i would recommend doing a search on amazon.com. sometimes people make lists of books that they like in certain genres. its a good way to browse through a whole bunch of books without having to go anywhere :D lol. or search books of a specific genre and look through the books that have the highest ratings. yes...i search amazon often for new book ideas lol
The HOUSE OF NIGHT series is pretty good. I just got the latest book TEMPTED a few hours ago, in fact. The VAMPIRE ACADEMY books aren't bad either. A great series is the FEVER series (DARKFEVER, BLOODFEVER, FAEFEVER, and DREAMFEVER, so far). Written by Karen Marie Moning. They're not about vampires (although there is one vamp), but about Faeries. Not like tinkerbell faeries, but scary disturbing Irish faeries (killer monsters). The fae. Oh, and also HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins (2nd book is CATCHING FIRE). I learned about it from Stephanie Meyer. She recommended it on her website, said it's the best book she's read in a long time.
The Giver.
It has no absolute link with Vampires or magical creatures but it is the best book that I've read in my entire existence. It had a major impact on me. I bet it had a major impact on alot of people. It's a really good book. (L)