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Buffyverse Novels #15
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Bad Bargain
When the shoppers at Sunnydale High's rummage sale become bewitched by their purchases, Giles discovers that some of the donated items have been infected by a variety of demonic vermin that escaped from the Hellmouth beneath the school. Original. 40,000 first printing. (Tie-in to the syndicated television series, created by Joss Whedon, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marston, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, & others) (Horror)
208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 26, 2006
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Diana G. Gallagher
157 books54 followersDiana G. Gallagher was an American author who wrote books for children and young adults. She also wrote the space opera The Alien Dark (1990), but was best known for her tie-in work for television properties including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, Star Trek and The Secret World of Alex Mack, among others.
She was also a prolific filk creator, winning Pegasus Awards in 1986 and ’94. Gallagher won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1988 under the name Diana Gallagher Wu. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke.
Born in 1946, in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived in Florida with her husband, the writer Martin R. Burke, who predeceased her in 2011. Gallagher was married four times; her third marriage was to author William F. Wu (divorced 1990).
Gallagher died December 2, 2021 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 75 years of age.
She was also a prolific filk creator, winning Pegasus Awards in 1986 and ’94. Gallagher won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1988 under the name Diana Gallagher Wu. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke.
Born in 1946, in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived in Florida with her husband, the writer Martin R. Burke, who predeceased her in 2011. Gallagher was married four times; her third marriage was to author William F. Wu (divorced 1990).
Gallagher died December 2, 2021 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 75 years of age.
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October 20, 2025
Swiftly-moving and fun — and more than a bit nostalgic for fans of the show — this is one of the better reads among the Buffy books, which like the Star Trek universe books, can be really hit and miss.
Set during season two of the show, Diana G. Gallagher has captured the feel of the early Buffy season. Nothing seems off about and the personalities of the characters here, which all too often can mar an entry. Perhaps the only deviation — I believe another reviewer also mentioned it — is that Spike has been written as the Spike of later seasons rather than the very early Spike appearances in the show.
The premise itself is quite fun, with Buffy still attempting to have a normal high school experience despite being the Slayer. She volunteers to help out with a big rummage sale fundraiser for Sunnydale High’s band, but of course, living on the Hell Mouth, you know there is going to be an issue or two, — or several. The sale hasn’t even officially started, when weird things begin to happen:
1) Principal Snyder’s newfound hat seems to be boring holes in his head.
2) Cordelia is decomposing right before her horrified eyes.
3) Spike brings Dru down to find a bargain and she’s promptly attacked by red bats, then starts to become one herself.
4) The Mayor seems to have an unusual interest in an Orb that Buffy’s mom, Joyce, is bringing with her other donations.
5) Joyce, meanwhile, finds a lovely pair of gloves that make her skin begin to peel — and not in a mild sunburn kind of way.
6) A kid named Michael is searching for a protective amulet his mother mistakenly donated, while his friend Jonathan runs around with a whip full of electricity — and it’s getting stronger.
7) Willow has found the cutest little creature. She’s so attached to it that she’ll literally kill anyone who threatens it.
8) Xander’s cool vest is squeezing the breath out of him, and he can’t get it off.
I could keep going, but you get the idea.
Everyone’s around in this one, including Ms. Calendar and Oz — pre-Willow/Oz, though Willow’s crushing. Buffy and Giles are going to need all the help they can get — even Spike’s — because it seems a crack has allowed some of the pests from below up into the human world. It’s going to take all their efforts and a sort of nasties-catcher from below to round up critters which have attached themselves to items in the rummage sale. People are becoming ill, even dying, so it’s a race against time to save Sunnydale High, and perhaps the world, one more time.
Pretty fun, and very much like an early episode of the show we didn’t get to see. A very nicely done trip down memory lane. Great fun.
Set during season two of the show, Diana G. Gallagher has captured the feel of the early Buffy season. Nothing seems off about and the personalities of the characters here, which all too often can mar an entry. Perhaps the only deviation — I believe another reviewer also mentioned it — is that Spike has been written as the Spike of later seasons rather than the very early Spike appearances in the show.
