I am not sure there is a word in the English language to describe how much I hated this "heroine."  Nina Blackman.  Gosh, I don't even like her name.  A vampire called "blackman" conjures up visions of Dracula in his black tux and cape.  Yep.  Don't even want to hear the name Nina ever again.  What a whiny, cranky, stupid heroin.  Okay.  That was cathartic.  Let me continue.