@@gracehughes8776 why would someone go to church to read a twilight novel when its not during a church service?if that person gave herself the stress to drive to church just to read a novel inside then thats just disrespecring God and the church.we may not have the same beliefs but is christians believe thst the church is a sacred place and only book to be read in it should be books related to christ...the same way we respect other religions and pagans or atheists.those people should respect Our religion too.otherwise going a step ahead to show that they dont care about it is pure childish behaviour.
I really want to read about her. I'm naming my pet hognose snakes (that I plan to breed) after vampires. So I have quite a few... I'm considering Carmilla for my newest one. I haven't confirmed that she is female yet though. So far I have Niklaus, Louis, Claudia, Bella and Juliette.😊
Romantic Vampire stories: Elizabeth Hunter "Elemental Mysteries" series are fab. 1990's vampire stories: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro "Count Saint-Germain" series. Had a nice walk down memory lane here. Thanks for this one Chelsea .... and welcome back!!!!
vampire academy and bloodlines are definitely my favorite vampire books. they are so amazing. also the vampire diaries is my favorite show everrr. though i never really enjoyed the vampire diaries books.
I have read vampire academy which I loved. I didn't care for bloodlines. Sydney was annoying. I love twilight. I have read the vampire shade which I really loved
@@deiracortez8915 vampire academy is from the point of view of Rose Hathaway(first person) and Bloodlines is from the point of view of Sydney and also Adrian (in the later books)
OMG!!!!!!! I am soooo happy that someone loved House Of Night! I don't know if you know that they came out with 2 new books in that series in a side series but with all the same characters. It's sooo good to be back in the world! But then again I'm from Oklahoma and to see Vampires go to a finishing school in Tulsa was amazing! Also this was one of the first books I ever read that featured a Gay Male character which just made me happy! This series will forever hold a place in my heart!
I haven't read Cirque Du Freak since 5th grade (I'm in highschool now), and even though I've forgotten a lot of events that happen, it's still one of my favourite series. I mean, I stopped reading as much after it because no other book caught my interest like Cirque Du Freak did.
I love Sunshine by Robin McKinley and also Deanna Raybourn wrote a vampire book called The Dead Travel Fast. Neither of these authors are known for books like that, but both books were really fantastic.
Barbara Hambly wrote a whole vampire series. They're the only vampire books I really like. I started with "Travelling With the Dead" and then had to move back and read "Those Who Hunt the Night." So richly detailed and the characters just come to life -- or un-life.
I remember reading so many of these when I was younger! A more recent vampire read for me that I enjoyed was The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. It was my first Holly Black novel. I also had no idea George R R Martin wrote a vampire story!! I stayed till the end hahaha great video! 😁
The Immortal Rules, and the Evernight series (along with twilight) literally got me into reading. And I NEVER see people talk about the Evernight Academy series, so I am SO happy to see these mentions
Fantastic video!! I thought I had read a lot of vampire books, but oh my, I now have a new very long list to check out. I do thank you. I read Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. It is the first book in The All Souls Trilogy about vampires and witches. I loved it!! She has a new book out, Times Convert, which is a prequel. I haven't read it yet, but I hear it's very good.
Chibi vampire is amazing too!!! It's also called Karen. It's about a girl (Karen) who is a un-vampire in a vampire family. Like she has to bite to GIVE blood instead of take and the others are normal vampire. It's so adorable I highly recommend it!! It's not as serious but still amazing
My favorite guilty pleasure vampire series is the Argeneau vampires by Lynsay Sands. I grew up on them and just love the premise and type of vampire that’s introduced.
I'm so glad to hear someone else mention The Passage trilogy! I absolutely adored that series (dense as it was), but it's just so good! Love all the recommendations in this video - I'll be saving it to come back to in the future. I also really like the Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh, which has a combination of angels and vampires, but I like the origins of the vampires in that series.
I reread the twilight series once a year. I have them all on audio as well and love watching the movies. It's okay to be a fan! It's an excellent series and made me obsessed with the supernatural genre.
