For all the supernatural fans out there, this is the book to read. It is full of vampires, witches, and werewolves all in a modern day setting. The Struggle is the second book in The Vampire Diaries series written by L. J. Smith. This horror novel continues to bring the intensity from the first book. It tells the story of a vampire love triangle that involves two brothers and an innocent high school student. As the readers begin to read the book, they themselves will connect the personal struggles portrayed by the characters with their everyday imagination and fantasy of having a perfect high school romance. This thrilling novel will keep readers on the edge of their seat, and will make them want more. The Struggle takes place in the …show more content…
In some ways it makes the story more intense and mysterious because it allows the reader to have their own feelings and reaction to whatever is happening. Sometimes it is hard to understand how the characters really feel about what is going on. L.J. Smith incorporated Elena’s point of view on particular events by inserting entries of Elena’s journal. This really gave this horror novel an interesting flare by having both points of views. “Strange, he always seems to be involved when there’s trouble”(409). Damon Salvatore expresses how he feels about each situation by simply stated it out loud. On the other hand, it is very difficult to figure out what Stefan is really thinking, so you just have to rely on the little clues the author gives the reader about his impulse actions. The author really allows the reader to have an interesting dynamic on the story, and it lets them interpret the book however they …show more content…
J. Smith also known as Lisa Jane Smith can attribute her success as a writer to The Vampire Diaries series. She wrote the first seven books of the series, and eight other books have been written by various ghostwriters. This New York Times Bestselling author has also written supernatural book series such as Night World and The Secret Circle that have become popular among teenagers. The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle both have become popular television shows based off of L. J. Smith’s novels. Even though she does not write script of the shows, the characters and the events of the story greatly influence by Lisa’s books. She has written many other short stories revolving around The Vampire Diaries that have been published on her official website. L. J. Smith does not write books anymore, but she does have a blog where she talks about her opinions on today’s