![]() ![]() Elena and Stefan’s romance was super cheesy to me and I think it was a product of it’s time (the first Vampire Diaries novel was published in 1991). I’m not sure how many of you have read old romance novels from the late 80s/90s but they are drastically different from the romance novels you get today. What I didn’t really like about the series was the romance. It wasn’t always happy-go-lucky in this series and I liked that. I like how there is a villain and I like that actual dangerous things happen and sometimes they have disastrous consequences. It makes things creepy and darker than some of the other vampire series out there. ![]() Yet Vampire Diariesfeatures your blood drinking, bat-changing vampires who are up to no-good. I know that there is lots of disagreements over how vampires are portrayed in books/popular culture but I’ve never really minded these alterations to what I call “modern vampires”. One thing I really loved about Vampire Diariesis that it is a darker series where evil is always lurking. I had the combined volumes I used for the covers for this post so I really have a hard time differentiating the plot of each book because it just seems like one big story–which is what a series is really–but what I’m trying to say is that it is all one big blur so don’t ask me about individual books! I can’t remember if I read these books before or after Twilight I’m pretty sure it was after but definitely before the show first aired. There are a number of spin-offs that I have never read…find out why below… Also, I want to be clear that I am only rating the original 4 Vampire Diaries novels. PLEASE NOTE: First and foremost, I read these books a looooonnnngggg time ago. Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Supernatural, Vampires, Magic, Witches # of Books: 4 (The Awakening, The Struggle, The Fury, Dark Reunion) The Wikipedia page for the series has some interesting statements about how this series and the spin-offs are published. ![]() There are a number of spin-off series some written by L.J. Recommended for Ages 15-Up.Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: However, teen readers looking to sink their teeth into more vampire romance will definitely find what they’re looking for here. To make matters worse, it’s littered with characters that are both flat and uninteresting, and contains plot twists that the reader can see coming a mile away. Pushed into reprint by the rising interest in vampire literature, this book unfortunately offers nothing new to the genre. Sound familiar? Despite its Twilight undertones, The Vampire Diaries actually precedes Meyer’s sparkly vampires by at least a decade. Things get dicey when Stefan’s evil brother, Damon, shows up in town, and decides to steal our heroine away for himself. What she doesn’t know is that although Stefan secretly carries a torch for her, he can’t bear for her to learn his terrible secret: he’s a centuries-old vampire! When Elena eventually finds out the truth herself, the two admit their feelings for each other and try to build up a relationship. the role models might not be that good, but they aren't the kind of characters anyone would want to be like.Įlena, the queen bee of her high school, is confused when the new boy, Stefan, shows no interest in her whatsoever. yeah, a guy gets drunk once, a heck lot of teens do. ![]() the worst sex is in the 5th book when elenas past friend has sex for attention and ends up pregnant. elena, the main character, is indeed a virgin (mentioned in 6th book), although sex is implied, they dont actually do it. now these guys are vampires, so they obviously dont feel remorse ore regret,and it wouldn't be a true (good) vampire book if the vampires were sparkling ballerinas. the violence isn't that bad, not graphic, though it wont give kids nightmares, and if they're over the age of 9, probably have seen far worse. yes, the main character lies, all teens do or else they wouldn't be teenagers. she is loyal to her friends and town, though, especially when she died for them. elena gilbert may do what she needs to get what she wants, but she is a troubled teen that severely feels like an outsider while she is the most popular girl in school. This book is not for everyone in the sense that the mood is dark and some may not like it. ![]()
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