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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
amazing book, i love "The Return" series even better than the original. however, if he stays dead permanently,heads will roll. Oh, Team Damon!
Before you run out and buy this book, check and make sure that you have Chapter 17. Mine was missing. Otherwise, it's a really good book. Much better than "Twilight" because there isn't any moody teenager angst.
AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH THE FIRST TWO BOOKS OF THIS TRILOGY, BOOK 3 WAS SO GOOD!!!! omg
This book was incredible. At first I didn't really know what to expect following the ending of the previous book, but as I began to read, I was enveloped in the humour and emotion of the book, with it starting off relatively light and getting darker and deeper into the real crux of the story towards the end. I will say that a part of this book did reduce me to tears, the elegance and beauty of the writing managed to pull some deep understanding from somewhere inside me that affected me in a way that no other book with similar circumstances has.
I gave the book 5/5 stars because although the previous book has been my favourite in the series so far, this one still had some brilliant writing and gripping qualities.
I gave the book 5/5 stars because although the previous book has been my favourite in the series so far, this one still had some brilliant writing and gripping qualities.
*emotional spoilers*
I'M GOING TO DIE T-T If I don't naturally, someone kill me, please.
I'M GOING TO DIE T-T If I don't naturally, someone kill me, please.
And the series gets worse and worse and I still have a prequel trilogy and a yet to be released trilogy yuck
i will not read this book..i will not read this book...god no matter what happenes i will NOT read this book!!coz if i even take a little ppek inside i'll get totally sucked in and then i will reach the end where i will surely die of heartache!!i cant read this!!its too damn painfull!!
.........Aaaaaaannnnnnnnddddd I read it -_-
hereswhy i think no i know that dalena should rule:
ok so i agree that stfan and elena were necessary in the first trilogy...he needed to thaw the ice around her and show her the true meaning of love and compassion..and so i know she needed him in the first 3 books...besides damon was being a jerk and kept pulling off the "you are my princess of darkness "crap!!having said that i think damon and elenas character has evloved a lot since then..
elena's not a cold heartless bitch anymore....and damon's learnt the meaning of love and compassion..
its prettey obvious from the last couple of books that damon loves elena from every fiber of his being...for gods sake he got wipped for her!!he eve went with her to save stefan knowing that she will end up with him anyways..he choose her happiness over his..GOD what else does a guy have to do to get someone to love them?
not only this i also believe that damon loves elena for who she is..he loves her fire,her spirit,her passion..he knows shes not wholly an angel..he knows her good and bad and loves her for that..
frankly i dont think stefan sees her like that.he always sees her as a fragile flower...he keeps calling her "lovely little love" for gods sake!!!!!he dosent acknowledge her fire,her streangth,..he still thinks shes fragile and delicate like kathreen.frankly sometimes i really think hes in love with kathreens image more than elena..he still thinks elenas kathreen..he dosent understand she dosent need to be protected.damon lets her test her strenght and weekness..God even a blind person can see they belong together!!
damon should end up with elena.,stefan can be human,and bonnie can be with matt.stefan will move out of the way because he will see that he xant compete with the allcomsuming love damon holds for elena...he will give his blessings..damon will be awed that she will choose someone like him and he will strive to be worthy of her love and he will love her for eternity.and they will all live happily ever after!!the end!!!!
unless some similar ending takes place in the books in the future i will not read this or any of her books again!!
.........Aaaaaaannnnnnnnddddd I read it -_-
hereswhy i think no i know that dalena should rule:
ok so i agree that stfan and elena were necessary in the first trilogy...he needed to thaw the ice around her and show her the true meaning of love and compassion..and so i know she needed him in the first 3 books...besides damon was being a jerk and kept pulling off the "you are my princess of darkness "crap!!having said that i think damon and elenas character has evloved a lot since then..
elena's not a cold heartless bitch anymore....and damon's learnt the meaning of love and compassion..
its prettey obvious from the last couple of books that damon loves elena from every fiber of his being...for gods sake he got wipped for her!!he eve went with her to save stefan knowing that she will end up with him anyways..he choose her happiness over his..GOD what else does a guy have to do to get someone to love them?
not only this i also believe that damon loves elena for who she is..he loves her fire,her spirit,her passion..he knows shes not wholly an angel..he knows her good and bad and loves her for that..
