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The Hunters: Destiny Rising - Part 1 (The Vampire Diaries #10)

It's the last installment of the Hunter's trilogy: Destiny Rising! Meggie and Laura are in the final 4 books for the Vampire Diaries series and Klaus, the ultimate villain, has been resurrected! That's right, just when we thought the Vitale were getting stopped in their tracks, a much bigger/scarier foe has ARISEN and the only thing that can make this worse? He's building an army! Can our ragtag group of hot teens stop him once again? Will Elena's Guardian powers subplot ever become interesting? There's only one way to find out! (by listening to this podcast). 

The Hunters: Moonsong - Part 2 (The Vampire Diaries #9)

Laura and Meggie are BACK from their week-long break and are ready to wrap up the elite Moonsong! The mystery of the Vitale is slowly unraveling in tandem with whatever is going on with Zander and his friends. On top of that? Elena still can't pick between Damon and Stefan, which is unfortunately still a (boring) plot point 9 books in. Can our cast of characters figure out what's causing all the murders on campus and stop them for good? What does "Moonsong" mean anyway? And more importantly, can we please get more Matt and Chloe content?

The Hunters: Moonsong - Part 1 (The Vampire Diaries #9)

The time has come for our Vampire Diaries teens to FINALLY leave Fell's Church (thank God) and go off to college. Everyone's decided to forgo their dreams and aspirations to all attend college together (which is kind of cute but mostly a bummer). The college vibes in Moonsong have Meggie and Laura living through some sweet nostalgia and they are extra hyped that Bonnie and Matt are leading our main plots this book! Matt's on the verge of joining the campus' super secret society and Bonnie is crushing hard on mysterious party boy Zander BUT students are going missing left and right and boy, oh boy things are getting worse!

The Hunters: Phantom - Part 2 (The Vampire Diaries #8)

It's Phantom Time BABY! The Phantom we've all been waiting for has finally arrived in this gripping conclusion to Book 8: The Hunters: Phantom. Also Damon is back and looking to kiss on Elena a whole bunch. And our squad is running around trying to find ways to stop the phantom. This phantom's power? Jealousy! That's right, jealousy is raging inside all our Fell's Church teens and the only way to stop it is to band together and cast some freaking spells. Tune in as Laura and Meggie recount the final showdown! 

The Hunters: Phantom - Part 1 (The Vampire Diaries #8)

Move over LJ Smith, a ghostwriter has taken over (literally! the next three books and rest of the series are all written by a ghostwriter). Laura and Meggie are absolutely here for the change of pace as this book starts off with a complete reset of the entire series, thanks to Elena and the deal she made with the Guardians at the end of book 7. So, all is well in Fell's Church, or is it? Only time will tell as the gang settles into this new timeline and something sinister once again starts lurking in the shadows.

The Return: Midnight - Part 2 (The Vampire Diaries #7)

Vampire Diaries author LJ Smith really goes full throttle with plot points as Meggie and Laura flip through the remaining pages and are once again left piecing it all together. Can the gang save Fell's Church and defeat the fox spirits that have been lurking for the past 3 books? Will Elena finally tell Stefan she's kissing his brother behind his back? Meredith's a vampire hunter now? All this and more as the Return trilogy wraps up and turns the entire series on its head! 

The Return: Midnight - Part 1 (The Vampire Diaries #7)

What's better than a main plot with some side plots mixed in? Laura and Meggie have no idea! This book has no shortage of major plot elements that are all independent of each other, which has your hosts literally begging the question "why?" Kicking things off: Fells Church is still in chaos-mode, Damon needs to be a vampire again, Bonnie ends up accidentally in the Dark Dimension again, Matt is still being hunted by the cops, Caroline's werewolf destiny is looming, Alaric is brought back briefly, and that doesn't even begin to cover everything that happens in the first half! You don't want to miss it.

The Return: Shadow Souls - Part 2 (The Vampire Diaries #6)

It's that time of week for Meggie and Laura to dive back into Young Adult world, and this time we're still in the Dark Dimenstion. From rags to riches (in quite literally 10 pages), we discover that Lady Ulma is the heir to a jewel fortune. Instead of using her money to get Stefan free, instead and our group of rescuers can climb the social ranks as they party it up through the realm and search for the two fox keys. And just when you thought Elena would stop kissing her boyfriend's brother, (since she is trying to rescue her boyfriend after all) well, let's just say things are heating up and not just because we're in demon territory. 

The Return: Shadow Souls - Part 1 (The Vampire Diaries #6)

Hoping to move on quickly from the mess that was book #5, Laura and Meggie are relieved that the book #6 vibes are far superior than what they once were. Elena is stuck on the run with Matt and Damon as they race to get to the Demon Gate that will let them into the Dark Dimension to finally rescue her one true love Stefan, but UH OH, Damon's looking extra in Elena's eyes lately. The ultimate love triangle is just getting started, plus can Elena reform the underworld?! (Probably not, but our little Miss pure of heart is going to try her best!)

The Return: Nightfall - Part 2 (The Vampire Diaries #5)

Wherever Meggie and Laura expected this book to go, they were completely wrong because the latter half is plot points on plot points and not in a concise way. The fox spirits are still wreaking havoc on literally everyone, Mrs. Flowers is now a witch and ready to fight, Stefan is still gone, Dr. Abbot's along for the ride, and our friends are doing their best to get everything under control. Get ready for snow globes, magic keys, and plenty of trigger warnings because this book, unfortunately, has it all.