The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #5: The Asylum

By: L. J. Smith, Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

The fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series by L.J. Smith.

The Asylum is the fifth book in L.J. Smith’s bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series, which reveals the backstory of brothers Stefan and Damon from The Vampire Diaries series. This paperback features cover artwork from the hit CW TV series The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder.

Trust has never come easily to Stefan and Damon, but now that Samuel—a vampire from Katherine’s past bent on revenge—is determined to ruin their lives, the Salvatores must join forces to defeat their foe. Samuel has already ruined Stefan’s chances at a normal life, and now he’s framing Damon for the Jack the Ripper murders, too. With the help of Cora, a human girl, Stefan and Damon track Samuel from the glittering ballrooms of London to the city’s asylum, which Samuel uses for his own nefarious purposes. However, while finding Samuel is easy, Damon and Stefan quickly learn that stopping him may be nearly impossible.

Full of dark shadows and surprising twists, the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series raises the stakes for the Salvatore brothers as they face new loves, old treacheries, and unimaginable threats. Fans of L. J. Smith’s New York Times bestselling Vampire Diaries series as well as the hit television show won’t be able to put the latest Salvatore adventure down.

Good

Stefan's diaries were good info on the back story about the Salvatore brothers but bc I'm a VD fan, these books were a little boring bc at the time I read this series, I already read every other book they have on this series as well.

Pleasantly Surprised

Would you listen to The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #5: The Asylum again? Why?

Yes. I'm sure there is some stuff that I missed the first time.

What did you like best about this story?

It gives somee of the back story that leads up to the original books.

Have you listened to any of Kevin T Collins’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

About the same. He's very good and expressive.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Better than previous books

I don't know if this book was better than the preview few in this particular series or if it was just better because I listened to it on Audio instead of reading it. But I did enjoy this one more that the others.

Better than the last book

This volume is better than volume four but still not as good as the first volume

The changing of the narrator!

Changing narrators after the first 4 books kind of ruins it they don’t have the same voice or accents. After the 5th book I don’t think I’ll listen to the 6th book. I think I’ll be done with this series.