Just in time for the third season of 'The Vampire Diaries,' author Crissy Calhoun releases her follow-up to I Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to the Vampire Diaries. If you are a fan of the show, and haven't read her companion guides, then go to Amazon right now to order both Season 1, and the soon to be released Season 2. Crissy told me that the second book is due to hit the shelves on September 1st, but if you can't wait it's already available for order through Amazon.
The book is a wonderful guide to have, because it not only gives you insight into each episode, but also makes connections to previous episodes as well as the books. This is a great feature, because it reminds you of things you may have forgotten, or reveals to you the significance of details that may not be as minor as you originally thought. Two of the sections I love the most are the Foggy Moments and the Questions. These two sections let me know what someone else was confused about, or questioned when watching an episode. One of my favorite things is to talk to my friends about what I just saw, what I think is going to happen, and why something happened. These sections remind me that I am not alone in these thoughts. Another great feature of the book is the historical Timeline. This section helps put all of the mythology in chronological order so you can understand it a lot better.
Crissy does a brilliant job of taking something that is so convoluted, and making sense of it. She writes beautifully, and is able to pull you into each episode she breaks down so you are reliving it one more time. Personally, my advice would be to watch the episode before reading her dissection of it. This is mainly due to the fact that she is breaking down the episodes, not giving you a complete play-by-play of what happened. So, unless you're like me, and watch the episodes countless times, you might want to brush up beforehand.
'The Vampire Diaries' is a show that moves at a break-neck pace, and it helps to have something tangible you can turn to for clarification. These books are great in that respect, and make for quick easy reading, and reference. With the show's complex history, and convoluted storylines, both of these books would make a great addition to any 'TVD' fans library.
Crissy Calhoun writes for our friends over at Vampire-Diaries.Net, and you can follow her on Twitter @CrissyCalhoun, as well as her own website: www.crissycalhoun.com.
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