Ever heard of flossing, Deputy Dimwit?. Dry as the sand that blew through the desert outside the police cruisers windows. I really like to see Shane in this one but seeing him sad is not fun. Breathe. It wasnt so much what she was saying as the fact that her voice was steady and calm, a lifeline in a tossing ocean of chaos. Parts 14. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly newsor worse. Morganville as much as she doesn't want to accept it - is her home. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents are learning that the gravest danger they face is the enemy within, Thanks to its unique combination of human and vampire residents, Morganville, Texas, is a small college town with big-time problems. And its giving night school a whole new meaning. It was BORING! Claire Danverss college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead made things relatively safe. It is also a safe haven for those in need. Are you serious? The cops had first separated out the humansClaire, Eve, and Claires boyfriend, Shane, plus the prisoner, Dr. Anderson. When Claire leads to the off-campus, the awe-inspiring old house where she discovers a room which might not be far better. Definitely not words I normally use to describe the Rachel Caine reading experience. and is now her husband as of Daylighters. I have come to absolutely fall in love with these characters. Hes kept a death grip on the town ever since. Things in Morganville look grim, especially since vampire . Houses referred to in the novels include the Glass house, the Day house, and Claire's parents house. It has been announced on the author's website that the rights to a Morganville Vampire film/TV series and any other multimedia production have been sold to the people behind the popular series Red Dwarf and Paramount Pictures. Subscribe today! Violent dark-colored cyclone confuses hover, guaranteeing a storm of disastrous amounts as the college student Claire Danvers and her best friends get ready to protect the town of Morganville against the factors which are both unnatural and natural. ATTENTION VAMPIRE LOVERS: Keep in mind that in this series vampires are no good! And while it sounds like salvationeven for the vampires themselvesthe truth is far more sinister and deadly. Which was a totally true thing, and beyond any argument. No Myrnin? You just stabbed us all in the back, you horrible bi, Claire grabbed Eve and dragged her away, changing the word to a protesting yelp. Stop! Get help and learn more about the design. I can taste the end!! I LOVE THESE BOOKS. Hope you didnt get blood all over your neatly pressed uniform!, The deputy turned around and gave her a cold, hard stare. Works at a BBQ restaurant, chopping meat. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking her, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. Too far. Then again, does it really matter in a series all about plot and has no substance? But that's not going to happen - not with this group. Using the city's . I would recommend this series to anyone that likes well-written supernatural fiction. When I first read the blurb of Fall of Night, I was a little bit concerned. It is merely at a conventional ball, attended by the vampires and their human dates, which Claire understands the elaborately wicked trap he is set for Morganville. In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. Loved it. TPU, as it is known by the students, isn't a very good school as a whole, with most students dropping out after their first year, second year max. If your bored and you don't have anything better to read then pick up this book but if you have something better around you then don't. The "Morganville Vampires" books, despite their short page count ("Feast of Fools" came in at under 300 pages) manage a balance between development, plot, action, and dialogue that is rarely accomplished well even in books twice the page count . I thought the 1st one was Ok but not that special but then I realised I wanted to know what had happened with the characters and had to get the 2nd one. In Carpe Corpus Claire turns seventeen after approximately six months in Morganville, assuming she started at TPU in September as is typical, this would place her birthday in March. Ever since the draugmysterious creatures that prey on vampirestook over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. . It is very odd to have a Morganville book not really in Morganville. empty. Shane: No! I like the plot, the fact that the vampires are the bad ones, and that the pack of human main characters that we're following are quite resourseful. But even if you can take the girl out of Morganville, you cant take Morganville out of the girland she ran headlong into a menacing new enemy who knew way too much about vampires. Great books, Hooked on these for quite some time.. 14 14. Oh, vampires. [1] . I cant put these books down if I tried, and the plot and characters are perfectly balanced as usual. Reads 3,509. And if she did that, she would collapse, like Eve was doing. With their newfound freedom, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again . When there's trouble, Shane seems to always be in the thick of it. It seemed like it was made for me. In Feast of Fools, Myrnin dresses her as Harlequin of Commedia dell'arte. Yo, Hannah! Please can someone get rid of Shane already? It was pretty and a little mysterious and dark and I knew it obviously had something to do with vampires. Bishop is fairly polite and well spoken but that simply hides an utter monster whose perfectly fine killing even his own daughter and. I was convinced I wasn't going to like these. Glass Houses was named to the Texas Library Association Tayshas List in 2008. [ ] "s ; ss". Sit quietly, he said. He seemed ready to chew through the steel mesh. It's all Claire fault, she may lose it all. The links beside each book title will take you to Amazon where you can read more about the book, check availability, or purchase it. And not have requested #9. 