Ok ( )

Interesting take on 2 characters... Some of it more believable than other parts. ( )

Newly-turned vampire Stefan saw the world as his oyster, with the promise of immortality bringing endless possibilities for he and his vampire brother, Damon. Unfortunately, Damon does not see things this way, and the book is spent with Stefan trying to win his brother over. During the process Stefan must face new situations that force him to think about his place in the world: he must come to terms with the end of his human life, learn his position in a band of vampires and decide if the human world is fit for someone like him. Like it’s predecessor, the second installment of Stefan’s Diaries is centered on romance, but comes to paint love in a negative light. As Stefan has recently become a vampire the story is filled with descriptive language of blood: the smell, the sound of a human’s heartbeat, the way that the blood affects him, etc. The book repeatedly mentions happenings from the first book, but explains them so that readers can pick up the second book without having read the first one. Stefan’s alluring character from Vol. 1 continues to draw readers in, almost as if he is compelling us to read, as he compels his victims. ( )

This is a really enjoyable read.

I found myself having some bloodlust as I read through it. Maybe I was a vampire in a fictional past life. ( )

Awesome book!! This second book of the series is about how Damon is captured by a vampire hunter and Stefan is the only hope to rescue Damon. But then he falls in love with the vampire hunter's daughter Callie and must choose between his brother or his love. This book also shows how they struggle to cope from changing from a human to a vampire as their whole life has been turned around. I give this book 4 STARS!! If you love stories about VAMPIREs, love and death then this is the book for you! ( )