Not As Engaging As I Expected

The Originals: The Rise - Julie Plec

A slow uninteresting start but quickly grew in interest and action.
The Originals, seem to have been cursed with epic unhappiness. Their father hunts them considering them abominations that must be ended. Their lives are endless battles spent running from hunters and other forces that hate them. This is a story that proves immortality is not a sure bet for a happy life.
Klaus, Rebekah and Elijah, search for a place to call home a place to belong. They have been in New Orleans for almost 10 years and feel it is time for permanence. When they are rejected once again by the werewolves and witches of New Orleans they step around the rules to make their dreams come true. Two siblings fall in true love, one gains some ground, all three will suffer.
This is not a happy tale. It is heartbreaking to watch the events unfold. It is the beginning of a new life perhaps to more. I struggled with the beginning, it might be because I have not seen the TV show but I have known them from their days on Vampire Diaries. Not great writing, it seemed like it came from a script with just some added details ? I think a fan of the show would really enjoy this peek into their lives.