“Slayer” by Kiersten White

It’s no secret to many who know me — I absolutely *adore* Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’ve watched it several times (PSA: It’s on Hulu!) and it never ceases to make me laugh, cry, laugh again, and cry some more. (I’m looking at you, “The Body”.)

So when I heard there was a Slayer book coming out, I knew there was no options. I was going to buy it, and I was going to buy it immediately. The stakes were high (pun intended) — would it hold up? Would it make me furious, another adaptation of my faves gone wrong?

Turns out, I LOVED IT.

Slayer starts out after the last season of the show ends, where Buffy rids the world of magic. Or something. But here’s where it’s different from the show, and a wholly awesome new perspective into the Slayer world. The story is told from the

 perspective of Nina, a teen girl who has grown up in the Watcher’s Academy and has spent her life learning how to become a healer. Her twin sister, Artemis, is also there, and she is more of the violent Watcher “type”, always feeling Nina like she is a bit of an outsider.

But then everything changes. Because (and the synopsis says it better than I can) “Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period.”

Talk about pressure.

So you’ve got a Slayer, Watchers, teens and adults, demons, romantic interests, the works! And most importantly, the “who is the bad guy” trope. Is it him? Is it her? It’s her! No wait, is it him? I love this type of storyline so much — it keeps you guessing from beginning to end.

Anyway — If you loved Buffy Summers, you’ll love Nina and Artemis and all of their friends (and foes). There is supposedly more of this story to come, and I can’t wait for them to SLAY me like this one did. 😉

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Buy your copy here!

[Bonus: I listened to the audiobook of this book, and it’s killer!]

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Audiobooks I Love

I read tons of audiobooks every year. They are always playing in the background: when I’m driving, sometimes when working, when cleaning the house, and combining other favorite hobbies like doing puzzles.

I get asked for recommendations all the time, so I thought I’d put together a post with some of my all-time favorites; the audiobooks I push on all of my bookish friends and never stop talking about. I’ll link to my review, if I have one for that particular title.

Brooklyn by Colm Toibin – Amazon

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Amazon

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid – Amazon

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – Amazon

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan – Amazon

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling – Amazon

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir – Amazon

The Martian by Andy Weir – Amazon

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston – Amazon

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series by Jenny Han – Amazon

Sideways by Rex Pickett – Amazon

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng – Amazon

 

There’s a whole secondary section of audiobooks I love: memoirs. I love celebrity memoirs, memoirs of people who had extraordinary adventures, memoirs of just interesting or funny people.

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain – Amazon

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham – Amazon

The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer – Amazon

The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives by Theresa Brown – Amazon

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed – Amazon

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman – Amazon

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson – Amazon

 

So there you go! Enjoy some new recommendations for audiobook bliss. Let me know in the comments if you have listened to any of these or are looking forward to trying them out!

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