I'll agree with the "bad fanfic" comment. Beyond that, I'm afraid I'll go on a ceaseless rant about the series that may offend some of its fans...so I'll stop there ^_^

In any case, speaking of vampire fiction, if you do want some other pre-sparklies that is something other than Anne Rice's flowery writing and Lestat-centric everything (though, she does have a knack for great character development), Poppy Z. Brite is a good one to read (given an open mind and a stronger stomach, in some cases).

My roommate also claims that Tanith Lee is great, though admittedly I've never read any of her stuff.