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Title: Seven Crows by John Vornholt ISBN: 0-689-86014-5 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.08 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: !Viva La Vampire Slayer!
Comment: Husband and wife government monster-hunters Riley and Samantha Finn stumble on a curious case just this side of the Mexican border, in Arizona: seems a few illegal immigrants have become someone's dinner. Local law enforcement is all too ready to ascribe the suspicious deaths to natural predators, though the demon-chasing duo are rather inclined to believe the mutilations are the result of vampires. Their suspicions go into overdrive when the area sheriff pulls some strings to get them taken off the case, provoking them to call in a little extra help - namely Buffy Summers and her erstwhile vampire boyfriend, Angel. Given that Riley and Buffy were once an item themselves, the quartet's fun in the Mexican sun promises to be quite the exciting weekend.
Vornholt writes these characters wonderfully, and has chosen four unlikely candidates for his team story that end up working remarkably well together. The writing is witty and brisk, the action steady and satisfying. The only complaints I have about this book are that the ending is far too abrupt, and the plot insufficiently grand or demonic to justify the wonderful team-up of unlikely characters.
Still, it's a great read, well worth the time and money. The mere idea of a vampire investigator running around the Arizonan and Mexican deserts is worth the price of admission, alone - what kind of sunblock do you suppose he uses, anyway? - and the inevitable fun of this dual love-triangled quartet (Sam develops something of a crush on Buffy's hunky ex, Angel, before it's all over) thrown together on any adventure, let alone this one, is too much to pass up.
Enjoy. And don't forget your beach blanket and sombrero, muchachos. (!Viva!)
Rating: 3
Summary: What I Thought
Comment: I enjoyed Seven Crows but I didn't feel it captured the characters to the core.
There were some things that I couldn't see like Buffy doing like arts and crafts and Angel putting on make-up to look Hispanic. Plus I think there was a couple of mistakes but I know that the BtVS books don't always fit the tv storylines.
Yet I enjoyed the chemistry between Riley and Sam. I liked the black ops stuff there. I was disappointed that Buffy was sort of the back seat of this book. I could see the tension between Riley and Angel as it's always been there.
Overall, it was a good book but not a strong favorite. I hope to see more cross overs like these nevertheless.
Rating: 3
Summary: Six Vampires, Five Werewolves, and a Partridge in a...
Comment: Riley Finn and his wife and fellow agent Sam find themselves out of their depth. Illegal immigrants are being eaten, drugs are being imported, and the local law has managed to get them called off the case. The solution is to hire a couple of mercenaries. Actually, Sam hires Angel and Riley hires Buffy - creating ome of the more awkward reunions in the history of Verdura, New Mexico.
Soon all four are scouring both sides of the border trying to track down a pair of vampires while being harassed by a sheriff who knows exactly what Angel is and doesn't much care for it. But nobody is quite sure what the sheriff is, only that he is somehow tangled up in a suspicious land deal. Thus we have all the makings of a classical occult western soap opera starring two of our favorite destroyers of bad guys. How can we lose.
Well, we don't lose, but John Vornholt never quite gets the sparks to fly in traditional Angel/Buffy style. The reader keeps expecting something to explode, and instead, the plot continues its merry way with scarcely a ripple. In truth, this story could just as easily have starred any four people and been just as good. But by using this particular cast Vornholt raises expectations and then doesn't follow through.
Still, there is nothing inherently wrong with the story itself. It starts with an interesting premise about alternate uses for illegal immigrants, although I would have liked a bit more detail on the skinwalker side of the story. Vornholt has been a successful Star Trek novelist for some time now, and may simply need to get his bearings a bit better in the wild world of Buffy.
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