Graphic Book Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 3 by Various Authors

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus Volume 3 (graphic novel)
Author: Various.
Publisher: Dark House Books.
Publication Date: January 22nd, 2008
Genre: Horror, TV tie-in

Pages: 320 pages (softcover)
How I came upon this book: I bought this recently as I was actually downsizing my Buffy comics collection into the omnibus collections.

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Summary: 'The third volume of Dark Horse's Buffy Omnibus series follows the gang through harrowing trials and tribulations - slaying vampires, going to high school, and young love.  Angel has lost his soul and found it again, Xander and Cordelia kiss and make up, and Willow and Oz confront his inner beast.' - Amazon summary

Graphic Novel Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 2 by Various Authors

Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus Volume 2 (graphic novel)
Author: Various.
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Publication Date: September 4th, 2007
Genre: Horror, TV Tie-in

Pages: 296 pages (softcover)
How I came upon this book: I've had it on my shelf for ages, and just now decided to actually sit down and read it.

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Summary: 'This second volume of our Buffy omnibus series collects many of the best Buffy comics to see print.  As we follow the newly-chosen slayer from Los Angeles to Sunnydale and through her parents' divorce - with Dawn in tow - the souled vampire Angel makes his first appearance and the not-so-souled Spike and Drusilla cleave a bloody path towards the West Coast.  This collection includes the critically acclaimed graphic novel 'Ring of Fire', and the miniseries 'A Stake to the Heart', and reflects the season one to season three timeline of the cult-hit TV series.  A fitting companion to Joss Whedon's comics-based relaunch of the show.'  - Amazon summary

Book Review: Hollywood Noir by Jeff Mariotte

Title: Hollywood Noir (Angel Tie-in series)
Author: Jeff Mariotte
Publisher: Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster Inc.
Publication Date: January 1st, 2001
Genre: TV Tie-in, Horror, Mystery

Pages: 292 (Softcover)
How I came upon this book: I've had it on my shelf since the day it came out.
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Summary: 'At a Hollywood construction site, a decayed corpse is the harbinger of a supernatural evil, while at Angel Investigations, Doyle's latest vision leads him to a puzzling address.  He, Angel, and Cordelia start tracking down the real McCoy: a cigarette girl named Betty McCoy.  But they're not the only ones to do so.  There's a new PI in town -- Mike Slade -- who dresses and acts as though entrenched in the era when lounge singers, swing dancing, and martinis first made the Hollywood night scene.  The golden age of the silver screen. Tinseltown.  


Still, Mike's agenda is thoroughly modern -- he has a long-standing bone to pick with local officials.  Now Angel and his team find that their research leads them directly to Slade, and some files that are strictly L.A. Confidential.  But what do a cigarette girl, a water commissioner, and a slew of disappearing demons have in common?' - Pocket Books summary

Book Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Title: Catching Fire (The Hunger Games Trilogy: Book #2)
Author: Suzanne Collins
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: September 1st, 2009
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction/Fantasy

Pages: 391 (Hardcover edition)
How I came upon this book: I bought it at a thrift shop
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Summary (SPOILERS FROM THE FIRST BOOK): highlight to read in case you haven't read the first novel in the series!

'By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen, and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the fans of an impending rebellion.' - Scholastic Press summary