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The Vampire Diaries #4
孝褗屑薪芯褌芯 芯斜械写懈薪械薪懈械
袙褗谢薪褍胁邪褖邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟 蟹邪 褋屑褗褉褌芯薪芯褋薪邪褌邪 褋褏胁邪褌泻邪 屑械卸写褍 写胁邪屑邪 斜褉邪褌褟 胁邪屑锌懈褉懈 蟹邪 褋褗褉褑械褌芯 薪邪 泻褉邪褋懈胁芯 屑芯屑懈褔械, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹泻褗褋胁邪 胁 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌邪 褋懈 屑械卸写褍 褌褟褏....
楔械褋褌 屑械褋械褑邪 褋谢械写 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪 薪邪 袝谢械薪邪, 袘芯薪懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 写邪 褟 胁懈卸写邪 胁 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪 褋懈. 袧芯 褋泻芯褉芯 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褌 胁 褋褌褉邪褕薪懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉懈. 肖械谢褋 效褗褉褔 懈屑邪 薪芯胁 褍卸邪褋褟胁邪褖 胁褉邪谐, 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯-褋懈谢械薪 懈 芯锌邪褋械薪. 小 锌芯屑芯褖褌邪 薪邪 褋锌懈褉懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪 写褗褋泻邪 袘芯薪懈 褋械 褋胁褗褉蟹胁邪 褋 袝谢械薪邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 谐懈 锌褉械写褍锌褉械写懈 蟹邪 薪邪写胁懈褋薪邪谢芯褌芯 蟹谢芯. 小谢械写胁邪泄泻懈 褍泻邪蟹邪薪懈褟褌邪 泄, 袘芯薪懈 锌褉懈蟹芯胁邪胁邪 小褌械褎邪薪 写邪 褋械 蟹邪胁褗褉薪械 胁 谐褉邪写邪. 袨斜械写懈薪械薪懈 芯褌薪芯胁芯, 褋锌邪蟹胁邪泄泻懈 芯斜械褖邪薪懈械褌芯 褋懈 泻褗屑 袝谢械薪邪, 写胁邪屑邪褌邪 斜褉邪褌褟 褋械 懈蟹锌褉邪胁褟褌 褋褉械褖褍 薪邪泄-屑芯谐褗褖芯褌芯 蟹谢芯 胁褗胁 褎懈薪邪谢薪邪 斜懈褌泻邪...
楔械褋褌 屑械褋械褑邪 褋谢械写 褋屑褗褉褌褌邪 薪邪 袝谢械薪邪, 袘芯薪懈 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 写邪 褟 胁懈卸写邪 胁 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪 褋懈. 袧芯 褋泻芯褉芯 褋褗薪懈褖邪褌邪 褋械 锌褉械胁褉褗褖邪褌 胁 褋褌褉邪褕薪懈 泻芯褕屑邪褉懈. 肖械谢褋 效褗褉褔 懈屑邪 薪芯胁 褍卸邪褋褟胁邪褖 胁褉邪谐, 屑薪芯谐芯 锌芯-褋懈谢械薪 懈 芯锌邪褋械薪. 小 锌芯屑芯褖褌邪 薪邪 褋锌懈褉懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪 写褗褋泻邪 袘芯薪懈 褋械 褋胁褗褉蟹胁邪 褋 袝谢械薪邪, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 谐懈 锌褉械写褍锌褉械写懈 蟹邪 薪邪写胁懈褋薪邪谢芯褌芯 蟹谢芯. 小谢械写胁邪泄泻懈 褍泻邪蟹邪薪懈褟褌邪 泄, 袘芯薪懈 锌褉懈蟹芯胁邪胁邪 小褌械褎邪薪 写邪 褋械 蟹邪胁褗褉薪械 胁 谐褉邪写邪. 袨斜械写懈薪械薪懈 芯褌薪芯胁芯, 褋锌邪蟹胁邪泄泻懈 芯斜械褖邪薪懈械褌芯 褋懈 泻褗屑 袝谢械薪邪, 写胁邪屑邪褌邪 斜褉邪褌褟 褋械 懈蟹锌褉邪胁褟褌 褋褉械褖褍 薪邪泄-屑芯谐褗褖芯褌芯 蟹谢芯 胁褗胁 褎懈薪邪谢薪邪 斜懈褌泻邪...
236 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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About the author
L.J. Smith
303听books112k听followersSmith was born in Villa Park, Orange County, California. In interviews, she has said she realized she wanted to be a writer sometime between kindergarten and first grade, 鈥渨hen a teacher praised a horrible poem I鈥檇 written鈥�, and began writing in earnest in elementary school. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1987, followed by teaching credentials in Elementary education and Special education from San Francisco State University.
