From the back cover: Since the beginning of time, the demonic races have gathered every century to resolve conflicts among them and to determine the course of their future. This centennial event is called the Dark Congress. Buffy is horrified and disgusted to be included as an arbiter of these conflicts. After all, she is not a demon... is she? She knows so little about her … [Read more...] about Dark Congress by Christopher Golden: B-
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: A-
From the back cover: Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike … [Read more...] about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: A-
Avatar by John Passarella: C+
From the back cover: When Angel arrived in Los Angeles, he assumed he'd find enough evil to keep himself busy for, well... eternity. Up until now, he's had his hands full in real time. So when Cordelia suggests starting up a web site for their detective agency, he's hesitant. As Doyle puts it, "People in trouble want to interface with a face." Soon, though, the police discover … [Read more...] about Avatar by John Passarella: C+
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer: B-
From the back cover: Temporarily abandoned by their scapegrace father, Prudence and Robin Lacey are forced to masquerade as the opposite sex to avoid capture by their political enemies. Prue makes a devilishly handsome young man and her brother Robin is equally beguiling as her "sister." This, however, makes for some dangerous entanglements when Prue, as Mr. Merriot, falls in … [Read more...] about The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer: B-
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir: B+
From the front flap: Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower," as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? In this utterly … [Read more...] about The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir: B+