Are the books worth reading?

Yes they are start with the first book vampire diaries the awakening :)

yes they are tvd books are better than show

In my opinion, no. I made the mistake of buying all the books before I read them because I was certain I would love them. I didn't. I never even made it through the first book. I have a thing against main characters being possessive creepy bitches, and book Elena is.

You need to keep in mind when you go to read the books, they're really not the same as the show. The characters just have the same names. Elena is a blond cheerleader who is "Queen Bee" of the school, and MUST HAVE Stefan because he doesn't seem to give two shits about her. (Yes, Elena goes after Stefan, and she isn't modest about it.) Bonnie is a red head who has a huge crush on Damon. Damon is a psychopath. Tyler is a rapist. And Caroline is a reeeaaaally big bitch (and brunette). Suprisingly, Katherine is the nice doppleganger. She just goes crazy later in the story because of Klaus. I never got to the part with Klaus, but according to my sister who read all the books (and hated them) he is a pedophile. She also told me that the plot in later books becomes incredibly ridiculous/dumb. Oh, and something that isn't really important--Damon and Stefan are described as looking the same (Elena even confuses them from time to time). They both have black hair, but Stefan's is wavy and Damon's is straight.

So now you see both sides of the argument. Just remember, go into the books with an open mind, and try not to relate it back to the show. It really isn't the same.

yes they are worth reading even though the story lines are different.... personally i like the tv show better because it brings the book alive

the tv show is much more better than the books.the books are boring and not as interesting as the show's script ;)