The premise itself is quite fun, with Buffy still attempting to have a normal high school experience despite being the Slayer. She volunteers to help out with a big rummage sale fundraiser for Sunnydale High’s band, but of course, living on the Hell Mouth, you know there is going to be an issue or two, — or several. The sale hasn’t even officially started, when weird things begin to happen:
1) Principal Snyder’s newfound hat seems to be boring holes in his head.
2) Cordelia is decomposing right before her horrified eyes.
3) Spike brings Dru down to find a bargain and she’s promptly attacked by red bats, then starts to become one herself.
4) The Mayor seems to have an unusual interest in an Orb that Buffy’s mom, Joyce, is bringing with her other donations.
5) Joyce, meanwhile, finds a lovely pair of gloves that make her skin begin to peel — and not in a mild sunburn kind of way.
6) A kid named Michael is searching for a protective amulet his mother mistakenly donated, while his friend Jonathan runs around with a whip full of electricity — and it’s getting stronger.
7) Willow has found the cutest little creature. She’s so attached to it that she’ll literally kill anyone who threatens it.
8) Xander’s cool vest is squeezing the breath out of him, and he can’t get it off.
I could keep going, but you get the idea.
Everyone’s around in this one, including Ms. Calendar and Oz — pre-Willow/Oz, though Willow’s crushing. Buffy and Giles are going to need all the help they can get — even Spike’s — because it seems a crack has allowed some of the pests from below up into the human world. It’s going to take all their efforts and a sort of nasties-catcher from below to round up critters which have attached themselves to items in the rummage sale. People are becoming ill, even dying, so it’s a race against time to save Sunnydale High, and perhaps the world, one more time.
Pretty fun, and very much like an early episode of the show we didn’t get to see. A very nicely done trip down memory lane. Great fun.
March 18, 2023
This was a fun Buffy novel, very nostalgically set in the sophomore season of the show. Almost all of the familiar characters and conventions make an appearance, and for the most part the writing feels true to the earlier, more innocent chronology. The book is one of the novels that's directed more to the younger readers, and it's a fast-paced, fun frolic. The story is about a rummage sale of items from the school basement (you know, where the Hellmouth is), held to raise money for new band uniforms. The artifacts cause a variety of problems and challenges for their new owners, and the Scoobies have to scramble to save the day. I think it would have made a great episode if they'd filmed it.
February 19, 2021
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.
April 5, 2019
Review to come.
January 22, 2019
Reading this book just made me really happy. It was well written, well thought out, stayed true to the characters and the Hell Mouth plot was believable to the show. Not only do I recommend this book, I will happy reread it in the future!
March 24, 2020
There'a fundraiser at Sunnydale High School for the Marching Band. Tons of items get donated, but before the sale begins most of the volunteers start experience weird things. Some girls teeth start to fall out, another finds an adorable little monster, another's skin starts to shed, yet another gets holes in his head courtesy of brain eating worms. What's causing this occurence? If you had your money on "that's what happens when you build your school on a hellmouth," you're a winner.
Ok, it's a bit more complicated than that. After Buffy killed the master, there was a vacuum in the natural order of the hellmouth. When one of the students casts a spell to find a lost relic, the result is many of the smaller hellmouth organisms come out and infest the present population. Included in those affected are Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Joyce, Oz, Spike, and Drucilla, along with recurring characters like Jonathan, Andrew, Harmony and and Devon. The resulting chaos ends up killing eight people (pretty high for any episode of the show other than Graduation or the series finale) as Buffy, Giles, and Ms. Calendar work to reverse or slow the effects with the help of a pied piper like Pragoh demon.
Bad Bargain by Diana G. Gallagher came out in 2006 but takes place eight years earlier when Season two of the tv series was taking place. The gap in time allows for plenty of winks and nods to the future of the series. The Mayor's interested in an obscure item, the guitarist for Dingoes Ate My Baby might be interested in Willow, and next year the Marching band's going to do something safe for their fundraiser, like sell band candy. Some of the foreshadowing is fun for fans of the complete series. Other bits are more problematic, like having Andrew be Jonathan's buddy already, which although it has to take place before season six kind of throws into question where he was during Season 3's Earshot. (Yeah, I'm mega nerd, but those continuity things take me out of the story.)
