This reminds me of A Series of Unfortunate Events for some reason. It has that vibe - maybe the mood? Maybe because Crepsley reminded me of someone from there? There isn't much similar between the two though. The tone of this book was something along the lines of "excited"; there were a lot of exclamation marks. The book felt so SHORT though. Like maybe part one of a story? Steve becomes the vampire's (Crepsley) assistant and then Bam!> Theee Ennnd. I guess I'll have to read Part 2 now...