Midnight (Vampire Diaries: The Return #3) by LJ Smith 3/5 stars

Hey, guys!  I know that I promised to give Vampire Diaries a break for a bit, but that didn't happen, I'm afraid.  If you haven't read my previous reviews, check them out: Vampire Diaries (original series) and Nightfall and Shadow Souls.

The Cover:

The Cover:
....Yeah.... I have no idea who is on the cover.  Is it Bonnie? This girl looks just plain evil so I doubt it.  Anyone know? Comment!

Official Description:
The devil you know . . .
With the help of charming and devious Damon, Elena rescued her vampire love, Stefan, from the depths of the Dark Dimension. But neither brother returned unscathed.
Stefan is weak from his long imprisonment and needs more blood than Elena alone can give him, while a strange magic has turned Damon into a human. Savage and desperate, Damon will do anything to become a vampire again, even travel back to hell. But what will happen when he accidentally takes Bonnie with him?
Stefan and Elena hurry to rescue their innocent friend from the Dark Dimension, leaving Matt and Meredith to save their hometown from the dangerous spirits that have taken hold of Fell's Church. One by one, children are succumbing to demonic designs. But Matt and Meredith soon discover that the source of the evil is darker and closer than they ever could have imagined. . . .

My Review:

What can I say about this book? It wasn't bad or good. It was probably a waste of time to read it, but for some bizarre reason, I haven't given up on this series yet. I think I'm holding out hope that it will miraculously get better? I know the next part is not written by the same author, and while I'm disgusted that LJ Smith got fired from her own books, I kinda hope it will re-jumpstart this series to at least the point of the first Vampire Diaries "series". Who knows? I think I'm definitely going to take a break for a while though. 

I just feel so offended when I read it. Seriously all of the girls literally FAINT at the sight of trouble. Elena is hopelessly playing with two boy's hearts. The villains are stupid. Elena has wings (I will never not be upset by that). And LJ Smith DOESN'T BOTHER TO USE TRANSITIONS!!! How can I possibly know what's going on if things happen with no explanation. I had to read entire pages like 7 times in order to figure out what on earth was going on. Honestly though, it was on par or maybe even better than the rest of The Return series (the others were bad with a single good moment while this book was simple Ehh... the whole time).  I think that this was partially because Elena was not as much the center of attention as she normally is. I'm not sure.
If you made it through the tragedy that was the rest of this series, go ahead and read Midnight.  If you are debating whether or not to read this section of the Vampire Diaries series, I would suggest you read a different book.

Phrase:
Virgin tears

Until next time, Happy Reading!