She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volume Vampire Diaries series in 1991-2. Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994), and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of her popular Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years. In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new Web site and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by re-printings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008/2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor was also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.
Smith lives in the San Francisco Bay area 鈥渨ith one dog, three cats, and about ten thousand books.鈥�
She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volume Vampire Diaries series in 1991-2. Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994), and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of her popular Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years. In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new Web site and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by re-printings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008/2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor was also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.
Smith lives in the San Francisco Bay area 鈥渨ith one dog, three cats, and about ten thousand books.鈥�
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March 20, 2021
3.5 Stars
Once again, just like book 3, this one wasn鈥檛 bad! I really enjoyed it again, especially with the introduction to a character, Klaus, that I hear about all the time! Since I鈥檝e never seen the show though I never knew the hype around him, but so far I love him! This one also had a good plot and I really enjoyed the final battle sequence!
I鈥檓 reading this series for the first time, so that I can watch the show for the first time. I have a full review of this book on my YouTube Channel and if you鈥檇 like to hear more of my in depth thoughts, you can check out the video here:
Once again, just like book 3, this one wasn鈥檛 bad! I really enjoyed it again, especially with the introduction to a character, Klaus, that I hear about all the time! Since I鈥檝e never seen the show though I never knew the hype around him, but so far I love him! This one also had a good plot and I really enjoyed the final battle sequence!
I鈥檓 reading this series for the first time, so that I can watch the show for the first time. I have a full review of this book on my YouTube Channel and if you鈥檇 like to hear more of my in depth thoughts, you can check out the video here:
July 2, 2021
Dark Reunion = The Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #4), L.J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire fiction series of novels created by American author Lisa Jane Smith.
The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a young high school girl who finds her heart eventually torn between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore.
Dark Reunion is the final novel in the original wave of Vampire Diaries books and features the heavily foreshadowed Klaus as the main villain.
After the death of Elena, Damon and Stefan have left Fell's Church only to be brought back by Bonnie after she begins to have psychic dreams about Klaus torturing Elena.
Klaus has captured Caroline and has been manipulating Tyler Smallwood into performing his dirty work.
After the deaths of two friends Stefan goes out to kill Klaus only to realize that he is one of the "old ones" meaning he can't be killed.
Damon returns to help battle the vampire only to be continually defeated.
Just as Klaus is gloating over his victories hundreds of dead civil war soldiers rise from the grave led by Elena to drag Klaus to the underworld.
Elena is resurrected and with seemingly every enemy vanquished, the cast leaves successful in their conquests.
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 10/04/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire fiction series of novels created by American author Lisa Jane Smith.
The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a young high school girl who finds her heart eventually torn between two vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore.
Dark Reunion is the final novel in the original wave of Vampire Diaries books and features the heavily foreshadowed Klaus as the main villain.
After the death of Elena, Damon and Stefan have left Fell's Church only to be brought back by Bonnie after she begins to have psychic dreams about Klaus torturing Elena.
Klaus has captured Caroline and has been manipulating Tyler Smallwood into performing his dirty work.
After the deaths of two friends Stefan goes out to kill Klaus only to realize that he is one of the "old ones" meaning he can't be killed.
Damon returns to help battle the vampire only to be continually defeated.
Just as Klaus is gloating over his victories hundreds of dead civil war soldiers rise from the grave led by Elena to drag Klaus to the underworld.
Elena is resurrected and with seemingly every enemy vanquished, the cast leaves successful in their conquests.
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January 17, 2023
I read all 13 Vampire Diaries books for a video project and I'm team burn the entire boxset. Check out my thoughts on the series on YouTube:
November 22, 2019
3,5/Realmente me ha gustado mucho, pero ese final.... En fin, sigo enganchada, y qu茅 enganche!
May 3, 2025
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January 14, 2025
A friend of mine, wonderfully terrible that she is, challenged me to pick a random book from this series and get through it with a straight face (she thought it was hilarious, I did not. And what'd you know, I failed).
June 1, 2016
1. I like the dynamic of the group minus Elena.
2. I think this is Damon's best book. He gets the most screen time and we get to see a touch鈥攋ust a touch鈥攐f sensitivity.
3. Stefan gets a little more ruthless in this book. That's hot. But he's also the most insufferable here, which negates the added hotness.
2. I think this is Damon's best book. He gets the most screen time and we get to see a touch鈥攋ust a touch鈥攐f sensitivity.
3. Stefan gets a little more ruthless in this book. That's hot. But he's also the most insufferable here, which negates the added hotness.