Aside from that complaint, this felt like an OK episode of the show that would never work in the internet/social media age. With having so many of the major characters infected, I knew everything (except the deaths) would be reversible otherwise it wouldn't fit into the show's continuity. I think these books tend to work better when they focus on minor characters in peril as there are actual stakes for those involved. (Note, I read this one during the Covid-19 quarantine, and even with the actual pandemic going on I didn't find this one particularly thrilling... probably not a great sign.)
Ok, it's a bit more complicated than that. After Buffy killed the master, there was a vacuum in the natural order of the hellmouth. When one of the students casts a spell to find a lost relic, the result is many of the smaller hellmouth organisms come out and infest the present population. Included in those affected are Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Joyce, Oz, Spike, and Drucilla, along with recurring characters like Jonathan, Andrew, Harmony and and Devon. The resulting chaos ends up killing eight people (pretty high for any episode of the show other than Graduation or the series finale) as Buffy, Giles, and Ms. Calendar work to reverse or slow the effects with the help of a pied piper like Pragoh demon.
Bad Bargain by Diana G. Gallagher came out in 2006 but takes place eight years earlier when Season two of the tv series was taking place. The gap in time allows for plenty of winks and nods to the future of the series. The Mayor's interested in an obscure item, the guitarist for Dingoes Ate My Baby might be interested in Willow, and next year the Marching band's going to do something safe for their fundraiser, like sell band candy. Some of the foreshadowing is fun for fans of the complete series. Other bits are more problematic, like having Andrew be Jonathan's buddy already, which although it has to take place before season six kind of throws into question where he was during Season 3's Earshot. (Yeah, I'm mega nerd, but those continuity things take me out of the story.)
Aside from that complaint, this felt like an OK episode of the show that would never work in the internet/social media age. With having so many of the major characters infected, I knew everything (except the deaths) would be reversible otherwise it wouldn't fit into the show's continuity. I think these books tend to work better when they focus on minor characters in peril as there are actual stakes for those involved. (Note, I read this one during the Covid-19 quarantine, and even with the actual pandemic going on I didn't find this one particularly thrilling... probably not a great sign.)
May 2, 2020
This book would have made a decent monster of the week episode in early season 2. However, a lot of the trademark Buffy humor was missing, and Spike and Drusilla were put in the story when they didn't really need to be. They added literally nothing to the rest of the plot, and while I love them both (and Spike is my favorite vampire in the Whedonverse), Spike was written more as s04 and onward Spike than he was s02 Spike. I think people who wrote s02 stories after the show was over forgot that Spike was a legitimate threat to Buffy and her friends when he first showed up. Yes, he was more fun and had more pop culture savvy than the Master had possessed, but he was truly trying to kill Buffy and the rest every other week. He quickly joins up with Buffy in this adventure and doesn't even try to double cross her after achieving his goal, which is completely out of character for early s02 Spike.
Also, there are some other key anachronisms that distracted me throughout the story. For one, the first thing they all suspect is that Amy Madison has cast a spell that went haywire. Buffy and the gang did not even know that Amy had started dabbling in magicks until Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, which is set after this story takes place (this story is set after Lie to Me, but before What's My Line? which puts the story in late 1997, whereas BBB is Valentine's Day 1998). Also, reference is made about Xander and Cordelia enjoying secret make out sessions, which did not start until What's My Line? These are small, one sentence asides that would be easily overlooked if you're not an anal retentive fan like I am, I guess, but most people who would bother reading these Buffy adventures are the kinds of fans who studied the show enough to notice details like this. Someone should have made note of it.
Also, there are some other key anachronisms that distracted me throughout the story. For one, the first thing they all suspect is that Amy Madison has cast a spell that went haywire. Buffy and the gang did not even know that Amy had started dabbling in magicks until Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, which is set after this story takes place (this story is set after Lie to Me, but before What's My Line? which puts the story in late 1997, whereas BBB is Valentine's Day 1998). Also, reference is made about Xander and Cordelia enjoying secret make out sessions, which did not start until What's My Line? These are small, one sentence asides that would be easily overlooked if you're not an anal retentive fan like I am, I guess, but most people who would bother reading these Buffy adventures are the kinds of fans who studied the show enough to notice details like this. Someone should have made note of it.
