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The hunters become the hunted. . . .
Driven from their hometown of Mystic Falls, both Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon, arrived in Europe looking for a fresh start. But Samuel, a wealthy and cunning vampire, has other plans for them. First he ruined Stefan’s peaceful existence and now he’s framing Damon for the most gruesome murders London has ever seen.
United against their common enemy, Stefan and Damon are stunned when they realize that the source of Samuel’s rage lies in their past—tied up with the woman who forever changed their lives. Haunted by the memory of Katherine, the brothers find that their uneasy alliance is tested. Can they overcome their rivalry to defeat Samuel before he exacts his final revenge?
Based on the popular CW TV show inspired by the bestselling novels, Stefan’s Diaries reveals the truth about what really happened between Stefan, Damon, and Katherine—and how the Vampire Diaries love triangle began.
The cover:
I hate Elena but I love Nina Dobrev and Katherine, which means, when I look at this cover, I say to myself that this is Katherine and not Elena, or else I’ll dislike the cover. Just a point of view. Anyways, I love all TVD: Stefan’s Diaries’ covers, for some reason, I’m a huge fan of The Vampire Diaries font style *____*.
The storyline:
I got used to L. J.’s writing style. When reading her books, I embrace myself for a very slow paced beginning, a somehow intriguing middle and a very captivating end. I wish she would change that, but, well, I still love her books!
(p.s: I haven’t read neither The Vampire Diaries nor her new trilogy, The Hunters, books. I’ve heard mostly negative things about them but I’m going to read it anyway because I need to have my own opinion and I also need to read where my favorite TV show came from Smile).
What I loved:
The title perfectly fits the story!
The Prologue and the Epilogue are very good. One of the best things about L. J.’s writing style.
The non-stop fighting between Damon and Stefan is crazy good. I can see why they act like that now in 2012. They’ve been thru a lot.
Cora, the female protagonist, is amazing. I loved everything about her.
I liked how every now and then, we get to have a glimpse of Katherine. I really like her character because she’s unique and mysterious.
The ending was breathtaking, as usual, and now I’m going to start the sequel immediately!
What I disliked:
If there was one thing I would change about the book (all of the books in the series actually), it would be the pacing at first. It always gets boring that I wish I could stop reading it all at once. What keeps me reading is knowing that the best is yet to come.
The characters:
Stefan is sweet and nice but too naïve. I used to dislike him before reading his Diaries, but now, I actually respect him. He’s been trying his best at everything but for some reason, he always fails miserably :s.
Damon is the impulsive, seductive and arrogant brother. Sometimes he gets on my nerves, the other times he’s just bad charming. Just imagine Ian Somerhalder reading his sentences and acting him and you’ll know what I mean Winking smile.
Cora is Violet’s sister from the previous book, The Ripper. She is very courageous and amazingly understanding. She kept the Salvatore brothers united and organized. A good friend to them.
Samuel is definitely Klaus <3. I don’t hate him at all, in fact, I’m liking him even more. He’s rich, mysterious, very well positioned, a blond vampire and Katherine’s running from him… Does that remind you of anything?! Yep! I’m like 75% sure he’s Klaus.
Henry is Samuel’s younger brother. He’s impulsive and dead at the end of the book, which sparks the anger of Samuel. But it makes me wonder, if Samuel is Klaus, then who is Henry? Could he be the mysteriously dead younger brother?
Violet was human at first, but now she’s a hungry and immoral vampire. She was turned by Samuel and he keeps her around like a pet and she likes it.
James is a new character introduced in this book. He sells witchy stuff to anyone who pays. He helps Damon, Stefan and Cora thru the story and has a very good since of logic.
Conclusion:
This is definitely a favorite book of mine. It has action, friendship, family, horror and vampires!
If you love the TV show, I really do recommend this one, but you’ll have to start with the first book, Origins, first or you’ll be in the unknown in this one Smile.
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Posted Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2012
I really like this series more than the original books LJ Smith wrote. I loved the cliffhanger at the end and that witches are getting more involved. I kind of thought Stefan was acting like a pansy though & sometimes I just wish he would shut up about Katherine already. If I was that broody, I would have taken off my ring and went for a nice walk in the sun. It seems odd to me that through all of it, Stefan never contemplates suicide.
Anyway, if not for the rambling angst, I probably would have given this 4 stars. Maybe Lexi or someone exciting will pop up in the next book...
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Posted Wed Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2012
This sux...
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Posted Wed Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2012
Stefan and damon salvatore..... amazing
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Posted Fri Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2012
NOT WRITTEN BY L. J. SMITH
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Posted Mon Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Love damen and stefen
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Posted Fri May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Very good cover not so good
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Posted Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Loved as always.. I devour one of these books in under 12 hours..
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Posted Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2012
The Salvatore boys are at it again. More back story to it. Damon and Stefan, woohoo! Some would like it some wouldnt depends on your type of digest.
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Posted Sat Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2012
Love the covers and the series
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Overview
The hunters become the hunted. . . .
Driven from their hometown of Mystic Falls, both Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon, arrived in Europe looking for a fresh start. But Samuel, a wealthy and cunning vampire, has other plans for them. First he ruined Stefan’s peaceful existence and now he’s framing Damon for the most gruesome murders London has ever seen.
United against their common enemy, Stefan and Damon are stunned when they realize ...