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Buffy The Vampire Slayer 2: Halloween Rain; Bad Bargain; Afterimage (2011)

by Nancy Holder(Favorite Author)
3.84 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
1442442131 (ISBN13: 9781442442139)
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English
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Simon Pulse
review 1: An omnibus collection of 3 Buffy stories, set at different times during the course of the TV series. Having said that, in all 3 of these stories, Buffy is still at Sunnydale High ...The first of these has by far the earliest setting, with mention of The Master (the villain in the very first series): I think this was written sometime during series 2. The second novel includes Spike and Drusilla and Jenny Calendar, while the third has mention of The Magic Box but is before that had a larger role in the series.None of the three stories were that great or were that well written, unfortunatley: I got the distinct impression they were aimed at American teenagers more than anything else!
review 2: The only story out of these three that is worth mentioning was the se
... morecond one.The first story was horribly lacking in details and facts, it seems as if the person who wrote this has never watched Buffy in their life and therefore was unaware that even though monsters do seem to appear on Halloween, they shouldn't and take it as a night off! Not only that, but it was extremely predictable and lacking in originality. 1 out of 5.The second story was far better. The story was original, had a great plot and kept me entertained from start to finish. The author managed to write the characters to perfection, both ones taken from the TV Show and new. This was the story that I read most easily, as it was the most interesting. 4 out of 5.The final story was, once again, lacking something. I'm not quite sure what that something was, but I was bored the whole time I was reading it. I think the message of the story was unclear, proven by the fact that it ended without any explanation of what the villain was hoping to achieve, why the method they used to destroy him worked or how he even got his hands on some of the important artefacts he used to carry out his plan. This story had the potential to be great, the idea was a good one, unfortunately the writing just wasn't able to make it worth more that 1 out of 5 stars.Overall, a rather disappointing 2 out of 5 stars. less
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Fhayhet
Halloween Rain - 2/5 starsBad Bargain - 4/5 starsAfterimage - 4/5 stars
debbie
They're stories about Buffy. Of course it's awesome.
engagement1
Buffy, enough said
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