The wrighting chg. a lot in this book. They have a ghost writer now,because they want to go along better with the TV program. anyway, all of the kids are getting ready to go off to Dalcrest College.Elena is hopeing things will normal in her life get back to sort of normal,because nothing is ever normal in her life.With a vampire for a boyfriend,& his brother,Damon,another vampire. And then there is always, Bonnie,the witch,& Meredith,the vampire slayer. Matt is a normal boy,who is Elena's best friend. Matt got a football scolarship to go to school. He lives alone,as all of his family is dead.Of course nothing can ever be normal for Elena& her friends.Student's start to go missing& only the blood left for police.Matt is invited to become a memeber of a saroity,Stephan,as well.Oops.,not a good thing to do.Really bad things start to happen.Everything comes down to 1 big fight. The good guys win the battle.Or did they? I'll find out in the next book,when it comes out,in November. Till then? 
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