I Read All 13 The Vampire Diaries Books And I’m Team Burn the Boxset 🩸🧛
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0:00 Introduction
4:40 The Original Series
42:33 The Return Series
1:11:32 The Hunters Series
1:23:03 The Salvation Series
1:34:48 Thank You For Watching and Goodbye
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✨ Books Mentioned ✨
The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Reunion by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Nightfall by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Return - Midnight by L. J. Smith
The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Phantom by L. J. Smith (ghostwriter)
The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Moonsong by L. J. Smith (ghostwriter)
The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters - Destiny Rising by L. J. Smith (ghostwriter)
The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unseen by L. J. Smith (Aubrey Clark)
The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unspoken by L. J. Smith (Aubrey Clark)
The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation - Unmasked by L. J. Smith (Aubrey Clark)
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Your hate for Elena in this video cracked me up so much! ‘She doesn’t deserve to be an angel! She deserves to be in hell!’ AND ‘She’s not a saint, she’s Satan!’ 🤣🤣
The way she's rewarded for her awful behaviour and I'm sat here, the nicest person I can be, bitter and alone. Maybe I need to be like Elena
I like Elena in TV show better and the other characters
@@GavinReadsItAll
Maybe the true message of Elena Gilbert character in the book is to be evil and all of your wishes come true
Hated elena in the books and the show x
@@theresacherco3503 tv Elena and book Elena are two different characters. There is no way the show would have been successful if they kept her character the same.
"How can a teen vampire book have so much Christian allegory?"
- Stephanie Meyer has entered the chat.
Honestly when he said "Elena then jumps off a bridge and dies" at 29:09
The first thing that came into my mind was twilight
I am not even one third of this video and am already losing it
😂
Stephanie Myer is Mormon, not Christian, lol
Stefan and Damon are also Catholic.
LJ Smith didn't lose the rights to the series - she never had them. She was hired by Alloy Entertainment - the same company that owns Gossip Girl, PLL, etc. LJ Smith was dropped from the series when she and Alloy had a difference of opinion on who should be the love interest.
Source: Jenny Nicholson, LOL
I wish I mentioned Jenny’s masterpiece in this video, it’s disgusting of me that I didn’t 😭
@@GavinReadsItAll Shame! 😜
Bah and this is what I get for commenting before watching the whole video 😅 sorry for correcting you Gavin!
i've watched jenny's breakdown of this series at least 10x in its entirety and i've never even watched a single episode of this show 😂😂😂😂
Thanks!! I wasn't sure what was the case exactly, only that she didn't finish the series, but since book 6 she was already done with it.
Elena becoming an angel has the same energy as twilight sparkle becoming an allicorn
that makes me imagine people being pissed off about an angel elena doll
I remember the first time i saw that episode of mlp. Was such a "wait, what?" Moment.
never disrespect my girl twilight sparkle like that again
@@dejascott373 yo fck twilight sparkle #pinkypiesupremacy
@@dejascott373 her alicorn era was Mary sue fr sorry bro 😔
The vampire diaries is the biggest example of “the book isn’t always better” 😅
idk. Harry Potter exists.
@@RevCuck wtf the harry potter books ar 10 Times better then the movies
@@indedgames4359 yeah nah
Lol yes
@@RevCuck yeah no. The books are way better than the movies. Ig maybe Order of Pheonix is a better movie than the Order of Pheonix was a good book.
Stefan tying Elena to his car like a balloon is fcking sending me 😭😭 I had to watch it back when you said it bc I didn't believe you. There's no way
With a string and everything 😭
What episode? Lol
@@cassandraxlove it’s only in the books
@@GavinReadsItAll can you tell which book? I only read first 4 books so I don’t remember any such scene.
@@tbakhalid4781 it’s in book 5, “Nightfall”
This is one of those instances where the TV show is way better than the books 😂 but I will say the spinoff books that feature stefans diaries were pretty decent.
Gosh I should have probably tried to find them and read them in this vlog 😂 I can’t do any more haha
They were a different author using the same name as the original author which is why they were better lol
Yeah thats fair. Plus they were based on the show and followed him right before he became a vampire and what he was up to during the years leading up to meeting Elena. I really enjoyed them at the time 😊
And the show really jumps the shark, but has some likable characters.
