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Slayer
Slayer | Kiersten White
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From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes a brand-new series set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that introduces a new Slayer as she grapples with the responsibility of managing her incredible powers that shes just beginning to understand. Into every generation a Slayer is born Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. Its hard to be when you grow up at the Watchers Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayersgirls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Ninas mother is a prominent member of the Watchers Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic. Until the day Ninas life changes forever. Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Ninas father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen Oneshes the last Slayer, ever. Period. As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, theres plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Ninas dreams But its not until bodies start turning up that Ninas new powers will truly be testedbecause someone she loves might be next. One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard.
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TheLudicReader
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Bailedbailed

I gave this about 30 pages before I realized I do not give a shit about slayers who aren‘t Buffy. #doublespin fail
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks This is one of those authors that her books frequently sound appealing to me but I don't exactly get on with them when I actually read them. 2y
TheLudicReader @TheAromaofBooks , right? I don‘t know why I thought it would appeal to me…anyway, another one off the tbr shelf. No regrets. 2y
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The_Heeler_Booklife
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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Mehso-so

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really liked the world and the characters. I didn‘t get the Buffy part that much because I never watched the show, but at least I know she is a vampire slayer. I do feel like this story was slow.
#bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens #bookreview #review

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DinoMom
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Sorry Mom, but I am using this book right now.

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm ❤️😂🤣❤️ 3y
TheLibrarian 😻 3y
Deifio Such a comfy pillow that book! 🤣😍 3y
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witchyreader13
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

So, I am a HUGE Buffy fan. I adore the show, but I also must've watched the movie a million times as a teen. I've been slowly working my way through related written works in the last 6 months or so. I'm always afraid that authors will butcher my beloved world. White did a decent job of adding to the canon. Not my favorite addition, but a solid 3.75 stars. I definitely enjoyed it enough to read the next one. Two reads down! 😃 #seriesread2021

cozypunk I read White's retelling of Frankenstein recently. Friends were quick to let me know about her Slayer title! Is it one book or a series? 3y
witchyreader13 @cozypunk It's a duology. I haven't read the second one yet. The other title is Chosen. 😊 3y
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witchyreader13
Slayer | Kiersten White
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So, only 131 pages in so far, but it's scenes like this that convince me that the main character is just me in an alternate universe. 😅

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fredamans
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

There's some great characters, like Cillian and Artemis. There's action and adventure at every turn. Plus there's a dash of romance and drama to mix it all up.
Something for everyone! 4⭐

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Emilymdxn
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

Buffy is my favourite tv show of all time and I loved being immersed in the world again. Maybe I found it difficult to connect with Nina, which I don‘t think was anything to do with her she just... wasn‘t Buffy. I need to do a rewatch.

#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious +16 pts

DrexEdit I love the Buffy universe. Stacking! 😊👍 3y
BookDragonNotWorm I used to plan EVERYTHING around Tuesday night! 😂🥰 3y
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ulrichyumiodd
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Pickpick

I think I didn‘t expect enough from this book because I didn‘t want it to disappoint me. But it was AMAZING. I could feel Nina‘s emotions in my own gut, twisting my stomach with pain, sadness, relief, anger, disbelief... I also love the other characters or, at least, the likable ones. I‘m not sure if a sequel has been written yet, but it seems obvious there will be one. I can‘t wait to read it!

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MidnightBookGirl
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

Book 3 read for #Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness @StayCurious

Slayer is set in the Buffyverse, and focuses on twin sisters, Nina and Artemis, and they live in a castle with the few surviving Watchers. Artemis is on the Watcher path, and Nina is studying healing because she has no special gifts and her mom picked her twin sister over her in a house fire when they were kids. But twist! Nina is a SLAYER! Lots of fun with demons and vamps. 16 pts.

yoku Midnight book girl I know you have a lot of knowledge about books , please also help us to prefer any knowledge books also instead of thrillers 3y
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FantasyChick
Slayer | Kiersten White
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OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool pic 🖤 4y
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KellyHerself
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

This was really really good. Two thumbs up. Can‘t wait to read the next one!

