After patiently waited for about a year, i got what I wished for last week: the next Vampire Diaries book, Shadow Souls. After reading the fifth book in the series, I wasn't exactly satisfied, and hoped that the sixth would be much better. Simply stated, I was wrong. The series to a fast down-turn after the original four books, which were written in the early 1990's. But the fifth book, which was written in 2009, seemed to eager to meet the standards set by the other books that became popular. *cough* Twilight *cough* The series took a whole new turn, became repetitive and overall monotonous. The characters became more innocent, none of them held up their previous enigmas edge. L.J. Smith truly disappointing me with Shadow Souls, the personalities of the characters deteriorated from their original stance. The plot was just bearable, but forcefully stretched out to 600 pages. Previously, the books would have me hooked, eagerly turning each page and I would finish each book in a matter of hours. In other words, this book was an epic fail.
Nevertheless, I will still be looking forward to the release of Midnight, simply for the sake of continuing what I have already begun. I don't doubt that Midnight will turn out to be an even greater disappointment than Shadow Souls.
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