She pronounces it like "sal-va-tor-y" versus "sal-va-tor". One of them being that she pronounces "Salvatore" with a long "E" at the end. I will say that there are a few things I dislike about the narrator's performance. I kind of like that! It's almost like a bonus series because it has most of the same characters that I love, but it's a completely different story line. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this series is literally completely different than the TV series. I bought this because I'm a HUGE fan of the TV series. Great story, some issues with the narrator. Otherwise you might not make it through the entire thing and that would be a shame. listening unless (or hopefully until) they record another version. But for this to be experienced as it should, you need to read it for yourself vs. I honestly believe given a higher-grade narrator, preferably an adult, this would be so much better and would appeal to all ages. Her performance, especially her accent for Stefan sounding much like Luigi from the Mario Bros, ruined the entire book. And she pronounces their last name, Salvatore, as 'Salvatoray'. She comes across as a whiny stuck up tween who over-dramatizes every sentence. However, if you LISTEN to this, none of that will come through. The actual writing, though, yes it is a YA novel, is very mature. You have to read/listen with an open mind. Please don't go into this expecting them to feel the same. So fans of the show may be extremely disappointed. Jeremy doesn't exist and is a 5 year old sister, instead. For one thing, Elena is blonde, Bonnie is a fair skinned red-headed and Meredith Fell is a forth friend. Other than that, the people and places contrast majorly. Really, you almost can't compare the two save for some of the names and the fact that Elena' s caught between the brothers. As far as TVD, the show is much different than the books. Not only did it not follow the written narrative, but the characters and storyline they chose to go with did nothing to make up for it. So when I first heard they were coming out with a TV show for both, I had major reserves. Twenty years later I still have copies with the original cover art. These, together with The Secret Circle followed with the Night World series made up half of my 'must keep' books. I originally read this series in the mid-nineties after it first came out.
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