The Vampire Diaries: The Fury And Dark Reunion by L J Smith

This was a really great ending to a good series. In the first two books we saw Elena as a self centered girl used to getting her way, possibly shallow. None of this was a conscious undertaking on her part, but just how she was, but she begins to grow by the second book. In the third book, Elena is not at all the girl we met in the first book (and not for the obvious reason). Throughout the series Elena was a strong proactive heroine, but in the third book and onward (the second too a bit but most notably in the third) she channels that strength of spirit and energy away from her own concerns and grows a bit. She was really a great character and I enjoyed reading her story. The relationship between her and the other characters were all believable well done and the situations and resolutions draw you into the story. I liked how the book ended as well. It was a nice catharsis after all the tension. Overall, great series.