January 8, 2012
This is the finale of the series and it ended with a bang. I pretty much figured out who this other very strong power (different Power from the last book) was from the very beginning. And I made the correct guess. I loved the ending of this series, so much more than the last book. This conclusion redeemed the previous book. I felt it was justifiable and fitting retribution, but I don't want to give it away. This is a well-written series and I highly recommend it to the ages 14 and up. The Twilight series is actually for a more mature audience, especially the last book. The Vampire Diaries doesn't really have too many adult themes. In this book it's called "Dark Reunion," because there is a reunion. I won't tell you who or why they get reunited or even how, but supernatural forces are at work. It's called Vampire Diaries because at least one central character keeps a diary, a journal. It's very popular to keep a diary at a young age, especially young girls. I think I started at age 12. Anyway, the ending was jubilant. This last and final book of the main series was suspenseful and really good. I was very excited and surprised by the ending. There's a werewolf in this series too, like Twilight, but he's not as charming. I recommend this series for those who enjoyed the Twilight series and especially High School students. Very endearing.
September 16, 2021
La autora no modifica su estilo y esta cuarta entrega es tan adictiva como las tres anteriores!
February 10, 2017
Read this in high school and really enjoyed it! That's about all I can remember.
September 22, 2020
Okay so binged 3 books in one day. I'm hoping this reading rush doesn't end too soon because I'm enjoying myself right now.
December 9, 2022
I enjoyed the conclusion of this part of the series. I say it that way because it is the end of a series but still a part of a much bigger series so I know there is more. This is the first book not in Elena's POV but Bonnie's. In the first 3 books, Bonnie comes off as shallow and not the brightest. This book though shows her depth, which is nice.
There was some crazy stuff in here though. I love seeing the contrast between the characters compared to the TV series. Really it's like a whole different series, but I like them both for different reasons.
There was some crazy stuff in here though. I love seeing the contrast between the characters compared to the TV series. Really it's like a whole different series, but I like them both for different reasons.
February 24, 2025
Having seen quite a bit of the tv series in the past, I was intrigued to see how the books matched up. This was a bit dated - published in the '90s I think? Just ok, nothing thrilling...
August 24, 2012
Ok, so... two words... MUCH BETTER! Haha. After reading the last Vampire Diaries book, I wasn't sure that I wanted to continue with this series. It was frustrating me for a few reasons. However, I am VERY happy that I stuck with it and have now read this book. Wow!
First off, Elena is finally showing an admirable side to her. If you have read my reviews on the other books, you know that I am not too fond of her character. This goes for the TV show as well. But, this was much better. She is finally turning into a characher that I can like.
And Stefan, well... what to say about him that hasn't been said already? In this book, it is even more of Stefan being, well... HIMSELF! He has such a big heart and that is what I love about him. It is simply awesome. He is a great character. Love him!
Damon, well... I could write my own book on his character and how much I love him. L.J. Smith does an amazing job at character development with Damon. I have said it before and I will say it again, he is BY FAR one of my favorite characters in any book, Ever! This is because of his personality and how well written the character is. It amazes me, every time!
Bottom line, this book restored my faith in this series. MUCH love to it. Incredible!
First off, Elena is finally showing an admirable side to her. If you have read my reviews on the other books, you know that I am not too fond of her character. This goes for the TV show as well. But, this was much better. She is finally turning into a characher that I can like.
And Stefan, well... what to say about him that hasn't been said already? In this book, it is even more of Stefan being, well... HIMSELF! He has such a big heart and that is what I love about him. It is simply awesome. He is a great character. Love him!
Damon, well... I could write my own book on his character and how much I love him. L.J. Smith does an amazing job at character development with Damon. I have said it before and I will say it again, he is BY FAR one of my favorite characters in any book, Ever! This is because of his personality and how well written the character is. It amazes me, every time!
Bottom line, this book restored my faith in this series. MUCH love to it. Incredible!
August 30, 2010
In my reviews thus far for The Vampire Diaries, I've neglected to mention how undeniably spooky they can get. Especially if read at night, in the dark. And Dark Reunion only upped the fright factor. I didn鈥檛 know what to expect without Elena around full-time, but Bonnie took up the reins expertly, even if she was a little scream-y. As did Matt, who I'm happy to see moving on, and steely Meredith. The Salvatores also filled in nicely (though you can never have enough Damon, in my humble opinion, or his Ferrari).
There were plenty of zigzags to fill the pages, and this novel, more than the first three books, felt complete in plot and mystery on its own. It certainly had the most epic final battle that literally went on for chapters. The end was modestly far-fetched, but it worked well enough within the series鈥� mythology to just go with; why the heck not? Since Smith is so fearless and willing to mame or kill off characters, it only seems fair to allow her one concession: bringing one very special girl back from the (un)dead.
