The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle, by L.J Smith → Start Date: August 28th, 2014

[Rachel]

Mandiann and I will be reading this so feel free to join us :)

[Mandiann]

Sounds good!!

[Rachel]

Didn't get chance to start this yesterday but will definitely start today!

[Mandiann]

no worries. I didn't either.

[Rachel]

Just finished chapter 5 :) (view spoiler)[ well this is different to how I thought it would be, not bad different though. I've watched vampire diaries on TV so I was expecting it to be along the same lines but it's not! So Elena doesn't seem all that nice so far! A bit of a mean girl really :/ I'm hoping she gets nicer! Stefan's past is still quite mysterious, and now this man has just been attacked, wonder if he'll get the blame for it? (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

Sorry I am late, starting today.

[Mandiann]

I am five chapters in.

Elena (view spoiler)[ is it just me or does she seem pretty immature? (hide spoiler)]

Stefan (view spoiler)[ I love the flashbacks and mystery of his past. Can't wait for Damon to come into the storyline more. (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

Attack (view spoiler)[ wasn't it Stefan who attacked the guy? (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

6 chapters in.

It appears that not only is Elena (view spoiler)[ kind of mean, she is also kind of dumb. (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

Just finished chapter 9.

Wow...clingy much? (view spoiler)[ the day after he kisses you and you are already professing your love to him? Elena isn't very likable in this book is she. I seem to recall her being more likable in the show. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

Mandiann wrote: "Just finished chapter 9.

Wow...clingy much? [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah it was Stefan who attacked the man, I didn't realise at first haha

Very clingy!!! It's much too soon to claim she love him! And no she is definitely not likable! In the show I don't love Elena but I like her, she is a nice person, in the book she just really isn't...at least so far anyway! (hide spoiler)]

[Mandiann]

Have you finished it yet?

I should be done today.

[Rachel]

I'm not done yet, what chapter are you up to? I'll probably finish tomorrow :)

[Mandiann]

I just finished. I will not be continuing this series. I thought this was just terrible. One of the worst vampire books I have read.

[Rachel]

I just finished too. I've got the next book but i doubt I'll read it :/ big disappointment with this book :(

[Mandiann]

Sorry we didn't enjoy this. Thanks for helping me get through it. Thank goodness it was short!!