The Awakening (Vampire Diaries Series #1) by L. J. Smith is about Elena, the most beautiful and popular senior at her high school. She gets everything she wants... until Stefan shows up. He's handsome, mysterious, and everyone wants to get to know him. Unfortunately, he's also aloof and uninterested in making friends - he definitely doesn't seem to want a girlfriend! Elena makes a vow to have him, despite the fact that her old best friend (now enemy) has also set her sights on him. What Elena doesn't know is that Stefan is avoiding her because she reminds him of a girl he used to know... in the 15th century! Stefan and his brother fought over Katherine, a vampire, and because she couldn't make a choice between the two brothers, she turned them both. Realizing her mistake, Katherine did the unthinkable, causing Stefan to mourn her loss for eternity and Damon to turn to darkness, becoming more and more powerful. Eventually, Stefan can no longer resist Elena, and they become a couple. Elena knows Stefan is keeping a secret from her, but no matter how she tries, she cannot convince him to open up. As a result, they begin to grow apart. Then, when attacks begin happening to people in their small community, the people have no one to suspect except Stefan. Elena knows he couldn't have been a part of the brutal attacks, and begins to suspect a strange man who has begun showing up in the most unusual places. Little does she know, she is in huge danger. When Stefan disappears, Elena nearly goes out of her head with worry...This was a great book! I couldn't put it down! I loved that the author never came right out and said Stefan was a vampire, it was just shown through his actions. I also really liked the way the relationship between Stefan and Elena developed. This book reminded me of The House of Night Series and Twilight. (The Vampire Diaries was written well before either of those two series.)
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