Nothing like the tv show not sure how I feel about that. The story was good just not what I expected.

This book was a little less horrible than the previous installment but that's not saying much. Once again the death of the villains were laughable. They were way too easy to kill and the manner in which they could be killed was unimaginive and anticlimactic. The ending was okay but I was still left unsatisfied by the rushed conclusion and that fact that despite everything Damon does for everyone he still comes in second to Stefan in their eyes. I liked that Elena had become stronger with her guardian powers and Bonnie's magic had grown into making her a full blown witch; the strong female characters I had loved from the original L.J books felt as if they had returned and became even more amazing. But I can say with absolute certainty that the books written after midnight were all subpar at best and downright horrendous at worst. It's clear to me that this final trilogy is a desperate attempt to correct the mistakes made in The Hunters trilogy but those mistakes cannot be fixed so easily. The series was ruined from then on and it will forever be tainted by the awful plots we've endured since then. I am so glad that I am almost finished with this series. Reading it has been torture and I can guarantee that I will NEVER touch these books again.

So, I liked it enough. Predictable. But was a decent read.

It's weird how reading a the vampire diaries book always feels like coming home. Even though it was years ago since I read the previous trilogies, it's like the characters are still very vivid and present in my mind. My love for them never disappears, never falters, never weakens. And this book once again does not disappoint.

I love how the story focusses on so many things, without it feeling all over the place. I love how it focusses on love, on friendships, on relationships, on honesty, on grief, on pain, on loyalty and on chivalry. It's a story of a group of friends who do everything they can to protect and avenge each other and it's time after time a wonderful pleasure to read about them.

This book had a slow start. I didn't mind the slow start and the time they took to place all the pieces on the board, but it was near the end that my eyes raced over the words and couldn't stop reading. I flipped page after page and read faster and faster until all of a sudden the book was done.

To be honest, there weren't many real surprises in the book. A lot of things I could see coming, including the very end. But that didn't matter to me. I like it when books are in a way logic, when the foundation for a certain event is already built earlier in the book, when things don't come completely out of nowhere, where the perfect ending isn't destroyed just because they had to write another book, but because they already stated that something like this could happen.

So, I'm really curious to read the very last book. Is it weird that right now I hope that somewhen in the future a new trilogy is written?

ps. chivalryisntdead should have been a hashtag. Why wasn't it a hashtag? Matt Honeycutt being Matt Honeycutt, one of the many reminders why I fell in love with him so many books ago.

Alright so I didn't think this book was heading into this direction but I liked the storyline and I feel like this one flowed really well
This was the first book without Stefan and my heart hurts but atleast Damon and Elena can be happy, right?
And that ending!?! What!?

the plot twist at the end tho!?!!?!??

the book was a little boring here and there but overal it was a good book!

I really thought we would be getting a kinda happy ending, but the plottwist got be excited for the last book of the series!

RTC

A book full of magic and the thing I found hardest to believe was that ||they could plan and arrange a wedding in three weeks||. I liked seeing Matt happy in this book, he has more than earned it. Damon in this book was wonderful ||and he finally gets the girl, temporarily atleast||. I do question Elena tho, this quote: ||"Siobhan was clearly vicious and unstable. What kind of ally would she be?" errr have you met Damon, you have just described him at the start of the series||. I am so glad I didnt decide to give up on this series as these last books have been such an improvement on the others, or they have been more to my taste atleast. That ending though.....