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 Brilliant August 10, 2010
Lindi
I love the whole series of the VD novels so far, enjoyed this one loads and have read it several times, the novels just get better and better!
Excellent August 9, 2010
Mrs. A. M. Chadwick (Darwen, Lancashire, England)
The series on ITV2 called the "Vampire Diaries finished a couple of weeks ago, (sob sob), and I really enjoyed it. :-)
The series was based on novels by L.J.Smith during the period it was on TV I decided to buy the first four novels in the series, as I know usually the novels that series are based on are even better, and I wasn't disappointed. :-)
So when the fifth book was realised I couldn't wait to buy it, as soon as it arrived I started to read it.
Elena sacrificed herself to save both Stefan and Damon but she was sent to a fate beyond death. But a very powerful supernatural force brought her back, now Elena is not just a normal human she has powers.
Elena's human friends: Bonnie, Meredith and Matt grow suspicious of Caroline's strange behaviour whilst trying to support Stefan's efforts to help Elena.
Stefan is lured away by an evil force ad Damon takes this chance to convince her that he's the one for her, but not everything is as it seems with Damon.
There's a darkness that's now covering Fell's Church and a malevolent creature is hell bent on hunting Damon as he can help him to get the one thing he wants, Elena.
Well, I don't want to say anymore about the story as I really don't want to spoil it for you.
The author grips you right from the start; her characters and the story are extremely well written. It's a very enjoyable and compulsive read; I just couldn't put this book down. :-)
If you're like me and you've been watching the TV series this is a must read. It's more involved and the story goes a little deeper into what's happened in the past. :-)
Even though these books are classed as young adult books, anyone from 14 years onward will enjoy them. It's an excellent horror novel and worth every penny. :-)
Transfixed and spellbound July 26, 2010
Mrs. D. Simpson (Derbyshire England)
What can i say after reading the other two books this one is awsome, again could not put it down.
 What was all this about???? July 22, 2010
Maria (Wales, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm not quite sure where to start.... I need to say that I absolutely loved the first 4 books. I read them back to back and couldn't get enough of them. So when I started with Nightfall I was full of expectations and excitement, only to be disappointed from the first page. Seriously what was all this book about??
Firstly I got annoyed with this baby like Elena, I mean she can't read, she can't write, she can't talk, she can't even walk for crying out loud. SHE FLOATS INSTEAD. She needs to kiss people to memorise them. I mean WHAT??? I started to miss the Elena Gilbert who knows what she wants and gets what she wants, always immaculate and knows it. As annoying as she might have been but nothing compares to this angel Elena.... Not impressed.
Second I got annoyed with St Stefan, always thought of him a bit spineless but if I thought he can't get any worse well I was wrong. Seriously what was all this 'lovely little love' all about?? OH PLEASE. And why is it that he's meant to be a vampire and strong etc and it seems to be Elena getting HIM out of trouble all the time? She's always rescuing him as he seems unable to look after himself!
Third I got annoyed with Bonnie and Meredith, always been my favourite characters among Elena and Damon but not now. I mean they seemed to be running around like headless chickens with no purpose whatsoever.
Last I got annoyed with all this flying... They never used to be flying anywhere and now all they do is fly everywhere! Don't get it. All in all I didn't get most of the book but nevermind. It was confusing, half the things that were going on I couldn't picture in my mind. Some things seemed so pointless and not connected to anything, just seemed like a total mess the whole book.
The Only reason this book managed to get 2 stars from me was because of Damon. Only reason that kept me reading. I would recommend anyone who haven't read these books yet to read the first 4 and leave it like that, I wish I had.
 mindbogglingly bad! July 18, 2010
miss_katamari
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Possibly the worst book I have ever read!
I started reading the Vampire Diaries series after watching the TV show which I really enjoyed (despite my initial "grown-up" misgivings that it was going to be teenage rubbish). After loving the series I thought I would give the books a go and although they were no where near as good as the show, I did enjoy reading the first 2 books (or 4 volumes).
The same cannot be said for this book however. The books had already started getting a little odd, but this one just takes the biscuit! The story is absolutely ridiculous and does not make sense. I would be reading some pages and get completely lost from one paragraph to the next as it is so badly written. The characters now seem to be completely different to the previous books and as other reviewers rightly point out, what the heck has happened to Stefan? I agree wholeheartedly with the revulsion felt every time he simpers about his "lovely love" URGH!
The book starts out weird but readable, but very quickly it becomes an absolute mess with everyone wandering around going from one ridiculous hard to follow scenario to another. There is no rhyme or reason to anything that happens. I honestly do not understand why anyone allowed this to be published, it is that bad! I find this book to be an absolute insult to fans of the previous books, it is a blatant rush job attempt to milk the cash cow for all it's worth thanks to the success of the TV series. I will definitely not be reading the next book - which is a continuation of the "story" in this abysmal offering.
Please do not waste your money on this trash! As others have mentioned, if you want to read a good novel about vampires and the like read Twilight or some of Charlaine Harris's books. Or go old school and pick up some Anne Rice (The Vampire Lestat is amazing!). If you do decide to buy and attempt to read Nightfall, good luck to you!
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