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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
I thought this book was an amazing beginning to the Vampire Diaries never-ending series. One of my favorite characters in the book was Stefan because he was dark, mysterious, and a vampire. In the beginning of the book Elena devices a plan to win Stefan over not realizing his dark secret. But throughout the book Stefan tries to push Elena away because even though he is drawn to her he's afraid of what he might do to her. I recommend this book to any one who likes vampires and romance, mixed with horror.
Mid. Confused most of the time. So far, the show is 10000000x better. Still gonna read the series LOL. No one cares that werewolves attacked the school?!?
It was weird reading this after watching the show first due to all the differences. Elena is such a weird fmc. she falls in love with Stephan so quick even when he's blatantly ignoring her. She also is like super ok with the whole vampire thing even thought people were getting attacked and killed and Stephan thought he was doing it. I wish Damon was in the first one more since i don't plan on reading the next book. I definitely prefer the show.
My review can be found here: http://obsessivebookworm.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/vampire-cheese/
This was atrocious. I really enjoyed the tv series which is was what made me read this book but I have to say the show is much better! The way the book itself is written is actually alright, it’s just the content and the unlikeable characters. I find it disgusting how flippant and nonchalant it deals with Tyler sexually assaulting Elena and putting the blame on her. It’s just atrocious and you can’t even use the excuse that it’s an old book. It was written in the 90s. I also feel like Damon is meant to be seen as this mysterious, sexy vampire when he is coercive, manipulative and plain abusive and creepy.
I feel like that’s all you need to know to be put off by the book. Elena is also a horrible person who actively uses people for her own gain and advantage just because she can and they still want you to root for her!!
I could be here for hours telling you the issues with this book. I really hope this review puts you off it, HOWEVER! I do highly recommend the tv show and it’s spin off The Originals. Really good, both a little cringe but still creative and fun to watch nonetheless and MUCH BETTER than the books :)) Edit: upon re-watching the tv series, again Tyler sexually assaults someone and it’s kind of brushed off but still overall better than the book.
I feel like that’s all you need to know to be put off by the book. Elena is also a horrible person who actively uses people for her own gain and advantage just because she can and they still want you to root for her!!
I could be here for hours telling you the issues with this book. I really hope this review puts you off it, HOWEVER! I do highly recommend the tv show and it’s spin off The Originals. Really good, both a little cringe but still creative and fun to watch nonetheless and MUCH BETTER than the books :)) Edit: upon re-watching the tv series, again Tyler sexually assaults someone and it’s kind of brushed off but still overall better than the book.
medium-paced
I was reluctant to read The Vampire Diaries after loving Twilight but these are definitely better. Although they started to lose it after L.J.Smith stopped writing them, the same things seemed to happen from her original books. The tv show doesn't follow the books but it is very dramatic. Team Delena!
i really like the tv show and since we have to wait for a couple of months i decided to read the books. I was dissapointed the minute i started. I absolutely adore the tvshow but nothing is the same in the books. I managed to look at them apart from each other which made the book ok to read. there are some pretty exciting parts in the book, but also many lame ones. I do enjoy reading them though. But try to look at the book as something different than the tvshow, it's way more fun to read it that way!
funny
anyway i think my favorite line was: „it’s Tyler [Smallwood]‘s goon squad!“ - i’m convinced this book, especially the audiobook version, is actually a comedy
At first I thought I liked this volume, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was really just okay, but good enough to pass the time if you really like YA vamps.
The story's not bad, though it could be better written, perhaps with more suspense. Some of the internal monologue-ing will make those who yelled "saccharine melodrama!" at the Twilight Saga even more nauseous. (And really, if I hear the phrase "inhumanly beautiful" one more time, I may scream.) She also used redundant vocabulary - yes, we know he's from "Renaissance Italy," you can abbreviate now! The Virginia setting is part of what drew me to the series, but the action could happen in Kansas, for all the influence it has on events.
However, I think the main problem was the characterization. It was a start, but it was flat. If you read the description on the cover, you basically know all you're going to know about the three main characters. Elena = "golden girl" + "leader" + "gets any guy she wants." Stefan = "brooding" + "haunted" + "mysterious." Damon = "sexy" + "dangerous" + "driven by revenge." That's it. They're so very static, except perhaps Elena, who starts to care for people other than herself eventually. Added to the flatness, the characters are all pretty unlikeable.
I thought I would never say this in my life, but don't judge the show by the books. The television series is much, much richer in terms of plot/action, setting (the Civil War in Virginia plays a HUGE part), and especially characterization.
So like I said, not a waste of time to read this series, but not the best in the genre either. I'd recommend it to fans of YA vampires who've read everything else (I think I'd recommend Blue Bloods or Vampire Academy first). I wouldn't recommend it to fans of the show.
The story's not bad, though it could be better written, perhaps with more suspense. Some of the internal monologue-ing will make those who yelled "saccharine melodrama!" at the Twilight Saga even more nauseous. (And really, if I hear the phrase "inhumanly beautiful" one more time, I may scream.) She also used redundant vocabulary - yes, we know he's from "Renaissance Italy," you can abbreviate now! The Virginia setting is part of what drew me to the series, but the action could happen in Kansas, for all the influence it has on events.
However, I think the main problem was the characterization. It was a start, but it was flat. If you read the description on the cover, you basically know all you're going to know about the three main characters. Elena = "golden girl" + "leader" + "gets any guy she wants." Stefan = "brooding" + "haunted" + "mysterious." Damon = "sexy" + "dangerous" + "driven by revenge." That's it. They're so very static, except perhaps Elena, who starts to care for people other than herself eventually. Added to the flatness, the characters are all pretty unlikeable.
I thought I would never say this in my life, but don't judge the show by the books. The television series is much, much richer in terms of plot/action, setting (the Civil War in Virginia plays a HUGE part), and especially characterization.
So like I said, not a waste of time to read this series, but not the best in the genre either. I'd recommend it to fans of YA vampires who've read everything else (I think I'd recommend Blue Bloods or Vampire Academy first). I wouldn't recommend it to fans of the show.