A fun and wonderfully written sequel. Kendare Blake really understands the feel of a Buffy storyline and thus her new characters feel like an extension of the older Buffy characters we know and love while still getting glimpses of those fan favorites. Her writing stays true to everything we love about Buffy, vampire hunters, and the nostalgic feel of an early 2000s story.

I can't wait to keep reading more from this writer!

As a long-time Buffy fan, I loved this continuation of the Buffyverse into the next generation.

There were lots of new characters, but some of the old favorites where there as well. This is a great introduction to Buffy for younger generations.

I grew up watching Buffy the Vampire on TV. That was my teenage years - so when Kendare Blake announced she was going to write a book that was CANNON the slayer universe I was excited! When I found out it was a series and she written book 2 I was ecstatic.

The style of this book really does follow along with the whole franchise and how it was written. The same sort of humor and fun that I enjoyed over 20 years ago. The references from the show where also *chefs kiss* fantastic. I enjoyed the pacing and fight scenes that where written and could imagine them running through my head.

The only downside? I felt like the growth of the characters was somewhat lacking. However, if there is another book that fills the plot holes and tells us what happened to the rest of the slayers I will most definitely read it!

Excellent second book, no lag or drag. A whole new adventure that had me on the edge of my seat for a lot of it.

This is the sequel to the new spinoff Buffyverse books, that follow newly minted slayer, Frankie, Willow’s witchy daughter, a bunch of the old scoobies are back as well as many new crew helping solve a bigger mystery about the Slayers, as well as keeping Sunnydale free of monsters.

A nostalgic read for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

One Girl In All the World is the second book in the In Every Generation series by Kendare Blake. I have not read the first book in the series yet, but I plan to read it, and continue with this series.

This YA fantasy series is action-packed and fun to read. Smart and witty.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kendare Blake just gets what is great about the Buffyverse! I love the new characters and she does such a great job of using the older characters. I have read a fair amount of Buffy expanded universe stuff and I think these books are my favorite. The way she writes Willow is probably one of my favorites.

I LOVE the Buffy-verse and Kendare Blake's addition to it has been so much fun, but this one didn't keep me interested as much as the first one. I really only stuck it out and finished the book because I really want to know what happened to Buffy and the other slayers and my loyalty to Spike <3 .

This was a great sequel to In Every Generation. I enjoy the dynamics within the Scoobies and the various roles they play in supporting Frankie. It really does feel like an episode (or multiple episodes) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There is of course an actual problem at hand that needs to be solved. In this case, the hell mouth is attracting way too many demons and it is up to the Scoobies to figure out why and possibly how the other slayers are involved. From the first book, they are still trying to figure out how to get Buffy back. In addition to the actual problem at hand, we get to see that various relationships and dynamics between the Scoobies as well as others from the story. I think this book does a great job of balancing both. I really enjoyed the development of the relationship between Frankie and Grim as they are trying to find their own place in each others lives.

My only complaint is that I wish there was some indication anytime the author switches narrators. It sometimes took a minute to figure out whose point of view we were reading from. Aside from that, I am looking forward to the next book.

Thank you to the author, publisher, & Net Galley for an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.

I want to start out saying that I haven't watched Buffy the Vampire slayer. And that is okay. I did listen to the first book, In Every Generation book, (I loved it.) I thoroughly enjoyed this book, too. It didn't matter that I haven't watched the show. I love the Scoobies, Spike, Grim, Frankie, Jake, and all the characters. This is a great continuation of the the first book. Blake does a great job making you feel like you are right there fighting demons along side Frankie.! Looking forward to the 3rd installment and sad that I have to wait now. One thing I have a question on is the demons-how are some good and some bad- what makes them that way- I'd like a little more info on that. Maybe I missed that by not watching the show? Not sure??
I will be purchasing this for our library.

The first book in this series was one of my favorites of 2022. As an avid Buffy fan, I love seeing old friends in new situations, and I was also a big fan of the new characters as well. I was a little nervous that book two wouldn’t hold up to those standards, but it did… in a big way. In fact, in some ways, this book was superior because Kendare resolved some of the awkwardness between Oz and Willow and also added a new secondary romance for us to root for. One Girl in All the World gives us all the Buffy love–nods to favorite storylines, including familiar ghoulies come home to haunt, characters written with all their old quirks, and vague references that only true Buffy fans will catch–but the storyline is also exciting and accessible to any reader, even one who’d never heard of Buffy before picking up the series. In this installment, Frankie and her Scooby gang are facing not only a whole horde of demons, but a new enemy they never thought they’d have to fight–other slayers. The sequel gives us all the answers to the questions presented in the first book: namely, are the slayers alive, and if so, what happened to them? There’s no second-book syndrome here. The book jumps right in with action, and keeps going until the exciting twist of a conclusion, with a whole new aspect of the storyline left to unfold in book three! So, basically, if you’re a fan of paranormal books, and you haven’t read this series yet, I have no idea what you’re doing with your life. You need to make better choices!

