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crystalborror's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
One of the best Buffy books I have read. The lore was spot on with the show and there was playful foreshadowing to the shows plot points without being over done.
desiree_mcl's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
One of my goals this year is to read more of the BTVS novels I have. So I've started early on this goal.
I enjoyed this one. It had some of the elements that I really like in a Buffy story, one of those elements is having a normal girl/student problem, along with a Slayer problem. A rummage sale is going on at school and Joyce is in the middle of her keep Buffy on track and know where and what she's doing after school hours kick. Now on top of all of that, the Hellmouth has been releasing little demonic plagues/viruses (for lack of a better word) that are causing bad things to happen to people and they are using items at the sale to infect the wearer's/users/etc.
One thing that did bother me was that the time line was a little messed up. Not much, I don't think it would bother anyone who has only watched the show a couple times but for anyone that has seen the show multiple times it might bother them. There are indicators that it's post Halloween and pre-Surprise. If the timeline had remained vague it would have been fine but there were moments pinpointed that made the timeline now between episodes What's my Line Part 2 and Surprise. Spoiler for the show ---> So little things like that took me out of the story but it's not a huge deal, I've seen a lot worse continuity errors in other BtVS books.
I felt the story was too long. It's under 200 pages but it felt dragged out. I wish the author had slimmed the story down about 50 pages.
I wish there had been more Angel but that's just because I love Angel and I adore Bangel. So if you hate Angel or don't like Bangel this probably won't bother you that much.
Overall this was an enjoyable BtVS novel and I look forward to reading more this year.
One of my goals this year is to read more of the BTVS novels I have. So I've started early on this goal.
I enjoyed this one. It had some of the elements that I really like in a Buffy story, one of those elements is having a normal girl/student problem, along with a Slayer problem. A rummage sale is going on at school and Joyce is in the middle of her keep Buffy on track and know where and what she's doing after school hours kick. Now on top of all of that, the Hellmouth has been releasing little demonic plagues/viruses (for lack of a better word) that are causing bad things to happen to people and they are using items at the sale to infect the wearer's/users/etc.
One thing that did bother me was that the time line was a little messed up. Not much, I don't think it would bother anyone who has only watched the show a couple times but for anyone that has seen the show multiple times it might bother them. There are indicators that it's post Halloween and pre-Surprise. If the timeline had remained vague it would have been fine but there were moments pinpointed that made the timeline now between episodes What's my Line Part 2 and Surprise. Spoiler for the show --->
Spoiler
It's mentioned that Xander and Cordelia are sneaking around making out, which starts in WML pt 2, however Spike, who at this point should be in a wheelchair because of the organ that fell on him, is up and walking around and in a decent chunk of the storyI felt the story was too long. It's under 200 pages but it felt dragged out. I wish the author had slimmed the story down about 50 pages.
I wish there had been more Angel but that's just because I love Angel and I adore Bangel. So if you hate Angel or don't like Bangel this probably won't bother you that much.
Overall this was an enjoyable BtVS novel and I look forward to reading more this year.
bookswithlukas's review against another edition
1.0
If this was really an episode in season two, it would definitely be one of the worst. The plot here could have probably made for a fun 'monster of the week' style episode but the author really didn't seem able to attach any humour to make it fun. Buffy barely even quipped. Poor showing.
wombat_88's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
home_among_words's review against another edition
3.0
it was fun. could have been done better though but it was a good read.
yoda_bor's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai été très fan de Buffy dans ma jeunesse et, si je n'ai jamais fini la série, j'en garde une très forte nostalgie et j'aime m'y replonger à l'occasion.
Ça a été le cas en découvrant que de nombreuses petites histoires autour de Buffy, ses amis et ses aventures ont été écrites par différents écrivains, pour combler certains blancs de la série ou pour rajouter quelques péripéties.
Sale affaire se déroule donc au cours de la saison 2.
Jenny est toujours vivante, la Bouche de l'Enfer a été fermée, Buffy fricote avec Angel, Alex et Cordelia sortent ensemble en secret et Oz commence à apparaitre dans le décor.
On retrouve même Jonathan et Andrew !
Malgré sa classification en nouvelle, cette histoire est tout de même plutôt conséquente, ce qui fait que s'il n'y a pas un énorme développement des personnages, l'intrigue est elle bien menée, avec suffisamment de suspense et de fausses pistes pour se faire balader jusqu’à la conclusion ou presque.
On se croirait devant un épisode de la série télé, avec son monstre de la semaine et ses personnages habituels.
C'est donc une lecture plus qu'agréable, qui permet de passer un excellent moment et j'ai beaucoup aimé redécouvrir l'héroïne de ma jeunesse dans un autre format.
Je retenterai très certainement l'expérience.
Ça a été le cas en découvrant que de nombreuses petites histoires autour de Buffy, ses amis et ses aventures ont été écrites par différents écrivains, pour combler certains blancs de la série ou pour rajouter quelques péripéties.
Sale affaire se déroule donc au cours de la saison 2.
Jenny est toujours vivante, la Bouche de l'Enfer a été fermée, Buffy fricote avec Angel, Alex et Cordelia sortent ensemble en secret et Oz commence à apparaitre dans le décor.
On retrouve même Jonathan et Andrew !
Malgré sa classification en nouvelle, cette histoire est tout de même plutôt conséquente, ce qui fait que s'il n'y a pas un énorme développement des personnages, l'intrigue est elle bien menée, avec suffisamment de suspense et de fausses pistes pour se faire balader jusqu’à la conclusion ou presque.
On se croirait devant un épisode de la série télé, avec son monstre de la semaine et ses personnages habituels.
C'est donc une lecture plus qu'agréable, qui permet de passer un excellent moment et j'ai beaucoup aimé redécouvrir l'héroïne de ma jeunesse dans un autre format.
Je retenterai très certainement l'expérience.
topherbrinked's review against another edition
5.0
GILES AND MS. CALENDAR AND OZ AND SPIKE AND DRU AND JONATHAN AND ANDREW brb crying into the cute fluff that this was
eva_voorheis's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, judge me all you like for reading this, but I just recently remembered that I read almost every single Buffy book I could get my hands on at the local library when I was a kid. This one was my absolute favorite, and I rediscovered it on my bookshelf this week! I have literally no idea why I was so enamored with this one in particular. The writing is that specific brand of YA cringe-tastic you only get from books written by grown adults trying to sound like lovably dorky teenagers, it was full of needless references to the show (so the author could prove they had... seen it? idk), and I can't say I love how they treated Willow in this one. But, for the nostalgia, for the concept, and for the simple fact that I really felt like I was at a cursed Sunnydale rummage sale in the late 90s, I think it deserves four stars.
krisis86's review
4.0
This book made me gleeful. It was perfect. All the characters were true to themselves (particularly Willow) and the subject was just AWESOME. And I am kinda bummed Buffy's bonding with the lizard wasn't ever explored more but I loved Pragoh. I loved Pragoh a lot. Yay this book!
Dang, I miss Buffy.
Re-read Sept 2013. Okay, it's not a five star book. But it's still a good one.
Dang, I miss Buffy.
Re-read Sept 2013. Okay, it's not a five star book. But it's still a good one.
bookwormlukas's review
1.0
If this was really an episode in season two, it would definitely be one of the worst. The plot here could have probably made for a fun 'monster of the week' style episode but the author really didn't seem able to attach any humour to make it fun. Buffy barely even quipped. Poor showing.