The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries) - Vampire Diaries #1

When I began reading this book, I wasn't surprised that the main character was shallow and expected more of her personality to be revealed later on, unfortunately that never happened and I found myself a little bored with her. The other characters are actually a lot more interesting, I wanted to read more about them, but not a lot of additional information is written about them. I was wonderfully surprised that some parts of the book slightly creeped me out, and unlike Twilight, the main character doesn't obsess about every little detail of her insecurities so that was a plus. For those of you who have been watching the show, it's not the same, so you might be disappointed.

I thought the boom was great. It was really interesting to see the differences from the tv show. The cliffhangers were done really well and after reading it you can't help but buy the next book to see what would happen next!

I bought this because I loved the show, however I think that the books just aren’t that great. I understand that most people think the books are better, but I wasn’t impressed. Some of the characters that were absolutely brilliant in the show, such as Elena, are completely horrible in the books and you end up hating them. Just not that happy.

this is the best book series ever! i thought twilight was not going to be beat but this book is a 100,000,000 better!!!! it keeps you wanting more and it is full of suspense! team damon ;D p.s. you have to read them all!

I read this book because I watched the vampire diaries and loved it but the book not so much. It was really slow and at the end of the book she just finds out he is a vampire. I like the characters better in the show too. Elena was super sweet and nice and Katherine was the brat. But now it is sort of switched around. Also elena didn't care about her popularity and treating others equally but she pushed people around and like Matt said " it always has to be about elena." Well that is why I thought of the book

I came across this series after I read Twilight, I was looking for another vampire series. I was not disappointed, in fact I liked this better then Twilight. I loved every second of reading this book.

Nothing like the show, which is way better. Underdeveloped characters, boring plot, no real ending but not captivating enough to bother reading the next in the series. I would skip this one, not worth the read.

I chose a five star rating because even though the book seems to be nothing like the TV Series so far from what I've read of the books its still a great story line and if you like Vampire stories this is definitely a great read. I have also read books 3 & 4 which are also good so make sure you get The Fury and The Dark Renunion books of the The Vampire Diaries series.

Just like movies, books are written differently. They have a different feel and a different approach, so naturally, the impact is different. I like reading books, so this affects me in a positive way, where I get a greater sense of each character's feelings and insight. I love watching the tv show for the eye candy, but I let my imagination run freely whenever I read. I enjoy the series and the novels, but in different ways.

I chose a five star rating because even though the book seems to be nothing like the TV Series so far from what I've read of the books its still a great story line and if you like Vampire stories this is definitely a great read. I have also read books 3 & 4 which are also good so make sure you get The Fury and The Dark Renunion books of the The Vampire Diaries series.

This felt more like a high school or college-written short story. The characters and plot are good even if everything happens too quickly, but this is such terrible writing that I assume no editor was ever involved with it. It could have been amazing with a proper editor, but we can only hope her writing improves or her editor improves. Otherwise, I cannot justify spending money on this series.

I bought the used conditions for Pretty Good and Good and it is actually cheaper than buying the new ones. And the used ones don't even look like it been used. But there is still a possibility it might have some wear and damaged that is obvious it's used. I recommend getting the used ones :)

for you twihards. this to the maxium. i cant even explain how it made my heart flutter. but for those who watch th show. there are many differences. elana and katherines personalites are switched. elenas the bitch. katherines the sweet hard. unlike the show where elenas the sweetheart and katherines the bitch. but nonetheless! an awesome read