frankly i dont think stefan sees her like that.he always sees her as a fragile flower...he keeps calling her "lovely little love" for gods sake!!!!!he dosent acknowledge her fire,her streangth,..he still thinks shes fragile and delicate like kathreen.frankly sometimes i really think hes in love with kathreens image more than elena..he still thinks elenas kathreen..he dosent understand she dosent need to be protected.damon lets her test her strenght and weekness..God even a blind person can see they belong together!!
damon should end up with elena.,stefan can be human,and bonnie can be with matt.stefan will move out of the way because he will see that he xant compete with the allcomsuming love damon holds for elena...he will give his blessings..damon will be awed that she will choose someone like him and he will strive to be worthy of her love and he will love her for eternity.and they will all live happily ever after!!the end!!!!
unless some similar ending takes place in the books in the future i will not read this or any of her books again!!
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This arrived on my Kindle the day it came out (March 15, 2011). I was excited though I had been disappointed with this arc, line of the Vampire Diaries, whatever you want to call it... The Return stuff... Still it was the Vampire Diaries and aspects of it were okay here and there. I'd still read them quickly. Give them the benefit of the doubt. I'd hope L.J. Smith would re-find her Vampire Diaries groove.
Nope. It's taken me until today (June 16, 2011) to finish it. That's bad, I never have that issue as I only buy books I think I'll at least like a little. I can't give this line within the series credit any longer. There were fewer and fewer clever aspects. More and more bad, unreadable aspects. There were story lines within it that seemed rushed and all over the place when they should have been slow and carefully explained and others that seemed to have a billion details for no reason as there was absolutely nothing going on.
I do really really hope L.J. Smith finds whatever is broken here before working on her other series. I was anxious to read the next Night World, even with how disappointed I'd been in the last few Vampire Diaries she'd written. After this one... Ugh, I'm way more nervous about that. I can only hope that she had gotten burnt out on this series / was being rushed due to the tv show causing a new interest in these books / something. I know she was "fired" from this series. As much as I hate to say this, being these were her babies, it's the best thing to have happened to them. The Stefan's Diaries series which was written by someone else is so much better - to the point I stopped reading this to read it and several other books before dragging myself back to this one as I felt I HAD to finish it just because I'd bought it and it was the Vampire Diaries.
If you're on the fence about this one - skip it. It will surely be recapped in the next book and that will be written by someone else.
The only reason I can even bring myself to give it the 2 stars is because somehow in this mess there are a few really good 5 star passages... mixed in with a mostly 1 star book. Had those rare sections not been included, this would be a very very rare 1 star for me. As it is 2 stars is rare for me and with how much I love this series I hate doing it. I just can't stretch the credit for L.J. any longer, sorry.
Nope. It's taken me until today (June 16, 2011) to finish it. That's bad, I never have that issue as I only buy books I think I'll at least like a little. I can't give this line within the series credit any longer. There were fewer and fewer clever aspects. More and more bad, unreadable aspects. There were story lines within it that seemed rushed and all over the place when they should have been slow and carefully explained and others that seemed to have a billion details for no reason as there was absolutely nothing going on.
I do really really hope L.J. Smith finds whatever is broken here before working on her other series. I was anxious to read the next Night World, even with how disappointed I'd been in the last few Vampire Diaries she'd written. After this one... Ugh, I'm way more nervous about that. I can only hope that she had gotten burnt out on this series / was being rushed due to the tv show causing a new interest in these books / something. I know she was "fired" from this series. As much as I hate to say this, being these were her babies, it's the best thing to have happened to them. The Stefan's Diaries series which was written by someone else is so much better - to the point I stopped reading this to read it and several other books before dragging myself back to this one as I felt I HAD to finish it just because I'd bought it and it was the Vampire Diaries.
If you're on the fence about this one - skip it. It will surely be recapped in the next book and that will be written by someone else.
The only reason I can even bring myself to give it the 2 stars is because somehow in this mess there are a few really good 5 star passages... mixed in with a mostly 1 star book. Had those rare sections not been included, this would be a very very rare 1 star for me. As it is 2 stars is rare for me and with how much I love this series I hate doing it. I just can't stretch the credit for L.J. any longer, sorry.