And introducing new creatures makes it all te boring, and they are still dragging the story with just the stephan-elena-damon triangle insteat of giving it another dimension to view things.
Where as in the show, atleast they maintain the love story and even show some adventure like finding a cure.
So according to me the vd books are becoming a drag, and hope they bring in some change in the story line( which means no introduction of new supernatural creature but a good story or atleast show the origin of merediths vampire hunter abilities, or anything to do with bonnie or the gilberts)
Which can atlest make the plot interesting