The town of Fell's Church has been rocked by another tragedy. The citizens are trying to cope, but strange things keep happening, and no one is able to move on. This goes especially for Bonnie, whose psychic powers are going to be exercised more than ever before, because it's up to them now. With Bonnie's visions leading the way, Stefan, Damon, and Meredith have to save
Fell's Church as two worlds collide.
I want to say, first of all, that if you haven't read #3, GO AWAY! Because the ending is shocking, and I'm going to give it away in the review.
Next, I thought it was unique and brave of L.J. Smith to continue the series after Elena passes. It's a side of the story a reader rarely gets to see: what happens after. The main character is gone forever (or is she?), and it was a weird feeling, that the story has to move on, because that's how life works, but rarely books.
I loved being in Bonnie's pov. She was always fun to read about, and I like her character. Meredith still freaks me out, I'm not sure what to do with her, but I respect her coolness.
Stefan is a little whiney, but handles it well, considering. I mean, they had only been together for a few days before tragedy struck, and kept striking, and she finally died for good. They didn't get to be a happy couple at all.
Damon is surprisingly helpful in all this. I liked that he was a bigger part of the story now. I always knew there was supposed to be some sort of something between he and Elena, but never got that feeling from him. Now it's nice to get to know him better, because he's a witty dude, and a bad-A. You even get to have a little of his point of view.
Dark Reunion was, well, dark. Darker than the others, with a lot of blood and spiritual warfare going on. A couple of the scenes were pretty horrific. Nothing was overdone, it didn't take from the book, but it was icky.
The villain kind of came out of nowhere. He/She didn't really have any motive, but they were mercilessly killing the whole town. I didn't really understand what they wanted from Bonnie or Elena or Meredith...maybe they wanted revenge on Damon or Stefan, but I don't really remember it being expressly mentioned.
Oh, and side note: Stephenie Meyer totally stole every idea she ever thought she had, from L.J.
The book was good. I think I read it more quickly than any of them. I was really surprised to find that I was excited to read the next one. I started off this series with little expectation, and actually grew to love it and care about the characters and plot.
Elena still isn't my favorite. She is strong and very smart, and I appreciate that. But I think I liked her being a vamp. Now that she's dead, she's not as involved in the plot, but she's still there. Bonnie is my favorite!
This is the last book in the Vampire Diaries, but L.J. also write a new series called The Return. She wrote it the previous series in the eeeeaaarrrrly 90's, and wrote The Return in 2009, I think? But it is a continuation of their story. I picked it up as soon as I was done Dark Reunion, and I've already started...review coming soon!
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