Overall, another fun read. I鈥檓 totally addicted to these characters and their story.
There were plenty of zigzags to fill the pages, and this novel, more than the first three books, felt complete in plot and mystery on its own. It certainly had the most epic final battle that literally went on for chapters. The end was modestly far-fetched, but it worked well enough within the series鈥� mythology to just go with; why the heck not? Since Smith is so fearless and willing to mame or kill off characters, it only seems fair to allow her one concession: bringing one very special girl back from the (un)dead.
Overall, another fun read. I鈥檓 totally addicted to these characters and their story.
October 23, 2018
Now this is a book that deserves the DNF I'm giving it. I just shouldn't have continued on from the first book, but I had hope it would get better. But this book just started off super bloody confusing. I don't even remember what happened in #3, which doesn't make sense as I read it legit the same day that I started this book (I think). But I just was super lost!
- The characters were still totally unbelievable and I just couldn't deal with any of them
- The relationships in this book were insanely annoying and cringy
- Elena just still thinks she'd owed the world
- The plot moves along much too quickly, with no actual development. Too jerky.
Pleased to finally have this series off my plate. Decided to get rid of the physical books I have of this one, regardless of how much I love the TV show. I hated these books.
- The characters were still totally unbelievable and I just couldn't deal with any of them
- The relationships in this book were insanely annoying and cringy
- Elena just still thinks she'd owed the world
- The plot moves along much too quickly, with no actual development. Too jerky.
Pleased to finally have this series off my plate. Decided to get rid of the physical books I have of this one, regardless of how much I love the TV show. I hated these books.
August 8, 2016
"Acabaron corriendo uno hacia el otro, y luego cayeron al suelo juntos, abrazados, cada uno aferr谩ndose tan fuerte al otro como era posible. Ninguno de ellos pronuncio una palabra."
Este libro es excelente.
Me gust贸 mucho el libro, y el final que le da a la saga, es tanto esperado como inesperado en algunos aspectos.
La forma en la que van pasando los acontecimientos me parece buena; y como van ligando lo que pasa en el presente con sucesos pasados me parece un buen detalle.
Me gust贸 el hecho de que se centraran un poco mas en otros personajes y no tanto en los principales, porque as铆 pudimos conocerlos de forma distinta.
Algo que no me gust贸 es la actitud de Bonnie hacia Caroline, porque esta 煤ltima no le hab铆a hecho nada a Bonnie y ella la trata mal, y se pasa todo el tiempo diciendo que Caroline no tiene imaginaci贸n y que es tonta, como si eso fuera un crimen. Y que autom谩ticamente quisiera ligarse a los dos vampiros mientras se fijaba en Matt, muy mal.
Tambi茅n me hubiera gustado que el libro fuera un poco m谩s largo as铆 hubieran explicado mejor algunas partes, pero fuera de eso me gusto bastante el libro.
Otra cosa que no me gusto fue la visi贸n de Bonnie donde entra Stefan, la hicieron innecesariamente larga, y cuando dice Stefan "鈥擡sta es la Elena verdadera." y sale ella con un resplandor Suena bastante tonto la verdad, cuando le铆 esa parte simplemente quer铆a que terminara ya.
Buen libro, en la mayor parte del tiempo me encant贸. 鈾�
Este libro es excelente.
Me gust贸 mucho el libro, y el final que le da a la saga, es tanto esperado como inesperado en algunos aspectos.
La forma en la que van pasando los acontecimientos me parece buena; y como van ligando lo que pasa en el presente con sucesos pasados me parece un buen detalle.
Me gust贸 el hecho de que se centraran un poco mas en otros personajes y no tanto en los principales, porque as铆 pudimos conocerlos de forma distinta.
Algo que no me gust贸 es la actitud de Bonnie hacia Caroline, porque esta 煤ltima no le hab铆a hecho nada a Bonnie y ella la trata mal, y se pasa todo el tiempo diciendo que Caroline no tiene imaginaci贸n y que es tonta, como si eso fuera un crimen. Y que autom谩ticamente quisiera ligarse a los dos vampiros mientras se fijaba en Matt, muy mal.
Tambi茅n me hubiera gustado que el libro fuera un poco m谩s largo as铆 hubieran explicado mejor algunas partes, pero fuera de eso me gusto bastante el libro.
Otra cosa que no me gusto fue
Buen libro, en la mayor parte del tiempo me encant贸. 鈾�
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June 19, 2019I read the old ones. The classics. Before the show! Before revision and addition. Before anything got so nauseating (imho). These were great back when. So great.
