.. I saw this from my friend a few years back before all the media fuzz.
.. at that time, i checked out the net and was surprised for all the attention these books were having...
.. of course I checked it out and finished all four books.....
--> too cheezy for me....
on the other hand, stephenie meyer revolutionized the vampire world as she introduced a brand new set of vampires... (though am not so sure if she was the first one to do this)... vampires that could walk through the day, never sleep and with skin as hard as marbles... also, these vampires have "venom"... as soon as you get bitten, you can be turned to one of them soon...
no more fear of the sunlight, coffins, and no more wooden stick to the heart.... therefore,these are much more dangerous predators...