A thrilling vampire romance
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The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith are the first two parts of the The Vampire Diaries. The writing was easy to understand and was written for a wide variety of audiences, thus a thirteen-year-old girl would probably enjoy it as much as a nineteen-year-old would. The novels were exciting to read because of the events that occurred and the emotions the characters felt. It is written in third person, so the viewpoint changes every once in a while to Stefan's.
*The Awakening*
The novel takes place in Fell's Church, Virginia. The protagonist is Elena Gilbert, who is now the high school senior of Robert E. Lee High School. Her parents are both dead; Aunt Judith is taking care of her and her four-year-old sister, Margaret. Elena has a strong personality, is beautiful, the queen of her high school, who can get any boy she wants. But, Stefan, the only boy she wants is not giving her any attention.
Stefan Salvatore is a vampire, who came to Fell's Church to rejoin the world of daylight. He used to hide in Italy, but he became tired of being alone. With wavy dark hair, an average height, and beautiful features, Stefan draws a lot of attention from the females.
Will Elena get Stefan? Why is Stefan avoiding Elena? There have been strange occurrences in Fell's Church; is there a sinister presence in town that no one knows about?
*The Struggle* (May contain spoilers)
The Struggle by L.J. Smith is the second part of the four part series, The Vampire Diaries. It was just as exciting as the first, and at the end of this novel, the series reaches its climax.
Damon is seen more frequently throughout this novel. Damon is stronger than Stefan, and can kill him whenever he wants, which is what Elena fears. Elena loves Stefan, but Damon wants her at any cost. Discover the secrets that Elena keeps from the one she loves...
After reading Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, I wished that The Vampire Diaries had been written in first person, since its less confusing when many people are being spoken of, but I guess when switching viewpoints often, it would become annoying. Unlike Twilight, the protagonist was a popular girl, thus her life without Stefan was also an interesting one.
This novel did not include any cell phones. I am very eager to read the next book in the series. I recommend this vampire romance to any teenage girl; they will surely enjoy it.
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Amazing
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I couldn't stop reading this book once I started. The story is about a popular girl named Elena and a mysterious quiet boy named Stefan. This novel tells the story from both points of view making the reader able to understand the characters more and to make the reader truly care about both of the them.
The story begins with Elena, who wants Stefan more than anything but for some reason Stefan wont show interest in her and tries his best to avoid her. Elena doesn't understand why he's like this and begins to wonder why he seems to hate her so much. Stefan has his own reasons for not going near her that revolve around his mysterious past that is shown to the reader throughout the novel, and because he is a vampire.
This series was so good, and anyone with a love for vampire novels will be hooked! I especially reccomend this book for people who have also loved books such as Twilight, By Stephenie Meyer, and Blue Bloods, By Melissa De La Cruz.
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great series
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this was a good vampire series focused on a main character that i expected to hate. In the beginning of the series i was somewhat hesitant to like elena because she is one of those self centred, bossy personalities one usually acquaints with the antagonist, Elena herself was oblivious of the fact that she was so selfish of course. but even though she was so unforgivingly forward, the reader is compelled to appreciate her personality and interpret her methods of accomplishing something as strength. the first task we see her trying to accomplish is the wooing of stephan, and though this plot development seems typical, the way in which elena throws herself whole heartedly into what she wishes to accomplish really connects her to the reader and makes the reader want to support her. she has this energy and strength of will throughout the entire series. She also grows tremendously. in the beginning, as i've said, she's somewhat focused on herself, but as the series progresses, her focus shifts to those around her and to those she cares about. all in all elena was a very proactive heroine and i recommend this series to those who appreciate a good vampire romance.
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