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Bailedbailed

It's not that I disliked the first 10% of this audiobook that I listened to, but I just didn't ever feel like reading it. 🤷‍♀️

Prairiegirl_reading It always helps me to bail on something that just isn‘t grabbing like that is when someone is waiting on the hold list. I hate to have something borrowed that is just sitting there when someone who might enjoy it is waiting. 4y
wicdiv Honestly I much preferred this book over its sequel but it's hard to get into so I don't blame you for bailing on it. 4y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @wicdiv good to know the series doesn't get better! 4y
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KellyHerself
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Now reading...

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wanderinglynn
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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#lockdownlowdown

Thanks for the tag @Susanita 🥰

1. Outside Seattle, WA, at least for the next 12-17 days.
2. I‘ve reread a lot of old faves, but the tagged has been one of my fave new reads.
3. I don‘t really have a preferred length. It‘s all about the story.
4. @ozma.of.oz @RachelO have you played?

BookmarkTavern No, I haven‘t! Thanks for the tag! 4y
rockpools 12-17 days is exciting! Are you all packed up and ready to go? 🌏 Will attempt this in a bit. 4y
veritysalter Thank you for playing 📚♥️ 4y
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wanderinglynn @RachelO yes exciting, but also a bit stressful. 😉 4y
Suet624 Where are you moving to? 4y
wanderinglynn @Suet624 I‘m moving to Okinawa, Japan 4y
Suet624 @wanderinglynn yowzer! Best wishes on your move! 4y
wanderinglynn @Suet624 thank you! ☺️ 4y
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wanderinglynn
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

All the stars! I started it yesterday and couldn‘t put it down. I admit I went into a little wary because I love BTVS & sometimes continuations don‘t work well. But I love this book. So good!

And so far it‘s been an awesome day! Took Lil‘ D on another hike this morning, wrote & posted a new blog post, and finished my May #bookspin! 🎉 w00t! Plus, 2 books done for #NutsInMay

I hope everyone else is having a great day! 💜☀️📚

Andrew65 2 books, that is great. 👏👏👏 4y
Hooked_on_books I had the same wariness as you going into this one but also ended up loving it. I didn‘t like the second book as much but am cautiously hopeful for the third, whenever it may be coming. 4y
TheAromaofBooks A great day AND a great book!? Also I LOVE your dog's face in that picture! 😂 4y
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wanderinglynn
Slayer | Kiersten White
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#weekendreads

1. Slayer (physical) and Atomic Habits (audio)
2. Mary Cooper (Sheldon‘s mom on The Big Bang Theory) and Raksha from The Jungle Book
3. Why Buddhism is True

AlaMich Mary Cooper! ❤ 4y
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wanderinglynn
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Finished my first book for #NutsInMay readathon this morning. Then we took a lovely hike (thank goodness the State parks opened), had lunch, and now I‘m diving into my May #bookspin book (tagged).

The prologue immediately drew me in. Plus, I really like the dedication, which says “To everyone who was never chosen, but who chooses themselves.” 💜

BookmarkTavern What an amazing place for a walk! 4y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
wanderinglynn @ozma.of.oz 👍🏻 and it‘s only 10 minutes from my apartment. 😀 4y
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madams421 Oh, what a beautiful dedication - and an incredible forest to explore! It looks enchanted! ✨✨ 4y
TheAromaofBooks Oh wow looks like a fabulous hike! And I love that dedication ❤ 4y
Hooked_on_books Fabulous spot! And I really liked this book. 4y
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wanderinglynn
Slayer | Kiersten White
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#WyrdAndWonder (a fantasy blogstraganza) started yesterday. So I‘m a day behind in posting my May TBR.

But this fits today‘s #MagicalMay prompt: May TBR

Half of these are also in May #bookspin. The tagged is my #bookspin and Earth To Charlie my #doublespin. We‘ll see how many more I get through this month.

