The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1 Book Review

Origins
The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1
Author: L.J. Smith & Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec
Pages: 256 pgs
Reading Level: YA
Published: November 2nd 2010

I'm a bit happy that we have a new fresh take in The Vampire Diaries book chain. I am a reader of The original series, but was left a bit disappointed with the last book that was released. Honestly I haven't even finished it. So when I read that Stefan Diaries was coming out and would be a trilogy, I thought to myself Should I buy this book? Well I'm glad I did. Its great because its not based on the current events that we all have grown to love on the TV series and books as well. Origins takes place in 1864 during the Civil War. We are taken back to before Stefan and Damon are Vampires. I enjoyed reading about the brothers while they were still human and so Young at heart. Stefan is so innocent while Damon is the wild one. Smith tells the tale of when Katherine arrives in Mystic Falls and beginning to live in the carriage house and well all the sudden strange things start to happen in Mystic Falls while 2 brothers begin to fall in love for the same girl or I should say Vampire.

Synopsis: Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates, unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in Mystic Falls, Virginia enter a torrid love triangle that will span eternity. 

Brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore are inseparable until they meet Katherine, a stunning, mysterious woman who turns their world upside down. Siblings turned rivals, the Salvatores compete for Katherine's affection, only to discover that her sumptuous silk dresses and glittering gems hide a terrible secret: Katherine is a vampire. And she is intent on turning them into vampires so they can live together-forever.