I read Fevre Dream ages ago. Martin has an interesting take on vampires. Have you read Barbara Hambly's James Asher series or Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's St. Germain books?
I just started writing a vampire book today, like you said at the end of your video-want to make a vampire series that dark, action packed and not “sparkles”. A book/series that attracts both men and women-like how Harry Potter drew the attention of everyone but do it for vampires!
A prequel that leads up to a retelling of Dracula is Diaries of the Family Dracul. It is historical fictionish. It is awesome! I feel it is Anne Rice meets Brom Stoker. And Anne Rice is my favorite author ever.
Kudos, Chelsea!! Such a comprehensive vampire recs video, if someone can't find a vampire book to read from this, they obviously don't like vampire novels!! JR Ward is great, btw, when you are ready for some good, sexy vampires, read 2 or 3 of these, love them, and I haven't read them all by any stretch, but they are good! I also really like Sherrlyn Kenyon's books, again, plenty of sexy times in these as well! I would like to read Anne Rice sometime, need to get in that headspace though! Thank you for all the awesome recs, take care!😊
Watching this and continuously pausing to update my goodreads. So many great choices, I had just watched another vampire book list and it was every obvious (and not well written) vamp book. This list is amazin, you have so many types of books. Excited to pick some of these up!
Great recommendation! One of my favorite paranormal romance series is Jane Jamison series by Molly Harper and the Half Moon Hallow spin off series! Molly Harper books are full of fun laughs and snarkiness!!! 😁
I devoured the House of Night books too. The writing is kinda eh and the last few books fell through for me but they were a really fun read. The Sookie Stackhouse books were so good and I’ve been craving some paranormal romance lately so I’ll have to check some of these out!
Oh me too! I am so into Witches right now. I just read all of The Wicked Witches of the Midwest series (in order that includes the shorts and fantasy books) by Amanda M. Lee, and I loved them. Really charming and funny.
my first MJD book was derriks bane and I have bought quite a few of her books even the fred the mermaid series a laugh a minute also theres fred saberhagens dracula tape and brian lumelys necroscope
Ah, yes, my favorite supernatural creature! I've read or own many of these, great options! I also remember The Silver Kiss which was around the same time of Demon in my View.
Amelia Awtwater-Rhodes was my first foray into vampire fiction myself! I'm actually very thankful that middle school me got those as an introduction instead of Twilight. In The Forests of the Night, Shattered Mirror, and Demon In My View are *leagues* better IMHO.
One thing I get tired of is trying to find urban fantasy/ vampire books that aren't just romance books masquerading as vampire fiction. I don't mind a little romance in the background but I don't want a series where most of the focus is on romance whether than say on saving the world, hunting monsters, and defeating evil. Basically I want more Buffy less twilight. I hated twilight lol. But I did like vampire academy because there were actually dangerous vampires as well as good ones. Vampires that glitter are a safe romantic version of the monsters I grew up reading. The only danger is of the sexy kind of danger. No thank you lol. So I appreciate the different kinds of vampire books you recommend in your video
Check out The Carpathians from Christine Feehan Dark Series.... Amanda Ashley has a ton of vampire single novels. And Lara Adrian Midnight Breed Series :)
Vivian Shaw's Dr Greta Helsing books are good too - Greta is a Harley Street doctor specialising in supernatural creatures, I reallky enjoy her competence and the different types of literary vampires she encounters (and the connections with their other stories). Not fully about vampires but vampires are major characters. Some romance, some horror, a richly imagined supernatural world with actual scientists and systems living alongside the modern world. Great reads!
Thank you for the video. Then there are the urban fantasy vampires - Angela Roquet's Blood Vice books, Cherie Priest's books, Chloe Neill's Chicagoland series, some stories by Kelley Armstrong and on and on LOL
Did anybody read the midnight breed series by Lara Adrian? I just bought 10 volumes for 5€ at my local library just because I was curious, they were cheap and I wanted something light. Now I don't know wether I want to keep or return them :,D
Vampire kisses is my personel favorite vamp series its by Ellen Schreiber , the love story of raven and Alexander with lots of comedy and a very compelling and addictive story as well , it was one of my fav series as a teen and if i get the chance i will reread it soon , also for manga lovers vampire kisses does haveva manga adaption
9:02 I know I read a few of those but I don't remember them at all. Were those the ones where they weren't actually vampires but just immortal? Or am I thinking of something else?
