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To be fair to Yvonne Navarro, she was really constrained as to what she could and could not do in the trilogy, and she wasn't happy with a lot of what Fox mandated. The end result, it could perhaps be said, are a trio of books that were a series of awkward compromises (almost entirely made on the author's part). But that doesn't take away from the fact that Von's a terrific author, and all three books are very well crafted. Had it been condensed into only a single novel, perhaps it would have done better.

And it's a shame that the 'Wicked Willow' books weren't more successful sales-wise; if they were, chances are Simon & Schuster would have done more "What If...?" Buffy tales. The publisher was really hunting around for something that would revitalize the franchise and give them a solid reason to continue doing the series. Other experiments were the 'Stake Your Destiny' books, the adult-themed Faith novel, "Go Ask Malice", and a late-in-the-game decision to set all of the books back during S2 with the "classic" Scooby line-up. Some very interesting (and often very good) books came out of all of that, but unfortunately they just didn't deliver the necessary sales.