The books are a confusing hodge podge. I watched the show before I tried reading the books and I couldn't even finish the first book 😅
"can you imagine elena flying around with golden wings that used to be rainbow, and everyone shouting "we believe in you". its ridiculous."
Legacies: *nervous chuckles*
The bit with Elena floating like a balloon made me howl 😂🤣 I can’t un think the image !
She's literally attached to the car on a string 😂
Did anyone else get a Veroica Salt image? Just a giant floating blueberry
I wish I could imagine it lol
@@GavinReadsItAllOk but it was Team Stefan right?
I’ve never watched The Vampire Diaries, never read The Vampire Diaries and never will, but will I watch a 90 min video of Gavin discussing the series in depth? YES. Yes I will 😂 the effort and time that goes into these longer videos is insane
I love videos about shows I’ve never watched. It gives you so much knowledge without the potential of wasting your time watching a bad series
So I won’t recommend the books….ever. Or the the show unless you are just interested. But I will recommend The Originals if you ever want to feel like your in New Orleans because apart from the vampire drama it makes me home sick for Nola. The newest show is also not recommended unless you want.
The show is not the books. The show is very good, at least up through the first 4 seasons.
Show is honestly great for the first 3/4 seasons ( the first half of s1 is a little cringe but still). The first 3 seasons of originals is also pretty banging. Other than that u can skip it tbh. I also think the shows chemistry between elena and Stefan and Damon is pretty excellent so there’s that
You should see Jenny Nicholsons video about the show....it's like the length of a feature film
Nah, Elena floating wasn't that odd. What I find weird is that I'm pretty sure in the first book of the return, Damon just gets bored of walking and he's like, "Fuck it, ima float" and just floats
ICONIC
eu amo HAHAHAHAHA
I heard that in Ian's voice 😂
Yknow In a weird way I feel like that probably would have happened in the show considering Damon’s character 🤣
This is wild, Vampire Diaries was my FAVORITE series as a middle schooler but I never finished it and forgot everything that happened until you described it and you had me DYING. I feel like I need to reread now to see what ridiculousness I used to love lmao
Omg please do re-read haha
@@GavinReadsItAll I thought you were gonna say don't do it. That would have been funnier. Haha.
I wanna say something I have never read the vampire diaries books but I realley wanted to I watched the tv show and I’m still watching it but I think I like the book better especially the characters and so they love for example I like Bonnie and Damon together and are a couple I like that Bonnie is a redhead and by the way I don’t mean anything racist by saying that and I read a fandom about the characters and I liked it but I love the things in the books that the tv show changed however I also love the vampire diaries tv show
I think I read some of the books out of order and I think there was a moment were they’re stuck in a snow globe?
Just my speculation: I do wonder if the idea of vampires being impotent was taken from Anne Rice's novels, which would've been the only major modern source material for LJ Smith to pull from at the time. In the Vampire Chronicles, vamps dont have sex & are impotent bc it's not a bodily need or sensation for them- the closest bond to a sexual encounter actually comes from the blood sharing when they feed from someone, where the experience is akin to orgasmic for both sides.
your commitment is INSANE. I don't know how you had the patience to put yourself through this for our entertainment, but you have definitely earned a subscription from me
I wanna say something I have never read the vampire diaries books but I realley wanted to I watched the tv show and I’m still watching it but I think I like the book better especially the characters and so they love for example I like Bonnie and Damon together and are a couple I like that Bonnie is a redhead and by the way I don’t mean anything racist by saying that and I read a fandom about the characters and I liked it but I love the things in the books that the tv show changed however I also love the vampire diaries tv show
First and only time I ever rage-quit a book was the very first of the Vampire Diaries series. The fact that the creators managed to make a TV show out of that mess is mind-boggling and impressive af. Mind you they had to change practically everything but still. Lol
This is how I was with the first Twilight. I tried to listen to the audiobook in my teen years. I live in the Pacific Northwest and was instantly PO'd by Bella's endless belly aching about the weather. It's fucking gorgeous here.
