Why You Should Read The Secret Circle Books

what was the book's intention? did it live up to that intention?

Part supernatural mystery and part high-school drama, this trilogy is first and foremost about the basics: character + setting + story = success! In some ways, Smith is a very formulaic writer, in that she spins plot arcs with clear beginnings, middles, complications, and conclusions, but she's extremely deft in weaving all the arcs together into one of the most memorable trilogies of my young reading life. Yes, I might be biased because I read it when I was so young; yes, it was published in 1992 so there are some things that seem a bit kitsch now that were probably meant seriously. But, overall, the series is super fun and has enough different kinds of characters that there will likely be someone for every reader to make friends with. The warm, magical atmosphere that made The Secret Circle books the perfect escape when I was 12 has yet to wear off!