A review by ceruleanjen
The Secret Circle: The Initiation and The Captive Part I TV Tie-in Edition (The Secret Circle, #1-2) by L.J. Smith
4.0
***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS***
I really like the show on the CW, so I thought I would check out the books. I was a bit cautious because I am also a huge fan of the Vampire Diaries show but I just couldn't get into the books. I enjoyed the first two Secret Circle books much better than I did the Vampire Diaries book. I liked Cassie better as a character, thought the plot was stronger, and liked more of the characters better.
It's a lot different from the show. Nearly all of the characters either look or act different. It was really hard not to picture Cassie, Diana, and Adam as they are in the show, but Faye fit perfectly. The plot is also different, but I still enjoyed it. It was different and kept me interested.
There are twelve people in the circle though, so at times I found myself getting some of the lesser known characters mixed up. I really liked the characters of Cassie, Adam, Diana, and Faye. Faye seems darker in the books, but she's definitely one strong character. I'm very interested in seeing how the rest of the books go, so I've added them to my to-read list.
I really like the show on the CW, so I thought I would check out the books. I was a bit cautious because I am also a huge fan of the Vampire Diaries show but I just couldn't get into the books. I enjoyed the first two Secret Circle books much better than I did the Vampire Diaries book. I liked Cassie better as a character, thought the plot was stronger, and liked more of the characters better.
It's a lot different from the show. Nearly all of the characters either look or act different. It was really hard not to picture Cassie, Diana, and Adam as they are in the show, but Faye fit perfectly. The plot is also different, but I still enjoyed it. It was different and kept me interested.
There are twelve people in the circle though, so at times I found myself getting some of the lesser known characters mixed up. I really liked the characters of Cassie, Adam, Diana, and Faye. Faye seems darker in the books, but she's definitely one strong character. I'm very interested in seeing how the rest of the books go, so I've added them to my to-read list.