A phenomenally popular vampire romance sequence - available to stream on Netflix - from the best selling author of Night World, L. J. Smith.

The Awakening: Elena Gilbert is used to getting what she wants and she wants mysterious new boy, Stefan. But Stefan is hiding a deadly secret - a secret that will change Elena's life for ever ...

The Struggle: Elena is torn between her boyfriend, Stefan, and his brother, Damon. But these brothers hide dark secrets and a tragic past that threatens them all. Damon wants to lead Elena astray - and he'd rather kill Stefan than let him possess her ...

This is book 1 in The Vampire Diaries .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division .

Based on the novels by L. J. Smith and the TV series developed by Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec