Well....13 books and over 20 years later, it's finally over. At least as far as I'm concerned. SPOILERS AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT YET DO NOT CONTINWell....13 books and over 20 years later, it's finally over. At least as far as I'm concerned. SPOILERS AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT YET DO NOT CONTINUE!!
Seriously, you were warned.
This last trilogy of the set was, in some ways, some of my favorite books in the series. Though none of them can really top Midnight and Damon and Elena's story for me (yes, strong Delena fan here!), I felt that this set really got into the story of the other characters and explored them more than the other trilogies had. And, as much as I love the star-crossed lovers, it was nice to see Bonnie, Meredith, and Matt get their own stories. When all was said and done in the end, I felt conflicted about this particular book. I love that Elena got to go back and see herself as she was once upon a time and correct some of her wrongs. And I love that Bonnie and Meredith and Matt in particular ended up much happier. And yet, I feel like by letting Elena fix everything so that she was the only one that truly remembered the horrors and trials and tribulations they endured along the way, a huge part of the bond between the group was lost. Yes, they are all still very good and wonderful friends who will always be there for each other, but they haven't been to the brink and back in this version of their lives. That was something that I thought brought them so close together and made their friendships so precious and special to them. They very literally were willing to die for each other in the old version of their lives. They understood fully just how important they each were to everyone else in the group. While I'm not saying that they can't feel this way in the new version of their lives, I wish their memories had somehow been kept intact of that time, like Elena's. I am glad they do not have to feel that utter despair they felt before, particularly Meredith and Matt, but the end makes it feel as though the entires series almost was for nought. That is my one major problem with the ending. I'm done ranting.
On a much brighter note, I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Elena and Damon found their way back to each other! As Elena said when she saw the wedding invitation for Bonnie and Zander, maybe some people are truly destined to be together. All I wish is that the writer had added a small epilogue about their lives together after that fateful encounter in the airport. That would've been lovely for Delena fans to have.
And finally, As Damon said from the very beginning: In the end, he would have her. ;)...more
Ok, so the series SHOULD have ended after Destiny Rising and should NOT have been continued by anyone other than L. J. Smith, but it didn't and it wasOk, so the series SHOULD have ended after Destiny Rising and should NOT have been continued by anyone other than L. J. Smith, but it didn't and it was so we have to get over it and read on, or let it go and walk away. Anyways, I didn't have high expectations for this book, but I had to read it anyways. I like that it starts out with everyone out of college and living "adult" lives now because more Dalcrest stuff would've been pointless. The bad guys there were already taken care of. Everyone's living their lives as I always pictured it (another bonus) and Katherine and Damon are friends? Good. He needed a somewhat distraction from Elena. Her plot in this book actually ended up upsetting me...can't say more than that. I liked the plot and the way the author (who isn't a ghost write anymore, so if you have SERIOUS problems with the books now, you have a name to curse!) brought a new twist to the villains, no more ancient old ones or vindictive Katherine, or "jealousy phantoms" (what was THAT anyways?!). So that's all well and good. The ONE things I CANNOT accept that I can't believe this new author had the gall to do and the end (if you've read it, you know what I'm talking about) made me want to throw my phone (which I was reading it on) and hunt down the publishers who let that happen. Now...it feels empty and I have no idea how it's going to continue on, and I'm sucked back into reading the next two books. Which was their plan all along....more
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