Big Bad: A Novel by Lily Anderson

(Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book!)

about book: (summary from Goodreads)

Demondale, Callifornia, 1999...Like Sunnydale, but a whole lot more evil. 

Step into this alternate reality, where chaos reigns supreme. The Mayor’s sun-shade has created permanent darkness over Sunnydale, fully opening the Hellmouth once and for all. Now the newly christened Demondale has become a safe haven for vampires, beasts, and all types of ruffians. It's never been better to be bad.

Aspiring supervillains (and super nerds) Jonathan and Andrew attempt to hold their own in a town full of monsters, while three-hundred-year-old vengeance demon Anya is just looking for something to give her life purpose again, spending her days working at an evil juice bar. But soon word gets out that there’s a new Big Bad on the scene, one more powerful and more destructive than anyone who has come before. She, of course, is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And she’s hell-bent on rooting out all of this reality's evil by any means necessary. 

Now Jonathan, Andrew, and Anya must recruit a team of Demondale’s most notorious villains—including Angelus, Spike, Drusilla, and even Ripper the malevolent magic shop owner—in order to save their world. But it’ll be no easy feat to put their pride and differences aside and stop the worst thing that has ever come to town: good. 

Written by acclaimed author and Buffy super fan Lily Anderson, this novel brings together Buffy's most devious and beloved villains from the Trio to the Whirlwind to Anya, Glory, and Vampire Willow. This is one apocalypse Buffy fans are not going to want to miss!

my thoughts:

A book about Buffy the Vampire Slayer - how could I resist? I loved that show! The vampires! The Hellmouth! The magic! Willow, Zander, Cordelia, Angel, and Giles - loved them all! Such a fun and thrilling series! I was so excited to get my hands on a copy of Lily Anderson's book, Big Bad. A book that takes us to an alternate reality called Demondale where evil rules - seriously, how could I not read this book!?! And, the Big Bad being Buffy - say what?! How awesome is that idea? I loved it! Buffy will have to face off against all of the evil in Demondale - can she handle it? Will she prevail? Or will familiar foes finally defeat the Big Bad? As if I would even have to query that ridiculous notion, right? I mean, c'mon, she's the Slayer. Her name says it all, right? Anyhow, I was thrilled to sit down and read Big Bad - what a fun and entertaining treat! Talk about a nostalgic read. Made me want to re-watch Buffy for the umpteenth time. 

I just loved this book so much! Demondale is thriving, as it would where evil is concerned. Anya is trying to figure out how to make her life have purpose, whilst Jonathan and Andrew want to make a name for themselves. Vampires and demons play by their own rules. It's a lawless world. And it's so interesting to read all about it from their perspectives. Of course, things change once Buffy makes her appearance. Yep, it's the best to see her be the Big Bad in Demondale's world. Such a fun twist! Plus, who doesn't love it when Buffy kicks butt - fighting evil left and right. I really loved this book - it was so much fun to read!

I would definitely recommend Big Bad to fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - you will LOVE this book to bits!! Make sure to check it out, because you won't want to miss out!!

Thank you to the publisher and TLC Book Tours for providing me with a copy of this book!