Because in The Vampire Stalker, Amy's character-crush turns out to be what we hopeless dreamers all want our character-crushes to be: real. Yes, that's right, this book is a tribute to anyone who has ever fallen in love with a character in a book and wished and dreamed and hoped they could somehow be lurking in a backstreet bookstore or simply a portal away, whilst really always knowing that they couldn't be. If you perhaps recognise a teensy-tiny bit of yourself in the above, whether you are prepared to admit it or not, then this book could definitely be for you. Are you the kind of person who has, on occasion, daydreamed about walking into a little bookstore in Ireland and meeting a man who will pull you into a reality as dangerous and sexy as he is? Or, alternatively, have you ever imagined stumbling through an ancient portal in the Scottish Highlands and falling straight into the path of a loud, lovable, 18th century Scot (who may or may not happen to be called James Fraser)? The book is (literally) dedicated to a specific type of reader - and you know who you are. However, this novel is so full of ups and downs it's almost impossible to rate and, despite the relatively low rating, it was a rather light, easy and not entirely unenjoyable read. I admit that I would never have read this if it wasn't a part of my goodreads group's Travelling Book Tour, but I'm pleased to find that I am not left with that feeling of "I've just wasted several hours of my life".
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