If you watched the show before you read the books, like I did you may find yourself not liking it. I love the show but am not that fond of the books this one in particular. The book was slow moving and honestly I don't even want to start the 4th one.

3.5 stars

In The Fury (the 3rd book in The Vampire Diaries), odd things are happening around town. Stefan, Damon and Elena call it the "Other Power" that is causing it, but they don't know what that Other Power is. They are trying to figure it out and stop it before people get hurt.

This one was pretty much action, start to finish, but somehow for me, things almost went too quickly, and I can't even explain why I didn't like that things went as quickly as they did; normally, past-paced appeals to me. Some people's secrets are revealed, and there is a bit of a surprise at the end of The Fury.

Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, book 4) is told primarily from Bonnie's viewpoint. When someone in their group of friends in murdered, they have to find out who did it/what happened and stop it before someone else gets hurt.

I thought Dark Reunion was different from the other books and I liked the change, although I thought the end was unrealistic (yes, I know it's all supernatural, and therefore all unrealistic, but for the tone of the books, I just didn't think the ending fit).

Because of the tv show, some of the things that might have been a surprise weren't, but because there are also so many things different from the tv show, there were still some surprises. I actually wish I had known about these books when they were first published in the early 90s. I'm sure I would have liked them even more back then.

Something in the series has changed. The first two books were great but something has happened in the writing for the third and fourth. Maybe its just something that I am noticing now but things don't always add up. There are things that should be further explained and are not. The story line randomly changes and we are not given a heads up. I'm going to continue the series because its a series and is apparently very popular.

I liked the first half (The Fury), but the second half (Dark Reunion) just shouldn't have happened. Overall I really think they should have stopped the plot either after 'The Struggle' or 'The Fury'. All I could imagine when they described the bad guy was Jack Frost from the Santa Claus movie.. Not to frightening. I'm not particularily looking forward to the rest of the series, but I will be reading it anyways. I say stick with the t.v. show, it has a better plot.

*Spoiler*

Bonnie wrote such a beautiful diary entry after vampire Elena died (the end of 'The Fury'). Although it sucks that Elena was gone "forever", it was such a good ending. Then they had to go and ruin it by bringing Elena back for the second time. Gah! (The first time being when she came back as a vampire).

Even the ending for 'The Struggle' was really good. Not many novels end with a drowning heroine. I would've been good if it stopped there too. I know, a little dreary.. But what can I say? I like something different now and then.

Brutally. Awful so boring, i had to force myself to read it because i wasted money on it, don't waste your time on your money. Although i know these books were written in 1991 so maybe they were great back then....but I can honestly say i am not a fan of these books.

This is definitely geared towards a teen novel. The plot is light and lacking in intensity. The characters are comparable to the high school genre. But at least after everything, Elena and Stefan are together.

The Fury had a slow start and I really struggled getting through Dark Reunion. Not as good as the Night World series. I hope Nightfall is better.

So, let's just say this book was way better than the first one. Elena was more...modest would probably be the word Stefan looked and acted like he loves her and Damon was a handsome and dangerous as ever.

In The Fury Elena has changed but it wasn't Stefan or Damon who changed her it was someone else...

Elena is now a hunter which means that she has to be invited into houses and that isn't possible because everyone thinks she's dead.

There is another Power, who is killing and threatening people, playing with their minds...And no it isn't Damon...

In the Dark Reunion Elena has disappeared from her family her friends and her beloved...they don't want to think she's really dead. But will they find her? And will they find who changed her?

In my opinion I really, really enjoyed this book! It was filled with so many unexpected experiences and even characters that you forgot about in the previous book. L.J Smith put me into shock with what happens and I like how you can't tell what's about to happen next or which character is going to pop up! Truly recommend this series so far so amazing! Can't wait to get started on the third one!

I love this series and this book is by far the best one in the series. It almost made me cry 4 times and is filled with surprises. I recommend it to almost anyone.

Again, much darker than Twilight series and nothing live the TV show - but quite a twist!!! Good read!

I read both books (all four parts) in about 2 weeks. I found it an easy read, definatley geared towards teens. However, I was disappointed. I found the plot weak, especially in the last part. I did not enjoy the introduction of a warewolf as I found that it was a weak addition to the story. I must admit I did enjoy that it had some twists and turns I did not expect.

This is the second novel of the vampire diaries series, which includes volumes 3 &4: The Fury is the third volume and The Dark Reunion is the fourth volume. Dark Reunion was originally set to be the conclusion of the series, but the author continued it years later....
Please do not read further unless you have finished volume 2 (The Struggle), because there are minor spoilers!