February 2, 2025
Giving this one three stars because Elena wasn鈥檛 in this book. Also, Klaus was in this, so of course I was utterly delighted. These books are trashy and addictive.
March 20, 2022
this is apparently the second time i've read this book, but i remembered nothing about it. this series as a whole gets a lot better with each book.
December 20, 2023
Todo iba m谩s o menos, hasta el final. Ahora la protagonista es Bonnie, que hasta el momento me hab铆a ca铆do mejor que otros personajes, y que mantiene su papel, pero el final es un conjunto de absurdos hasta decir basta, jajaja.
Lo peor de todo es que ya no planeaba seguir con la serie, pero ahora quiero saber qu茅 sigue, porque ese final no me convence, pero s茅 que me voy a encontrar con cosas peores, as铆 que debo pensarlo muy bien.
Ya s茅, ya s茅, que no espere nada m谩s en los siguientes libros, pero la curiosidad puede m谩s.
Lo peor de todo es que ya no planeaba seguir con la serie, pero ahora quiero saber qu茅 sigue, porque ese final no me convence, pero s茅 que me voy a encontrar con cosas peores, as铆 que debo pensarlo muy bien.
Ya s茅, ya s茅, que no espere nada m谩s en los siguientes libros, pero la curiosidad puede m谩s.
February 8, 2023
Me so happy that Elena is back haha
August 1, 2023
Okay Read
This was an alright read. This is the fourth book of The Vampire Diaries. There are more books in the series but they go under different series names, so this is the final book of the original Vampire Diaries series. In this book, Meredith, Bonnie, Stefan and Damon are the focal points of the story as Elena is gone for most of this book. I liked seeing the four of them work together. Also, I must say I really like Bonnie. She is badass and strong. I think Meredith was smart. The Salvatore brothers are their handsome, mysterious selves. Trying to save Elena with the help of her friends. I thought the story was good, but could have been better. There could be more added to the ending because it felt abrupt to end it like that. I wish we got an insight into how Elena is living after the events of the final chapter. I think the story was boring at times. I will have to read The Vampire Diaries: The Return and see what happens. I am looking forward to seeing what the new series will bring. I still prefer the TV show to the book. Overall, an okay read.
This was an alright read. This is the fourth book of The Vampire Diaries. There are more books in the series but they go under different series names, so this is the final book of the original Vampire Diaries series. In this book, Meredith, Bonnie, Stefan and Damon are the focal points of the story as Elena is gone for most of this book. I liked seeing the four of them work together. Also, I must say I really like Bonnie. She is badass and strong. I think Meredith was smart. The Salvatore brothers are their handsome, mysterious selves. Trying to save Elena with the help of her friends. I thought the story was good, but could have been better. There could be more added to the ending because it felt abrupt to end it like that. I wish we got an insight into how Elena is living after the events of the final chapter. I think the story was boring at times. I will have to read The Vampire Diaries: The Return and see what happens. I am looking forward to seeing what the new series will bring. I still prefer the TV show to the book. Overall, an okay read.
January 7, 2017
4.5
Al fin, chicos, esta fue mi ultima relectura del a帽o pasado, de aqu铆 en adelante el mundo que presenta esta saga es totalmente desconocido para mi. Aun as铆, este era el libro que menos recordaba con exactitud, por lo cual me ha encantado volver a pasearme una vez mas entre sus paginas.
Contando con el mismo formato principal de un narrador en tercera persona y un total de diecis茅is cap铆tulos, esta entrega viene cargada con mas puntos de vistas que sus anteriores, entre ellos los de Matt, Stefan y en ocasiones Meredith y Damon, pero siendo el mas dominantes de ellos el de la peque帽a Bonnie.
Iniciando con algunas escenas de sue帽os pigmentadas de terror, L, J. Smith enfrasca a sus seguidores en la lectura de esta nueva entrega, presentando un misterio cargado de muertes, nuevos enemigos y un juego siniestro que llevara a la pandilla a reunirse de nuevo para enfrentarse a un gran mal que acecha a Fell`s Church.
La trama arranca con fuerza y tras entretejer el misterio con mas peligro hasta ahora en la saga por medio de un juego parecido al gato y el rat贸n no hace mas que mejorar. Lo que mas me sorprendi贸 de este libro es la manera en la que la autora saca respuestas de rincones que antes parec铆an superfluos y sin importancia, ademas del desarrollo que les brinda a cada uno de los personajes, sac谩ndolos de su zona de confort mientras en medio de todo ello, se presenta algunas escenas que cierran algunos conflicto y tensiones entre integrantes el grupo principal, as铆 como fortaleciendo otras ri帽as.
Hay muy poco que decir en cuanto a las ambientaciones, pero la trama va tan de un misterio a otro que es casi imposible reparar en ello, al igual que dejar de leer.