You can follow my #WyrdAndWonder fantastical adventure in my blog:
https://wanderinglynn.com/2020/05/02/wyrd-and-wonder-tbr/#mor...

Eggs Lovely stack! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Looks like a great mix! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Love it!! 4y
imyril That's a great line-up - and I spy Sorcerer to the Crown in there, which is just delightful :D 4y
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BabyDarthVader
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
Pickpick

The story of the Last Slayer? I‘m down! This is a great addition to the Buffyverse and I want to read the whole series yesterday.

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faelinwolf
Slayer | Kiersten White
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I made s'mores cupcakes for my friends' birthdays last night. They are sooooo good! #audiobaking

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wanderinglynn
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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#friYAYintro
1. Flew by! 🚀 And I‘ve had a blast! (it‘s hard to find positive January memes)
2. Leia by Claudia Gray
3. Tagged
4. 👍🏻🙌🏻

Happy Friday! ❤️☀️💜🌈

runswithscissors007 Lol! I had picked out the same meme! 4y
Suet624 Love that photo. Makes me chuckle every time I look at it. 4y
wanderinglynn @runswithscissors007 great minds! 🙌🏻❤️ 4y
wanderinglynn @Suet624 me too—the child is adorable! 4y
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Bookgoil
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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Maybe I finished my January TBR already... besides one but I‘m not sure I‘ll read Thornghost or maybe I will. Undecided. Featuring Zeus as he walks by randomly. #dogsoflitsy

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BookishRedhead
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

A trip into the childhood.
I really liked this and I was happy to briefly see Buffy again

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BookishRedhead
Slayer | Kiersten White
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"Of all the awful things demons do. Keeping Latin alive when it deserves to be a dead language might be the worst."

Great start to a book.

Chrissyreadit 😆😂😆 4y
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LazyLibrary
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Nabbed this at the book sale near me today! I am the BIGGEST Buffy fan!!!!! Everrrrrr #booksale

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AmyG
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🎃🖤 4y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻🎃🍂🍁 4y
VioletBramble Nice🎃 4y
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ShelleyBooksie
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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Pickpick

What a great, quick read! I really enjoyed the storyline and the ending of this book. Lots of action and adventure with a great cast of YA characters
I will most likely check out the next book in the series.

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ShelleyBooksie
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White

@ulrichyumiodd - allhallows read swap headed you or via 2-3 amazon parcels. Sorry to spoil the surprise but I wanted you to know to expect them :)

@MaleficentBookDragon - thank you for organizing :)

ulrichyumiodd No worries! I‘m not waiting for any other Amazon package at the moment, so there‘s no risk of a mix up :) I‘ll confirm delivery when they arrive! Thank you!! 4y
ulrichyumiodd Got one package today! 😃 4y
ulrichyumiodd Make that two! Thanks again! Am I waiting for a third one? 4y
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ShelleyBooksie @ulrichyumiodd - should be all in 2. Yay! I am glad that they arrived in a timely manner :) 4y
ulrichyumiodd I got another envelope today. I‘m assuming it was from you, but I did also participate in another swap, so it would be helpful if you could let me know :) You can most likely see if anything was delivered today on your Amazon account. 4y
ShelleyBooksie @ulrichyumiodd - confirmed the parcel is from me :) 4y
ulrichyumiodd Great! Thanks again! :) 4y
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ShelleyBooksie
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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1. 3 books on the go - Five Days at Memorial, Slayer and Discount Armageddon.
2. 5 books currently out from the library.
3. I try different authors or watching a bit of tv to break a reading slump.

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xicanti
Slayer | Kiersten White
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I finished SLAYER while I did some #audiopuzzling! My interest waned throughout the back half and there were areas where I felt it didn‘t hold together well, especially around the climax, but on the whole I enjoyed it. It reminded me how much I love the Buffyverse.

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xicanti
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Books are dangerous, kids. They give you IDEAS. Make you desperate to rewatch your favourite TV series, even.