The Fury is about Elena, who was just in a horrific car accident, leaving her dead and an angry Stefan looking for revenge against Damon for believing that he was the cause of her death. However, during the deathly battle between brothers, Elena suddenly appears, but she is confused and disoriented: she's in love with Damon and hates Stefan! She has no memory of her relationship with Stefan, and she was determined to even kill him!! Both brothers suddenly stop their deathly fight to figure out what has happened to Elena and how she came back to life, as well as why she has no memory of ever loving Stefan. Stefan and Damon decide to trust Matt in their secret in order to save Elena's life and hopefully return her to her normal state of mind (not that Damon is complaining). Throughout this whole volume, Elena is confused of who to love: the sensitive and sweet Stefan who has been there for her, or the dangerous and wild Damon who will show her how to have fun in life. There is also a new and strange dark force that is possessing the town dogs by making them attack their owners, leaving the two brothers to work together with one of the teachers, who turns out that he has his own secrets. The townspeople are beyond frightened and some even turn the blame on Stefan by having suspicions of who is really is. As it turns out, the dark and powerful force is more related to Damon's and Stefan's past than they realize....This volume was the best one out of the four volumes of the vampire diaries. The ending will leave you speechless and there are some major twists and surprises throughout the whole volume that will leave you in suspense!

The fourth volume, which was originally set to be the conclusion of the series, is Dark Reunion. Please do not continue reading unless you have finished The Fury because there are spoilers to the previous volume! With Elena gone, Stefan and Damon move back to Italy in order to reclaim some part of their old lives, leaving Elena's friends, Bonnie and Meredith, alone. Bonnie, with the help of Meredith, Caroline, Vickie and Sue, contact Elena by using a ouija board, and Elena informs them that they better get out of the house right away! However, Elena's friends are too late, and they are chased in Caroline's dark house, leaving one of the girls dead. Elena continues to contact Bonnie throughout her dreams, and leaving her clues as to who the murderer is and how to stop him. Bonnie uses a summoning spell and contacts Stefan and Damon to come back and help them fight the murderer. Vickie seems to be back in her scared trance, and Stefan and Damon, with the help of Matt, Meredith and Bonnie, figure out that the murderer is somehow beyond human and that it will continue to kill the townspeople until every single one of them is dead... starting with Vickie. Stefan and Damon take turns watching her house for any signs of who the dark creature is. However, Stefan and Damon have a huge fight about trust, causing Damon to leave Stefan alone to deal with the murders. Elena's friends insist that Stefan needs human blood to be strong enough to fight whatever it is that is killing everyone, but Stefan continues to refuse. Bonnie reunites Stefan and Elena in a dream, which Stefan finds out who the real murderer is with Elena's help. Stefan must find someone who has survived the attacks of this murderer, who can somehow tell him how to defeat it. During the conclusion, there was a huge battle between Stefan and the murderer, with the evil help of one of Elena's classmates! The ending really shows how much Stefan and Damon care for each other. Elena then makes a surprising and shocking entrance with supernatural forces in order to help defeat the murderer.... This volume was enjoyable, but there were some really slow parts throughout the plot. The ending did not explain how Elena came back, especially since this was originally supposed to be the final volume of the series. The ending was also not very realistic and it leaves the reader wondering what happened. Overall, this volume was a good read, but lacked explanation

These two were really different from the first two. The first two are really good vampire books but in these two it was really different, more paranormal than anything, I think.

Elena is a great character and there is always some kind of trouble around the corner for her. With Damon and Stefan who both love Elena, will the brother's kill each other just so one of them can have her, or will Elena die and the brother's will have history repeat itself? But love is not the only thing they have to deal with!

This series is just really amazing. I found the characters to be so well done, interesting, and well thought out. My favorite characters are Bonnie and Matt, but I can't think of one character that wasn't well thought out and planned. W-O-W!

The Fury: I really really like this book, though the begining was weird and there is no explication for Elena weird behavior.The ending was perfect but sad and it should have been the end of the series. For this book I give five stars.

The Dark Reunion: It was a little weird reading this book because for me The Fury was the end of the series and I feel like this book didn't have its utility. However this book was good and interesting but the end of it was weird and maybe it was too much of a happily ever after and it just destroy the awesome ending of The Fury.

This is book 3 and 4 of the Series. The Fury and The Dark Reunion. This book was packed with action and excitement. A lot is explained from the first book. Things come together in full force. The Dark Reunion was a action-packed, emotional story. I strongly recommend The Vampire Diaries Series to anyone who loves Romance books with a paranormal twist. But like i said before, Don't go into this series expectiing something like the Twilight Saga, although the books do share similaries, The Vampire Diaries is whole differen't series in itself. So Enjoy!

I really enjoyed this book any thing that has vampires in it I love it. It was really hard to put down this book.

WOW. Shocking! it was really good. I throughly enjoyed it. So much surprises and shockers. I can't believe i waited a whole year to start this one. I should of started it, as soon as i finished the first book.

Now im excited because, there is a third one, and a television series coming out. So far they have Elana, Stefan and Damon wrong in the series,(i believe). But it was a really good book all in all.

See review for first installment of the omnibus.