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The Vampire Diaries

The Awakening and The Struggle

By Lisa Jane Smith

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| Paperback | 9780061140976

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Book Description

Elena: the golden girl, the leader, the one who can have any boy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, he seems to be the only one who can resist Elena, even as he struggles to protect her from the horrors that haunt his past.

Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urgeContinue

7 Reviews

Never thought that TV could have been better than books

I began watching the TV series on the Internet and I felt in love with the characters (God saves Damon). Hence, I decided to read the books in order to get to the end before the Tv drama since I cannot wait week after week to know the developments of my favourite vampire- human affair. I struggle du ... (continue)

I began watching the TV series on the Internet and I felt in love with the characters (God saves Damon). Hence, I decided to read the books in order to get to the end before the Tv drama since I cannot wait week after week to know the developments of my favourite vampire- human affair. I struggle during a travel in Canada to find a library which displayed all books and I read it all during my flight back home (the guy near me was really concerned about my mental sanity).
Well, forget the books: if you like the TV adaptation, you’ll hate these books where people are flat and emotionless (Elena – above all – is hateful while Damon is just a nasty boys and not the gourgoues-villan-deeply-evil-but-heart-broken played on TV).
I know that after the fourth book there are others but I am not keen to waste my time this way: better waiting for torrent release on the Internet.

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Dariangel said on Oct 28, 2010 | Add your feedback

Disappointing to a Twilight Fan

For a Twilight fan, the first two books in the Vampire Diaries series were a disappointment. I expect YA books to be a little juvenile for me, but I never felt that way with Stephenie Meyers' vampire lore. Lisa Smith's were just that - a little too juvenile. I'm told the stories get darker as the ... (continue)

For a Twilight fan, the first two books in the Vampire Diaries series were a disappointment. I expect YA books to be a little juvenile for me, but I never felt that way with Stephenie Meyers' vampire lore. Lisa Smith's were just that - a little too juvenile. I'm told the stories get darker as the series progresses, so I do intend on following through with the second volume. However, after the first volume, all I can say is it seemed like a cross between Sweet Valley High and vampires. I would have loved it in high school...but 10 years later, it just seemed too silly to me.

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Jillyoung6 said on Oct 26, 2010 | Add your feedback

The first 2 books are bad...really bad!!
Unless you think it normal that no one questions the actions/requests of a 17-year old spoiled girl, whose only merits are being good-looking (and being version 2.0 of a once-loved girl by 2 turned-vampire brothers), no matter how stupid/crazy/selfish they mi ... (continue)

The first 2 books are bad...really bad!!
Unless you think it normal that no one questions the actions/requests of a 17-year old spoiled girl, whose only merits are being good-looking (and being version 2.0 of a once-loved girl by 2 turned-vampire brothers), no matter how stupid/crazy/selfish they might sound...and if it ever happens that she doesn't get what she wants..she'll take it anyway because she basically doesn't care!!
So much more could have been done in these almost 500 pages with these charachters (especially Damon)..with some changes..it's a pity..kind of....

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RubraAddicted said on Sep 30, 2010 | Add your feedback

Started off as a typical teen story, popular girl wanting a guy, guy doesn't seem to want popular girl, which makes the popular girl want the guy even more. Vampire love...not comparable to Twilight, I found...

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fuzziwuzzi said on Sep 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

Yuck! Lame characters, silly story, ridiculous use of the Italian language and names. One does wonder though if Stephenie Meyer read at least the first book, as the similarities with Twilight are on the verge of embarassing!

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Embla said on Jul 8, 2008 | 2 feedbacks

The Vampire Diaries

While not flawless, these books still have a whole lot going for them. The plot and pacing are terrific which makes this quite a hard book to put down. The characters are deftly developed and believable.
It's easy to try to compare this series to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. And while ... (continue)

While not flawless, these books still have a whole lot going for them. The plot and pacing are terrific which makes this quite a hard book to put down. The characters are deftly developed and believable.
It's easy to try to compare this series to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. And while on the surface you can pick up parallels between the two stories, there are actually more differences here than similarities. Elena is definitely nobody's doormat and both Stefan and Damon give way to their most dark and deadly impulses at least once.

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Readingrat said on Jun 25, 2008 | Add your feedback