It was too cheesy and sweet for my taste. While I was reading it I needed to remind myself over and over, that this is the very beginning of their story, where the characters(especially Klaus) were more naive and trustful. It's soo different from the show, but it doesn't mean it`s bad. It was a little bit slow and boring at the beginning, but the end of The Rise made me want to read the next book in the series, so I will totally recommend it to my friends who are obsessed with TV-show.