January 16, 2022
I enjoyed this book a lot. Reminds me of an episode of the show. I could see it playing out like one too.
The schools having a rummage sale to send the band off to competition. The hell mouth has a leak and when one student says a return to him spell lots of things start going badly.
Students, teachers and even Buffy's mom start having problems with the things they pick up. Giles, Buffy and Jenny aren't affected by what's happening. Xander is being squeezed by a vest and Willow has found a demonic rat that she's named cutie that's cuddly and has put a spell on her for protection from going back.
They have to work with a demon and make a truths with Spike because him and Drusilla are there. Though she's not herself.
Things get solved quickly once the amulet is returned to the student and the creatures can go back into the hellmouth where they belong.
I wanted more of Angel though he wasn't in it long, but he did help save Willow from herself when did show up. I hope to read more in the series this year.
The schools having a rummage sale to send the band off to competition. The hell mouth has a leak and when one student says a return to him spell lots of things start going badly.
Students, teachers and even Buffy's mom start having problems with the things they pick up. Giles, Buffy and Jenny aren't affected by what's happening. Xander is being squeezed by a vest and Willow has found a demonic rat that she's named cutie that's cuddly and has put a spell on her for protection from going back.
They have to work with a demon and make a truths with Spike because him and Drusilla are there. Though she's not herself.
Things get solved quickly once the amulet is returned to the student and the creatures can go back into the hellmouth where they belong.
I wanted more of Angel though he wasn't in it long, but he did help save Willow from herself when did show up. I hope to read more in the series this year.
November 24, 2020
Rating: 5 Stars!! (Wish i could rate it 10 Stars!!)
Review:
Another Great Book in this series!!
This one was about how demons were attacking one of Buffy's friends during a school rummage sale.
The characters are still so fun to read about and the storyline was phenomenal as always!!
Can't wait to read the next book in this series!!
Review:
Another Great Book in this series!!
This one was about how demons were attacking one of Buffy's friends during a school rummage sale.
The characters are still so fun to read about and the storyline was phenomenal as always!!
Can't wait to read the next book in this series!!
January 14, 2019
3.75 Stars. See Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vol. 2 (BTVS Collection #2)omnibus for full review.
February 25, 2024
I really enjoyed this story. Had all the characters, and more of Jenny which was nice to see. It felt nostalgic and it would have been a brilliant episode!
March 31, 2024
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.
October 2, 2025
3.5 stars.
April 23, 2018
As Buffy Tie-In novels this one was actually a bit on the mediocre side.
Diana Gallagher has written a few Buffy novels so I've got to admit I expected better and was actually a bit disappointed.
The storyline was actually a bit crap to be honest. With miniature demons leaking out the hellmouth to infest the contents of a jumble sale for the marching band.
The context was good putting the book towards the latter end of Season 2 and it made the appropriate references, however, for me the main problem was that even with premise of the story a lot of the characters didn't seem to be captured quite right for me. In some cases it was what they said others it was the way the acted and it just seemed a bit off which ruined the enjoyment of it somewhat.
The only bit I did like was at the end when Snyder mentions about doing something safe the next year like selling candy. That made me laugh thinking of the Season 3 episode Band Candy.
3 stars. very average not the best Buffy book by far.
Diana Gallagher has written a few Buffy novels so I've got to admit I expected better and was actually a bit disappointed.
The storyline was actually a bit crap to be honest. With miniature demons leaking out the hellmouth to infest the contents of a jumble sale for the marching band.
The context was good putting the book towards the latter end of Season 2 and it made the appropriate references, however, for me the main problem was that even with premise of the story a lot of the characters didn't seem to be captured quite right for me. In some cases it was what they said others it was the way the acted and it just seemed a bit off which ruined the enjoyment of it somewhat.
The only bit I did like was at the end when Snyder mentions about doing something safe the next year like selling candy. That made me laugh thinking of the Season 3 episode Band Candy.
