Thursday 26 March 2015

Why do women like vampires in the books they read?

I personally love books with vampires in them, they are charming, sexy and deadly, and mix that with the bad boy image many women love, they’ve got us hook line and sinker. Look at Eric Northman in the True Blood series by Charlaine Harris or Jean Claude in the Anita Blake series by L K Hamilton, they definitely get my vote.

So what is that attracts us women
Vampires tend to be loners, they have no family or friends to worry about no work commitments to drag them away, and their sole interest in life is where their next meal is coming from. Is it that dark brooding image that attracts us ladies, or a tryst with no strings attached, that is if you leave alive! They can also live in groups with a hierarchy dependent on their strength and abilities, many books use this format for example, the True blood series or the Anita Blake series of books. In the Anita Blake books Jean Claude is the master of the city and he oozes power and sexual attraction, which he uses to draw in Anita Blake (and the readers) to him. If you capture the heart of a vampire, you know they will love you forever, and they will let everyone know you are theirs and theirs only, think about Bill Compton in True Blood, he left it in no doubt that Sookie belonged to him. Secretly some women love the idea of being loved, cared for and made to feel special by a strong man who caters to her every needs and leaves others in no doubt you belong to them. In their fantasy world women can have as much unbridled emotion, sexuality and sensuality as they like. He doesn’t want you just for sex, he tends to want to look after you completely, and a relationship with them doesn’t leave you feeling suffocated by their demands, you have all the day light hours to yourself. In a woman’s unconscious quest for love and forbidden pleasures, maybe some women are attracted to vampires who embody what we are missing in our lives, a life where she may be taken for granted, looks after the kids, works etc., and hey it’s nice to fantasise about a different life brought to you in a great vampire novel.

They have no need to rely on gadgets or to follow current trends, although in many books they use their wealth to increase their power base, whereas in others they tend to be minimalist needing little giving them the ability to move swiftly with little encumbrance. They are slick and have a very cool image, they have style wearing colours and clothes that never go out of fashion, think long black leather duster coat and sunglasses. You can imagine them wanting to spend their wealth on making you happy, whilst they can fulfil your dream of a life beyond what you currently have. They have a power and sophistication beyond your wildest dreams, and if anyone is bothering or hurting you they will take care of them for you, and we do like our men to know what they want and know how to get it. Having the ability to hold a conversation doesn’t hurt either,

One of the main fascinating things they have is their fangs, always hidden, only revealed when they move in for the bite. Lost in the vampire world in books, surely I’m not the only one imagining what it would be like to be seduced and bitten by a vampire, obviously in a good way not deadly. Let us not forget that the new wave of vampire novels portray them as very hot & sexy in a very steamy let’s get into the shower together way and so not like the Count Dracula portrayals of the past played by actors such as Christopher Lee or Bela Lugosi. Also centuries of practice, make vampires experts in the bedroom, and they know exactly how to please a woman. Along with their burning desire for you it’s no wonder ladies don’t mind being bitten, especially knowing what the old vampire bite can lead to. Sex and vampires are synonymous, and because they appeal to our innermost animalistic desires maybe this is why women readers are so drawn to the vampires they read about.

Fear can produce chemicals in the brain which can change into excitement, and sex mixed with danger can make for a heady cocktail, in a vampire romance. When vampires made their appearance in literature, think Bram Stockers Count Dracula, vampires were considered cold-blooded monsters. It isn’t until more recent times that they’ve evolved through books and film into the hot sexy vamps we have come to love, portraying them to look and feel more human and that they too can experience suffering and love like us. Also their inner fight of good versus evil make them the perfect candidates for many women who seek out partners who need fixing and secretly would love to be “the one” to save and tame the ultimate bad boy

The modern day vampires portrayed in books all have one underlying trait that catches women all the time, they are gorgeous, and the vampires you read about or see on the big screen and TV are always the embodiment of the perfect male, tall, strong with a physique to die for, think about Edward Cullen from The Twilight series, Eric Northman from True Blood or Jean Claude from the Anita Blake series of books. They will always stay fit and young for ever with the stamina to go with it, an option practically every woman would love to have.

The final fantasy for women readers is the vampire’s ability make you immortal and beautiful for ever with just a bite and the chance to live the dream forever! Who wouldn’t love to be an immortal stunning vampire!


 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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