The Vampire Stalker, by Allison Van Diepen, was one of those books that gets better the further you get into the book. In this book, the characters of the popular book series, Otherworld by Elizabeth Howard, manage to come to modern day Chicago. Amy, who loves the main character of the series, Alexander Banks, is attacked by the evil vampire Vigo while on her way home from a school dance. When Alexander saves her, she is sure that he is just a fan dressing up as the character. She believes his story when he shows her the scars that are mentioned in the book series.
When Amy introduces Alexander to the book series, he is upset that someone was able to write about his world well enough that they could even describe his thoughts. But, in reading the series, Alexander learns some information about Vigo that is new to him. When Alexander begins to fall in love with Amy, she becomes a target of Vigo's, who will do anything to be rid of the vampire hunter.
At the beginning of the book, I was not sure if I really wanted to read it. Amy's obsession with Alexander was a little over the top to me. I prefer to have awesome heroines that can fight their own battles. Later in the book, Amy begins to hunt Vigo as well in order to protect Alexander. I was interested in the way the Otherworld characters adapted to modern day Chicago and how they reacted to learning that in this world they are believed to be fictional characters. I have read several great reviews for this book and I am sure that those who like vampire books would enjoy this book. Though, as I have stated, this is one in which the vampire is the villain.
