She can be quite mean and arrogant, so it was probably for the best the show made Elena more civil and relatable, despite all of her character flaws. Bonnie is Elena's good friend — one of her closest friends, in fact — both in the show and in the books. That's where the similarities end, though. Unlike the show's version, the book Bonnie undergoes a true character change in the books. She starts out as a fragile girl dependent on her friends but eventually goes on to become a strong woman who would do anything for the people she loves.
What's more, many fans of the show shipped Damon and Bonnie, but the books actually bring this couple much closer to reality. No matter what the audience may think of Katherine, she's one of the most badass characters in the show. A strong instinct for survival, Katherine will do whatever it takes to ensure her continuous existence. Even if it means playing with people and occasionally backstabbing them.
In the books, Katherine isn't given that much space and she's presented by Stefan as fragile and sweet, which is a bit boring at times. Damon may have started out as an antagonist in the first season of the show but it didn't take him long to become one of the heroes. Even though he sometimes relapses just like Stefan , he does the heroic thing more often than not. But those who liked the evil Damon of the first season could enjoy the books more.
Damon is a clear antagonist in them and he isn't afraid to manipulate people to achieve his goals. Even though he has a soft spot for Elena, it feels like he will stop at nothing which makes his character more intense.
Klaus and Caroline were one of the pairings many fans really cheered for in the show, but alas, it never came to be, besides a few stolen moments. That's still more what the books gave to the readers, though. The book series sees Klaus and Caroline as two completely different, separate characters. Helped me decide 1. Teen, 17 years old Written by teenofteen January 18, Not what you think Many of the reviews say that there is a lot of sex and that is not true.
Had useful details. Read my mind. These books are the BEST!!! This book takes a while to get into but once you get into it, it's the best. I have now finished the whole book series and it has honestly changed my life for the better. Teen, 14 years old Written by marinabell12 September 18, This was a great series if you've read Gone or twilight then you should be absolutely fine.
Teen, 14 years old Written by max August 3, I love this book Way better than twilight There is no sex or very vivid descriptions in this book. I have read all books and seen the TV show. This book is not sexiest in any way and their is no rape in this book. This title contains: Positive Messages. Kid, 11 years old May 19, Vampire's Diary? I always wanted to read a vampire's diary. It is just like those awesome twilight saga books. Educational Value. Kid, 11 years old April 28, This title contains: Sexy stuff.
Kid, 12 years old February 11, Great series! The books are nothing like the show, at least as far as I know. But both the show and the books are amazing, but I would have to say the show is better, because I've seen all the episodes so far.
I haven't finished reading the book series yet though. But since were talking about the books, I would have to say their amazing. But this first book, I would have to say is kind of boring, since I didn't find any real interest in it, but that's because it's introducing the characters. I still enjoyed every single page of it, and I still devoured this book in one day.
From the first chapter, this book is intense and captures your attention. It is written in third person, but it also contains diary entries that belong to Elena and capture her deepest thoughts that she doesn't dare share with anyone else. I loved Elena! Her character is exactly what I was expected and what I have known to love - brave and fierce, and also willing to sacrifice her own happiness and safety for the people she loves the most.
Elena's friends, Meredith and Bonnie are the friends every girl needs. Funny and caring. A few pages in, and you will get to love them too. Stefan - the mysterious new guy in school. The guy that tries to stay away from the girl he really wants because he's a danger to her.
A little bit of Twilight vibes, but we can get past that. Because there is one thing that Twilight didn't have, that you can find reading The Vampire Diaries DAMON Even though we only get a glimpse of him in this book, we can feel his presence throughout the whole book. We can feel his connection with Elena, as weird and spooky as it may be. All that danger that he carries with him, we all want to see whether there's anything good in him at all.
His story is the most intriguing one, I think. His hunger for revenge makes you really understand both sides of the story and choose a side for yourself. So, are you team Stefan, or team Damon? I loved reading this - it was an amazing experience and it reminded me of my high-school days, of those innocent happy memories.
My teenage life didn't include vampires, but hey - it was still awesome! Pick the Vampire Diaries up if you love Young Adult spooky books, if you loved Twilight and if you love vampire, love and mystery stories in general. Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Picture the scene. It's , I'm 12 years old. I'm at the library down the street, perusing the single shelf that makes up the YA section. I find this little paperback that promises deadly love.