I started with S1 because I‘ve never liked it much and I figured I could pace myself, but I watched two episodes tonight, soooo... 🤷‍♂️

Also, I‘m making a cat blanket for the Humane Society while I watch TV. It‘s my first blanket of any kind and it‘s been fun.

GrilledCheeseSamurai I ❤️ Buffy. 4y
Lreads Casey is so cute! 😍🐶 4y
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xicanti
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Another gloomy #audiowalk. Sigh.

I‘m still enjoying SLAYER, but I definitely liked it more in the beginning than I do now, 63% in. Still, it‘s making me want to rewatch BtVS and reread all the comics. It‘s been a few years.

AvidReader25 It‘s been a few years since I binged BtVS, but I still think about that show all the time! 4y
xicanti @Avidreader25 it‘s my favourite! I know it‘s gonna take over my life once I start rewatching it so I‘ve tried to resist, but I don‘t know how much longer I can hold out. 4y
AvidReader25 @xicanti Such a great show! So many memorable moments. The entire “Hush” episode! 4y
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xicanti
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I made a good start on SLAYER while I did some #audiobaking and admin this morning! These meringues went to a party I just got back from, but I‘ve got a few stowed away for myself, too.

Mimi28 Looks yummy 😋 4y
Crazeedi Omg, I haven't had these since my mom made them years ago, yummmmm 4y
Texreader Mmmmm 4y
batsy Meringues! I've never made them because they seem very challenging. Yours look great! 4y
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hyperashley
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Pickpick

5⭐'s. I absolutely loved it! I was obsessed with Buffy for awhile so I loved getting inside this world again.

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cdreincarnate
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Pickpick

Such a fun read. I‘ve been a Buffy fan from Day 1, so I was super stoked when I heard this book was coming out. I waited to finish my latest rewatch before reading this, only to realize that it references some of the comics (which I haven‘t read). So that got spoiled for me, but other stuff from the comics have already been spoiled for me, so no biggie.

My one complaint about this book was how annoying the MC‘s low self-esteem could be at times.

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Quirkybookworm
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Especially for those who were/are a huge Buffy show! This takes 62 days after Buffy‘s showdown! Can‘t say anymore or it‘ll be a spoiler! I haven‘t seen the series but have gotten the gist of it.

Ruthiella OMG the show was SO GOOD! 😀 5y
Quirkybookworm @Ruthiella Buffy isn‘t the character in this book. I can‘t say more but read the book. Lol 5y
Areader2 I really enjoyed it too! 5y
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GypsyKat
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I got this book in the mail today from @That-Bookish-Hiker it was such a sweet surprise! 🖤 Thank you again, Cristal! I‘m excited to read it!😆😆😆

#BookMail #LitsyLove

That-Bookish-Hiker You‘re welcome! Hope you like it as much as I did! 💗💗💗 5y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
Slayer | Kiersten White
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Nina and her twin sister are not your average teenage girls. Their parents are Watchers and they grew up at the Watchers Academy.

I truly enjoyed this book. I am a huge Buffy fan and had recently just binged watched the series. This book picks up 2 months from where the Buffy tv series ended.

If your a Buffy fan then this book is for you. I LOVED it. Even despite some parts of the book were redundant and made me want to scream.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

That-Bookish-Hiker @GypsyKat thank you so much for gifting this book to me AND the Buffy+Faith funkos. You are the best! 💗 5y
GypsyKat Awe yay!!! I‘m so happy you loved it! I definitely need to read it! ❤️ 5y
Hooked_on_books I loved Buffy and loved this book. I can‘t wait for the next one. 5y
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litenthusiast
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I tried really hard to resist buying books today, but it did not work. I'm really happy with the titles I found plus the Nagini POP was an extra bonus. 😊

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ralexist
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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I loved watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This picks up not long after the final episode, following Nina, daughter of Buffy's original Watcher Merrick, as she and the rest of the Watchers Council learn to live in a world without magic and battle the demons left behind, both real and within, since Buffy permanently closed the Hellmouth. Lots of fun Easter eggs for fans of the show are scattered throughout! 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♂️

wanderinglynn 👍🏻 This is on my TBR. And now I‘m bumping it up to the top of the pile. 😉 5y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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@GypsyKat you are the best and thank you sooooo much for my birthday package. I love everything. I‘m so happy that litsy brought us together and gave us this friendship.

