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blairconrad's review
2.0
The only thing this book had going for it was the innovative demon designs. The storyline left me flat, and the whole thing seemed like nothing more than a vehicle letting characters who were in no way involved in the story get cameos.
angelarenea's review
3.0
I really liked seeing this side of the whole parent's are divorced thing. I feel for Buffy more now that I've seen it. I also like that they showed how it effected Joyce and Dawn too.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
3.0
Another Buffy prequel, this one simply chronicling her parents break up. Okay there's some demons that feed of the resulting anguish, but this felt drawn-out and unnecessary.
fablesandwren's review
3.0
This was weird.
The only reason I am giving it any type of star is because it shows the stages of what kids go through when their parents get a divorce. Buffy and Dawn are under some serious stress when their mother and father tell them they are going to "separate," even though it is pretty clear it is going to be a permanent thing.
Angel tries to help by doing a spell to take away Buffy's pain and give it to him instead, but he actually unleashes The Malignancy Demons and makes everything a lot worse.
Buffy still hasn't met Angel or any of the other beloved characters.
Few things you see that will make you go all wide-eye:
01. Wolfram and Hart and their lackey Lilah Morgan
02. Jesse (remember him from season one?) and his weird love for Cordelia Chase
03. Harmony Kendall and Cordelia Chase out shopping, being the mean girls of Sunnydale
04. Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg having a normal phone conversation
05. Giles getting the job as a librarian
06. Principal Flutie being not hyena food
07. Angelus hating his name and wanting a new one
SO, it was super weird... like the random illustrations that kept popping up. That had nothing to do with the story. BUT I did like the fact they showed the grieving stages of split parents and were realistic about it all.
I'm just ready for Buffy to meet everyone. She's moved to Sunnydale. That's the next step right?
Don't play with my heart.
The only reason I am giving it any type of star is because it shows the stages of what kids go through when their parents get a divorce. Buffy and Dawn are under some serious stress when their mother and father tell them they are going to "separate," even though it is pretty clear it is going to be a permanent thing.
Buffy still hasn't met Angel or any of the other beloved characters.
Few things you see that will make you go all wide-eye:
01. Wolfram and Hart and their lackey Lilah Morgan
02. Jesse (remember him from season one?) and his weird love for Cordelia Chase
03. Harmony Kendall and Cordelia Chase out shopping, being the mean girls of Sunnydale
04. Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg having a normal phone conversation
05. Giles getting the job as a librarian
06. Principal Flutie being not hyena food
07. Angelus hating his name and wanting a new one
SO, it was super weird... like the random illustrations that kept popping up. That had nothing to do with the story. BUT I did like the fact they showed the grieving stages of split parents and were realistic about it all.
I'm just ready for Buffy to meet everyone. She's moved to Sunnydale. That's the next step right?
Don't play with my heart.
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