This reads like high quality fan fiction. The characters and dialogue are 90% spot on, the plot gets a little hand wavy, but that's mostly fine. 

The lower rating is mostly because of the accuracy of replicating and to some extent even expanding the content issues that bothered me about the original show. This was a fun experience overall, but not one I care to re-read. 

Be aware of general pervasive kidnapping and holding of prisoner content, sprinkled with torture and death, as well as some sexual content. One of the storylines follows a lesbian couple. 

     When a slayer from an alternate universe asks for Spike's help, he enlists Clem, a baby slayer, and Giles. to help take down his evil ex-lover. 
     The book is filled with fan-favorite characters voiced by the original actors. Which was great, though I didn't like what they did with Tara's character. It just didn't fit her. Though I was extremely happy she was back! 
    They obviously set it up for a sequel at the end which I'm excited about. 
     The only thing I really didn't like was all the grunting and fighting sounds, as well as kissing sounds, not great for people with misophonia. But overall, I did like the dramatization style.

  Extra ratings: Fluff- 1/5   Heartfelt- 4/5   Helpful-NA    Horror- 0.5/5   Inspiration-NA   Love- 2.5/5    Mystery- 1/5    Predictability- 3.5/5   Spice- 0.5/5      Suspense-3/5    Tear 2.5/5    Thrill-4/5    Humor-3/5