Appreciate the Lost Souls mention; it's still one of my absolute favorites to date. Read this first when I was way too young for it, but I don't regret this choice lmao and I iterally re-read my old paperback until it fell apart. Now I just baby my hardcover copies haha
Alright a little late to the game on this but when you mentioned Sherrilyn Kenyon, I was almost expecting you to mention Christine Feehan. She has a vampire series (also a shifter series) and I devour her books when they come out. One of the few authors I pay full price for the hardbacks for because I don’t want to wait several more months for the paperback edition to be published.
Have you ever read the insatiable duology by Meg Cabot? I read it years ago when it first came out and I loved it. From what I remember it’s kind of a Dracula retelling. I’ve been meaning to reread them.
Aww, the old times! I love Laurell K. Hamilton's series. There's gross stuff sometimes but I like it over all. Best comfort read for me lol. Unfortunately, in my country the series stuck on 9th or 10th book and it makes me so mad. I want to continue. Why start publishing the series if you can't finnish it? I could order them on bookdepository but I read so slowly in English, it's not my native language, and it takes out half of the fun. Thank you for so many recommendations. I know most of these books but it was fun to be reminded of them :).
I lived for this series when I first discovered it. It is up to 26 books now. I ended off at book 15 so I am way behind. As much as I love it, I feel like its just dragged on too much now. But it will always be special to me!
This video is a year old but I just saw it for the first time and wanted to add three more because who doesn’t love sharing good vampire authors. 😬 Kerrelyn Sparks has a long series the first few are good but then they get repetitive, Katie MacAlister. Love her vampire books. Lastly, dating way back to when I was a teen, Christopher Pike ❤️ not sure how I would feel about them now but I sure loved his books then.
Just a couple notes...the Sookie series ended in 2013 at around 13 books...and also, while I love the Anita Blake series in the beginning, I think its important to give a warning that the books slide into erotica around book 10...
I’ll never forget the time that I was reading Twilight at church and my pastor yelled at me and told me that it was a delish book
but seriously,reading a novel in church?
Archie what’s wrong with reading in a church, she didn’t say it was during a ceremony or anything
@@gracehughes8776 why would someone go to church to read a twilight novel when its not during a church service?if that person gave herself the stress to drive to church just to read a novel inside then thats just disrespecring God and the church.we may not have the same beliefs but is christians believe thst the church is a sacred place and only book to be read in it should be books related to christ...the same way we respect other religions and pagans or atheists.those people should respect Our religion too.otherwise going a step ahead to show that they dont care about it is pure childish behaviour.
@@Huntressgaming498 I don't think Jesus gives two flying watermelons lmao
@@Marzaries well thats ypur belief.i have mine
Why cant you keep your opinions to yourself?
We can't talk about vampires without our queen 💋CARMILLA💋
I really want to read about her.
I'm naming my pet hognose snakes (that I plan to breed) after vampires. So I have quite a few... I'm considering Carmilla for my newest one. I haven't confirmed that she is female yet though.
So far I have Niklaus, Louis, Claudia, Bella and Juliette.😊
I needed to see this. I'm literally CRAVING new vampire novels to read. It's been so long since I've read one. & I used to be obsessed with them!
Try the Renquist quartet by Mick Farren starting with the Time of Feasting. Superb!
Black dagger brotherhood is my favorite series ever!
I love the BDB too. From the first book I was hooked. I love the way J. R. Ward weaves her storyline and the characters are very well represented.
Romantic Vampire stories: Elizabeth Hunter "Elemental Mysteries" series are fab. 1990's vampire stories: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro "Count Saint-Germain" series. Had a nice walk down memory lane here. Thanks for this one Chelsea .... and welcome back!!!!
vampire academy and bloodlines are definitely my favorite vampire books. they are so amazing.
also the vampire diaries is my favorite show everrr. though i never really enjoyed the vampire diaries books.