El punto de vista de Bonnie me pareci贸 tan fluido, chistoso e interesante que quisiera que todos los libros siguientes fueran narrados por ella, y es que decirlo Elena parec铆a ser la que estorbaba en las anteriores entregas. Como tal es la peque帽a Bonnie quien mas se desarrolla en este libro, teniendo esa metamorfosis de pollito en el huevo a un personaje de armas tomar. Algunas sospechas sobre el sentido amoroso de Meredith se aclaran mientras que las de Bonnie se vuelven un tanto difusas y me dejaron mordiendo las u帽as. Stefan no es alguien que resalte tanto en la trama mas que por su sentido moral, mientras que sin embargo la actitud de Damon me lleva a preguntarme si es realmente tan malo como parece aparentar.
Algunos otros personajes sufren cambios algo previsibles para el lector atento (y es que, 隆venga!, yo me lo venia sospechando desde el primer libro).
El cl铆max por su parte es algo que en mas de un momento me hizo contener la respiraci贸n por lo tensa de la situaci贸n y lo desequilibrado de las fuerzas en medio del conflicto. El final es bastante conmovedor y hubiera sido un final perfecto para la saga de no ser por una peque帽a laguna sobre el paradero de alguien.
Aun as铆 me encanta que haya mas libros por leer de esta saga, ya que si la evoluci贸n de los libros sigue mejorando como hasta ahora, sera algo excelente.
En conclusi贸n, muerte, misterio, amistad y reencuentros son elementos que predominan en esta entrega. El peligro se cierne sobre cada uno delos protagonistas 驴Saldr谩n indemnes de la lucha o tendr谩n que hacer mas sacrificios mas que nunca? La respuesta solo podr谩n encontrarla dentro de estas paginas.
Algunas citas:
路 Esa era la ventaja de carecer de imaginaci贸n, se dijo Bonnie. Uno no pod铆a imaginarse la cosas terribles que iban a sucederle.
路 芦T煤, pobre muchacho, t煤 sigues estando tan enamorado de ella como siempre 鈥攑ens贸 Bonnie鈥�. Me pregunto si algo podr铆a hacerte olvidarla.禄
路 S贸lo hay que pensar en lo peor que se pueda imaginar, y eso siempre resulta cierto.
路 De no haber sufrido ya tantas sacudidas sucesivas, podr铆a haber salido huyendo entre gritos o haberse dejado llevar por la histeria. Pero tal como estaban las cosas, aqu茅l era simplemente el 煤ltimo paso, el 煤ltimo resbal贸n al interior de la irrealidad. Aun mundo que no pod铆a ser, pero era.
路 En ocasiones pienso que toda la raza humana es malvada, por no hablar de mi especie. Y en ocasiones pienso que hay el n煤mero suficiente de personas de ambas razas que son malvadas para que no importe qu茅 le suceda al resto.
路 Puedes unirte al bando malvado, al bando ganador. Y nadie puede culparte en realidad, porque si el universo es de ese modo, 驴por qu茅 no deber铆as ser t煤 tambi茅n as铆?
路 Incluso aunque yo supiese que no hay esperanza, seguir铆a teniendo que intentarlo.
路 芦Y as铆 es como termina 鈥攑ens贸鈥�. Te arrodillas junto a tu caballero y luego te enfrentas al enemigo.禄
路 De este modo, as铆 de sencillo, con una palabra, y vas a morir en una noche de verano. Una noche de verano en que la luna y las estrellas brillan y las hogueras arden como las llamas que los druidas usaban para invocar a los muertos.
Al fin, chicos, esta fue mi ultima relectura del a帽o pasado, de aqu铆 en adelante el mundo que presenta esta saga es totalmente desconocido para mi. Aun as铆, este era el libro que menos recordaba con exactitud, por lo cual me ha encantado volver a pasearme una vez mas entre sus paginas.
Contando con el mismo formato principal de un narrador en tercera persona y un total de diecis茅is cap铆tulos, esta entrega viene cargada con mas puntos de vistas que sus anteriores, entre ellos los de Matt, Stefan y en ocasiones Meredith y Damon, pero siendo el mas dominantes de ellos el de la peque帽a Bonnie.
Iniciando con algunas escenas de sue帽os pigmentadas de terror, L, J. Smith enfrasca a sus seguidores en la lectura de esta nueva entrega, presentando un misterio cargado de muertes, nuevos enemigos y un juego siniestro que llevara a la pandilla a reunirse de nuevo para enfrentarse a un gran mal que acecha a Fell`s Church.
