The Vampire Diaries By L.J. Smith - Restarting September 1st 2018

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "Yeah I'm the same!!! And then I find if I do have free time, what I'll do is just watch booktube, or play Dota, rather than read/watch tv, because those things take a lot of hours in order to feel ..."

Yesssss XD You're just kinda like "I only have X amount of time, and if I start now I'm not going to get anywhere... so I'll do it later" 8'D Oops?

That's good! :D You could always try Khan Academy as well. They might have some relevant stuff on there if you're lucky ^^ Do any of your assigned textbooks have online material that you can access too?

It really is XD
And yay for chat threads! 8'D

[Natalie]

Tiffany wrote: "i know I'm a day late but is it okay if i join in i really want to reread this series"

Of course! :D

[Maddie]

I might read #1 after my current book, depending on whether my friends catch up to me or not XD

[Natalie]

Completely fair XD

[Maddie]

They're short though, so should be doable :) And I really don't want to get too far behind. When will you start #2?

[Lee]

I have book 3 and 4, so I can't join y'all when you get to that point.

[Maddie]

Sounds good!

[Becky]

Ill probably start reading this book as soon as I have finished reading a book on my list

[Maddie]

Yeah I'm the same Becky.

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "They're short though, so should be doable :) And I really don't want to get too far behind. When will you start #2?"

I'll probably wait for a bit, because I want to finish off a couple of the others I'm reading first c:

Not in a huge rush at the moment, which helps ;D

[Maddie]

Okay cool :D

[Maddie]

I kind of want to rewatch the whooole show XD But I need months free for that :/

[Natalie]

Oh gosh yes @_@

It's so longggg. You need a heck of a lot of time to dedicate to that XD;;

[Maddie]

Yeah XD I just need to watch S8 first. I need more Damon <3

[Natalie]

Yessssssss. Damon is amazingggg.

...TV Damon at least. I am not sold on book Damon at this stage :P

[Maddie]

I remember the first time I saw Ian Somerhalder I fell out of my seat and had to pause it and just stare. He is perfection.

[Karen]

Hoping to start book 1 soon, but should be able to catch up with those of you further on.

[Maddie]

Oh wow another person reading! Alright I really can't allow myself to get behind on anything in life atm :/

[Tiffany]

I’ve started listening to the audio book but don’t know if I’ll be able to listen to any today

[Maddie]

No worries Tiffany, we're all at different stages :)

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "I remember the first time I saw Ian Somerhalder I fell out of my seat and had to pause it and just stare. He is perfection."

YES. He really is :|

I had a massive bias against TV-Stefan purely because TV-Damon is Ian Somerhalder and just amazing 8'D

(Plus, Stefan reminded me too much of Edward Cullen... )

[Natalie]

Karen wrote: "Hoping to start book 1 soon, but should be able to catch up with those of you further on."

Sounds good! :D

I think I'm the furthest ahead at this stage(?), but I've only finished #1 and haven't started #2 yet. Oops? XD

[Maddie]

XD You're the only one following the schedule Natalie. But I've learnt schedules for me aren't good. I really think I should've started off the month with my last month's physicals, but oh well I didn't XD

[Natalie]

Well if I don't follow the schedule I might fall behind - I organised far too many BRs but I want to read them allll 8'D

[Maddie]

XD Yeah, I know I'll fall behind, but I'm trying to get more into mood reading and trying to read series actually close together. Stop all of this re-reading shit going on, and never actually getting any further in the series, I just keep re-reading #1

[Karen]

Book 1 up to ch6. Am I the only person who hasn’t watched the series? It’s easy to see links between other books of the genre, and I’m not sure why the two are so drawn to each other.

[Natalie]

Karen wrote: "Book 1 up to ch6. Am I the only person who hasn’t watched the series? It’s easy to see links between other books of the genre, and I’m not sure why the two are so drawn to each other."

Maybe? For me, it was a "guilty pleasure" watch because it was both REALLY BAD and REALLY GOOD XD;;

There are HUGE differences between the two, just from the first book alone (...I haven't started book 2 yet) so I'm curious to see where things go next c:

[Maddie]

I just loved the show, but things changed soooo much over time. It was almost annoyingly far-fetched.

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "I just loved the show, but things changed soooo much over time. It was almost annoyingly far-fetched."

Well yeah... but that's part of why it was so great! XD

I especially loved how Caroline's character developed over time c:

[Maddie]

XD Yeah I still can't believe I haven't finished the series!

Yeah she's my favourite <3 After Damon, of course.