I have read vampire academy which I loved. I didn't care for bloodlines. Sydney was annoying. I love twilight. I have read the vampire shade which I really loved
Kaitlyn Cleary is vampire academy in her point of view ? Or is it in first person?
@@deiracortez8915 vampire academy is from the point of view of Rose Hathaway(first person) and Bloodlines is from the point of view of Sydney and also Adrian (in the later books)
TaylorAngelina so like she is the one talking and thinking as in “ I did this and that”
@@deiracortez8915 it is in first person ( “i am walking....”)
Brian Lumley's The Necroscope is a classic from 1986, and if you like that he has a whole series that will engage you for a long time.
The ENTIRE 15 book series is awesome! The Vampire World trilogy, books 6,7, & 8 were 600-800 pages ea. and was fantastic!
I've read all his books beginning with the Necroscope and going on through the Wamphrie series. I have heard they are being picked up for cinema.
Also I've read every single Sookie Stackhouse books and they are SO GOOD and actually pretty dark
Thankyou for adding the passage! I know fox messed it up bad but the books deserve every bit of praise!
I appreciate the Poppy Z. Brite mention. She is a particular favorite of mine.
I recommend the vampire academy series, and the mortal instruments series 😊
OMG!!!!!!! I am soooo happy that someone loved House Of Night! I don't know if you know that they came out with 2 new books in that series in a side series but with all the same characters. It's sooo good to be back in the world! But then again I'm from Oklahoma and to see Vampires go to a finishing school in Tulsa was amazing! Also this was one of the first books I ever read that featured a Gay Male character which just made me happy! This series will forever hold a place in my heart!
House of night junkie here 😩
My favorite vampire series that I never hear anyone talk about is the Cirque Du Freak series
I haven't read Cirque Du Freak since 5th grade (I'm in highschool now), and even though I've forgotten a lot of events that happen, it's still one of my favourite series. I mean, I stopped reading as much after it because no other book caught my interest like Cirque Du Freak did.
OMG i have never ever seen anyone talk about Cirque Du Freak I LOVE THEMMMMM ❤
@@AethericVisions I do! I didnt read the Harry Potter books until I was 23 and I loved them.
Hell yeah!! It was my favorite book series growing up but I am still mad at that ending but no spoilers lol
I ADORE CIRQUE DU FREAK!!
I love Sunshine by Robin McKinley and also Deanna Raybourn wrote a vampire book called The Dead Travel Fast. Neither of these authors are known for books like that, but both books were really fantastic.
Barbara Hambly wrote a whole vampire series. They're the only vampire books I really like. I started with "Travelling With the Dead" and then had to move back and read "Those Who Hunt the Night." So richly detailed and the characters just come to life -- or un-life.
I remember reading so many of these when I was younger! A more recent vampire read for me that I enjoyed was The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. It was my first Holly Black novel. I also had no idea George R R Martin wrote a vampire story!! I stayed till the end hahaha great video! 😁
Richelle Mead is amazing! You should also check out her adult series, Georgina Kincaid series is one of the best series I've ever read.
The Immortal Rules, and the Evernight series (along with twilight) literally got me into reading. And I NEVER see people talk about the Evernight Academy series, so I am SO happy to see these mentions
Nobody seems to mention or remember the Cirque Du Freak series when they were younger. I loved reading them as a YA.
I’m rewatching the vampire diaries for like the fourth time 😂 I love vampires too
it's not about vampires , it's about teens who look like vampire
Fantastic video!! I thought I had read a lot of vampire books, but oh my, I now have a new very long list to check out. I do thank you. I read Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. It is the first book in The All Souls Trilogy about vampires and witches. I loved it!! She has a new book out, Times Convert, which is a prequel. I haven't read it yet, but I hear it's very good.
Thank you for including The Passage trilogy! One of my most favorite series that more people need to read!
