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Title: Tempted Champions by Yvonne Navarro ISBN: 0-7434-0036-4 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99

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Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (14 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Cassia the Vampire Vampire Slayer
Comment: One of the better plots in the Buffy books, thematically rich and well-realized, but problematic.

The new Big Bad in town is someone both Angel and Spike have faced before, and barely survived. Angel met her in 1950s Nebraska, Spike in a bordello over a hundred years ago. They know she's one nasty piece of work, and a vampire to boot. What they don't know is that she was once Cassia, a Slayer.

Navarro does a fine job writing the characters, and gives a fair share of time to each one. Most of the characters face a major temptation in the course of the story, and of course pass their tests.

The biggest problem with the book is the same that has plagued the series for the last couple of years: too much attention divided equally among too many characters, putting Buffy in the back seat on her own show (or in her own book, as it were). Time that would be better devoted to examining the two adversarial Slayers' relationship and motivations is cut short. The buildup to the final confrontation is greatly diminished as a result, as is the payoff, which comes too abruptly.

More time should have been spent on the central temptations and conflicts in the story - namely, Buffy's to succumb to vampire immortality in order that she may enjoy a relationship with Angel, and Spike's to join Cassia's ranks and put his obsession with Buffy behind him forever. Instead, that time is given to the subplot of Anya being offered her former place as a vengeance demon instead of living out a mortal life and love with Xander - which is a nice bit of character exploration, but diffuses where the central focus should be.

Buffy fans will certainly enjoy this one, but newbies to the series might want to take on one of the stronger titles first.

Rating: 3
Summary: so-so at best
Comment: this book had a lot of potential to be MUCH more interesting.

now that buffy the tv series is over, i eat these books like candy, i miss buffy & the gang.

but, this book... for one thing the anya/d'hoffryn (probably spelled that wrong) plot is weak- her temptation to go back to being a demon is like three pages long, and utterly unconvincing. i love anya, and was really looking forward to a plotline involving her- sure, she gets kidnapped by some odd fish demon, but that bit's lame as well.

the second thing not working is the cheese-o-rrific ending- i won't ruin it in case you're desperate for buffy reading- let's just leave it at buffy-as-after-school-special-oh-angel-you're-my-hero-gag-gag (and i like buffy & angel together, this was just too much).

i'd stay away from this one, and watch a rerun of an old episode instead.

Rating: 3
Summary: found it lacking...
Comment: I read the description of this book and could not wait to get my hands on it, Buffy & Angel, a turned Slayer, I mean that is exciting stuff. Well except for the fact that the relationhip between Buffy and Angel really takes a BIG backseat in this to finding out about the Vampire Slayer Vampire. There was SO much more that could have been done, it just doesn't reach its full potential.

If you are picking this book because of the Buffy & Angel connection there are a few sweet moments, but I mostly felt cheated. If you are a Major Anya fan on the other hand this book is so for you!