Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion Review

Have you ever loved a book series enough that you hoped and wished for Hollywood to make a movie or television series about it? For the Vampire Diaries, I had the exact opposite happen I enjoy the show so much that I wanted to read the source material. I said in the review of volume one of the Vampire Diaries that the novelization is completely different from the show. That statement holds true with this next installment because it follow none of the story-line from the show rather has its own agenda. All the novels and show has in common is the main characters and the general love interest between Elena and the Salvatore's Brothers. That being pointed out the writing style isn't quite bad being typical of a YA novel, where the characters talk in the language of the day which in the novel was the early 90s. The characters are independent, but occasionally get annoying to read about except for Damon, who is by far the most interesting character in both the novels and show and my favorite characters out of the all. Overall, the book series is good if you want a new and fresh version of the Vampire Diaries in between the show seasons. Don't let the vampire in your home unless you love them. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

Update Monday

How are you doing, crazies? Welcome to a start of a glorious new week. Why am I being so optimistic because the other choice is to be pessimistic and the world is full with so many stories to be pessimistic all the time. Its Monday and instead of having a serious case of the Mondays like everyone before I decided to approach today with a glass half-full prospective. Being Monday you know that its update Monday, which means that I discuss what I read over the weekend and if I met my weekend goals.

First off I did in fact achieve what I set for my weekend goals. What no cheers is it because it was only read two chapters in two books? Are you saying that any reader can meet that challenge? Well BACK OFF it was hard for me! Okay I am sorry that I am shouting at you, but I want an easy challenge this weekend because I was filling a little lazy. In setting this so-so challenge I was able to actually read more than what I set out to read.

I read both the Vampire Diaries Dark Reunion and Inheritance. I only read two chapters in the Vampire Diaries, while I was able to get almost a hundred pages read in Inheritance. I feel very proud to have read a little more in Inheritance than reading Vampire Diaries. First because Inheritance is the last in the series and its such a huge volume of a book. According to Goodreads, Inheritance and Vampire Diaries are both over that fifty percent margin.

What have you read recently over the weekend or the past weeks? Do you have trouble finding time to read? Try what I did over this past weekend and only read two chapters during the weekend and maybe just maybe you will read more than what you set out to accomplish making yourself more proud to gotten further in the novel that expecting. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC

The Secret Circle Volume I and II Review

Hello crazies and welcome to another review and this time its double feature. I decided to post two review in one because I read this series back to back. When I decided to read this series it was a couple a month before it was announced to be a new television series on the CW. However the show was a flop and was cancelled after one season. I never watched an episode, but heard that like the Vampire Diaries it was different from the novelization.

Being my first L.J. Smith I was a little opportunistic about this novel or rather bind-up. Now I can see why some people love this series so much. The character grow on you, the good and the bad. The story is suspenseful when needed and descriptive enough not to bore you to death. L.J. Smith is differently an author that I will read more of especially seen how I like the Vampire Diaries the television series.

Cassie Blake, a typical teenage girl on summer vacation with her mother back east. Just before vacation ends, her mother decided that they shall move in with her grandmother that she had never seen before back at her mother hometown of New Salem. What was in store for Cassie during following school years would eerie beyond believe where myths and magic aren't just story in fairy tale. What might be in store for Cassie in this strange and mysterious town of her mother birth and why are some of the town people fearful of the Crowhaven road?

This novel had it all. The pace, excitement and anything else that makes a good novel. Now, I know why people rave so much about L.J. Smith because she is a wonderful, suspenseful writer. However she is not above having some flaws in her writing. Personally for me during select chapters there would come a part that would jump to either a new day or different scene which I think those jump could have held some more information. One warning I will caution people is don't read this novel during a reading slump because its not as powerful a novel to pull you out of a slump, but it can keep a reading buzz going. All in all, the Secret Circle series was an excellent story that has roots in the Salem witches. Happy reading and pick up that next book. This has been your surrogate crazy signing off, live in let live.

-crazyC