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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Interestingly different vampire series. I enjoyed it, but it was obviously written for the YA reader's. I was happy enough with it to continue on to book 2 - The Struggle.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It5 of 5 members found this review helpful “I thought the book was terrible. The characters are not particularly developed, the language is very simple and the depth of the story falls flat in every aspect. |
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“I have been an avid Vampire Diaries watcher for the four years it has been the CW, and absolutely love the show. The actors, sets, soundtrack, and story line make it very addicting, and I wait for it each week like a druggie waists for his fix. Even though the books were written first, I find them disappointing. The show and the books are also very different - There are brothers and sisters that weren't there before, a different setting, different origins, and the whole vampire premise is screwed a tad in the show. I find that how the show is set up better aids in the plot and makes more sense to how the main characters end up together. The characters themselves are also portrayed very differently. The main character, Elena, is a popular high school bad girl that plays boys and doesn't care about much. In the TV show, Elena is a gentle soul that would do anything for her friends and loved ones, even die for them. Maybe this was to attract more viewers, and I find the latter portrayal is a better match to the tortured soul of her love interest, Stefen, who seems to be the same in both book and show. The writing itself is actually kind of trashy. It makes me think of those tacky romance novels you see at the market or Right Aide with the shirtless men riding bareback on horses and the like. The whole feel of the TV show is completely different, and even though it's fiction, much more believable and relatable. What I found really annoying was that the the origins of the two vampres are much different in the book. I don't know if it's just because I'm so accustomed to the TV shows adaption, but I just don't think it works. It's so frustrating to read and point out all the things that the show made better. I'm going to finish up the series just so I can say I've read them all and am a true VD diehard fan, but I was really expecting more. Cutos to the screen writers that adapted these lame books into the show that I love so much. ”
Sarah M wrote this review Wednesday, April 17, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved it!! So different from the show ^^”
Randa wrote this review Wednesday, April 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a dime store romance book packaged as a vampire book to appeal to a new generation.”
CuriousGIS wrote this review Tuesday, April 2, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was pretty good, for an old book!”
~♥~Jane~Jacob black~It wasn't an idea. It was more of a snide comment~♥~ wrote this review Friday, March 29, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was pretty good for an old book! I still like the show better, maybe because Ian plays Damon :DDD”
~♥~Alex Renner(Daughter of Jeremy Renner)~Enjoying the summer in the country with Jer~♥~ wrote this review Sunday, March 10, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I am watching the episodes of the Vampire Diaries and it really got me thinking if i should start reading the book. ”
PSI Chrystyna wrote this review Monday, March 4, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read in 1993 but never added.”
Wendy Bell wrote this review Tuesday, January 15, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“No matter how much of a big vampire cliche this is, I enjoyed it. It was relaxing and easy to read and I really liked the series at the time. ”
Oana Resiga wrote this review Tuesday, January 8, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ugh, I couldn't really cope with reading this, it was infuriating! I didn't like the characters, or how the men claimed a kind of 'ownership' over the main character, and the entire story just simply didn't draw me in and make me want to keep reading.”
Amy wrote this review Thursday, January 3, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“i love this book so awesome!!!! and also i have the whole series and also i love vampires and i think vampires are cool i watch the vampire movies all the time and i know that this book is also a episode on t.v. ”
Larissa wrote this review Wednesday, December 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
