“And this is how the ending starts.” ( )

Volumes 3 and 4 of the Vampire Diaries made a pretty decent conclusion, I thought. Volume 3 ends in such a way that you're left hanging, so you don't really have much of a choice except to read the fourth part. I didn't enjoy these parts as much as I did Volumes 1 and 2, and the reason for that was I found a lot of it to be really slow, and I had to push myself through some parts just to get through the book. Regardless, it did have some good action scenes, which made it at least somewhat rewarding after the parts that drug on. ( )

Super-natural

Usually the books are better than the movie/tv show, in this case the TV show is better... ( )

Books 3 & 4

I like this series a lot but it should have ended with book three. The fourth book was just really pointless and was more or less a repeat of what the last three books had been saying. However, it didn't take away from the rest of the series - it just didn't add anything. ( )

luv this book. it's really sad Elena dies though. L.J.Smith, of course, brings Elena back to life though. I know a lot of people don't like the character Elena, but i certainly do. She seems very selfish and hot-headed in the beggining of the first book and i didn't like her much. but i like her now.
overall, i enjoyed the book.
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i own the 1st three books and they are amazing team damon all the way ( )

Gah! These books are infuriating. I didn't really enjoy them, but I had to finish. I wouldn't recommend these and wouldn't read anything else by this author. I started them because the TV show is so brilliantly angsty and self-aware and good-campy...but that must all come from the show's writers, because none of that good stuff is in the source material. ( )

Fun to read. ( )

I read this one immediately after books (#1-2), not that it has much to do whether or not I liked the book.

I enjoyed the character of Damon, he's much more aggressive in the books than he is on the TV series, and the build up of the love between Elena and Stephan did make me pause- I'm still not sure it was a good pause or a "Really, you're how many hundreds of years old and NEVER thought of another girl after Katherine?". (I'll get back to you on that count.)

I liked the full circle aspect of Elena completing what Katherine wanted to do, but really disliked the whole "the town doesn't want to remember, so they choose to forget" bit.. gimme a break!

Overall, this is a teen novel written for and about teens (even the vampires seem to have the same emotional angst, so let's include them, too) and it succeeds. It does have the imagination, romanticism and mythology that is easily understanable, so as the characters grew (especially Bonnie)I enjoyed reading about her adventure. ( )

Not as good as the first book but I found the relationships sweet. After reading reviews and comments about the next books, have decided not to continue with the series. ( )

*The Fury
This book begins with the newly "turned" Elena watching Damon and Stefan engaged in a fight to the death. Initially she does not recognize the brothers due to her confused state, having recently died and risen as a Vampire, but soon a flicker of memory causes her to realize the one she loves is hurt and needs her help.

The reader is led to believe she is referring to Stefan, whom she has had a passionate relationship with throughout the first two volumes, but instead Elena attacks him, and fully intends to kill him for hurting Damon. Stefan, upon recognizing Elena, doesn't fight back and allows her to clumsily and savagely bite him. Damon eventually commands her to stop and takes her in search of human blood. Stefan intervenes, worried about the attention more dead bodies may bring, however he realises that Elena must drink human blood in order to complete her transformation into a vampire, otherwise she will die. Stefan explains to Matt what has happened to Elena and convinces him to let her feed from him so she will complete the transition.

Afterwards Damon hides her in Alaric Saltzman's attic and once she has rested, her disorientation begins to lift. Elena is deeply upset about the way she attacked Stefan and sneaks out of Alaric's house, overhearing a conversation on her way which indicates the new history teacher is more than he appears. While wandering, trying to process all the new information, Elena stumbles upon her own memorial service. The great distress she feels watching this draws both Stefan and Damon to her. Stefan is relieved when Elena remembers their love and Damon is enraged, but the three are distracted by the strange behaviour of a large pack of the towns pet dogs. The dogs are all sitting, as if waiting for a command, until the owner of one of the dogs tries to approach her, the pack suddenly turns on him and he is only saved by Stefan's intervention.

More strange events lead the three vampires, with the help of Bonnie, Meredith, Matt and Alaric, to conclude that the same Power which forced Elena off of the bridge is still stalking the town and is targeting specifically Elena's loved ones. It transpires that Katherine, the vampire who turned Damon and Stefan, faked her own death 500 years before in a vain attempt to bring the brothers closer so they could be her eternal companions. Her plan failed, and the brothers, hating one another more than ever, killed each other and, as they had both ingested Katherine's blood, they rose as Vampires. Katherine was infuriated by the brother's continuing feud, so she fled to Klaus, the one who had turned her into a vampire on her death bed. Under his teaching, Katherine became more powerful and quite unstable.In the end Elena has forgotten about the hate she had for Damon and she finds he's not evil, he's special.

Katherine learns that Stefan has fallen in love with Elena. Out of jealousy she plots an elaborate revenge, beginning with the systematic torture of Stefan. She eventually has Damon, Stefan and Elena tied up in an underground crypt where she plans to torture and dispose of them all. As Katherine debates the most preferable order and method of their deaths, Elena manages to free herself, forcing Katherine into a shaft of sunlight and tearing off her protective lapiz lazuli necklace. Elena holds Katherine there until the older vampire disintegrates and is badly burned herself as Katherine had already removed the protective ring from Elena's hand. Stefan pulls Elena back into the shadows but it is too late; Elena has died in Stefan's arms after she made him promise to take good care of Damon. The book ends with a diary entry from Bonnie, who admits that Elena was neither perfect nor a saint, but she made the ultimate sacrifice to save the town and that she loves Elena either way.

*The Reunion [Dark Reunion]
As a psychic, Bonnie has dreams of Elena in the Other World. But the dreams quickly turn frightening. Which causes the death of one of their friends. A source of power has infiltrated Fells Church, putting its inhabitants in danger. Not knowing what to do, Meredith, Matt, and Bonnie use a summoning spell to call for Stefan and Damon — but whose side is Damon on? This novel greatly expands Bonnie and Meredith as characters. Bonnie takes the leading role as she writes in the diary. She also finds a possible romance with Matt Honeycutt. After some research in the library Stefan realizes Tyler Smallwood is a werewolf. They concoct a plan and lure Tyler into the graveyard. After threatening him, Tyler reveals startling information about the killer. They find out Klaus, the vampire who made Katherine a vampire is the killer, and has captured Caroline. The four find out from Meredith's mad grandfather that the only thing that can weaken Klaus is White Ash wood. Klaus makes a deal with Stefan, "Come alone or the girl dies." Bonnie, Meredith and Matt try to persuade Stefan to take some of their blood to make him stronger but he refuses and warns them not to follow. They ignore his threat and follow. They see Stefan with a branch of White Ash wood and Bonnie realizes it's a trap and cries out to Stefan before he gets hurt. There is a fight at the old Francher place deep in the Old Wood. They are losing the fight and Stefan is on the brink of death. Damon appears out of nowhere and proves his loyalty as he stakes Klaus. However, Klaus isn't hurt badly, and he attacks Damon. Bonnie screams for Elena. She appears as a glowing mist along with the spirits of Civil War soldiers that had fought and died in Fell's Church. They charge Klaus and carry him away. The ending is the most surprising yet for Elena's friends as she almost leaves forever and then is granted another chance to come back to life so she takes it. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )

Getting better as we go along. So much action and the new evil characters are very exciting. Elena is so much stronger in the books and it makes it so much more enjoyable to read. Don't get me wrong thou, I still like the TV show very much. ( )