#6 of 6 in The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries

The Compelled

Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec

2012 • 222 pages

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The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling series by L.J. Smith. The Compelled is the sixth and final book in L.J. Smith’s bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series, which reveals the backstory of brothers Stefan and Damon from The Vampire Diaries series. This digital edition features cover artwork from the hit CW TV series The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder. Stefan Salvatore has always had an uneasy relationship with his brother Damon. But when Damon is taken captive by Samuel—a vampire from Katherine’s past bent on revenge—Stefan is determined to rescue him before it is too late…even if it means seeking help from the most unlikely of places. Stefan forms a tentative alliance with a coven of witches in order to save his brother, only to learn that Samuel’s end game is far more sinister then they could have imagined. With Samuel on the brink of securing unlimited power, the brothers are in for their deadliest battle yet. Full of dark shadows and surprising twists, the sixth and final book in the New York Times bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series raises the stakes for the Salvatore brothers as they face new loves, old treacheries, and unimaginable threats. Fans of L. J. Smith’s New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series as well as the hit television show won’t be able to put the latest Salvatore adventure down.

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The Vampire Diaries (Complete) is a 18-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by L.J. Smith, Aubrey Clark, and Kevin Williamson.

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#6 in The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries

The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson, and Julie Plec.

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What I liked:

-The use of British words was a nice touch Smile. I loved it.
-The beginning was pretty good. It was the 2nd best part in the book.
-I got intrigued when Elijah was mentioned near the end of the book. Which is the best part in the story.
-The characters in this sequel were all very good. I'll miss them all :).
-The fightings were nice.
-As usual, the end was great! It made me anticipate what to come despite my disappointment.

What I disliked:

-It was so predictable. Things were starting to repeat themselves which is crazy!
-In conclusion to the previous sentence, I was bored to death. In addition to the predictability, the writer, (who is not L. J. Smith by the way!! 0_o), kept over describing each move, each breath, every time the weather changed, the house, the characters... It left no room for imagination! The point of reading fiction books is to get your mind somewhere else where you could imagine things.
-Unfortunately, the only part of this book where I had no idea what to come next was the ending.
-Oh My God Stefan! I used to hate him, then after reading the previous books I felt sad for him. In this book, I hated him again! He was so reckless...
-Agh! The events! I understand that this series is supposed to explain how Stefan became the vampire we now see in The Vampire Diaries TV show, but the things that kept happening were planned instead of just happening. Instead of creating other events and memories we don't know how they resolved, yet, the events were based on current episodes of the show, therefore, I didn't want to know how strong they fought Samuel after compelling Stefan or how they thought they killed him because I already know he survived and he met Stefan again!

Conclusion:

Oh! I've been disappointed :s. I had great expectations for this one because it's the last book in this trilogy and I don't know if there will be other sequels :(.

Anyhow, I do appreciate this book. It had many favorite moments in it and the characters were lovely. It's true it bored me, but at the end it had a different touch in it than the others in the series. It could have been much better.

I don't really regret reading it. And this was an honest review from me and it's my point of view. Keep in mind that many readers have enjoyed it much better than I did and even gave it 5 stars :).

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