Vampire Books for Young Adults
Vampire books are a popular these days. Perhaps the most popular vampire books for young adults are the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
But what should you read AFTER Twilight? We've compiled a list of the top ten best vampire books for teens right here to make life after twilight bearable!
#1: Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
The star of the book, Rose, is a half vampire’s who’s been on the run. She’s forcefully brought back to the Vampire Academy she’s escaped from.
The novel centers about the normal angst a teenage girl might experience at high school – boys, peer pressure, gossip, bullying – plus the added problems of being a vampire. Life is hard as a teen vampire as you’ll find out. It’s a fun series with a lot of teen drama.
This is one of the more popular vampire series for young adults/teenagers and is a recommended read if you love Twilight.
#2: Vampire Kisses (Ellen Schreiber)
Goth girl meets vampire and falls in love. This book will appeal to young adults who adore the Twilight style of vampire romance. This is the classic girl torn between two different guys story. If you want a vampire series for teens that’s ALL about teen romance, this is your best bet. There is now even a Manga spawned by the series.
#3: Companion of the Night (Vivian Vande Velde)
Another vampire romance series, but one that has a pretty interesting vampire character. The plot follows Kerry, a young woman, who saves Ethan – a vampire – from vampire hunters. It’s a choice that she may regret as Ethan turns out to be an untrustworthy character. Of course, Kerry also falls madly in love with him which make things complicated.
#4: Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
The vampire book that spawned a thousand copycats, Twilight is THE premier vampire novel for young adults. The first book came out in 2005 but it took a couple years before the vampire craze really started to hit. The story revolves around loner Bella who falls head over heels for Edward, a reformed vampire. But Edward can’t consummate his love because it would destroy her. The four novels in the series follows the pair as they struggle to stay together despite the various opposing forces that try and prevent them from being together.
#5. Peeps (Scott Westerfield)
This is a different sort of vampire tale than the rest of the books/series on this list. Peeps is a much more edgy and gritty type of modern vampire tale. If you are looking for a vampire romance novel for preteens or teens with simplistic characters and a high school drama fest, look elsewhere on this list. But if you want a more mature vampire tale, Peeps is one of the most interesting vampire tales I've read in a long time.
#6: The Evernight Series (Claudia Gray)
A combination of Mean Girls and Vampire Academy. Bianca is forced by her parents to attend a private school. What her parents don’t realize is that this private school is one populated by vampires.
#7: Night World (L. J. Smith)
This series is a supernatural fest with vampires, werewolves, and witches involved in the plot. Night World is a supernatural society that’s “hidden” from normal humans. The story centers around the Night World cardinal rule, which is ‘Humans can never under any circumstance know that Night World exists.” Each story follows what happens when this rule is broken. This is a darker series than many may be used to, but it’s also incredibly fascinating too.
#8: House of Night (P. C. Cast)
This series follows sassy 16 year old Zoey Redbird as she transforms into a vampire after being marked out by a vampire tracker. She’s forced to move from home into a sort of “school for new vampires” which is called House of Night. Life, as expected, proves to be pretty tough in this new school, from stuck up popular girls who take bullying to a new level to a string of mysterious deaths at the school.
This novel is entertaining if a little dark with some adult things. Don’t expect a novel as sappy and happy go lucky as twilight –the series has more of an edge to it.
#9: Morganville Vampires (Rachel Caine)
A vampire series that has a bit more of a bit than twilight. Unlike Twilight, these novels actually have some “scary” moments in them. Vampires are not very nice in this series. The book explores the “what if I lived in a town that vampires completely controlled” question. It makes for a bit of a chilling and highly entertaining read.
#10: Blue Bloods (Melissa de la Cruz)
If you are looking for a revamped version of the traditional vampire story, this book is for you. It follows a group of wealthy kids as they go to a privileged school. What these teens don’t realize is that they are “Blue Bloods” or vampires. The plot centers around their struggle to live with what they are and to survive as another vampire group seeks to murder them.
Blue Blood really spends a lot of time following the activities of the privileged high society with a good dose of the usual teen high school drama thrown in. The vampire aspect adds an interesting twist, but the story is more about “life as a spoiled rich kid” than about vampires. The story itself is pretty entertaining and a lot more solid then some of the other vampire fiction on the market.
Other Recommendations
If you're still hungry for more Vampire Books for Teens/YA, here are a few more recommendations for you to look at:
The Last Vampire (Christopher Pike)
If you like vampire romances for teenagers, this is a good one to read
The Silver Kiss (Annette Curtis Klause)
The classic teen/YA vampire romance novel
The Sookie Stackhouse Series (Charlaine Harris)
More of an adult vampire romance, but probably the "best" vampire romance series available right now.
The Vampire Diaries (L.J. Smith)
A vampire romance for teens that's all about the love triangle
Den of Shadows (Amelia Atwater-Rhodes)
Quite a few people recommend this one
Also don't forget to check out our other vampire novel recommendations:
Disagree with this list? Have your own vampire book recommendations for young adults? Share your comment below!
Seriously, where is Sunshine? The fact that it's not on ANY of the vampire book listings is astonishing. It's definitely the best vampire book I myself have ever read. And I personally really enjoyed Interview with the Vampire, I'd have liked to see it on here too... Good choices with Companion of the Night and Peeps, though.
Twilight is a terrible series. Please replace it with Darren Shan or Robin McKinley's Sunshine, both of which are much better than Twilight.
You insult teenage intelligence by putting Twilight on this list. And then you don't even add The Vampire Diaries, which is only about a hundred times better. Also a suggestion for this list would beMidnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.
i will have to agree with laura and say that amelia atwater- rhodes should definitly be on this list as her books draws you into a different world and manages to captivate her readers even though the books are very short..
i love that book 
midnight predator is so epic!