The Vampire Stalker by Allison van Diepen

He actually gets to grips with all these pretty quickly! The eventual scientific explanation about how he came to be in Amy's world was clearly explained using the premise of literary physics which was both clever and interesting. I thought that the romance between them was really sweet and I loved seeing her introduce him to all the modern day inventions that we take for granted such as mobile phones, the Internet and television. The plot was well executed and the book was fairly short which meant that the tempo was high from the moment that Amy first sets eyes on Alexander. I hadn't heard much about the book prior to reading it either but it caught my eye on the shelves in my local bookshop. This is such a great idea for a story that I couldn't help wondering why no one had written something along these lines before. Amy has to help him hunt down Vigo but finds herself falling in love with her favourite character who is now very much flesh and blood. After Amy is nearly attacked one evening, she's saved by a handsome stranger who resembles Alexander in every way - which turns out to be because he is Alexander and no longer just a character in a book. I'm sure that the majority of people would answer that question with a resounding yes, myself included! This is definitely the book to read if you've ever found yourself with a huge crush on that cute boy in the pages of your favourite story.Īmy is an avid reader and a huge fan of the Otherworld books by author Elizabeth Howard which feature a vampire hunter called Alexander Banks and follows his quest to rid the city of the evil vampire Vigo.

The tag line for 'The Vampire Stalker' says it all really- 'Ever been in love with a boy in a book?'.

The Vampire Stalker by Allison van Diepen