I want to know what you all think.
Which series is better?
Harry Potter
Twilight
Vampire Academy
or
House of Night
And can you tell me why?
Any comments must be backed up with proof not a 'just because' or 'I just don't like it'

Harry Potter and Vampire Academy win for me. Harry Potter because I gre up with it and it was just so exciting. There was always something special about the secret magical community and I loved that Jk Rowling wasn't afraid to do something (like allow so many important people to die), she continued the plot even though it killed her sometimes. Harry potter's one of the only book series that I actually read Fanfiction for, because the storyline/world is so amazing...I find that there are so many plots that are undiscovered, so fanfiction doesn't really seem like someone else's story about the characters, but more like an attempt to fill in the gaps. Sorry, major tangent...but it's proof of my Harry Potter love
With VA it's sort of the same, in the way that RM doesn't hold back with her story, and I love that Rose isn't 100% imformed about her own world. There's so much being discovered by Rose and we're giving the opportunity to view it all with her. Even though the sort of problems she comes across aren't exactly normal human things (like vampires and prison breaks etc.) you still feel connected. I always feel better about a story when you can put yourself in it with absolutely no trouble at all.

As for Twilight and House of Night. I do like Twilight, it was a simple story and I loved reading it. But I don't think it's better than the HP or VA. Twilight isn't well writting and I don't much like that Bella & Edward become a path for Stephenie Meyer's oppinions to seep through. Like Marriage before sex/Children most important human experience etc. I get that for some people those ideas are EXTREMELY important, and I'm not trying to judge anyone who believes in those things. I just think it's wrong that for the first few books there were no problems, but come the chance to have sex or the idea of not having children and suddenly all beliefs change. I also didn't like that Bella's vampire life becomes so easy for her. She didn't really want kids, or at least she was willing to give them up to be with Edward, and then suddenly vampires could have children so she got both. ANd Jacob was all cut up about being left lonely, but no! wait! he's in love with Renesme. And EVERYONE's going to die...but whoops, false alarm. All because SM didn't want any favourite characters to die. I do like Twilight, I have books, posters, badges, calendars etc. I'm a big fan (or at least I was before the movies) but it just can't beat VA and HP

House of Night I really hate. I can't stand Zoe. I thought Bella got everything she wanted, but Zoe just pisses me off...in fact, quite a few of the characters do. I admit, I haven't finished the series. One day I will, but I just can't bring myself to be concerned with the new releases. I think the book had a lot of potenial, there was definitely room for a fantastic story, but it's just so predictible and annoying that I can't stand it. Zoe's constant stream of guys (all of which she's madly in love with) seems ridiculous to me. And I don't find it written very well.

Very well put love. And you gave actual reasons and proof.
And I agree with everything you said.
Except for one...
Twilight..
I was madly in love...
But now that I've read VA...
It's poorly written and entirely too much hype....
That's all I ever heard about....
I've realized that all Bella ever saw was Edward...
She pretty much let him control her life....
And...
I'm not a big fan of that.
As for HON(House of Night)
Zoe is entirely too predictable....
I'll finish the series but only because it will annoy me if I don't.....
Any other opinions?

Yeah, I feel the same way. Eventually I'll finish the House of Night novels, just because if I don't I'll forever be wondering what happened (though if it turns out I never finish them I won't be too disappointed).

VA and HP for me. I couldn't even begin to read HON. I attempted to read the first chapter of book 1, couldn't help gagging over how shallow and trashy the characters were, and just quit there.

Don't even get me started on Twilight.

I'd like to hear what you think dimkaluv.

Harry Potter and Va for me. I love HP because of everything Kim described. Just the writing , the story telling - the world created. As you read the series the writing and storying telling evolve and you get to see growth and development of the characters and the world. I love it. Same with VA.

Twilight- even when i was read it and was a big fan of the book- i always said its the best and worst book i ever read. Best because of the vampire/human allure forbidden romance. I'm hopeless romantic and that love story never gets old for me. But SM is a sucky writer. Liteature wise. And she can't sepearte her beleifs and her writing and she never takes chances. It shows in her writing AND in the stories.

HON- like Kim said, the world and story created has SOOOO much potential. But it's like P.C. and Kristen Cast are writing DOWN to teens and the superficial stuff over clouds the story. And it's too predictable. Zoey has bf problems, zoey saves the worlds, zoey gets a new tattoo. I actually still follow and read the series because now the sub characters and sub plots are playing a bigger role. In the last book( not giving anything away) Zoey was barely in it .. .which made me SUPER happy and for a super good read.

Hmm. Tasha you make a good point on the HON series..
I completely agree with you on Twilight.....
I am a hopeless romantice as well..
I guess that's the reason I feel in love with it....

She never really did much...

*Sigh* Am i supposed to find it natural that somebody forgets about the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series, by Old-man Rick Riordan[where the Councils in question are actually useful, the reasoning for illegitimate children are justified, the ancestors to Harry's own spiritual ancestor King Arthur are in there and are somewhat reliable(Zeus and Aphrodite!), and everyone's not only some sort of badassed soldier or warrior by citizenship, but is also sympathetic?] or the Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins[in which we must get with the times, everyone can fend for themselves, the government's trying to destroy the Districts by the arena's Hunger Games, and tasteful Romance?Plus a homage to the siege of the Labyrinth by Lord Theseus, a demigod son of Poseidon?Can we ask for more?]

Whoever forgot to add either of the two series[preferably both] in there while HoN is up, should get a pie upon them! *Looks for one truly good reason not to go pie someone with their favorite flavor!*

Sorry Tony.
Never read the series so I didn't want any spoilers.
I do plan on reading them though.

Thank you.
*Prevented the pie from being thrown at Dark Angel*