What are the best vampire (rather than Twilight)?

I have heard of Condominium of Evening, however that were given low ratings on Amazon, and Vampire Academy, which got high ratings on Amazon, and the Vampire Diaries (getting that for Christmas), which can be a few very good ones?

Residence of evening
Morganville Vampire collection
Stray (shapeshifters)
Blue bloods series
Contact the dark
Southern Vampire series
Anita Blake collection
Sound asleep with the fishes (shapeshifters)
The Unintended werewolf

Are you able to assist me?

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