the vampire stalker by allison van diepen

Overall don't let the cover or the name fool you.

Alexander Banks Otherworld Chicago sounded so much more intriguing and I hope Van Diepen decides to write about that world someday soon. I also have to admit I wanted to know more about the story within the story. Maybe it's just that I've read way to many novels with far worse villains than Vigo, the ones that actually get under my skin and make me worry about the protagonist. He just wasn't something to be fearful of, not to the extent Amy and Alexander made him out to be in the novel. Maybe if the novel wasn't so short their relationship could have developed in a more deeper and meaningful level. The relationship between Alexander and Amy also happened way to fast for my likes. When it comes down to it all the characters in the novel could have been more fleshed out. As far as her feelings for Alexander, her anger towards her dad, and her annoyance towards her sister, it just all fell flat. Now as far as the characters are concerned I was able to relate to Amy's bookworm personality, but that was about it. I loved it, especially since I was curious about how Van Diepen was going to bring Alexander into Amy's world. Seriously literary physics is a genius of an idea. And thanks to a very creative theory called literary physics, Alexander Banks is able to cross over into the dimension in which Amy lives in. There have been plenty of times I've wished one of the fictional characters I've read about actually were real.

Review from The Vampire stalker had potential.a lot of potential but it just didn't quite hit it. Even taking that into consideration THE VAMPIRE STALKER really just ended up being a neat, fun read that I'm glad I read and I think any teen would be happy to pick it up. Instead of flowing and bending if that makes sense. The story moved along like there was a timeline that had to be followed 1. There was parts of the story that come of unbelievable or predictable. There romance built up really slowly and felt genuine. Amy is absolutely in love with Alexander in the novels so I figured that Amy would see him and go all fan girl gaga over him but she really composed herself and though she was all fan girl inside, she was way cool and in control on the outside. I enjoyed the romance between Alexander and Amy. Her descriptions were a bit lacking and I wasn't able to picture everything in my head but I liked the way she explained that some people can tap into the 'Otherworld' and that is actually what the Author of the books was doing all along. Seriously who doesn't wish that would happen while you are reading? I enjoyed the authors creation of dual Chicago. It would be so neat to have some of my fave vampires come out of their books and right into my life. I found the whole concept of this book interesting.

The vampire stalker by allison van diepen