‘Buffy: Big Bad’ (2022) a fun alternate-dimension romp
Book review: Lily Anderson makes a respectable Buffyverse debut by breezily presenting a neighboring dimension from Evil’s point of view.
Books
‘Buffy: Big Bad’ (2022) a fun alternate-dimension romp
‘Bloody Fool for Love’ (2022) goes back to ‘Buffy’s’ good ole days
Book review: William Ritter doesn’t do anything new with Spike. But he does prove you can never go wrong with this great character.
‘John Dies at the End’ (2009) a passion project, despite myriad influences
Book club book report: David Wong’s comedic horror novel is written in such an entertaining manner that it almost doesn’t matter that the story is familiar.
‘Come, Tell Me How You Live’ (1946) digs into Mideast cultures
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The first of Christie’s two autobiographical books shows the 1930s Middle East through a surprised Englander’s eyes.
‘Under the Whispering Door’ (2021) has heart in right place
Book club book report: TJ Klune works through grief in a novel that will connect with many. But it mainly made me want to rewatch “Dead Like Me.”
Blake’s ‘Buffy’ books continue with ‘One Girl in All the World’
Book review: Part two of the “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” series has appeal for both its familiar facets and for the new Scoobies.
Preston & Child go back in time for ‘Cabinet of Dr. Leng’
Book review: The plot thickens as Constance and Pendergast hop through dimensions, and the authors make it seem plausible.
‘Sleeping Murder’ (1976) a relaxing throwback mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie’s only posthumous novel is also one of her finest Marple yarns, one where we can apply what we’ve learned.
‘The Ruins’ (2006, 2008) a creepy exercise in fatalism
Frightening Friday (Book and movie reviews): It’s a shame Smith hasn’t written a novel since, but “The Ruins” holds up as elite horror.
‘Curtain’ (1975) impressively drops on Poirot’s career
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Hercule Poirot’s last case is also one of his most memorable, in this novel written decades before its publication.