As a fellow person who lives in the Pacific NW (on the Olympic Peninsula) I have to say:
No, she’s right! It’s terrible here! Like a nightmare hellscape of misty green suitable only for mermaids and frogs. Stay away! Protect yourself from mold and fungus! Be safe! Don’t come here, it’s terrible!
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Just doing my part to keep more folks from moving here and overcrowding our emerald mountains and seashore.
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The show is so good.
"I mean, not that I would kick either of them out of bed" Icon. I need to watch the vampire diaries.
Do it. Do it for me!!
Yes, watch it. It’s really good it’s better than the book series
When you do, be sure to start watching The Originals in tandems. I think it starts during the 12th episode of season 4. After that, i'll watch 1 episode TVD and 1 episode of The Originals, then when they're both over I watch Legacies. In fact, now that Legacies is officially over after season 4, it may be time for me to start again too!
@@LaineyBug2020 Ooo, thanks!!
Don't. It's garbage.
This whole series is giving big fanfic vibes… and not in a good way 😂
Exactly, there is some good fanfic out there, but this was not it 😂
I don't think that's the case, considering the books are the original source. If anything, the TV series in a fanfic retelling.
I wanna say something I have never read the vampire diaries books but I realley wanted to I watched the tv show and I’m still watching it but I think I like the book better especially the characters and so they love for example I like Bonnie and Damon together and are a couple I like that Bonnie is a redhead and by the way I don’t mean anything racist by saying that and I read a fandom about the characters and I liked it but I love the things in the books that the tv show changed however I also love the vampire diaries tv show
I remember being soooo salty that Damon and Bonnie didn't end up together (they were just perfect, POV with two of them were deff my favourite thing in those books) and I stopped after Stefan died.
Thanks for taking a shot for us and reviewing this series, I was too young to remember all the details and toxicity of everything
Their chemestry is ssweet in the show, but it's sweet with him and Elena too.
I like Bonnie and Damon better especially in the books
Like in the show Damon and Elena but books Damon and Bonnie
I always got the feeling(from the tv show) that Elena & Caroline were “frenemies” like friendly to each other at times but also catty and almost in competition
Finally, I’ve been waiting for someone to cover this! I remember the first four books being bad but in a trashy almost fun way and then it just went off the rails. The Kitsune? The parallel world? Everyone dying and coming back? Elena being the descendant of these weird angel things I don’t know the English name of?? Like WHATS GOING ON???
I, too, hated Elena with my whole heart. I will never forget how Elena was described constantly 💀 Her golden hair cascading over her shoulders, her lapislazuli eyes, her dark lashes like crescent moons over her rosy cheeks … my god I’m actually feeling aggression as I’m typing this. Was so disappointed when she came back to life lmao.
Lord lapis lazuli eyes is burned into my soul
Full Body descriptions in the 90s were what authors did. Sweet Valley High did it. Roswell High did it. VC Andrews Overdid it. It was how books were sold. If you wanted to sell more than 10 copies of your work had to add description tags up the wazoo
@@LadyTuku-ju3fy I definitely realized this when reading Carrie by Stephen King for the first time. Character descriptions are very in depth back then even though it was the 70’s I think😭
Have you considered reading the entire House of Night / Marked series? I read them when I was around 11 and they were so badly written but such a wild ride! Would love to see you tear them apart 😂x
I remember that series!!! I loved it and read ALL of them but I remember hating the twist in book two were the Mentor school lady (I can't remember her name) turned out to be evil cuz I really liked her although I did like when Aphrodite got redeemed. I also remember not liking it as the main girl got more and more OP lol
@@izzfizz9721 I can’t remember much of it at all but I do remember the main character was an absolute nightmare! I think I might reread them all soon but I don’t know if I’ll be able to struggle through them 😂
@@Thelittlebookwitch The girl had like 20 different love interests and more level ups than Goku.
The biggest Mary Sue to ever Mary Sue. I DNF after book 4 I believe.
OMG I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SERIES
This Elena-Baby situation made me laugh so hard 😂 Had they filmed it as written in this series….i don’t even wanna know 🥸
The Awakening and The Struggle have been sitting unread on my bookcase going on 14 years now with the thought that I’ll get to reading them eventually lol. Thank you for saving me from ever reading the Vampire Dairies series!