Vampire brothers, you say? Unspeakable horror, you say? I take the book home and read it in the course of an afternoon. I've never read anything like it. Immediately I make my dad take me to the bookstore in the mall so he can buy me the rest of the series.
I Picture the scene. I spent the rest of my life or the next few months in various bookstores tracking down all L. Smith books. And I've been obsessed ever since. And everyone thought I was weird for liking vampires. But I didn't care! I went on one of those early, early fansites where you could be a keeper of something, and I became a keeper of Damon's ring. I joined some email list of L. Smith news, where every email ended with Noblesse Oblige. I own multiple copies of this series.
This may be my favorite series of hers, although I love them all. But this was my gateway drug. I know people don't like Elena because she's selfish and shallow but that doesn't bother me.
It's not that I think people should approve of her behavior or anything, but it's rare to see this type of character as a teenage girl. More power to Elena, I say. I literally don't understand how people think this is bad. I get that they might not like it, but bad? It has a good buildup of creepy events, a tragic backstory, high school drama, a creepy atmosphere, a haunted house scene, a mysterious Power, and vampires!!!
Elena is determined, Bonnie is adorable, Meredith is snarky, Matt is a nice guy, and Stefan is somehow not as bad as I remembered. This was top-notch YA back in the day! It ends on a cliffhanger, but if you're reading the new two-book edition, you get to jump right into The Struggle! I love it. I may have blinders on when it comes to this series but no, obviously I don't, it's amazing.
Damon, you have no idea. View all 15 comments. This book was pretty good, didn't really expect that. I enjoyed it alot and will be continuing with the series! Elena was quite annoying, and the insta-love was just ridiculous, but I found myself being able to look past that. I feel like the series is only going to get better, I hope that's the case : This book was pretty good, didn't really expect that. I feel like the series is only going to get better, I hope that's the case View all 7 comments.
Buddy read with Devanshi! Anyone who knows me knows that I love two things: Peter Pan and vampires not necessarily together, but can you imagine!!??
So it comes as no surprise that I love The Vampire Diaries television show. This brought on the nostalgia of when I was reading the books, also at the tender age of The moon had not yet risen, and she could just make out the old graveyard and Wickery Bridge beyond it. The old graveyard dated from Civil War days, and many of the headstones bore the names of soldiers. It had a wild look to it; brambles and tall weeds grew on the graves, and ivy vines swarmed over crumbling granite.
Elena had never liked it. First of all, I was surprised by how good the writing is. It really feels like a spooky movie from the 90s and I really appreciated it. The plot suffered significantly from iffy pacing.
Instalove was a plague throughout. And worst of all, I absolutely hate the characters. Scratch that. But book Elena makes her a saint. A paragon of excellency.
The best written protagonist of all time. Different hair, different eyes, different skin tone, different personality and priorities, different past traumas, different siblings, different friends, different aunt. They actually made better, more well rounded characters than the original, and improved the plot too.
If not for the nostalgia, for my undying desire to know what happens differently. Evil will never find peace. It may triumph, but it will never find peace. Nov 30, tay taylor reads rated it it was ok Shelves: zzstar. First: This book pales in comparison to the show. So from here on out I am not even going to bother with a comparison. Second: I hate Elena! Flighty, believing herself entitled, and very insensitive to the needs and feelings of those around her poor Matt! I really did not like how she seemed to feel herself entitled i.
Not her friends. I suppose I should admire her go get him attitude. Sadly, I just could not! The only thing that I agreed with was her assessment of Katherine.
Which leads me to the boys, Steffan and Damon. Nothing new to them. Hot, brooding… bla bla bla. I suppose I am being a tad harsh especially considering that these books were first published in ? I intend to answer in the affirmative and with a straight face that, yes, I did read the books she got me. Oct 03, Sarah Pierce rated it really liked it. These were some of my favorite books as a teenager. They are about a high school student, Elena Gilbert, who is torn between two hot vampire brothers.
Melodrama ensues. They are not the most mature books, but they are all about nostalgia for me. Of course, as I get older, I think that a lot of the things Elena does are downright stupid, but I still remember how romantic it all seemed when I was View all 5 comments. May 28, Hannah rated it did not like it Shelves: young-adult-fiction , gave-up-on. I've watched the tv show for quite a while, which I admit definitely colors my reception of the book. But I could not get past the first few chapters.