La trama arranca con fuerza y tras entretejer el misterio con mas peligro hasta ahora en la saga por medio de un juego parecido al gato y el rat贸n no hace mas que mejorar. Lo que mas me sorprendi贸 de este libro es la manera en la que la autora saca respuestas de rincones que antes parec铆an superfluos y sin importancia, ademas del desarrollo que les brinda a cada uno de los personajes, sac谩ndolos de su zona de confort mientras en medio de todo ello, se presenta algunas escenas que cierran algunos conflicto y tensiones entre integrantes el grupo principal, as铆 como fortaleciendo otras ri帽as.
Hay muy poco que decir en cuanto a las ambientaciones, pero la trama va tan de un misterio a otro que es casi imposible reparar en ello, al igual que dejar de leer.
El punto de vista de Bonnie me pareci贸 tan fluido, chistoso e interesante que quisiera que todos los libros siguientes fueran narrados por ella, y es que decirlo Elena parec铆a ser la que estorbaba en las anteriores entregas. Como tal es la peque帽a Bonnie quien mas se desarrolla en este libro, teniendo esa metamorfosis de pollito en el huevo a un personaje de armas tomar. Algunas sospechas sobre el sentido amoroso de Meredith se aclaran mientras que las de Bonnie se vuelven un tanto difusas y me dejaron mordiendo las u帽as. Stefan no es alguien que resalte tanto en la trama mas que por su sentido moral, mientras que sin embargo la actitud de Damon me lleva a preguntarme si es realmente tan malo como parece aparentar.
Algunos otros personajes sufren cambios algo previsibles para el lector atento (y es que, 隆venga!, yo me lo venia sospechando desde el primer libro).
El cl铆max por su parte es algo que en mas de un momento me hizo contener la respiraci贸n por lo tensa de la situaci贸n y lo desequilibrado de las fuerzas en medio del conflicto. El final es bastante conmovedor y hubiera sido un final perfecto para la saga de no ser por una peque帽a laguna sobre el paradero de alguien.
Aun as铆 me encanta que haya mas libros por leer de esta saga, ya que si la evoluci贸n de los libros sigue mejorando como hasta ahora, sera algo excelente.
En conclusi贸n, muerte, misterio, amistad y reencuentros son elementos que predominan en esta entrega. El peligro se cierne sobre cada uno delos protagonistas 驴Saldr谩n indemnes de la lucha o tendr谩n que hacer mas sacrificios mas que nunca? La respuesta solo podr谩n encontrarla dentro de estas paginas.
Algunas citas:
路 Esa era la ventaja de carecer de imaginaci贸n, se dijo Bonnie. Uno no pod铆a imaginarse la cosas terribles que iban a sucederle.
路 芦T煤, pobre muchacho, t煤 sigues estando tan enamorado de ella como siempre 鈥攑ens贸 Bonnie鈥�. Me pregunto si algo podr铆a hacerte olvidarla.禄
路 S贸lo hay que pensar en lo peor que se pueda imaginar, y eso siempre resulta cierto.
路 De no haber sufrido ya tantas sacudidas sucesivas, podr铆a haber salido huyendo entre gritos o haberse dejado llevar por la histeria. Pero tal como estaban las cosas, aqu茅l era simplemente el 煤ltimo paso, el 煤ltimo resbal贸n al interior de la irrealidad. Aun mundo que no pod铆a ser, pero era.
路 En ocasiones pienso que toda la raza humana es malvada, por no hablar de mi especie. Y en ocasiones pienso que hay el n煤mero suficiente de personas de ambas razas que son malvadas para que no importe qu茅 le suceda al resto.
路 Puedes unirte al bando malvado, al bando ganador. Y nadie puede culparte en realidad, porque si el universo es de ese modo, 驴por qu茅 no deber铆as ser t煤 tambi茅n as铆?
路 Incluso aunque yo supiese que no hay esperanza, seguir铆a teniendo que intentarlo.
路 芦Y as铆 es como termina 鈥攑ens贸鈥�. Te arrodillas junto a tu caballero y luego te enfrentas al enemigo.禄
路 De este modo, as铆 de sencillo, con una palabra, y vas a morir en una noche de verano. Una noche de verano en que la luna y las estrellas brillan y las hogueras arden como las llamas que los druidas usaban para invocar a los muertos.
January 30, 2011
Even with distractions, I read this book in about 4 hours. It was totally awesome. I was thinking that the ending would be another one that I'd be totally dissatisfied with(*cough cough* "Pearl of the Soul of the World" from the 'Dark Angel Trilogy' *cough cough*), but it's refreshing to see that love can WIN! Here's a spoiler though. I just wonder, is Elena a vampire still or is she human at the end. And did everybody end up seeing her goodies? That's what it seemed like when they kept talking about her being naked. Either way, if you like vampires and want an interesting read, then you absolutely need to pick up this saga.