You are welcome haha
Meredith was in the show, but later on and not in the "best friend" role, Meredith is the doctor in the show
Omg Gavin your commitment is outstanding. I can’t believe you put yourself through this. I watched every single second and you kept me company on a night where I can’t go to sleep cause my blood sugar is unwell and I don’t want to fall asleep and risk it becoming dangerous again. So thank you for the delightful company and the always fantastic content
Love you Katie, glad I could keep you company!
@@GavinReadsItAll I'm glad you reply to your fans. Why does your channel keep saying new member when it's yours?
“Probably the best person to walk on earth since Jesus” when I tell you IM DYING over you saying that omg😂 thank you for going over these books! I remember reading them when I was very young and LOVING them and now I’m mortified I did haha
I'm am literally crying. Your hate towards these books is so funny. Elena being this weird angel thing and your reaction to it was sooo hilarious.
I am cry laughing at you describing Elena flying around with everyone saying they believe in her.
Absolutely bless you Gavin, you have made my week before it's even really started ❤ I'm glad you are feeling better!!
Thank you as always for your sacrifice
Someone burned a copy of a Colleen Hoover Book, but Gavin is here to burn an entire book series 😂
I just remember reading the books before the show came out and being super disappointed that Caroline did not crawl all over the walls like in the Kitsune book arc 😂
I was handling all of this information so well until we got to “Caroline is pregnant and gives birth to a litter of wolf puppies” LMAO what the actual 💀
Really well done video. I couldn’t believe I was an hour in, I was so into it. TVD is one of those show I love to rewatch every so often and I’m glad I know now never to ruin it by reading the books 😂
And in books she gave birth to Taylor’s babies 😂
It makes sense bc Tyler is a werewolf, but it made me mad she accused Matt of rape.
stefan didn't take advantage of elena when she came back from the dead, he only thirsted a few times because she asked him for a kiss and whenever he refused she was sad and upset with him .He always refused and said that she was not in her normal state for them to kiss. Stefan didn't even sleep with Elena in bed, he was sitting on a chair, which made Elena more frustrated and who says that is herself
Aww yessss! I once read one and a half books then DNFed, but I watched the first 5 seasons multiple times I love those😍
Yay good taste!!
You have to read the first 4 books in the light of early 90s YA culture, where being the Queen of the school was considered the ultimate accomplishment for a teen girl, in order to see where book Elena's character growth came in. Early 90s teen Queen would never sacrifice herself to save the town... she'd send one of her adoring minions instead. And everyone else adoring the Queen and living for her was also standard operating procedure - and I think the company was requiring those stereotypes in their books, so Smith as the contracted writer had to work around it.
Between the 90s and the next books; well Smith got sick and spent YEARS reading manga and watching anime. 'Nuff said - burn them!
I read the first 7 books in this series many many years ago and I forgot how bad they were 😂 I wiped them from my mind, I literary only remember one plot point because it was so ridiculous 😂 Sorry that you had to suffer through them, but the video was fantastic!
I've never had any interest reading these, but watched thanks to the "Team Burn the Boxset". You didn't disappoint. The loathing. The snark. I was cracking up A LOT. Very entertaining - so the books weren't a total loss 😆
I’m so happy this video is here. I remember seeing all of your good reads ratings pop up on my feed and just giggling to myself knowing this video was going to be great and I was not wrong.
Haha I need to rate the rest on Goodreads, but glad you got to see early access to the ratings 😂
Omg I’m glad you mentioned how toxic it is to die for romance in vampire books. When the Sookie Stackhouse book series ended…um…SPOILERS…I was so glad she didn’t let Eric end her. She was so against being a vampire, had seen how awful it was, it would have been utter horseshit if she had turned for him.
Book Elena is season 1 Caroline.
Even as someone who knows nothing about The Vampire Diaries, books or show, this was such an entertaining video. I had a cozy time on the couch cuddling with my own tuxedo cat and watching it. Thank you for putting yourself through that for us!
