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The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1)
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My god!!! What can I say about this book?? IT IS A BAD BOOK!!! It has bad cheesy prose, a snotty annoying (and kind of a bimbo) heroine and the cliched, brooding Byronic vampire hero, needless to say that the moment they lay their eyes upon each other they fall hopelessly in love. Oh yes!! I can't believe I almost forgot!!!!! The mother of all originalities... it also has a love triangle!!!! I think it's safe to say that this book is the poster book for cheesy YA pnr books and since it was written in 1991 it's even safer to say that the others copied L. J. Smith's tropes and not the other way around.
But did I enjoyed it? I am ashamed to admit it...but yes I did!!! This book is a guilty pleasure, pure silly escapism and I'm afraid I will be back for more...
But did I enjoyed it? I am ashamed to admit it...but yes I did!!! This book is a guilty pleasure, pure silly escapism and I'm afraid I will be back for more...
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December 4, 2010
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December 4, 2010
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Dec 07, 2010 05:56AM
ase tragiko htan!!! alla DON'T JUDGE!!! esena sou aresan ta Hush Hush :-p lol
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ax oxi lyphsou me!!! to eida sto papaswthriou!!! kala pera apo tis malakies ektos apo to awakening (pou htan mpourda) ta alla 3 pou diavasa sth seira to P/S/K Wake, COG kai Hero htan koryfh! one book to go kai meta starts to Vampire Academy marathonlol. Tha peixei o egkefalos mou sta vampir!!
yparxei tetoio pragma? JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR!!!!
malista...leei tipota?
lol, ma de to xerw kan :-S pws na kanw plaka?????????? lol
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes u're right it was kinda cliched but i love it cuz of it's descriptions
yes, it was silly but a guilty pleasure nonetheless! I really enjoyed it :)
i just hated that she is selfish and feel that she can have anything and if she doesn't she will cry and feel that the world is against her ...it's different from the movie ...i'm comparing !
Johnny wrote: "i just hated that she is selfish and feel that she can have anything and if she doesn't she will cry and feel that the world is against her ...it's different from the movie ...i'm comparing !"lol! Well Elena in the books -at least in this one- is a spoiled bratt, while Elena in the CW show is a martyr! I have to admit I love the show though.
Well at least it wasn't false advertising. It DID say that it was a love triangle. That was the point of the book.
MizziQ wrote: "Well at least it wasn't false advertising. It DID say that it was a love triangle. That was the point of the book."I never claimed the opposite I just don't find it original.
MizziQ wrote: ":) I understand that":)
lol take this review and post it on twilight add my name..... yep. got to hate the guilt pleasures
Jennifer wrote: "lol take this review and post it on twilight add my name..... yep. got to hate the guilt pleasures"hahahhaha agreed, though compared to this one, Twilight probably was a liiiitle better!
I rarely say this but I much prefer the tv series to the book.
Anthi wrote: "MizziQ wrote: "Well at least it wasn't false advertising. It DID say that it was a love triangle. That was the point of the book."I never claimed the opposite I just don't find it original."
see this story was written in early 90's... i may have been original then
Jennifer wrote: "Anthi wrote: "MizziQ wrote: "Well at least it wasn't false advertising. It DID say that it was a love triangle. That was the point of the book."I never claimed the opposite I just don't find it o..."
I guess it was! Like I said in my review probably a lot of writers in the genre of YA pnr copied Smith's tropes
Mays wrote: "Hated elana in the tv series as well XD"I used to love Elena in the beginning but by the end of season 6...I think, I couldn't stand her anymore, Catherine was far more fun as a character.
agreed! She was evil but as a character she was much more interesting and well developed. Was almost rooting for her most of the time.
Mays wrote: "agreed! She was evil but as a character she was much more interesting and well developed. Was almost rooting for her most of the time."Με τοο!!
Totally what I told my husband too. I'm now on the Fury. And Gods preserve me I love it more now than when I started a few days ago.
I watched the show first and couldn’t even get into the book because so much is different
Exactly my thoughts!!!
Anna wrote: "I watched the show first and couldn’t even get into the book because so much is different"I had the same feeling while reading the book, the series is like a very loose interpretation of the book
Ishika wrote: "Exactly my thoughts!!!"😁
This book is one of the best book ever!!
Why did you rate it one star if you enjoyed it?
Why give it one star if you loved it… the show is my current enjoyment, so now I need to read the books. Don’t feel guilty. As you’ve said, it’s fun escapism.
Keisha wrote: "Why give it one star if you loved it… the show is my current enjoyment, so now I need to read the books. Don’t feel guilty. As you’ve said, it’s fun escapism."I recently rewatched the show on Prime, love s1-4, particularly s3 is simply awesome, but after that it goes downhill. I guess the 1 star is because I don't think is a good book per se but still I enjoyed it, I guess it's a good bad book lol
Fr. Read it when I was 17. It wàs insanely BAD
I can relate to this review so much🤣🤣❤️
