I bought After Dark first, but I was looking for a female vampire-male hunter romance story (in the modern age, I know about Romeo and Juliet and Vampires). However, this is more like a vampire school story in an American gothic setting. Rivalry between schoolgirls, petty quarrels, partner switching, upper class atmosphere - more like 90210 in the vampire world. Still worth getting if you'd like to see how other authors imagine their vampire characters. I got this for ideas for vampire manga characters of my own.