Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1) by Rachel Caine Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1)
Book Review: I am hooked!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so hooked. I am not a young adult by far. But I am just discovering fantasy books. I loved this book. Yes, Claire acts immature at times.......but she is only a teenager who is thrust into college life much earlier than is the norm. I personally couldn't wait to read the next installments and am passing them on to my daughter. Book Review: College With a Bite
Summary: 4 Stars
"Glass Houses" offers a unique twist on the classic "us vs. them" anti-vamp scene. Marketed as a young adult read, it certainly does play to its suggested reader-base, but it's a fun enough romp on the light side of dark that the non-teen can enjoy it.
Oddball geek-girl Claire Danvers is stuck in popular bitch-queen's dorm -- which sounds to YA readers like fodder for a horror novel right there. But her crummy college town manages to take things a step futher -- the small city is also home base for legions of bloodsucker evil vampires, which sets a scene for an adrenaline-packed thrill ride of a book -- the thrills hitting when you're least expecting them.
Luckily, Claire manages to team up with three "rebels" -- human teenagers who, like herself, shun the vamps' control on the town. What ensues? Chaos, naturally, and chaos of the good kind we love in the horror genre.
Caine creates an all-out fun world for her average-but-really-not characters to play and suffer in, and those same characters' personalities are believable. In the process of creating "new and original" vampire lore (so difficult in this day and age to find), the author manages to make her settings -- both on and off campus -- feel alive and realistic.
I would warn readers that it ends on a cliffhanger, but otherwise, it's an enjoyable romp on the paranormal side of college.
Book Review: Awesome beginning to an awesome trilogy
Summary: 4 Stars
Glass houses is an awesome vampire book, and I recommend it for anyone who loves reading these kind of books. I can say that I enjoyed it a lot. In the beginning, I kind of felt ticked off by what had taken place at her dorms and was wondering if I would be comfortable with reading something like that. However, I continued it and ended up finishing it in one day. Personally, I like the third book in this series the best so far because of the plot twist. The only con I have about this book is that everything took place in a matter of days...it wasn't like time went by, it was very choppy, but other than that, I loved it. It was a short book, and I wish that it never had to end...Anyways, i highly recommend this book.Book Review: Can be hard to follow
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been into reading vampire novels lately and this one was ok. My only problem with this book is that at times it can be a bit hard to follow. The author seems to switch back and forth between point of views and I had to go back and reread a few sections in order to figure out who was talking. Overall it was good. I recommend you check it out from the library over buying it, as it's not the kind of book you read more than once. Also could've done without the cliffhanger ending.Book Review: I love it
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been in love with Vampire Novels lately. This book is definately worth the read, read all three in less than three days.
It is a series you can't put down and I am very upset that I have another six months to see the next book.