I'm so glad you did this!! I love when people react to the vampire diaries books but they only do the first one, so thank you for reading them all because I really don't want to but I can now live it all through you 💕
Not me hearing 'Meridith's brother was attacked by clowns', and thinking wow this finally got interesting
Omg I'd have given the book 5 stars if that happened haha
@@GavinReadsItAll Thats a series I want to read 😅
The sense of self-hatred that vampires in every single book series seem to have makes me like the evil vampires that much more. At least they're honest about the fact that they're terrible. 😂
I loved the first 2 seasons of the tv show so this was A++++ content to watch 🎉
oh my god thank you for this video, I had blocked all the memories I had of reading this whole series, I believe I read the first 6 books and I had NO RECOLLECTION until now. Baby Elena will forever haunt me!!!! Also, this video was great to have in the background while I was packing my entire house to move tomorrow!
Thank god, I’ve been checking all day for this. Week saved ❤️🔥🧛🏼♂️
Haha thank you!! This should have gone up hours ago but CZcams took way too long to upload, then almost scared me with possible restrictions so had to wait even longer for the checks, but we got there in the end
So way back in the early 90s, we didn't really have true YA books like exists nowadays. There was hardly ever any cursing or sex, even though books were about teens. So yeah the old books do feel like they were written to a younger audience as a result.
Now I want to re-read LJ Smith, Christopher Pike, RL Stine, and Richie Tankersley Cusick books!
I've read 7 or 8 of the books when I was a literal child (like 13-15) and I loved them. A few years ago I found one and tried to read it again and man did I have bad taste in books🤣
I can't believe I finally found another person who actually read the whole series too 😂 it honestly seemed like noone else ever read these exept for me😅
Are they really bad? How is delena in the books?
It’s crazy how thick some of those books are just for you to sum them up in a few sentences
I read the original 4 books and then watched the 1st season when it premiered back in 2009 and I was LIVID when I saw the cast lol I binge-watched the whole thing during lockdown tho and I really enjoyed it ngl
I read the first 4 books after watching TVD and that’s the endgame for me. I don’t feel like reading further books after that.
I always prefered her Secret Circle trilogy. It felt like she actually liked what she was writing.
Love that you did this so much !! I love your series reads. And I love all this vampire and witch content. ❤
Thanks so much, I appreciate you 🥰
I have watched Jenny Nicholson’s video about the tv show about a million times, so excited to see what the books are like having not consumed either version of this series
I love you gavin you're videos are just pure happiness
Love this! And you've made me want to rewatch the show lol I didn't realize I would ever want to do a rewatch! Great video!
Its so good to see you again. I am so glad that you are feeling better now
Thanks so much, I still have a sore throat but I’m much better now 🥰
Love your videos! So excited to watch this
Aw thank you Jessica
Love this energy ❤🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜
I love your book series reading vlogs so much!
gavin truly makes the most iconic videos. i LOVE when u do series vlogs like these. i can't believe i'm saying this but i like this video even more than jenny's TVD breakdown. this was hysterical and u made a lot of good points about the problematic parts of the books while also keeping this video light-hearted and fun as usual. you're doing the lord's work, gavin.
I am so excited for this!!!! I vaguely remember picking up the books as a teen but then I revisited the show during quarantine. Thank you so much Gavin for all the hard work and I hope you can get better soon 🖤🖤🖤
Thanks Tiffany, glad we can bond over Vampire Diaries 🥰
You recapping the return series had me cackling!
Stefan’s “she does that sometimes”.
Elena being tied to a car like a balloon!
Caroline scuttling across the ceiling!
Prairie Dog kissing (are all angels in the TVD like this?)
Stefan googling spells to become a human?? Then getting trapped in a hell dimension (can’t trust everything you find on the internet…)!
Elena’s Pride wings?!
Omfgggggg
I never read or watched the Vampire Diaries, but I remember loving the Nightworld omnibuses by the same author when I was about 13/14, so this is quite an enlightening video.
Night World is cheesy but so much better than the TVD series!
Have you read the Forbidden Game trilogy? It was my absolute favorite preteen series and I remember the characters, creative story, and romance arc being so well done, I'm really shocked by how bad the TVD books sound 😬
@@rachelr4126 I've read them and yeah that trilogy was super interesting.
