@Sangermaine OH, I was wrong, thanks for the chapter numbers. I probably forgot about it since it wasn't very memorable. I thought there'd be a significant biological reaction immediately like in the novel Interview with the Vampire (I think it was) where the change to a vampire was significant and immediate. Even just his existing canines coming out and growing new ones would throw in some impact effect. I guess all the biological changes happen in between chapters as he loses the glasses as expected and changes physically a bit (at least by Anne Rice or other standards, you become better looking as a vampire to some some degree. Perhaps to better attract human prey.) But still, alot of build up for a two panel bite and "I'm a servant now haha" imo.
Still, I'm tired of the waiting and "what is love" stuff that just seems thrown in there to drag it out longer. If I wanted a philosophical romance story I'd choose one for that but this vampire one is skipping out on alot of vampire-genre specific stuff in favor of this meta love debate. It's been a long time since I read Anne Rice's work but I liked it because it dealt with issues like immortality, no longer aging, hiding from sunlight and finding safety, secret vampire society, disassociation from human society and life, the notion of outliving everyone you ever knew, etc. Plus there's serious biological effects that are weighed heavily like sight, hearing, hunger, etc. Personality changes. If we could move on past the "becoming a vampire" part we could get there and I'd like to see how the two deal with those things.
Just my commentary on it. I still love the series, just my two cents.