Grr, arg! I grew up on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and was SO ready to jump back into the universe with a new entry. In Every Generation by Kendare Blake had such an exciting premise: bringing the Slayer mythos into a new era with a fresh spin. The story takes place nearly two decades after end of season 7 of BtVS and follows Frankie, Willow’s daughter, a witch and somehow the new Slayer.
Middle books in trilogies are tricky. You’ve got to carry the momentum of book one while setting up the last book, and One Girl in All the World definitely leans into that “middle book” energy.
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes definitely caught my attention with its premise. On paper it sounds super interesting: a girl who can see the brutal truth of crimes by eating dirt. It’s both strange and visceral with a lot of promise. However, for me, it never quite finds its footing.