I tried, because I wanted to see how the books differed from the show. I really did try, which is why I made it to the third chapters instead of the just the first. The writing was sub-par and I just could not relate to any of the characters. They seemed like caricatures, all obsessed with popularity and being the "queen bee," and I just couldn't I've watched the tv show for quite a while, which I admit definitely colors my reception of the book.
They seemed like caricatures, all obsessed with popularity and being the "queen bee," and I just couldn't take it. Sure, girls can be catty in real life, but not quite to that extent.
The fact that Stefan could read minds also felt like it was just a Twilight knock-off, though if you asked me, I wouldn't be able to tell you which book was published first. Compared to their tv counterparts, every single character seemed meaner or weaker or too detached for me to feel anything for them at all.
I know it's unfair to compare the two, since they are in different media and the plots are vastly different, as well yes, I admit to looking up the plot summaries of the books, since I couldn't stand to read them myself.
My curiosity to see what happened in the plot was not enough to keep me going through the bad writing and horrible characterization, and when I did finally read plot summaries, I wasn't impressed by those either. Nov 04, Merary rated it it was ok Recommends it for: If you liked Twilight.
Shelves: guilty-pleasures , boring-bland-main-characters , mediocre-writing , mean-girls , vampires-want-my-blood-ah-ah-ah , where-s-the-fucking-conflict , paranormal , activate-insta-love , you-are-an-idiot , ya. Well, well, well. This is the book that actually started the cliche storm that influenced the Twilight series.
Put it in your book history book Whaa? I haven't seen the TV series yet I will until I finish the entire series. I can't wait for Nina Dobrev, one of my favorite actresses! I don't know, maybe it was the writing that set me off. I wouldn't say it was terrible, it just wasn't. I will say it once again: Sh Well, well, well.
I will say it once again: Show, don't tell, goddammit! And with lapis lazuli blue eyes. Because ordinary blue eyes are too mainstream, I guess. And because brown hair is for ugly girls. Didn't you heard that gentlemen prefer blondes, girls? Okay, here's my problem: Elena is a whiny bimbo. There, I said it. Elena isn't the typical ordinary girl. Instead, she is the Queen Bee and really rich. But, wait! Her life isn't perfect. She wants everything to be perfect, because if she doesn't, her life is ruined!
Oh, how my heart aches for her suffering. She has a really nice boyfriend, Matt; view spoiler [Who is a monster as well. I spoiled myself by accident. And she is a superficial bitch who is willing to have what she wants, because she is also a spoiled parasite. Yawn, yawn. Where's the spice? Then, Stefan arrives. Elena immediately falls in love with him and is willing to dump her boyfriend so he can have him.
Stefan realizes that Elena looks like Katherine, his former lover, and the reason he is a vampire. Katherine also had an affair with Stefan's brother, Damon, who is now his worst enemy. He falls in love with her as well but ignores her for some reason. Stuff happens, blah blah blah, after some angst, they finally get together. It doesn't make me happy, though, considering the fact that their relationship is a bunch of garbage.
If that isn't codependency, then I don't know what is! Even Elena said that she will die without him, before they even got together. And he apparently stalks her. Great, that's exactly what we needed: Another creepy YA lover. If doesn't matter, though. Wait, what? Why am I saying that? Let's do a little quiz, shall we?
If you discovered that the guy you liked has a piece of clothing of yours the one you lost on your second day of school and you've been officially dating since yesterday, what would you do? If you chose either A or C, then you're not Elena Gilbert. And where is Damon? Honestly, I didn't pay attention to this after Elena and Stefan got together. Nothing interesting happens from there.
Oh yes, I forgot! Someone is murdering innocents in the town! Who is responsible for this heinous crime? I don't think I care. The blurb tells you that there's a love triangle. The only love triangle at the moment is the one between the Salvatore brothers and Katherine. Which happened, like, centuries ago. I'm still intrigued about what will happen with Elena and the Salvatore brothers, though.
Okay, yes, this book was predictable, cheesy, with bland characters and plot-less, but I still want to know what will happen next. That's my explanation for the rating I gave for this book.
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