Little Things

by Rebecca Moesta and Rebecca Modesta

Book Overview

THE BIG BADSince her mother's death, Buffy Summers has had a hard time keeping her chin up. Suddenly finding herself alone and in charge of Dawn is certainly daunting, and being responsible, at the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074342736X
• ISBN13: 9780743427364
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

A tasty bite-size tale.

This little ditty was absolutely delightful! It's a short book, a quick and light read that is comfy and fun. The author does a wonderful job of keeping the characters true to their TV personalities that first drew us to them, and she mixes just enough comedy and Buffy-style one liners into the action to keep the reader chuckling. I've read a few reviews where people say the toothache thing was distracting, or that they had a hard time imagining Buffy being so bothered by that kind of pain. To that I can only say that they must not have ever had a severe toothache. I have a plethora of medical conditions that involve pain, enough to fill a medical dictionary. Hence my high pain threshold. But a serious toothache can bring me to my knees. I thought it brought out Buffy's human vulnerabilities in an amusing and totally relatable way. It was a reminder that she's not immune to everything, even though she is the Slayer. Spike was also very enjoyable in this story, toothpicks on his fingers and all. And I loved how he was the only one who figured out what was troubling Buffy. It paid nice tribute to his ability to tune in to her and see the things she tries to hide. A fun read! Get yourself a copy!

A Must Read

I read somewhere this book was better then Holder or Golden and though I'm not sure I'd go that far this is one of the best BTVS books I've read it also happens to be the second one I ever read and essentially hooked me on reading as many good BTVS books as possible. All the characters are accurate and its a seriously fun read. Toothpick stakes..funny. Vampire faires...funnier. Its got all the makings for a real Buffy episode. Drama..Horror..Humor..and SPike! You'll love it I promise!

Vampires, Fairies and Slayers...Oh My!

Okay, so years ago Anya tossed a vampire demon into a group of forest fairies. Said fairies are suddenly tiny little vampires who after many years become LOTS of little vampire fairies. Years later they wind up in Sunnydale with revenge on their mind and looking to hunt down Anya. Best way to do this is to take her boyfriend, so Xander is suddenly captive of a bunch of Tom Thumb vampires and the Scoobies and Spike are having to hunt him down. Each of the Scoobies are having their own small problems from parking tickets to toothaches, making a group of rather bothered heroes. Spike is still chipped and snarking at everyone and the whole gang is cutting up like always. The action is fast paced and the book is a good addition to the Buffy genre, even if there aren't any big revelations or deep content to it. It's a light hearted bit of fluff that teenagers will enjoy and that I enjoyed for the Spike content.

True to Character...Would've Been a Great Episode....

I am a HUGE fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and had never read a book on the series and tried one out. Am I glad I did! Wow! Just like watching the show itself! The characters were true to form and came off genuine. I could just hear their unique quips and voices while I read. This one in particular is somewhere in the 5th Season, I am guessing near the middle more or less.For those of you who are fans of the show, it's after Buffy's mom dies, during the height of Xander and Anaya's romance, after Spike's declaration of love but before Dawn's capture as the 'Key' and during Willow and Tara's affair, albiet when Tara began telling Willow she shouldn't be doing so much magick. My guess, near the middle to end of the 5th Season(the HellGod Glory Season).The plot here? Big baddies that come in little packages. Should've been an episode. A troupe of winged sprites come to Sunnydale to create chaos. Buffy is having a hard time dealing with her mother's death and the responisbility of raising and protecting her 15 year old sister Dawn, not to mention being the Slayer and having to save the world too many times to count. More problems arise when Spike discovers mini-demons wreaking havoc in Weatherly Park. Not just that, but she realizes she has no dental insurance and her toothache is interfering in her Slayer duties! How to combat the problem? Think small...very small.The Scoobies are doing there best to help her, but Anaya and Xander are being held hostage by a plague of ants, Willow is determined to fix everything with magick, Giles is fixated on a parking ticket, Dawn is desperately trying to fit in somewhere and the smitten vampire Spike is trying to impress the Slayer.Thinking things can't get worse, they do, this is Sunnydale afterall. Buffy must stop the winged menaces, save the Scoobs, take care of her tooth and keep a lovesick vampire at bay all in a weekend's time. Too much for the Slayer? Not at all...just don't sweat the small stuff...literally.Hysterical, creative and action-packed. True to form. Fans of the Scoobie gang with Spike as a side-kick will love this one as I did. I love when Spike came into the scene and became part of the group even though a lot of fans missed Angel, I thought Spike was a breath of fresh air and enticed me to watch every week and I became addicted. He is true to character in this book, with all the witty lines and 'Spike moments' intact. All the characters were very well written and I couldn't ask for better. Ms. Moesta did a fine job of bringing the show to book form and kept all the characters intact and even giving us a more detailed look into their thoughts and minds. I will definately look into the rest of the books!

Spike - finally

This was a decent book in its own right, but we are finally moving on to having more of Spike in the Buffy books. Since he is the best character by FAR, this is a welcome change, and the book was GREAT.