The imagery L.J Smith uses is totally amazing. I was turned onto her first from reading the Nightworld series, but I find the Vampire Diaries to be more well written. Maybe it's because she has about 1200 pages to dedicate to one story rather than a couple hundred for 10 different scenarios and dozens of characters. I give it 4 stars because there were a few points where I felt that it was dragging and I was upset that we didn't even hear of the vampire brothers again until page 60. Damon was also a great character and I felt that he sort of went by the waist side. I didn't like at all how he just walked away. Not to mention, I think he and Bonnie would have been better together than Bonnie and Matt (thank goodness nothing was technically official with that though). I wanted to see a female personality counter his, one that wasn't Elena. He just didn't get enough attention to me. When you read the cover of the book, you read about Stefan, Damon, and Elena and you don't see as much as you should, I think.
Also, I thought the ending was a little rushed. It was like "Ok, Klaus is gone. Now we get to bring Elena back to life woo hoo." It just wasn't working for me and seems sort of out of the blue. Still, I was so happy for Stefan that I'll let it slide.
This is a depressing saga though. So much sadness and anger and hatred. I mean, the love in it was wonderful, but still, you can't ignore all the dreariness.
Also, I found myself predicting it was Klaus before I even opened the book. Just like by the second book, I was expecting Katherine to be the real bad guy. It was just a feeling I had. I think the first book was my favorite, but I totally loved Damon in the second one. He rocked in the third too. See, the problem is, it's hard to rank them. Also, since I have read them all together, it's hard to split up what happened in what. I just know that this volume was my least favorite, but for me to still give it 4 stars says a LOT because I still couldn't put it down.
The imagery L.J Smith uses is totally amazing. I was turned onto her first from reading the Nightworld series, but I find the Vampire Diaries to be more well written. Maybe it's because she has about 1200 pages to dedicate to one story rather than a couple hundred for 10 different scenarios and dozens of characters. I give it 4 stars because there were a few points where I felt that it was dragging and I was upset that we didn't even hear of the vampire brothers again until page 60. Damon was also a great character and I felt that he sort of went by the waist side. I didn't like at all how he just walked away. Not to mention, I think he and Bonnie would have been better together than Bonnie and Matt (thank goodness nothing was technically official with that though). I wanted to see a female personality counter his, one that wasn't Elena. He just didn't get enough attention to me. When you read the cover of the book, you read about Stefan, Damon, and Elena and you don't see as much as you should, I think.
Also, I thought the ending was a little rushed. It was like "Ok, Klaus is gone. Now we get to bring Elena back to life woo hoo." It just wasn't working for me and seems sort of out of the blue. Still, I was so happy for Stefan that I'll let it slide.
This is a depressing saga though. So much sadness and anger and hatred. I mean, the love in it was wonderful, but still, you can't ignore all the dreariness.
Also, I found myself predicting it was Klaus before I even opened the book. Just like by the second book, I was expecting Katherine to be the real bad guy. It was just a feeling I had. I think the first book was my favorite, but I totally loved Damon in the second one. He rocked in the third too. See, the problem is, it's hard to rank them. Also, since I have read them all together, it's hard to split up what happened in what. I just know that this volume was my least favorite, but for me to still give it 4 stars says a LOT because I still couldn't put it down.
May 31, 2018
I think this is my favourite one so far. Its just a coincidence Elena isn't in this one. Its not because she is gone that I like it. I like Elena, but Dark Reunion is the most intense so far. It has the most going on and it is very exciting. Meeting the original Klaus. I tried to picture Joseph Morgan, but it was difficult. This Klaus is very different from the Klaus I am used to. But both are crazy and evil, and that is essential. :P
But these books are not developed as much as they could be. They don't really explain a lot, including character motives. There were several things that people did and I don't know why, which is kinda bugging me. And then at the end, wtf happened? It was kind of a big deal and they didn't explain how it happened at all.
But these books are not developed as much as they could be. They don't really explain a lot, including character motives. There were several things that people did and I don't know why, which is kinda bugging me. And then at the end, wtf happened? It was kind of a big deal and they didn't explain how it happened at all.
February 28, 2017
OMG! This made me cry. Stefan's love for Elena was so deep, I guess no one can understand that. But still mystery is that how will Elena falls for Damon?
December 28, 2020
Hey...just how the heck did Elena come back to alive?
Did I miss anything??
Did I miss anything??
February 28, 2018
Could read without dropping it but not interesting either.. Reading this book reminded me again how much better the TV show is compared to the books..
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