1 is an interesting vampire story when you compare it to other vampire stories that's out on the market - for example Twilight. Bonus factor is that this is in a college setting rather than high school! With the aid of her new buddies Michael, Shane and Eve, she probably have a fighting prospects for enduring the most difficult small town in Texas and as well as her colossal classes. That cliffhanger though. Claire couldnt say that, because the sight of his icy skin and blank eyes had thoroughly unnerved her. Votes 173. I had to make myself keep reading through the first couple of chapters as it took some time to get my bearings in the story, figure out the key characters, and the basic backdrop for the series. What he desires from the towns living and it is lifeless is unthinkably scary. But sadly I was disappointed. Praise for the Morganville Vampire series, Thrilling, sexy, and funny! The book started out following just Claire, ad eventually the rest of the original characters came in, including some new ones. Her new room-mates do not show many signs of existence, but they will have Claire is back when the town is in biggest secrets appear crawling out, starving for fresh blood. Following from the events of Bitter Blood, when lives were lost and friendships put to the test, Claire Danvers is following-through with her decision to leave Morganville, and attend the MIT graduate program in Cambridge. She had a point. Morganville, Texas, isnt like any other dusty small town. Michael was the only sensible one out of them all. Eve, Hannah said. I am over it. In fact I hope they kill Eve, Claire, and Shane off. Were just . I am SO GLAD that I did! Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Although Claire is a new type of protagonist, a bookish sixteen-year-old genius who's already a freshman in college, she definitely has pluck and a protective loyalty towards her friends and family. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Morganville is additionally home to an abnormally large numbers of second-hand thrift shops. The drivers-side door opened, and Hannah Moses got behind the wheel of the police car. But of course characters change and she does. Carpe Corpus, Fade Out, Kiss of Death, Things in Morganville look grim, especially since vampire Ameliethe town founderhas been infected by the master draugs bite. 4.5/5 stars(RabidReads.com) Second in the Morganville Vampire books, The Dead Girls Dance continues the story of a brilliant sixteen year old girl that has found herself smack in the middle of a hotbed of vampires in her small college town. . Enrolled in a special advanced study program with Professor Irene Anderson, a former Morganville native, Claire is able to work on her machine, which is designed to cancel the mental abilities of vampires. I hope they get better or I may have to abandon the series, which I absolutely hate doing. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS SO BACK OFF BEFORE YOU HATE ME SO MUCH. Claire knew why theyd separated her from Shane, and she knew that Eve needed her right now, but she wanted desperately to be with him and to ask all the questions burning in her mind. In the web series adaptation of the novels, "Morganville," she is portrayed by Lindsay Seidel. . Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. I have to be honestI didn't like this nearly as much as I had hoped I would. I will wait for the ones yet to be published eagerly. Fade Out: The Morganville Vampires Book Seven - Rachel Caine 2011-01-27 Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville, the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. Fall of Night is the 14th book in the Morganville Vampire series by author Rachel Caine. I'm curious as to what happens next. Eve's best possible punch wouldn't do more than surprise Shane, she figured, but she could just picture the wounded look of confusion on his face What the hell did I . Why? Claire and Shane's relationship is growing, and they both want to take things to the next level. one of the first books I ever picked up and still one of my favourite's to this day ! Stop, she whispered fiercely in her best friends ear. In the short story All Hallows, Miranda stated, "One of us is going to be a vampire." He was turned into a vampire when he was 60, and hence looks his age before his siring. He comes back to Morganville with his father to find out ways to kill the vampires. Houses similar to Claire's own, these houses are located throughout Morganville. There was a problem loading your book clubs. There's no going back, i can only go forwards". But if she got angry, she would also have to let in everything else, all the other emotions that bubbled and threatened inside her. In June 2013, a Kick- starter campaign was launched and introduced to assist adapt The Morganville Vampires series into a world wide web TV series along with Amber Benson attached with star as Amelie, the creator of Morganville and Blake Calhoun agreed upon on as producer and director and . I started this series after having it enthusiastically recommended by a friend. The best thing about this book (these books?) . And the biggest one? I don't usually feel too old for YA books but their was a lot of teenage angst in all of these books. Ohhhh my gosh this book had me pulling out my hair. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2019. And yet it so obviously was. I got tired of Claire fast. the slack faces as they were rolled by: Oliver, once town Founder Amelies second-in-command, now disgraced and in exile. The introduction on the Daylighters and the changing town. Plunge into this fantastic series and prepare to be hooked (Entertainment Weekly). On the up side, she has a fantastic roommate who has a tendency to vanish at sun up and a new boy friend called Shane, in whose vampire hunting dad has contacted back-up, never-ending cycle punks who choose the thought of killing almost anything. