This is the fourth edition to the Morganville Vampire series. It took me a bit to get into because it felt like it was more of the same, but it’s not.
First, Claire’s parents are back in town, and they have bought a house in the neighbourhood. They are enforcing their parental rights and have asked Claire to move out of the Glass House.
Second, Mr. Bishop (AKA Amelie’s father) has also paid the Glass House a visit, along with his two cohorts, Francois and Ysandre. Talk about unwanted house guests! To make things worse, Ysandre has a crush on Shane, and she doesn’t seem to take “no” for an answer.
Third, Monica is back to her evil ways. Like Claire doesn’t have enough problems.
To top it all off, there is a mysterious masquerade ball that vampires are attending with their human dates, and Claire isn’t invited.
All this happens before Claire’s 17th birthday, though everything seems to be happening before Claire’s 17th birthday. Which poses the question, how long will Claire be “almost 17”?
I did enjoy this novel, and like the other Morganville novels, this one also ends on a cliffhanger.
There was also a “Hannibal” moment that my stomach just couldn’t handle. It wasn’t cannibalistic, but something Myrnin did that was just too close to the character Hannibal. It was this moment that made me decide NOT to watch the rest of the Hannibal movies, so I can only hope that I get passed the Myrnin situation and read the rest of the novels.
For now, I must take a break.
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