Do you read manga or watch anime? I recommend the classic Vampire Knight.
This manga is one of my favourit of vampires
Chibi vampire is amazing too!!! It's also called Karen. It's about a girl (Karen) who is a un-vampire in a vampire family. Like she has to bite to GIVE blood instead of take and the others are normal vampire. It's so adorable I highly recommend it!! It's not as serious but still amazing
It was good but not good like vampire hunter D
@@zhyarjasim the manga and the anime are awesome
@@extrabadluck I agree , I enjoyed it alot :D
My favorite guilty pleasure vampire series is the Argeneau vampires by Lynsay Sands. I grew up on them and just love the premise and type of vampire that’s introduced.
Nanotech ftw
Kerrelyn Sparks and Lynsay Sands are very good lot of books to bindge read
I love Lynsay Sands! ♡♡
Yes!!
I'm so glad to hear someone else mention The Passage trilogy! I absolutely adored that series (dense as it was), but it's just so good! Love all the recommendations in this video - I'll be saving it to come back to in the future.
I also really like the Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh, which has a combination of angels and vampires, but I like the origins of the vampires in that series.
I reread the twilight series once a year. I have them all on audio as well and love watching the movies. It's okay to be a fan! It's an excellent series and made me obsessed with the supernatural genre.
those dracula inspired books look very interesting wow
Because of you I brought half of your selections! Thanks for talking about vampire romance books as well! Huge stan for you now!
Two of my favorite vampire books Midnight Mass by F Paul Wilson and Sunglasses after Dark by Nancy Collins. These are really great.
Sunshine by Robin McKinley is really good
Love Amelia Atwater Rhodes and Vampire Academy! Also The Last Vampire series by Christopher Pike! Which I was surprised to see in the YA section...
I read Fevre Dream ages ago. Martin has an interesting take on vampires. Have you read Barbara Hambly's James Asher series or Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's St. Germain books?
Try Neil Gaimans The Graveyard Book. one of the main characters is a vampire. It has one of the greatest opening sentences ever.
I just started writing a vampire book today, like you said at the end of your video-want to make a vampire series that dark, action packed and not “sparkles”. A book/series that attracts both men and women-like how Harry Potter drew the attention of everyone but do it for vampires!
A prequel that leads up to a retelling of Dracula is Diaries of the Family Dracul. It is historical fictionish. It is awesome!
I feel it is Anne Rice meets Brom Stoker. And Anne Rice is my favorite author ever.
Chrissy's Soul that will be nice that any tv channel diaries family Dracula. I think will be a hit series.
Should read the Necroscope series by Brian Lumely. Really cool twist on vampires!
Have you read the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands? Its my all time favorite.
Single white Vampire is my favorite novel in the series. Lol sands is awesome
Lynsay Sands is one of my favorite authors.
Brian Lumley's Necroscope series (18 books) is brilliant. His other material (e.g. Titus Crow, etc.) is also well worth a read.
So many book series I need to check out from this, I feel like I missed out on so many. Thank you so much for sharing!
I would also recommends Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series, Robert McCammon They Thirst
I was hoping you'd mention Vampire Kisses! While I didn't finish it, I was obsessed with it. It had a comic, too.
Kudos, Chelsea!! Such a comprehensive vampire recs video, if someone can't find a vampire book to read from this, they obviously don't like vampire novels!! JR Ward is great, btw, when you are ready for some good, sexy vampires, read 2 or 3 of these, love them, and I haven't read them all by any stretch, but they are good! I also really like Sherrlyn Kenyon's books, again, plenty of sexy times in these as well! I would like to read Anne Rice sometime, need to get in that headspace though! Thank you for all the awesome recs, take care!😊
Watching this and continuously pausing to update my goodreads. So many great choices, I had just watched another vampire book list and it was every obvious (and not well written) vamp book. This list is amazin, you have so many types of books. Excited to pick some of these up!
Love that you mention The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, I loved that book, and the House of Night books, memories!!
