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The Vampire Diaries Stefan Diaries #3 The Craving L J Smith Kevin Williamson Julie Plec Books

Right so I love L.J. Smith when she's at the top of her game, really I do. I've read most of her books (I think I missed one or two but I'd have to check - all of the big ones and even some not as well known, I've read). So I'm having a really hard time here. I was in the middle of the last book she'd written (The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Midnight) and just couldn't get through it. I was really feeling like the Vampire Diaries as a book series was dead for me. I'd stopped, read other books, gone back to it, stopped again. Then I get the e-mail from Amazon reminding me hey this is on your Kindle. Okay maybe this is what I need - those last two Stefan's diary books were pretty good.

Yes! The vamps are *cough* alive and well. And this is why I have such a problem with it. It's clearly not L.J. Smith. Her name does appear on the books - along with two others. I'm unclear on how much input she had in this arc of the series but given that she has now been fired from the books and how totally different the style is from her recent Vampire Diaries books I can only assume not very much. If I am wrong, I apologize but sadly this version is 100% better than the last arc she wrote alone which I seemed to be buying solely on some sort fan devotion and not because I felt they were good. This though is truly good.

The Salvatore brothers both end up in New York. Coincidence? Or is one maybe planning on toying with the other? Stalking the other? They do both end up connected to a high society family - surely that is a coincidence? And as always they end up wondering if they are really each others biggest problems or if they need to play nice with each other -- if there are things out there so much bigger and badder they are, so maybe they at least need to pretend to be friends again if only long enough to figure out what in the heck is happening around them.

So long as these books keep going this route, I'm in - whoever has taken over has figured out what was missing. Hopefully now that L.J. Smith is free of them she can find whatever it is she was missing in her future books, which I am also in for.


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The Vampire Diaries Stefan Diaries #3 The Craving L J Smith Kevin Williamson Julie Plec Books Reviews

Anything with the Vampire Diaries I like. Since I have had these books for a while and was waiting for the balance to come, not sure how to talk about these books. I know I have all the books so far in the series and if there is anymore I will purchase them also. This goes for #4 The Ripper, #6 The Compelled. Have not had chance to read The Salvation Unseen or The Salvation Unspoken.
But they will all get rated with 5 stars. These books are books once you start reading cannot put down.
I agree with what another reviewer said about not being able to get through the other set of VD books. I thought they just got worse and worse. I am really enjoying this set of Stefan's Diaries though. They are written so much better and I can't put them down. I do wish they were longer. I kinda thought they would follow the show a little more than they have but that's ok cause they are still a great read. I didn't want to read them at first because of L.J. Smith's name being on them but I am a huge fan of the show so I decided to give it a try. I felt that she ruined the last set of books but that is just my opinion.
I started reading the vampire diaries books because I liked the tv show and couldn't wait for the next episode to see what happened. I was blown away when I started reading them and they were NOTHING like the books. Usually this does not bode well with me. As I began reading through the series I was totally consumed. Each one having its own adventure. I think I like Stephans diaries a little better because the settings put the books in historical time periods. I love historical pieces so besides the storyline you get a piece of the time they are in. They are always very well written which I appreciate. With each book you get lost in a new adventure the brothers are on together. Each adventure they learn a little bit more about themselves. I would recommend this book to anyone who just enjoys a good read.
The Vampire Diary books are beginning to feel a little formulaic. When I buy them, I know what I will get, but I still can't help but enjoy them. Smith uses the same recipe for each of the Vampire Diaries and, I guess, it makes sense because "if it ain't broke, why fix it?" That being said, it would be nice to feel as if the author was putting her heart and soul into the writing; and I don't. The stories are beginning to all feel the same; sexy boys - conflict between the brothers - brothers need each other to fight villainous third party, yada yada yada.

So, if I'm so dissatisfied, why did I give the book four stars? Because, despite the rote story line, I like being in Stephan and Damon's world. I like it even more when dull-as-dishwater Elaina isn't around. I'll probably being around buying Stefan's Diaries #25 and complaining about the same thing. As a side note to author I love bad boy, Damon - will he be sharing his diary? Or, was he too busy being bad to write in a book?
The Stefan Diaries are still the best line in the recent line of Vampire Diaries books, BUT.... it does feel like they're just rushing these out and chopping them down into shorter cliffhangers for no reason other than to sell more books and/or to get the books out fast while the show is popular.

This one picks up right where the last left off (and where the teaser had started in that book). The brothers Salvatore seeking out Samuel, Cora by their side. The plot is simple if you're reading in order (which you should be) -- they're determined to clear Damon's name, get Violet back, find out what Samuel has against them, tidy up all of the loose ends, and live as happily ever after as vampires can. They find their connection to Samuel (I won't spoil it). Beyond that? Well -- yup another cliffhanger.

Were they to just wait and put it all together in one version, I'd probably rate this better, but at this point it feels like they're dragging it for no reason. It's good as a single book, it's just not great, and not even as good as the earlier Stefan Diaries were as it doesn't feel like as complete of a story as those did.
Right so I love L.J. Smith when she's at the top of her game, really I do. I've read most of her books (I think I missed one or two but I'd have to check - all of the big ones and even some not as well known, I've read). So I'm having a really hard time here. I was in the middle of the last book she'd written (The Vampire Diaries The Return Midnight) and just couldn't get through it. I was really feeling like the Vampire Diaries as a book series was dead for me. I'd stopped, read other books, gone back to it, stopped again. Then I get the e-mail from reminding me hey this is on your . Okay maybe this is what I need - those last two Stefan's diary books were pretty good.

Yes! The vamps are *cough* alive and well. And this is why I have such a problem with it. It's clearly not L.J. Smith. Her name does appear on the books - along with two others. I'm unclear on how much input she had in this arc of the series but given that she has now been fired from the books and how totally different the style is from her recent Vampire Diaries books I can only assume not very much. If I am wrong, I apologize but sadly this version is 100% better than the last arc she wrote alone which I seemed to be buying solely on some sort fan devotion and not because I felt they were good. This though is truly good.

The Salvatore brothers both end up in New York. Coincidence? Or is one maybe planning on toying with the other? Stalking the other? They do both end up connected to a high society family - surely that is a coincidence? And as always they end up wondering if they are really each others biggest problems or if they need to play nice with each other -- if there are things out there so much bigger and badder they are, so maybe they at least need to pretend to be friends again if only long enough to figure out what in the heck is happening around them.

So long as these books keep going this route, I'm in - whoever has taken over has figured out what was missing. Hopefully now that L.J. Smith is free of them she can find whatever it is she was missing in her future books, which I am also in for.