I can‘t wait to read the books especially Slayer since my Buffy rewatch reminded me how much I love that world.

GypsyKat Awe! You‘re so welcome! ❤️ I‘m so happy that you like everything! I‘m so happy that Litsy brought us together, too! 5y
AmyG 💕 hahaha.Stranger Things lip glosses 🙌🏻 (edited) 5y
Hooked_on_books Wow! Happy Birthday. I loved Buffy and I really liked the tagged book. I‘m excited for the next one. 5y
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RebL
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I wasn‘t sure about Slayer at first, but found it satisfying in the end. Pictured is the ultimate slayer—near perfection. Not read for #24in48 (still playing catch-up), but I‘m calling it. 17:30:09 Per the usual, I enjoyed peeping in on everyone participating. Congrats to us all! 📚 🎉

julesG 👏👏👏👏 5y
PurpleyPumpkin Great job!🎉 5y
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e.c.vitoria
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Mehso-so

This was a bit disappointing. There was a lot of beating you over the head with information, including how much the main character hates Buffy. There was very little slaying and the writing didn't do it for me.

6/10 💫

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Areader2
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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If your a fan of Buffy the vampire slayer, this ones for you ! Will definitely read the next in series

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Bookgirl
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Bailedbailed

#unpopularopinion here but I couldn‘t stick with this book. I could be wrong but this felt like a middle-grade book to me and it just didn‘t pull me in, despite being a Buffy fan. My library lumps all middle grade and YA fiction into a category they call “teen.” Middle grade and YA books are not at all the same in terms of maturity so I feel like this is misleading. Check out these library steps I screenshot from an Insta page though - love!! 😍

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e.c.vitoria
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UnabridgedPod
Slayer | Kiersten White
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As an enthusiastic Buffy fan, I opened White's novel with excitement and trepidation. I hoped that the book could recapture the Buffy magic but feared that nothing could. Both of my inclinations were right. Is this Buffy-the-series level? Not quite. But it's really great. Athena (Nina) and Artemis are twins born to Watcher parents. As they've grown, Artemis has been the chosen one, stronger both physically and mentally. (continued in comments)

UnabridgedPod Nina, on the other hand, is the healer, the medic, the one too weak to fight or to really be a part of the last generations of Watchers. Artemis has taken on the role as Nina's protector who is willing to sacrifice anything to keep her sister safe. All of that changes when it becomes clear that Nina isn't as weak as everyone had thought. ⬇️ 5y
UnabridgedPod The process of discovery as Nina discovers who she really is--this is a fabulous origin story--is authentic, fast paced, and fraught with danger . . . and with plenty of awkwardness as Nina begins to establish her new identity. While this book has some great call backs to the Buffy television show, it would also work for newbies--can't wait for the second in the series! 5y
wanderinglynn Great review. Stacked! 5y
UnabridgedPod @wanderinglynn I hope you love it!! ❤️ 5y
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veronicaeye
Slayer | Kiersten White

"How evil can something wearing a Coldplay shirt be?"

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Eggbeater
Slayer (Slayer, #1) | Kiersten White
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These kindle flash sales always get me. Like I need anymore books. But this one was already on my TBR because...BUFFY! I have always been a huge fan and I have to see what the author does with this.

@HOTPock3tt @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I saw on Goodreads that this was on your TBR too.

Areader2 😂I just bought it 5y
HOTPock3tt Yassss!!! 🙌🏽 ♥️🎉 thanks for letting me know😃!! @Eggbeater (edited) 5y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Ooh, yes I wanna read this too! I don't read ebooks unfortunately but this is a good reminder to look for it at the library! 5y
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