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Season 2 - Episode 3: School HardBook: A Safe Landing: When having a future together means finally letting go of the past.
Author: Roz James
Date Read: 8/29/25
Task: 2. set in a location that begins with the letter 'S'
How it Fits: Takes place in Scotland
Next Episode Choice: Inca Mummy Girl
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4. Inca Mummy GirlAn Incan Princess mummy is reanimated in Sunnydale where she sucks the life force from others in order to stay alive.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with "princess" in the text of the book
2. that you think would make a good animated movie
3. written by a female author
4. where the MC struggles to stay alive
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 4: Inca Mummy GirlBook: The Fire and the Warm
Author: Kelli Jae Baeli
Date Read: 8/30/25
Task: 3. written by a female author
How it Fits: Female author
Next Episode Choice: Reptile Boy
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5. Reptile BoyBuffy and Cordelia attend a frat party where they are offered as human sacrifices to a reptilian creature.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with two people on the cover
2. with a title that begins with a letter in FRAT
3. with "sacrifice(s)" in the text of the book
4. where a type of reptile is mentioned
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 5: Reptile GirlBook: Backhanded Compliments
Author: Katie Chandler
Date Read: 8/31/25
Task: 1. with two people on the cover
How it Fits: Two people on the cover
Next Episode Choice: Halloween
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6. HalloweenOn Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. published in October of any year
2. that one of your GR friends has read, too
3. purchased from a store that you usually patronize
4. where the MC wears a costume
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 6: HalloweenBook: Annabel and I
Author: Chris Anne Wolfe
Date Read: 8/31/25
Task: 2. that one of your GR friends has read, too
How it Fits: A GR friend of mine has read this book and she rated it 3 stars
Next Episode Choice: Lie to Me
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7. Lie to MeBuffy is lured into a trap by a group of undead wannabes who hope that Spike will make them vampires in exchange for giving him the Slayer.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where someone goes fishing
2. with the word "undead" in the text of the book
3. where the MC tries to be someone or something they are not
4. written by an author with a first or last initial found in SLAYER
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 7: Lie to MeBook: Key Lime Sky
Author: Al Hess
Date Read: 9/1/25
Task: 4. written by an author with a first or last initial found in SLAYER
How it Fits: Author’s first name starts with A
Next Episode Choice: The Dark Age
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8. The Dark AgeGiles' past comes back to haunt him as a demon he and Ethan Rayne summoned in their wild youth seeks them out in Sunnydale.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is historical
2. that is on the Ghost Stories list
3. with a rainstorm in the story
4. with a double consonants in the title (the letters must be the same: summoned, Sunnydale)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 8: The Dark AgeBook: The Woman in Black
Author: Susan Hill
Date Read: 9/3/25
Task: 2. that is on the Ghost Stories list
How it Fits: Book #7 on the Ghost Stories list
Next Episode Choice: What’s My Line?: Part 1
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9. What's My Line?: Part 1Spike brings in three professional bounty hunters to eliminate Buffy while she ponders on what her profession might be if her fate wasn't already sealed.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with a three-word title
2. where the MC is hunted (your definition)
3. that will eliminate a book from your TBR list
4. where the MC works in a professional career
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 9: What’s My Line?: Part 1Book: Through the Storms
Author: Rita Potter
Date Read: 9/4/25
Task: 1. with a three-word title
How it Fits: Three word title
Next Episode Choice: What’s My Line?: Part 2
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10. What's My Line?: Part 2Buffy joins forces with another Slayer in hopes of saving Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. written by an author with an initial found in SLAYER
2. with a title that begins with a letter in ANGEL
3. set in a location that begins with a letter in SPIKE
4. where the MC's name begins with a letter in DRUSILLA
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 10: What’s My Line?: Part 2Book: Triple-Duty Bodyguards
Author: Lily Gold
Date Read: 9/4/25
Task: 1. written by an author with an initial found in SLAYER
How it Fits: Author’s first name starts with L
Next Episode Choice: Ted
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11. TedBuffy's mom introduces her new boyfriend, who charms everyone except Buffy. When she confronts his dark side, she is left questioning her actions.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is new to you
2. with the word "boyfriend" in the text of the book
3. where the MC is described as charming
4. with an action word in the title
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 11: TedBook: Hour of the Pumpkin Queen
Author: Megan Shepherd
Date Read: 9/6/25
Task: 1. that is new to you
How it Fits: New to me
Next Episode Choice: Bad Eggs
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12. Bad EggsBuffy and her friends encounter even more trouble than expected when the eggs they are given in health class turn out to be prehistoric parasites that take over their lives.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that was written by more than one author
2. with "trouble" in the text of the book
3. where the MC eats eggs or something hatches
4. that is tagged "History", "Historic", or Historical Fiction"
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Season 2 - Episode 12: Bad EggsBook: Merging Hearts: A Lesbian Romance
Author: Lauren Hart
Date Read: 9/6/25
Task: 2. with "trouble" in the text of the book
How it Fits: ”It made you forget there was ever any trouble to begin with.” pg. 31
Next Episode Choice: Surprise
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Buffy's mother and friends become trapped inside Sunnydale High School when a vampire named Spike launches an attack against the Slayer on Parent-Teacher night.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an MC who is a mother
2. set in a location that begins with the letter 'S'
3. where the MC is attacked (your definition)
4. from the Book Titles with Hyphens list
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page