes on the campy humor of the Buffy-verse in this unique storyline that will appeal to fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rainbow Rowell's Carry On series。 With all the girl-power energy of the original TV Buffy series， Willow Rosenberg's daughter Frankie becomes the first slayer-witch as she battles the unkillable vampiric manifestation of Elizabeth Bathory with the new "Scoobie Gang"。 Fans of Buffy will enjoy the inclusion of the original characters like Spike and Oz， while the newly crafted characters of Frankie， Hailey， and Jake do not disappoint。 Sarah Mollo-Christensen narrates and gives authentic， dynamic voices to each character。 Readers will clamor for the sequel。 。。。more
Mollie
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Thank you to NetGalley and Disney/Hyperion for the ARC of this book。 I really enjoyed this novel as I felt like I was reading the new season of the sequel series to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"。 The characters were falling into Scooby archetypes which I am perfectly ok with as it feds my nostalgia but was still different enough to stand on its own。 This book works better if you have an intimate knowledge of the TV series before it but you can get the major plot points of what happened in the book Thank you to NetGalley and Disney/Hyperion for the ARC of this book。 I really enjoyed this novel as I felt like I was reading the new season of the sequel series to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"。 The characters were falling into Scooby archetypes which I am perfectly ok with as it feds my nostalgia but was still different enough to stand on its own。 This book works better if you have an intimate knowledge of the TV series before it but you can get the major plot points of what happened in the book itself。 The rising of the first slayer-witch is pretty damn awesome and having her face Countess Elizabeth Bathory for her first big bad was wonderful。 Can't wait to read a season 2/ sequel novel that I hope is coming。 。。。more
Samantha Fraenkel
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Annnd it’s time to rewatch Buffy。
Patrick Peek
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I really enjoyed this return trip to the Buffyverse。 This book acted like a continuation of the original show and even had a few returning favorites。 In Every Generation follows Frankie， the daughter of Willow， as she becomes possibly the last slayer and first ever slayer-witch。 What I loved about this book。The humor and vibe of the book felt spot on to the original show for the most part。 I loved the comradery of the new Scoobies。 There are a lot of Easter eggs for long time fans， but not too m I really enjoyed this return trip to the Buffyverse。 This book acted like a continuation of the original show and even had a few returning favorites。 In Every Generation follows Frankie， the daughter of Willow， as she becomes possibly the last slayer and first ever slayer-witch。 What I loved about this book。The humor and vibe of the book felt spot on to the original show for the most part。 I loved the comradery of the new Scoobies。 There are a lot of Easter eggs for long time fans， but not too many that someone new to this universe would feel alienated。 I also liked watching Frankie grow into her Slayer abilities。 It read like a new season of the show。 I would love for it to be adapted one day。 What I didn’t like。At times I felt like Frankie seemed younger than what she was supposed to be。 For some reason during the first half of the book there were a lot of jokes about menstruation。 Not sure if it was an nod to the show in some form that just went over my head， but it just seemed a little weird。 There was even a part where one of the characters in the book mentioned how often they joked about it。 Another thing that got me was how much Willow and the other adults took a backseat to the slaying。 I know Frankie needs to learn but it just seemed weird seeing as what the adult characters went through when they were this age。 Overall I really liked this book and I cannot wait to read the next installment。 I’m so happy this is a series and it a stand-alone。 。。。more
Tony
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh how much I wanted to love this book。 Buffy is very， very important to me。 I am normally totally fine with whatever it is， if it has Buffy。 The other novelizations， the comics， whatever。 The boom stuff that is just OK， is still better than no Buffyverse。 The problems with this book are twofold。 The writer seems to think the reader has never heard of these characters， which would be OK， if she didn’t repeat herself over and over。 I mean if you are going to reintroduce everyone， do it once， not Oh how much I wanted to love this book。 Buffy is very， very important to me。 I am normally totally fine with whatever it is， if it has Buffy。 The other novelizations， the comics， whatever。 The boom stuff that is just OK， is still better than no Buffyverse。 The problems with this book are twofold。 The writer seems to think the reader has never heard of these characters， which would be OK， if she didn’t repeat herself over and over。 I mean if you are going to reintroduce everyone， do it once， not once a chapter。 Secondly， she breaks her own rules pretty quickly。 All of Sunnydale has been destroyed， except this one random spooky place， just because。 That doesn’t work。 Since this book is ignoring the comics aspect of things， you can’t then also ignore the rules of the show。 I am not mad， I’m just disappointed。 I had high， high hopes。 。。。more
jessica
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ive never seen buffy the vampire slayer and i had no idea this was a “continuation” retelling when i picked it up。thus， i am not a part of the demographic this book was specifically written for， which is why my thoughts are probably going to be vastly different than someones who is familiar with the franchise。 so this review is going to be for fellow readers who enjoy vampire stories and/or KBs previous books （my reasons for reading this in the first place）。 i thought these things would help me ive never seen buffy the vampire slayer and i had no idea this was a “continuation” retelling when i picked it up。thus， i am not a part of the demographic this book was specifically written for， which is why my thoughts are probably going to be vastly different than someones who is familiar with the franchise。 so this review is going to be for fellow readers who enjoy vampire stories and/or KBs previous books （my reasons for reading this in the first place）。 i thought these things would help me push through this， and they did to an extent。 this story isnt hard to follow。 yes， obviously， im missing past context for the characters and world-building， but its not impossible to treat it all as completely new without prior history and still understand everything。the thing that lost my interest is just how much this feels like fan-fiction that tries way too hard。 but i think thats just an inherent quality when it comes to continuation stories - they is， at their core， fan-fic。 i just really want to emphasise the trying too hard bit。 which i think is because this is trying to cater to younger audiences when really it should be to adult buffy fans。 also， no one likes menstruation humour。 like， literally no one。overall， a miss for me （again， im not in the demographic for this， so not surprising）， but im sure fans of the series will enjoy being in the buffyverse。thanks for the ARC， disney-hyperion。↠ 2。5 stars 。。。more
Kristin Kern
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