Sounds like my feelings for the Twilight Saga! I didn't even read 3 pages before I threw the first book across the room! All my Twilight Saga books ended up as a donation to the local library!
Could never join the hate train on tv show Elena cause book Elena makes her look like a Saint 😭
I just found your channel and I'm loving it! Great content!
I have WAITED for this and it did NOT disappoint!! Thank you for making me not read the books! Your commentary, has made my day!! 😂❤️
What’s funny is when I heard how she came back as an angel my response was “did the author misunderstand the requirements and personality traits for an angel with a succubas?” 🤣
i… i thought these books were so good when i was 10. i still look back on them fondly and think “maybe i should find them online and reread them” thank you for making sure i didn’t.
god i just remembered i had like a box of notes id made abt the series including all of elena’s wing states (i think 2 of them were wings of protection and wings of destruction??) and damon’s nicknames for people. if that was the most riveting content i could get out of the books as A TEN YEAR OLD?! that probably should have told me something
This video is officially my favorite booktube video!!!! It’s so good!!!!❤❤😂😂😂
Love these videos!
Thank you!!
So I was *obsessed* with the Vampire Diaries TV show when it was on. I was the right demographic, a high schooler in love with vampire romance. (I'll admit that even as a full-grown adult it's a bit of a guilty pleasure series for me.)
I read the books once I found out about them, I was a bit of a bookworm so I was ecstatic to have some books to get my Vampire Diaries fix. I didn't mind that it was nothing like the show, it just meant everything was new and surprising.
I thought they were decent until I got to The Return: Nightfall. I don't remember if I even finished it, and I gave up on the book series after that. It read like bad fanfiction written by someone obsessed with both Vampire Diaries and anime. The kitsune stuff just came out of fricking nowhere and left such a bad taste in my mouth.
I read some of LJ Smith's other series as well - The Secret Circle, Night World, and Dark Visions. I remember enjoying them, though I was disappointed Night World never had a proper ending. (Fun fact, The Secret Circle had a failed TV show and the book series met the same fate. Smith had her rights to it snatched away and a ghostwriter took over.)
I clicked on this video because I know pretty much nothing about the book series but really loved the TV show, kind of expecting I would've gotten distracted and that maybe my ADHD was the only reason that I clicked on this video because even though I love reading I don't often watch videos about books. But this video honestly made my entire day. I'm stuck in bed with a knee injury right now and your energy just lifted me up so much. I've been stuck by myself for the last few days and I've been having a very stressful start to the year with a lot of drama, so my mental health has pretty much been in the toilet. But watching this video I just felt like I was sitting with a friend And hanging out while talking about books. Your energy feels so incredibly comfortable and familiar, you made me laugh when I've been in a lot of physical and emotional pain for the last few days. I love the way that you explained stuff and your vibe just felt really nice to me. I immediately subscribed and I am so excited to go through your old videos and watch those because I know I'm gonna be stuck in this bed for the next few days anyway. And I just wanted to say thank you for being you and making this video because it really did make my day and I hope that you keep making beautiful content ❤
Absolutely loved this! Stopped me from having to do a re-read😂 (p.s. 100% would watch a 4/5 hr upload you’re hilarious, reviews on point and your vlogs are amazing)
Although I havent read or seen the vampire diaries I always enjoy your long form vlogs Gavin. Keep up the wonderful work! 😊❤📚
I feel like we all owe you a coffee each for putting you through this...but I'm not going to lie, I had an absolutely delightful time watching you tear the books to shreds. lol
Your skin is glowing!
Can’t tell if it’s sweat or moisturiser, I was sick in that last update 😂
this was fun!
Thank you for doing this, haha. I used to love the show and I think I read the first book, but I did not remember it right.
I am a recent viewer and I've been bingeing all your old videos and I absolutely love your channel!!! You put so much effort into your videos and your presence is so comforting.
Also I think it would be fun to watch you read the hunger games trilogy!
Aw yay thanks for coming aboard!! A re-read of the Hunger Games trilogy would be fun to see if it still holds up
@@GavinReadsItAll The hunger games trilogy is one of the only YA book series from that time period that sorta holds up I fear
@@giorgia.m I agree! I think they are still very good, especially book 1
I have never watched the Vampire Diaries nor read the books, nor watched a video from this channel, yet I enjoyed this video immensely.
