From Goodreads: A Love Triangle of Unspeakable Horror...Elena
Searching for the ultimate thrill, she vowed to have Stefan.
Stefan
Haunted by his tragic past, he struggled to resist her passion.
Damon
Driven by revenge, he hunted the brother who betrayed him.
The terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.
My thoughts:
I LOVE the TV series The Vampire Diaries. I didn't think I would like it, but it has very good writers who are never predictable. Plus, the characters are funny and relatable...and it has hot men. But, I digress...
Because I liked the show so much, I thought I would give the book a try. Well, the book was awful. It was published originally in 1991, and so I imagine it was written in the late 80s. It felt to me like what stereotypical Young Adult genre book would have been like back then. Elena is a spoiled-rich blonde and the queen of the school. Literally, she calls herself the queen of the school to others, and only wants Stefan because he is the only boy to ever not look at her when he passes her in the hall. This sparks her interest in Stefan. It was very immature and petty. Caroline has been reduced to a petty rival who wants to be queen, and thus tries to date Stefan first to embarrass Elena and assert her dominance. There was no sympathy for Elena, and no connection on my part. To be truthful, I don't even know if you could take my review to heart because I skipped over large chunks of the book because I didn't like the characters, and I don't really like Stefan (in the TV series). Sorry *blushing*, but I'm a Delena fan all the way. Maybe I'm just biased, but I did enjoy one scene between Damon and Elena because Elena actually stood her ground with Damon, and you can just tell they have chemistry. But seriously, all shipping aside, the book felt like it could have had potential, but fell flat due to the unrelatable characters.
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