Great recommendation! One of my favorite paranormal romance series is Jane Jamison series by Molly Harper and the Half Moon Hallow spin off series! Molly Harper books are full of fun laughs and snarkiness!!! 😁
I love Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, so yes, I really recommend them 😛
I devoured the House of Night books too. The writing is kinda eh and the last few books fell through for me but they were a really fun read. The Sookie Stackhouse books were so good and I’ve been craving some paranormal romance lately so I’ll have to check some of these out!
Great recommendations! I'd be interested in seeing your recommendations for witch books also!
Oh me too! I am so into Witches right now. I just read all of The Wicked Witches of the Midwest series (in order that includes the shorts and fantasy books) by Amanda M. Lee, and I loved them. Really charming and funny.
I will have to check those out. I love the discovery of witches series from Deborah harkness
I absolutely loved the historian! I usually dont live history and geography books, but this is well done
my first MJD book was derriks bane and I have bought quite a few of her books even the fred the mermaid series a laugh a minute also theres fred saberhagens dracula tape and brian lumelys necroscope
My fav vampire books....circle of seven series by Nora Roberts and when darkness falls by Shannon Drake
Anne Rice’s Interview With a Vampire is a great read!!!!
YAAAAAS the laurell k Hamilton and sherrilyn Kenyon shout out I cry
Just wanted to mention that Lara Adrian should be listed in the Paranormal Romance. She's the author of the Midnight Breed series.
Ah, yes, my favorite supernatural creature! I've read or own many of these, great options! I also remember The Silver Kiss which was around the same time of Demon in my View.
Bunnicula by James Howe, Deborah Howe and illustrated by Alan Daniel is a middle grade series about a vampire rabbit
Get all the night huntress series and the spin
I felt like the Vampire Academy were perfect easy reading while on vacation, but I also read them in my 30s.
Love for vampire academy series, really loved the story, Rose is a pretty interesting character.
Amelia Awtwater-Rhodes was my first foray into vampire fiction myself! I'm actually very thankful that middle school me got those as an introduction instead of Twilight. In The Forests of the Night, Shattered Mirror, and Demon In My View are *leagues* better IMHO.
Thank you for mentioning the morganville vampire series 🥰🥰🥰
Fantastic video although made 5 years ago. Thanks for the recommendations- non horror recs appreciated!
One thing I get tired of is trying to find urban fantasy/ vampire books that aren't just romance books masquerading as vampire fiction. I don't mind a little romance in the background but I don't want a series where most of the focus is on romance whether than say on saving the world, hunting monsters, and defeating evil. Basically I want more Buffy less twilight. I hated twilight lol. But I did like vampire academy because there were actually dangerous vampires as well as good ones. Vampires that glitter are a safe romantic version of the monsters I grew up reading. The only danger is of the sexy kind of danger. No thank you lol. So I appreciate the different kinds of vampire books you recommend in your video
Have you read Tanya Huff's vampire books?
Check out The Carpathians from Christine Feehan Dark Series.... Amanda Ashley has a ton of vampire single novels. And Lara Adrian Midnight Breed Series :)
What about Nighthuntress? As well as others by Jeanie Frost
Vivian Shaw's Dr Greta Helsing books are good too - Greta is a Harley Street doctor specialising in supernatural creatures, I reallky enjoy her competence and the different types of literary vampires she encounters (and the connections with their other stories). Not fully about vampires but vampires are major characters. Some romance, some horror, a richly imagined supernatural world with actual scientists and systems living alongside the modern world. Great reads!
Thank you for the video. Then there are the urban fantasy vampires - Angela Roquet's Blood Vice books, Cherie Priest's books, Chloe Neill's Chicagoland series, some stories by Kelley Armstrong and on and on LOL
the black dagger brotherhood is amazing! also Christine Feehan Dark series needs to be on this list!
I love The Historian. It is a book I revisit it every few years.
You definitely need to read Sunshine by Robin McKinley. Super good.
A little disappointed that I didn't see The Cirque De Freak series on your list.