3 stars. very average not the best Buffy book by far.
February 5, 2017
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 ---> 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.
July 10, 2016
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.
August 21, 2014
“In every generation, there is a chosen one. A slayer destined to protect the human race.”
In case you’re unfamiliar with the Buffy series; Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created by Joss Whedon in 1997, only a few years before I was born. I loved the t.v. series so when I found this book I was really excited.
Buffy, the Chosen One, is a Vampire Slayer who lives in Sunnydale, California. Her true identity is known to her Watcher, Giles, and a small group of friends, nicknamed ‘The Scooby Gang’. By day she is an average teen-aged girl with regular teen-aged problems, but by night she hunts out Vampires and other evils to protect humanity.
Bad Bargain is a book independent from the t.v. series and I really enjoyed being able to follow the characters through a story-line that I hadn't seen previously.
In Bad Bargain we follow the characters as they deal with a curse at the school’s rummage sale. Weird things start happening when students start handling the rummage sale items.
If you are a fan of Vampire books you will definitely want to check out this book and other’s based on the hit t.v. series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Check out my blog www.nyxlive.net
In case you’re unfamiliar with the Buffy series; Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created by Joss Whedon in 1997, only a few years before I was born. I loved the t.v. series so when I found this book I was really excited.
Buffy, the Chosen One, is a Vampire Slayer who lives in Sunnydale, California. Her true identity is known to her Watcher, Giles, and a small group of friends, nicknamed ‘The Scooby Gang’. By day she is an average teen-aged girl with regular teen-aged problems, but by night she hunts out Vampires and other evils to protect humanity.
Bad Bargain is a book independent from the t.v. series and I really enjoyed being able to follow the characters through a story-line that I hadn't seen previously.
In Bad Bargain we follow the characters as they deal with a curse at the school’s rummage sale. Weird things start happening when students start handling the rummage sale items.
If you are a fan of Vampire books you will definitely want to check out this book and other’s based on the hit t.v. series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Check out my blog www.nyxlive.net
December 12, 2015
Terrible. I just can't fathom why Dru and Spike went to a high school rummage sale for clothes. dru wanted a new dress for something important. Don't they just steal what they want? lol. So.....were they looking for bargains at Sunnydale High????? lol
I DNF 'd it at page 25. Too much inner dialogue and again I couuldn't figure out why Buffy had volunteered for this thing in the first place. Buffy was shopping there too. Buff is a fashion plate. She doesn't do thrift.
Too bad I really wanted to revisit the cast.
I DNF 'd it at page 25. Too much inner dialogue and again I couuldn't figure out why Buffy had volunteered for this thing in the first place. Buffy was shopping there too. Buff is a fashion plate. She doesn't do thrift.
Too bad I really wanted to revisit the cast.
December 25, 2016
Quick, fun read that is much more tonally consistent than other Buffy books I've read lately. I liked the idea of Hellmouth pests as well: that ecological spillover from another dimension is enough to cause chaos when said demon pests don't do well in a new environment. It makes a change that the Big Bad isn't actually a Big Bad at all, just a bunch of little critters doing their thing, without an evil plan to their name. The kur was an interesting idea too, but I thought the wee salamander was cuter (aside from the whole burn-you-from-the-inside-out thing).
September 16, 2013
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.
February 3, 2013
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.
May 29, 2014
This is one of the better Buffy books I've read. The plot isn't exactly intricate, but it's definitely a fun read and it has the feel of an episode of the show. I will be seeking out more titles from this author in the future.
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July 31, 2011Ugh...worst buffy book
February 25, 2019
Another good entry
February 2, 2013
GILES AND MS. CALENDAR AND OZ AND SPIKE AND DRU AND JONATHAN AND ANDREW brb crying into the cute fluff that this was
April 24, 2020
it was fun. could have been done better though but it was a good read.
February 23, 2015
Another great Buffy novel! The lesson we learn in this book is to be careful of the things you touch at a high school rummage sale.
December 11, 2008
I really enjoyed this Buffy novel, it felt like it could be an episode in the second season.
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