I just finished The Awakening. It is the first book in the Vampire Diaries series. It is written by L.J. Smith. It takes place in a small town called Mystic Falls.

This book is about a vampire looking to find a small town to settle down in and forget about his past. There he meets a girl who looks exactly like his past love. He discovers that she is the queen bee of her high school. The book is written in both of their viewpoints. Occasionally you see the viewpoints of others, but they are very rare, and they are only used to bring in important parts.

I have read this book before. I have actually read the first four or five books in this series. I liked them the first time, but I don't feel I really fully paid attention the first time around. I do believe that this is the first book that I didn't like the main character at first. I felt that they felt the world revolved around them and nobody's feelings or opinions mattered but their own. I felt they needed a big reality check on many different occasions. I think the author does this on purpose though. I think they did it so that you can see the transformation this character goes through throughout the story. I would recommend this book and series to anybody that I feel would be interested in this genre. I would especially recommend it to young adults.