L.J. Smith
608 Pages
This is the fourth installment of the popular series published in March 2010. It leads off right where the last one left, Elena, Matt & Damon on the search for Stefan who is in prison in the Shi no Shi prison. Meanwhile, Bonnie & Meredith are left behind in Fells Church to deal with the chaos and evil that has taken over. The quest leads them all into “The Dark Dimension” where vampires & demons reign and humans serve as their slaves.
Currently, the TV show on the CW Networks, is one of my guiltiest pleasures. It just completed its first season, and I completely enjoyed every episode. The plot moves so fast, questions are actually answered, suspense is carried well, the characters are relatable (even for being vampires) and well there is so much pretty to look at (hello, Damon!). It is loosely based on the first book, which is a good thing. It really makes it its own.
These books are definitely written for the young adult demographic, but in the beginning, they were still enjoyable for adults as well. However, the author is clearly just writing to write now and appease any die hard fans. True plot & mystery has gone out the window. It has the potential but unfortunately the story always goes too romance novel for my taste. Elena is going the way of Bella and that just irks me to no end. I am totally a big Elena – Damon “shipper” (yes I just used that word, sue me) especially on the TV show, but in the books I am so sick of them. Get together, don’t, whatever, just make a decision, it’s just getting annoying. The only good thing I can say about this installment is the ending definitely made sure I will buy the next book. Unfortunately I had to go through 600 pages to figure that out.
And now that I have had my current fill of TV show/books for the moment I can get back to the real list.
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