In Every Generation (Volume 1)

Kendare Blake

Jan 2022 · Sold by Disney Electronic Content

About this ebook

Return to Sunnydale in a brand-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Frankie Rosenberg wasn't yet alive when her mom, Willow, her aunt Buffy, and the original Scooby Gang destroyed the Hellmouth and saved the world from the First Evil. These days, life in New Sunnydale is blissfully quiet. Frankie is just trying to survive her sophomore year at the rebuilt high school and use her budding magical powers to make the world a better place.

But that world is suddenly plunged into danger when the slayer community is the target of a deadly attack, leaving the future of the line uncertain. Then Frankie discovers she's sort of freakishly strong. Oh, and there's something Willow never told her about her true identity.

Cue the opening credits.

Quicker than she can carve a stake, Frankie discovers there's more to saving the world than witty one-liners and stupid hot demons. now everyone looks to her for answers, but speaking up has never been her strong suit. And it's hard to be taken seriously when your mom is such a powerful witch she almost ended the world once, while your greatest magic trick is recycling.

Despite the many challenges standing in her way, Frankie must assemble her own bumbling Scooby Gang, get dressed up in Buffy's (vintage '90s) clothes, and become a new slayer for a new generation―before whatever came for the rest of the slayers comes for her next.

“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.” –Booklist Starred Review

Ratings and reviews

Four and a half stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒ In Every Generation by Kendare Blake is the first book in her Every Generation series which is all about the second generation of vampire slayers and features the characters from the Buffy The Vampire Slayer television series. In this first book, we are introduced to the next generation of slayers, with a healthy dose of the familiar characters from the TV series. Frankie Rosenberg is the daughter of Willow (yes! Buffy’s best friend from the series) and lives in Sunnydale. She grew up knowing all about the slayers and witches, and Buffy and her gang of scoobies, and is happy that it’s all in the past. She considers the old scooby gang her family and close friends. She is just starting to discover she has some of her mother’s magical powers but hasn’t done any witch training because her mother, once the most powerful witch in the land, doesn’t practice witchcraft anymore, and she doesn’t want to upset her mother by practicing. Then one day, Spike brings Hailey to Willow’s and Frankie’s home with news that a bomb went off at the slayer convention in Halifax, and most of the slayers, including Buffy, are missing and presumed dead. Hailey is the sister to Slayer Vi, and wants to go to Halifax to find her sister. A new generation of scoobies is formed as they work together to find out what happened at the convention. I was a “casual” fan of the Buffy the Vampire series, not a super fan. I did not watch every single episode, nor do I remember much about the series, except who the main characters are, and that it was fun to watch. So, If you’re looking for a review that can compare and contrast the book with the original series, this is not the review for you. However, I am reviewing the book for entertainment value. And I can honestly say, I enjoyed the book very much. It’s so much fun to re visit the original characters and meet the second generation of scoobies. The book started just a bit slow as the author introduced some of the newer characters and re introduced us to the original characters. Once the action started, this book was a real page tuner. I had to know what happened to the slayers and how this new group of scoobies will handle dangerous situations. One thing that I really liked about reading the book, is that I could be inside Frankie’s head as she realized she might be a slayer. Unlike Buffy, Frankie knows many slayers and knows what they do, so becoming a slayer was both frightening and kind of exciting for her. And as the daughter of a witch, she becomes the first ever witch/slayer. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series to find out what comes next! I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was nervous about this book at first, but I am so glad I read it anyways.