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2.95 AVERAGE
2.95 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had no idea this book came out so long ago (1991). I was interested in all the changes they made for the eventual show 18 years later. Also, this book blatantly disproves Stephenie Meyer's claims to have "never read vampire fiction" because lol this is just the OG Twilight. As a book outside of cultural context, it was forgettable, with unlikeable characters and a meandering plot. But props for the phenomenon it spawned.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
All I could think of the entire time I was reading this was two things:
1. This is nothing like the TV show (don't judge me! It's a guilty pleasure!)
2. This book (which came out in 1991) reads A LOT like Twilight and Stephenie Meyers has some 'splaining to do.
1. This is nothing like the TV show (don't judge me! It's a guilty pleasure!)
2. This book (which came out in 1991) reads A LOT like Twilight and Stephenie Meyers has some 'splaining to do.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you dislike Elena in the show don’t read this book because it will make you hate her even more. There were times when I was reading this and just wanted to give up, however I stayed strong and persevered.In the book she’s snobbier and more condescending, not to mention her and caroline are competing for whos “most popular” she also falls in love in like the span of a week and despite Stefans efforts to ignore her there’s a line that says, “she'd have him, even if it killed her. If it killed both of them, she'd have him." absolutely GROSS anyways the final chapter was the best chapter throughout the book imo but definitely won’t be reading the 2nd book any time soon.
I had high hopes for this book because I LOVED the TV series, and well the books are /usually/ better. This book is so cheesy, you could use it to make yourself a grilled cheese sandwich.
Being a fan of the TV SERIES I found myself able to completely disconnect the characters and story from the book from the series for various reasons. The first reason being the characters are so different.
Elena is a spoiled, and entitled little brat. It's incredibly hard to relate to her, but it's comical how much attention she thinks she deserves. She is the queen bee of her school, and gets seriously angry when the new guy, Stefan, doesn't pay any attention to her. And I'm Stefan's own words she is "quite underdeveloped". Whomp. Whomp.
Without really knowing anything about one another they are magically drawn to each other, in a super obsessive way, and I can't help but laugh at how "in love" they are with each other after a matter of spending all of like 6 hours with each other. Twilight fans will surely see a strong parallel between the Elena/Stefan relationship and the Bella/Edward relationship.
The edition I read promised a love triangle in its description, yet we hardly get to experience Damons character, let alone see any relationship developments between him and Elena. The dialogue is written in such a way that it presents itself like an after school special written clearly written by adults but meant to cater to teens, yet it doesn't quite work.
This book was super campy, and while it should probably get a 3/5- I give it 4 stars because I couldn't put it down. Can I just say that I HATE the original covers? I usually never buy tie in editions, but I couldn't bear to put the old homely editions on my self. I also hated how they did 2 new editions that included 2 books each. I like to read my books one at a time, and why have to carry around more pages than I have to.
This rating and review is based solely on my immediate feelings upon completion of the book, and is in no way meant to be in comparison with the TV series or other books I have read.
Being a fan of the TV SERIES I found myself able to completely disconnect the characters and story from the book from the series for various reasons. The first reason being the characters are so different.
Elena is a spoiled, and entitled little brat. It's incredibly hard to relate to her, but it's comical how much attention she thinks she deserves. She is the queen bee of her school, and gets seriously angry when the new guy, Stefan, doesn't pay any attention to her. And I'm Stefan's own words she is "quite underdeveloped". Whomp. Whomp.
Without really knowing anything about one another they are magically drawn to each other, in a super obsessive way, and I can't help but laugh at how "in love" they are with each other after a matter of spending all of like 6 hours with each other. Twilight fans will surely see a strong parallel between the Elena/Stefan relationship and the Bella/Edward relationship.
The edition I read promised a love triangle in its description, yet we hardly get to experience Damons character, let alone see any relationship developments between him and Elena. The dialogue is written in such a way that it presents itself like an after school special written clearly written by adults but meant to cater to teens, yet it doesn't quite work.
This book was super campy, and while it should probably get a 3/5- I give it 4 stars because I couldn't put it down. Can I just say that I HATE the original covers? I usually never buy tie in editions, but I couldn't bear to put the old homely editions on my self. I also hated how they did 2 new editions that included 2 books each. I like to read my books one at a time, and why have to carry around more pages than I have to.
This rating and review is based solely on my immediate feelings upon completion of the book, and is in no way meant to be in comparison with the TV series or other books I have read.
Nunca pensé que iba a decir que Crepúsculo es un buen libro, pero comparado con este... bueno mi calificación lo dice todo. Elena es de esas protagonistas que dan flojera, su pacto de "yo prometo que el será mío!" really?
Un libro fácil de leer porque no es nada del otro mundo, lo único bueno de esta primera entrega fue la ultima parte, pero lo demás es demasiado SUPERFICIAL.
Un libro fácil de leer porque no es nada del otro mundo, lo único bueno de esta primera entrega fue la ultima parte, pero lo demás es demasiado SUPERFICIAL.