[Karen]

Book 1 up to ch13. Everything is so exaggerated it’s almost funny. Not really getting the romance, but I’m assuming the identity of the new appearance is important.

[Karen]

Book one finished. Realised my edition is two...no wonder I thought things were moving fast! Anyway, review on home page. A bit ‘so bad it’s good’...

[Maddie]

Yeah the first 4 are bind-ups of 2. Does that even make sense XD

I'm on page 10 or something, just reached Chapter 2.

[Maddie]

Natalie wrote: "Okay, so I’m probably going to spend a lot of time comparing the book to the tv show but I can’t help it XD

Chapter 1 And I mean already there are some changes... such as the fact that Elena’s yo..."

Yeah they spend a lot of time describing her as blonde, and Bonnie as red-head!

[Maddie]

Think I'm just gonna sit down with this book now and read for a bit.

[Maddie]

Haven't listened to any more audio, not in the mood.

[Maddie]

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[Oh wow this book is soooo annoying, honestly if I hadn't watched the show, if I didn't know what was coming, this would be a DNF for me..... I HATE ELENA. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Natalie wrote: "It helps that the chapters are short! XD

Ch9 (view spoiler)[Few things...
- Is Vicki a vampire already?
- Are Vicki and Matt actually siblings in this one?
- Was Tyler going to rape Elena?
- What the heck happ..." (hide spoiler)]

I think you shouldn't mention half that stuff, as people who haven't seen the show might not notice. But (view spoiler)[I don't think Vicki's a vampire yet, Vicki and Matt aren't related, and it's so weird how Vicki in the book has Bonnie show's last name.. Wonder why that is...
I suppose Tyler was going to try it on with Elena?

But yeah, that instalove really got to me! I just hate how everything all Elena Elena Elena. It's like that in the show too :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Tiffany]

Maddison wrote: "Think I'm just gonna sit down with this book now and read for a bit."

I'm the same, ive stopped listening to the audio and I'm just reading it physically now. Hoping to be finished today

[Tiffany]

Maddison wrote: "Chapter 6 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[She so much more bitchy in the book then she is in the movie, ill give her that! i mean her friends are only trying to help her! This is a reread for me and i know the books get better which is why I'm pushing my way through this book (hide spoiler)]

[Tiffany]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I forgot how different this is from the tv show but I'm glad that we now have damon coming into the books even though my favourite brother is Stefan as he is just so cute! i like the brotherly relationship between matt and Stefan too even though Stefan is with elena who is matts ex girlfriend. caroline is just a bitch to elena which frustrates me but then that's all part of the storyline anyway. i find it weird that elenas aunt has a fiancé. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah I managed to finish last night, so glad I did. It's a re-read for me too Tiffany otherwise I'd have DNFed it XD

[Maddie]

Natalie wrote: "True XD it’s just so odd reading this. It so incredibly different from the show ._.

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Chapter 13: (view spoiler)[Either this Katherine is truly some ‘innocent’ child-like woman who doesn’t understand the cons..." (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Yeah I just couldn't believe she'd do that, and then kill herself and leave them alone immortal together forever! When she was the reason they were both turned in the first place. I can't believe how selfish she was!

Yeah I mean, she can't just be dead, but I can't remember what happens next in the show XD

I thought in the show they were turned in 1693 or something, not 1400! Katherine was turned more in the 1400's (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Natalie wrote: "Finished!

Weird ending. (view spoiler)[Stefan’s passed out and may or may not have been taken somewhere by Damon... everyone seems to think that Stefan’s a murderer... Damon’s a massive creep... and Elena has g..." (hide spoiler)]

Tbh I think it's the appearance in the show <3 Ian Somerhalder is just bae. And it's his little facial expressions <3

[Maddie]

I'm ready for #2 when you guys are

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "Natalie wrote: "It helps that the chapters are short! XD

Ch9

It’s kinda hard to read the book as a stand-alone when I’ve seen so much of the show, and I don’t think anything in there wouldve spoiler much for the show :/

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "Natalie wrote: "True XD it’s just so odd reading this. It so incredibly different from the show ._.

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Chapter 13: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah, the Salvatore brothers were turned around the 1700s (give or take), and actually lived in Mystic Falls - not Italy! XD

Plus, did you notice that Katherine was turned into a vampire by Klaus in the book? :o (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I mean it would spoil other people reading it who don't know what happens in the books or the show.

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "I'm ready for #2 when you guys are"

Should be ready in a few days? I fell behind on my reads this weekend 8’D

[Natalie]

Maddison wrote: "I mean it would spoil other people reading it who don't know what happens in the books or the show."

In what way? O.o