***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher for review purposes. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

One Girl In All The World is the second book in the Buffy: The Next Generation series by Kendare Blake. It takes place a few months after the first book, In Every Generation (see my review here), but you won’t be completely lost if you haven’t read the first one.

Frankie Rosenberg is The Slayer. The first ever slayer-witch actually. She’s the daughter of Willow and grew up surrounded by Aunt Buffy, Uncle Xander, & Uncle Oz. She was just your average eco-witch trying to survive sophomore year at New Sunnydale High (conveniently built on top of the smoking hole that was old Sunnydale) until an explosion at the annual slayer meeting resulted in missing slayers and Frankie being called as the new Chosen One.

With the slayers MIA, it’s now up to Frankie to deal with the Sunnydale hellmouth acting up again as a beacon for every familiar demon for miles. Luckily she has her own Scooby gang at her side consisting of her mom, her Watcher (Spike!), Oz, Jake (Oz’s wolfy nephew & Frankie’s best friend), Haley (sister of slayer Vi), and half-demon Sigmund.

One Girl In All The World felt very much like a middle book, in that it built upon what we had from the first book and set the ground work for the Big Bad Battle finale. In the first book we got the set up for the overarching storyline of the the series (All slayers in the world MIA, new slayer called) and introduction to the new players (Frankie & her Scoobies) and we got a monster of the week to showcase Frankie & said Scoobies. In this book, we learn a lot more about what happened to the slayers and we get to know Frankie & her Scoobies better and really delve into their interpersonal relationships, which I very much enjoyed. Being a bridge book is not a bad thing.

We didn’t get a monster of the week in this one, but at the same time we got every monster of the week? All the old demon foes that fans will remember from the shows are being drawn back to the hellmouth and it’s just an explosion of nostalgia (it almost felt like fanfiction at some points, but that is not a bad thing at all, there’s a reason Buffy fanfiction is so popular and what is a new Buffy series if not well-written, official fanfiction?)

The only thing stopping me from loving this book as much as the first one is the main love interest – he gives me the ick. Grimloch, hunter god/demon, is a fully grown adult male (way full grown at over 2k+ years old) in a complicated relationship with an adult slayer. But here he is returning to Sunnydale to follow around 16-year-old, inexperienced high school sophomore Frankie (according to Jake, she hasn’t dated anyone since 8th grade, and “that didn’t really count” – for clarity sake that was in middle school. She was in middle school 2 years ago). We don’t ignore these kinds of red flags in Taylor Swift’s 2023. I kept crossing my fingers it was a harmless, one-sided crush, but nope, there’s reciprocated kissage. I’m still hoping he’s playing her because I really don’t want this to be a thing.

Overall, One Girl In All World continues to have that same great “Buffy” vibe that makes this series such a great addition to the Buffyverse. Snappy banter, mixing humor with horror, trying to balance saving the world, school & having a personal life, and a pining Spike – all the necessary building blocks are right there. Hell, even the problematic love interest fits right in. This series has me hooked and to say I’m eagerly awaiting the next book would be a hellmouth-sized understatement.

In this follow up to "In Every Generation" Williow's daughter, Frankie Rosenberg this first slayer witch continues her training with the new generation of scoobies, and her watcher, Spike. Giving her the opportunity for lots of training, is the fact that New Sunnydale is being flooded with wave after wave of monsters.
As it turns out the monsters are being called to the Hellmouth by a beacon placed by a group of disgruntled slayers who want to trick the Red Witch, Willow, into bringing forth the Scythe so they can take possession of it for use in their undoing of the spell that made them slayers.
There's a lot of fun OG characters mentioned and features (a littler Xander, a little more OZ), but never overshadowing the new scoobies.
Frankie seems to be coming into her own a little bit more, as does Spike, in his role as watcher.
A really fun installment into the series, and I can't wait to see what comes in book three - maybe saving the missing slayers?

The review is about the second installment of a series based on the popular TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The book continues the story of a new generation of Scoobies, led by Willow's daughter, Frankie Rosenberg, who trains with Willow and Spike. The gang faces a new threat known as The Darkness, along with demons, and continues to search for answers about Buffy's fate. I loved the book for its blend of old and new, its tribute to the original series, and its humor and action.

One Girl in All the World is the second novel in Kendare Blake's In Every Generation series, a revamp of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe; the Buffyverse. The first installment, In Every Generation, released in January of 2022. I had so much fun with it and have been anxiously awaiting this sequel ever since.

The premise behind this is that we get to follow a new generation of Scoobies, but we still get a lot of nostalgic connections to the original series. In fact, the new Slayer of this generation is Frankie Rosenberg, Willow's daughter, a student at New Sunnydale High.