Did anybody read the midnight breed series by Lara Adrian? I just bought 10 volumes for 5€ at my local library just because I was curious, they were cheap and I wanted something light. Now I don't know wether I want to keep or return them :,D
Salem's lot! Always a favorite!
I feel accomplished having been able to guess a few books in a few categories. I may have read quite a few vampire books in my days as well.
Vampire kisses is my personel favorite vamp series its by Ellen Schreiber , the love story of raven and Alexander with lots of comedy and a very compelling and addictive story as well , it was one of my fav series as a teen and if i get the chance i will reread it soon , also for manga lovers vampire kisses does haveva manga adaption
Since this video was done have you read any of Maggie Shayne and Christine Feehan’s vampire books? They’re really good🥰
Vampire Wars The VonCarstein Trilogy - Steven Savile
Ancient Blood - Robert Earl
Christine Feehan has a vampire romance series! Dark Prince was one of my favorites by her
9:02 I know I read a few of those but I don't remember them at all.
Were those the ones where they weren't actually vampires but just immortal? Or am I thinking of something else?
Christine Feehan is also a good author for paranormal and vampire books. I definitely recommend her since I've reread a couple of her series.
HOUSE OF NIGHT!!!!!! I’m so smitten with them books 😩 been reading them and rereading since I was 14😩
Appreciate the Lost Souls mention; it's still one of my absolute favorites to date. Read this first when I was way too young for it, but I don't regret this choice lmao and I iterally re-read my old paperback until it fell apart. Now I just baby my hardcover copies haha
Alright a little late to the game on this but when you mentioned Sherrilyn Kenyon, I was almost expecting you to mention Christine Feehan. She has a vampire series (also a shifter series) and I devour her books when they come out. One of the few authors I pay full price for the hardbacks for because I don’t want to wait several more months for the paperback edition to be published.
My first love of vampires came from the T.V. series Dark Shadows.
Chelsea you should read The Vampire Awakening series by Brenda K. Davies, also book one, but three, and book 5 are on UA-cam.
Loved this! Do you have any recommendations for great Fae (faerie) books?
Have you ever read the insatiable duology by Meg Cabot? I read it years ago when it first came out and I loved it. From what I remember it’s kind of a Dracula retelling. I’ve been meaning to reread them.
Aww, the old times! I love Laurell K. Hamilton's series. There's gross stuff sometimes but I like it over all. Best comfort read for me lol. Unfortunately, in my country the series stuck on 9th or 10th book and it makes me so mad. I want to continue. Why start publishing the series if you can't finnish it? I could order them on bookdepository but I read so slowly in English, it's not my native language, and it takes out half of the fun.
Thank you for so many recommendations. I know most of these books but it was fun to be reminded of them :).
I lived for this series when I first discovered it. It is up to 26 books now. I ended off at book 15 so I am way behind. As much as I love it, I feel like its just dragged on too much now. But it will always be special to me!
This video is a year old but I just saw it for the first time and wanted to add three more because who doesn’t love sharing good vampire authors. 😬 Kerrelyn Sparks has a long series the first few are good but then they get repetitive, Katie MacAlister. Love her vampire books. Lastly, dating way back to when I was a teen, Christopher Pike ❤️ not sure how I would feel about them now but I sure loved his books then.
Vampire journals and twilight are just the best vampire books ever
Another novel to check out is Enter Night (Michael Rowe). Doesn't re-invent the wheel, but a decent read nonetheless.
Check out the Carpathian novels by Christine Feehan
I know I'm 3 years late but you should read the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley. It is currently being made into a series but the books are great.
Just a couple notes...the Sookie series ended in 2013 at around 13 books...and also, while I love the Anita Blake series in the beginning, I think its important to give a warning that the books slide into erotica around book 10...
Twilight is my guilty pleasure. I reread every once in a while lol.
I love twilight. Team edward
They are mine too. Not ashamed to say I still love them.
These recommendations were fantastic! Thank you
Can't believe you missed The Night Inside by Nancy Baker. Total Classic! One of my absolute faves!
house of vampires trilogy but u can only get them though Amazon