Merary's Reviews > The Awakening

Well, well, well. This is the book that actually started the cliche storm that influenced the Twilight series. Put it in your book history book (Whaa?), my dear readers!

I haven't seen the TV series yet (I will until I finish the entire series. I can't wait for Nina Dobrev, one of my favorite actresses!), but I'm pretty sure it's so much better than this. I don't know, maybe it was the writing that set me off. I wouldn't say it was terrible, it just wasn't . . . good. I will say it once again: Show, don't tell, goddammit!

Since I was more familiar with the TV series, I wasn't expecting Elena to be . . . blonde. And with lapis lazuli blue eyes. Because ordinary blue eyes are too mainstream, I guess. And because brown hair is for ugly girls. Didn't you heard that gentlemen prefer blondes, girls? Okay, here's my problem: Elena is a whiny bimbo. There, I said it. Elena isn't the typical ordinary girl. Instead, she is the Queen Bee and really rich. But, wait! Her life isn't perfect. She wants everything to be perfect, because if she doesn't, her life is ruined! Oh, how my heart aches for her suffering. She has a really nice boyfriend, Matt; (view spoiler)[Who is a monster as well. I spoiled myself by accident. (hide spoiler)] the best friends in the world; and of course, a frenemy, Caroline, who wants to take her spot as the most popular in school. And she is a superficial bitch who is willing to have what she wants, because she is also a spoiled parasite.

Yawn, yawn. Where's the spice?

Then, Stefan arrives. And in case you missed, HE IS A VAMPIRE! Elena immediately falls in love with him and is willing to dump her boyfriend so he can have him.
Bitch.
Stefan realizes that Elena looks like Katherine, his former lover, and the reason he is a vampire. Katherine also had an affair with Stefan's brother, Damon, who is now his worst enemy. He falls in love with her as well but ignores her for some reason.
Stuff happens, blah blah blah, after some angst, they finally get together.
It doesn't make me happy, though, considering the fact that their relationship is a bunch of garbage. If that isn't codependency, then I don't know what is! Even Elena said that she will die without him, before they even got together. And he apparently stalks her. Great, that's exactly what we needed: Another creepy YA lover. If doesn't matter, though. Wait, what? Why am I saying that? Let's do a little quiz, shall we?

QUESTION TIME!!
If you discovered that the guy you liked has a piece of clothing of yours (the one you lost on your second day of school) and you've been officially dating since yesterday, what would you do?

a) Call the police.
b) Think it was the most romantic gesture somebody has ever done to you.
c) RUN. AWAY.

If you chose either A or C, then you're not Elena Gilbert.
Enough. Said.

And where is Damon? Honestly, I didn't pay attention to this after Elena and Stefan got together. Nothing interesting happens from there.

Oh yes, I forgot! Someone is murdering innocents in the town! Who is responsible for this heinous crime?
I don't think I care.

The blurb tells you that there's a love triangle. The only love triangle at the moment is the one between the Salvatore brothers and Katherine. Which happened, like, centuries ago. I'm still intrigued about what will happen with Elena and the Salvatore brothers, though. Okay, yes, this book was predictable, cheesy, with bland characters and plot-less, but I still want to know what will happen next. That's my explanation for the rating I gave for this book.
EDIT: The rating is now 2 stars after some consideration.

One thing, though: The ending was so messy. That's not a cliffhanger, that is just being lazy!
UGH.

I'm thinking that I made a really big mistake. Oh, well.