Vamps?

So i'm on the 114 page of The Vampire Diaries, and although we have met a few vampires, the only person to write in a diary is not a vampire...So I'm left wondering about all of this, and if this book is worth it. Well I'm half way through the The Awakening, oh wait, the Awakening, maybe Elena will be 'awakened' as a vampire soon. I'll go ask someone though.