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Tempted Champions
-Yvonne Navarro
-March 2002
-240 Pages
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Summary: A young, vicious and beautiful woman
named Celina comes to Sunnydale and there's nothing but an uproar
caused by her appearance. She's a deadly fighter that is willing to
kill both humans and vampires alike. Upon her arrival in Sunnydale,
she scares Anya, demanding to know where the Slayer is. As Buffy
becomes involved in a short battle with Celina at sunrise, she
realizes that she's in way over her head as Celina's method of
fighting is far more superior to her own. Meanwhile, Anya wrestles
with her humanity and realizes that a lot of pain can come from being
human and no longer immortal. D'Hoffryn offers her back her demonhood
and she must decide which path is right for her. Buffy, after her
encounter with the violent Celina, has Giles research who this
mysterious woman is to better prepare her for the next time they meet.
Unfortunately, the news of what Celina actually IS, is a lot more
shocking than Buffy had expected. |
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Rating: 4/5 |
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Review: This book is EXACTLY what I've been
waiting for the writers of Buffy to do. The whole "vampire slayer
becomes a vampire" deal is absolutely perfect and I feel it
should be explored on the show. The entire idea of a girl becoming
exactly what she was trained to kill is absolutely fantastical and the
possibilities are endless. For Buffy to realize that not all Slayers
are worthy of their title was a big time realization for her
character. I'm referring mostly to the ending here because it had the
most impact on the book (well, obviously). I wish they hadn't just
thrown Angel into the mix just because it gave Buffy a mixed mind of
whether to choose vampirism BECAUSE of him. They should have had Angel
involved in the ENTIRE novel if they were planning to do that.
Throwing him in there (and not having him do much at all) wasn't
really what I call a subtle tactic. He was there for a reason, and
that reason became abundantly clear at the very end. Anyway, with that
out of the way, seeing/reading Celina on the floor of the graveyard
sure did diminish the power that her character carried throughout the
entire novel. I found the ending to be done extremely well. If you do
get the chance, pick this novel up. |
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