In this installment, Frankie and the gang, continue their training with Willow and Frankie's Watcher, Spike. Due to Sunnydale's high concentration of demonic energy, you never know when these skills will be put to the test.
When demons begin popping up all over town, attacks and mayhem ensue. The gang fears perhaps the Hellmouth has been reopened. An eerie visit with an Oracle, however, brings to light a new threat as well, known only as The Darkness. Demons and The Darkness?

What could go wrong?

Continued from the first book, we also have the mystery surrounding the attack on the last Slayer Convention. Buffy's status is still unknown and the gang carries on searching for answers. Is she alive, dead, or something in between.

I continue to be hyped for this series. It's pure entertainment, and as a Buffy fan, hella nostalgic for me. It's clear that Blake is a true fan as well. She's nailed the original humor and tone of the series, which I love.

To me, these books have the perfect blend of old with new. It gives such great tribute to the original series, while not veering into copycat territory. This feels like its own thing. It's fresh and modern, successfully delivering solid Buffy-content to a new generation.

Again, I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook and definitely recommend that format. The narrator does a great job of bringing these action-packed, humor-filled stories to life. Their voice and delivery is a perfect match for what's happening here. I really enjoyed it.

I haven't heard it announced yet, but there has to be another book. This one leaves us on the precipice of many things. I cannot wait. I'm definitely hoping for a January 2024 release. I can't wait more than a year...

Thank you so much to the publisher, Disney-Hyperion and Disney Audio, for providing me with copies and to read and review. I adore this series and will continue to pick them up as long as they are published!

#netgalleyarc I’m really enjoying this series. It’s not a super cheesie reboot but one that pays homage to the original Buffy in a great way. I love this next generation of characters. A must buy for my high school library.

4.5 stars?

I’m really enjoying this YA reboot/continuation of the Buffyverse and can’t wait to see what happens next. I know a lot of my joy for these books is based on my nostalgia for the original TV series, but even with that in mind, I think this new series works on its own. I love some of the original characters, I appreciate the inclusion of some former ones, the plot is fun and dramatic, and the more contemporary setting is a needed update. In my review for the first book, I believe I mentioned how some of the writing for Spike felt a bit out of character, but I feel like either that’s improving here, or I’m thinking more about what he might actually be like 20ish years after the events of the original show.

Other things I enjoyed: Spike lecturing characters about the spectrum of attraction; references to “Something Blue,” “Hush,” and other essential episodes; bringing back lots of previous monsters/demons from the show; references to Scooby-Do/Daphne/SMG (cheesy? maybe, but whatever, I liked it!); inclusion of new queer and non-white characters in well-developed, meaningful roles; repeated mentions of the term “spikesplosion.”

What I didn’t love as much: still no actual Buffy in the book (not really, anyway). I know it’s a new generation and that the focus is on Frankie and her friends, and I love them, but I’m also afraid we’re just going to have to idea of Buffy perpetually hovering at the periphery of the series without actually including her in the story. While I can imagine a few reasons off the top of my head for making that choice, I still hope I’m wrong and that she’s a bigger part of the series soon. I’d also be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a beautiful, romantic Spuffy reunion…but hey, it’s a published novel, not an AO3 fanfic, so I’ll take what I can get.

This book is lots of fun, as was the first one, and I’ll be eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series and hoping that it continues beyond that as well.

For a continuation of the series, Kendare Blake does a fantastic job keeping it going. Although it is not necessarily one that new readers would pick up, it is a fast paced read that will keep old Buffy-verse fans interested and wanting more.

The second installment of the "In Every Generation" series picks up almost exactly where the first ended, with Frankie and the rest of the Scoobies trying to figure out what happened to Buffy and the rest of the slayers in Halifax after the explosion. As if that's not enough on their plate, someone has set up a beacon outside of the Hellmouth that attracts all kinds of familiar demons back to their home in Sunnydale. But who, and why? Is it connected to Halifax and the missing slayers, or is more evil afoot?

Before reading In Every Generation (book 1), I hadn't really watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so I missed a lot of the fun callbacks, but this time, I came with a different point of view after completing the entire series last year. It was a lot more fun to read this time because I understood some inside jokes and references that I didn't catch before. It was a fun read, and Kendare Blake did a great job at keeping the same tone, feel, and banter of Buffy but making it more modern. The only downside to this is that if you are not already familiar with the world of BTVS, this book may be harder to get into.

I received this book courtesy of NetGalley, in return for my honest review.

The next chapter in the new Scooby squad adventures has Frankie and fam butting heads with a whole encyclopedia of hellmouth demons, and some more unexpected enemies closer to home. If they’re going to find the missing slayers and save the world, it’s going to take some inventive solutions.

I love the great balance between the new crew and the “old” (ouch-i was a teenager with these guys) and this action-packed new series should definitely get its own show!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my free copy. These opinions are my own.