Kennedy is a Potential -- a young woman with the possibility of growing up to be the Vampire Slayer. Her destiny and the fate of the world are the subject of this story. A fanfic, set in the Buffyverse.
Size: 1149 KB (212,690 words)
Genre: Fan Fiction
Sex Contents: Some Sex
Tags: ft/ft, Teenagers, Consensual, Fan Fiction
Review by richardshagrin [other reviews by richardshagrin]
Reviewed:
It is both hard and easy to review stories by Gina Marie Wylie. It is easy because they are all very good, or even better. It is hard because there is a certain difference about them that distinguishes them from other stories. I have reviewed what I think is a lot of stories. It isn't hard, you talk a little bit about the plot, some about any issues you have with the story, and explain why it is well worth reading, or any issues readers might have with some of the contents.
I understand Gina is reposting the story on her site, so the final run through may be different than the story I just read. It is hard for me to see how it can be improved, but Gina can do some very strange miracles. This says it is fan fiction, and it does work through Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an older TV show and movies you probably have to be my age to remember. And in the final chapters Buffy and some of the other characters from the show appear. But Gina's heroine, Kennedy is the total focus of the story. It starts when she is very young and ends when she dies of old age, but most of the events pictured are when she is a teenager, and how she deals with her destiny to kill vampires. Doesn't sound like the typical SOL story and it isn't. It's better. Don't read it for its ending, enjoy all the action during the 30 plus chapters.
I give all the numbers a nine. I don't do a lot of tens, this is a great story but it doesn't blow me away. Nine is an A plus. If you read the story and don't agree with me, post something on the Forum, or ask Management for a review credential and write your own review. Or send me an email and we can discuss anything you think could have been written better. Don't send anything to Miss Wylie, she does not react well to criticism.
Review by Finbar_Saunders [other reviews by Finbar_Saunders]
Reviewed:
Well, I took this morning to read the last few chapters of "Kennedy." It's good to do this sort of thing on company time, getting paid to enjoy a good book.
An odd one, this.
As stated in the synopsis, it's set in "The Buffyverse" and so you really do receive quite the education in how things are done in a world where vampires, daemons and witches abound.
I really liked how G.M.W managed to pull me along through the internal philosophizing that Kennedy engaged in and whilst some of the motivations and plans of the characters were sometimes difficult to follow, I think I kinda got what was intended.
I used to enjoy watching B.T.V.S and fondly remember the last series. I doubt I could be quite so precise in re-imagining the final showdown, but this story certainly put an excellent slant on the whole affair.
Two big wooden stakes, right up! :)
