The amarant by Tricia Barr.
A fictional world brought to life, a dark romance that promises eternity, and a secret that threatens to end it all. Crimson Wilkinson is a teenage girl who, having survived a dark childhood, finds her escape in reading a popular vampire series. After some investigation, she becomes a very active part in the very true vampire stories the world thought were fiction and falls in love with their author, Nicholae Albaric, the sweetly lonely vampire celebrity. But her happiness is short-lived as she discovers she has a rare gene that makes the carrier extremely powerful if turned into a vampire, and she is targeted as the vampire community’s number-one most-wanted, some who want to kill her before she becomes a threat, and others who want to use her powers to their own ends.
A good read with good characters. Likeable story. 3*.

Omg omg omg .......... this book was amazing I could not put it down I read every word on the edge of my seat I loved the story line, i loved the way the story just kept us guessing all the way threw I loved all the twists and turns and would defiantly recommend this book it was so believable and kept the reader engaged I love it

This is a case of it sounded like a good idea at the time but what little I read of this told me I didn't like it. Didn't like the characters, they made me roll my eyes, not found if the method of story telling anD have no interest in finshing. Not for me.

When I read the blurb I thought oooooooh I can't wait and a started it, read the first chapter and thought hmmmm this may not be for me and I read a different book.
I then went back to it and it must have been me just not being in the right genre mindset because the 2nd chapter onwards I was hooked.
I love love love vampire books and it was a new take on the human / vampire love story.
The character building was amazing and there are so many layers to each character.
I think it's awesome that she was the one to chase and stalk the vampire and I'm gutted the book ended as I want to know what happens next so I'm looking forward to the sequel :)

Well written and engaging. I want to know what happens next!

Really enjoyed reading this book!! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

It's between a 3 and 4 stars for me. While the beginning reeled me in with the promise of normalcy before the crashing waves of paranormal fantasy (which I totally got) the writing style or something just seemed to shift for me, and I found myself clicking less and less with it. I'm not sure what it is, but the rest of the book after she meets Nicki seemed to change: the dialogue, the pacing, the heroine. It's not a bad book, and aside from the small changes I felt, I'll just say it wasn't for me. Though I must say, the plot and ending were killer.

The Amarent was just a sheer guilty pleasure for me. At times the prose was a little purple and some of the plot veered towards cheesy. However this twist on vampires - incorporating a look at fandom and then finding out the source is actually real - was clever. Really enjoyable.

I really enjoyed reading The Amarant by Tricia Barr. I found this young adult novel different than the other vampire based novels. The way the characters are introduced and described by Tricia Barr is simply amazing. The story is about a teenage girl named Crimson Wilkinson who is in love with a collection of vampire books she has read. Crimson is more in love with the main character Nicholae Albaric. She decides to type his name in the search engine of a people finder program after she falls bored while searching for her father. What she does not expect to find is a match, Nicholae Albaric is real. This starts many twists and turns with the story. I found my self really interested in this fictional vampire. All the clues made you really wonder how this love story will end. I was very surprised with the ending and I loved it! I really find that Barr took a popular young adult book theme and made it her own. I found this a really good read.