Love the show. Only read one book and never counted. Great video. I hope you feel better. 🖤👽💚
First video of yours I’ve watched. Now subscribed!! Love your vibe, looking forward to more videos.
I recall reading the first book in high school and thought "omg this is really good", to the point I'm now hunting the box set just to read it all. I'm so glad I came across this instead of dropping ≈$140
So weird, I randomly just read the first two books in this series! Now I feel like we buddy read it ❤
I swear every new point you gave my eyes just kept getting wider and wider! That whole story is insane and I was getting major riverdale vibes 😂😂😂
I subscribed to this channel instantly when i watched Gavin's expression while watching Vampire Diaries ✨❣️
I read these a few years ago when I found the first two series in a charity shop and it feels so validating that I wasn't just dumb and the plots and characters are wild and don't make sense 🤣
I loved this video 😂 if you ever get over this hell and want to review another insane vampire series, the house of night books are UNHINGED
You crack me up. Just found you and highly enjoyed your content!
Now you need to add the Stefan Diaries
Omg this gives me warflashback to middle school, where I tried to read these bc I loved the show so much. I didnt make it past the 3rd book, reading them felt like feverdream 😭
Only like half way through the video (in the Return Series section) and the way you just keep dropping the most insane story details in like a throwaway sentence is killing me. 😂
So I mentioned this in the sprints but I thought I would explain a bit more here, my understanding of the whole situation with the author is that a company (idk its name) wanted a teen vampire series, and so they hired L. J. Smith (I’m not sure if this really happens anymore but I think it was pretty common in the 90s and early 2000s as I think this is also how books like PLL and gossip girl came out, these companies would want a particular type of book, usually because it was a popular genre/theme at the time, and then would hire unknown authors to write it) they had certain bullet points of what they wanted to be a part of the series and Smith wrote it, but she never had the writes to the story, then it came to a point where she wanted to take the series in one direction and the company another and so she either left or was fired (idk which) and another author was hired to continue the series how the company wanted it to end. L. J. Smith then released how she wanted to end the series (I’m pretty sure it was on watpad or something), I can’t remember whether she posted as a “fanfiction” or whether she changed characters and some details to avoid legal issues
Sorry that this is all quite vague, I watched a video about it years ago and can’t remember what it was
If I remember correctly. L.J Smith wanted to keep just the vampire lore and Stelena as endgame but the company wanted it to expand into more supernatural stuff (hence the parallel universe/dark realm) and Delena as endgame. That’s why I think Stelena were endgame in L.J Smith version while Delena were endgame in ghost writer version.
I read the first 7 books first and didn't like the TV show because it changed so much and I really thought I was gonna reread those books this year but after seeing this I might just set them on fire
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I was going to read the books after the tv show but now I will just stay with the show. One of those rare cases when the adaptation is better. 🤣
I love this video😭💀
I used to be obsessed with the TV show and when I heard that there were books that it's based on, I got really excited. My friend was kind enough to find the first 3 books for me, but I dnfed it right after the first chapter or two. The worst book I've ever "read". I'm amazed that you managed to stick with it. I really loved your video and now I feel like rewatching the series 😜
The fact that I read some of the books from the series when I was freshly 11 😭 idk who allowed those books to be in the school library but I was eating up those books but I remember nothing LOL I’ve been team Damon from the very beginning, I remember having a huge crush on Ian bc of it. Anyways, I would’ve finished the series if it wasn’t for them literally never appearing in the library again 💀 but then again a lot of the books I read during that time were ridiculous lolll esp the house of night series wtff
I got blankets and snacks and I'm loving this. Watching you sacrifice yourself so we don't have to re- read all of these but can still be extremely entertained by it , was a selfless journey you went on! 🤣.
The physical gag when you said "She's and angel now." Made me Crack up! 🤣🤣
Ahh sounds so cosy, hope you enjoy, but also apologies in advance for all the negativity in the video, hope I can still make you laugh 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll I'm living, laughing and loving all through the kindly worded negativity! It's heaven lol. Our eye rolls are perfectly timed together. 🤣