This is the first book in the Morganville Vampire series. It is the story about Claire Danvers, a 16-year-old college student in Morganville, Texas. She is 2 years younger than all of the other freshmen, and she’s small for her age. This seems to be the reason she is always picked on. The hazing becomes too intense when she’s beaten up, thrown down the stairs, and threatened with worse to come.
Claire immediately leaves the campus residence looking for a sage place to love when she comes across the “Glass House, owned by Michael Glass. Along with the mysterious Michael, who sleeps through the day, there are two other roommates, Shane and Eve. Claire seems to fit right in with the gang and finds it a relief to finally have some friends in Morganville.
It’s not long before they fill her in on the truth of the town – it’s run by vampires. If you’re not under ‘protection’ you are as good as dead. Even though the vampires can’t come out during the day, they have humans (under protection) that run the show for them. For Claire, this puts a whole new meaning to “crooked cop.”
I loved the conspiracy and adventure in this book. I loved the manipulation and twists. I loved that Claire was brave despite her size and wise beyond her years. I hated the poor girl’s parents!
It was easy to see why Claire liked Shane. He’s good looking, funny, and he very quickly took her under his wing. For the most part he treated her like a little sister, so I found the ending a bit weird. At the end of the book there is an excerpt from Eve’s diary, and this is where I found some peace with Shane. Seeing Shane through Eve’s eyes (an unbiased on-looker) made the ending cute, instead of weird.
Also, I loved the way the big ‘fight’ scene at the end was written. I felt like I was watching a horror/suspense movie and I found myself jumping out of my seat and holding my breath at parts. It’s creepy when people come out of no where and peep in the window. The image of a face pressed against glass is just plain scary!
I would recommend this book to any paranormal/supernatural fiction book-reader. This is right up your alley! It’s light and fun, and it takes us back to vampires being the enemy.
I look forward to reading book #2 in the series.
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