Corrine was in the first book -- she just didn't stay on as Vicki's assistant. If you mean Tony, Vicki's informant friend, he didn't really have the Corrine role in the books, but yeah, I missed him a bit too. Huff held him back for a possible series of his own (he did get his own book trilogy), but I think she should've thrown everything she had into this series; it was never going to be such a resounding success that it got a spinoff. (On the other hand, having two strong female characters in prominent roles was really, really nice, and the good-hearted street kid may have seemed like a worse stereotype than the goth girl.)

I admit to liking the books a bit better -- Henry wasn't the stereotypical long-haired pretty-boy vampire in them, though people did tend to find him attractive. And I liked the development the Vicki/Henry/Mike relationship got in the books. But all in all, Vicki's an appealing heroine, and it was nice to see that on TV.