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I usually refrain from requesting (and reviewing) Non-Fiction titles, but there are certain types of books that I can't resist, like.. books about books and fandoms.Mostly everyone knows that I'm not a big fan of Twilight. At the same time, I'm very much fascinated by how incredibly strong Twilight's influence on us is: People started reading because of the saga, spent dozens of dollars on franchise, and can quote half of the dialogue by heart.As someone who's just interested enough to care, but not enough to actually attend any TwiCons or movie premieres or whatnot, getting to read about them from a perspective that I can actually appreciate, was the main reason why I ended up reading Fanpire.It was an interesting read, and pointed out the good and bad things about the series, without being overly enthusiastic or ranty. Erzen certainly tried to avoid conflict there, and that's not a bad thing, except that, because she focussed on the saga as a whole, the book lacked more in-depth chapters. Erzen attended many Twilight-related events, talked to people, shared her conclusions- though those aren't about whether Twilight is great or horrible. It's a widely-known fact: Twilight is popular and the people who enjoy the series are as different from eachother as can be: They are mothers and daughters, men, women, Mormons, atheists, etc.She talks about the rather dysfunctional relationship of Bella and Edward's, and makes it a point to also show how the majority of the fandom realizes (or has come to realize) that while enjoying their relationship in a book, they'd never want to actually live that.The book basically consists of her summarizing the novels and talking about the events she attended and fans she talked to. She also spends some time talking about fan-fiction (including the Masters of the Universe FF, also known as the Fifty Shades of Grey series), male fans, how the series might affect relationships and why it is so popular despite it's flaws. - I enjoyed those parts, even though I wish she had talked about several parts a little more and cut others. (Then again, I got a copy MONTHS in advance, so it's definitely possible that the final copy has been edited a little more.)In shortI do not regret reading Fanpire, and I think it was interesting to see some more mature women (and men, no matter how few of them) talking about Twilight. We all get to see and hear 15-year-old girls shrieking "Rob!!! Edward! OME!", but it's rare to get to see wives talking about the books or teenagers pointing out that while they love the books, they wouldn't want to be in a relationship with a stalker. ;)