So Rachel Caine decides to change it up a bit in this novel. First off, this story doesn’t start exactly where the last one finished. There is a small gap, but the time lost is quickly filled in with a few sentences or so.

Second, the book doesn’t end on a giant cliffhanger. It leaves you with the feeling that more is to come, but after all the anxiety in this story Claire finally gets her break.

Third, and possibly most importantly, Claire makes a mistake. It’s a potentially fatal mistake and I’m still not sure how she made it. Since this happens towards the end, I won’t say too much about it, however I will say that she deserves a good smack for her stupidity. She figures out who the person is but can’t seem to understand that the person is guilty. It’s just not a mistake we expect from Claire.

This book is great from start to finish, and the changes the author made to the story line are refreshing but not detrimental to the plot.

It’s another race against time for Claire and her friends to save the town from Bishop.

Looking forward to the next edition to the series for sure!

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After the massive outbreak at the ball, the humans make a run for it and try to get to the safe houses. The vampires segregate into two groups, those following Amelie, and those following Bishop.

Amelie tasks the four Glass House residents to individual assignments and for the first time in the series, they are parted.

Claire goes with Amelie on a mission to save Myrnin. Shane takes the book and the bloodmobile and is on a rescue mission of his own. Eve is sent out with Oliver to Common Grounds, and Michael goes to the University with Officer Richard Morrell in an attempt to hold down the fort.

Then utter chaos ensues.

The humans need to decide who to support in the battle between Amelie and Bishop, and several people decide to break out on their own. They feel it’s time to take back their town and mobs begin to form.

Then the vampires start disappearing. And so does Eve.

Just when things are finally starting to settle down, Morganville is hit by a terrible storm. Will the town survive the war, or be left in the debris?

I can’t emphasize enough how much I enjoyed this book, so I’ll keep it simple. Loved it! Can’t wait for the release of part 6 in the series.

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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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