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. The character development is great; I love the other main characters, Michael, Shane, and Eve, and the remaining characters are just as well-crafted. As Claire tries to adjust to life as a vampire and deals with the drama caused by her transformation, she has to handle all the aspects of being technically dead, as well as deal with the people who killed her. A coffee shop located just off the TPU campus, Common Grounds acts as neutral territory for meetings between the human and vampire population. I could not stop until I finished all of the books. For Claire Danvers, high school was hell, but college may be murder. A well done vampire series. HELL?! I became invested in these characters and they felt like family. So, vampires, action, coming of age, romance, steampunk elements -all in one series. But what, Ellies thrilled to meet Will, the star football, Princesses just want to have fun. Books In Order, First Day of the Rest of Your Life (in Many Bloody Returns). Complete fluff, but when you need a series that keeps you entertained and lets you escape reality, these are great. But with the invasion of the vampires deadliest enemy, Morganville isnt just in dangerits dying, For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. It is creepy, even by the strange sleep-watching Edward Cullen supposedly romantic a generation came to accept as the norm. This place plays great importance throughout the entire series. These books are addictive. Its their sanctuary. Reread years later after the first time discovering these books. It was a really good start, dropping the reader right into the action rather than skipping over the last book's cliffhanger ending as some series are infuriatingly prone to doing. The idea that a town is contolled by vampires is a great story and its much better than some other books in this genre. When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the. The plots were actually pretty interesting, I found myself caught up in the story, but I just couldn't get into the characters. She is finally at MIT her dream realized. After leaving Shane's parents start drift apart. Claire Danvers has her talk about the challenges like as being a genius in a university that prefers magnificence over minds, working with the homicidal girls in her own dorm, and most importantly, discovering that her university town is flooded with vampires. . But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls Dance, hell is really going to break loose. A third-tier state university, often used as a starter school by students unable to get into challenging institutions of higher education. As he said "I'm half-alive, Claire. Daylighters, Midnight Bites. Now in one volume-two of New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampire novels. Welcome to Morganville, Texas. Eve introduces Claire to the two other boys who live in the house, Shane Collins and Michael Glass. I enjoyed this second book The Dead Girl's Dance. Midnight Bites Note: not all short stories were from her point of view. couldnt. I WAS BUT AFTER I READ THE OTHERS I JUST DIDN'T FEEL IT LIKE THE OTHERS. After some controversy concerning her age and the dangers she could face in Morganville, Claire is allowed to stay by Michael, the 18 year old owner of the house and his two roommates, Shane and Eve. I didn't care about any of the characters at all. Great fun with the Morganville gang when they Claire leaves home and heads for Boston. Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013. In the school town of Morganville, vampires of the underworld and also the humans exist together in fairly blood-less tranquility. She was probably thinking, You dont know that, and she would have been right. He despises Monica Morrell because she is portrayed to have killed his sister Alyssa in a house fire. Clair's kind of annoying, I want to punch Monica and how is the second part (2nd book) titled the dead girls dance when that stupid frat party was only 1 chapter of the book. Morganville Vampires Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. But this book was really really really and I mean really lame. I loved it!! It is also home to her boss Myrnin also known as the 'Trapdoor Spider'. Rachel Caine lost her fight with a rare and aggressive cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, in November of 2020. Looking forward to seeing how Claire replaces the organic part of the steampunk like computer she rebooted. Using the city's water system As Morganville spirals into chaos, everyone must choose sides. And so on and so forth. The glitter of her ruby wedding ring caught the light, and for a moment Claires wall of numbness shuddered and threatened to collapse to reveal the pain and fear shed hidden behind it. Now Claires returning home with her housemates (Eve, Michael, and Shane) and her allies (her bipolar mad scientist boss, Myrnin; Amelies ex-second-in-command, Oliver; Claires new vampire friend, Jesse) and Dr. Anderson, a captive scientist who was once a Morganville native, now turned traitor. I loved the change in this book, it was so different to the others, with different characters and a whole new place. Claire twisted in the seat to look into the car behind them. Liked it better than Bitter Blood, but after the mind melting twists and turns of the previous books it's no wonder 13 was a bit flat. His father who was a stupid drunk before, becomes worse and his mother starts to remember things of their past in Morganville. Using the city's water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied. I liked her from the beginning because she was innocent , extremely intelligent and stubborn. Better not to feel anything right now. Probably one of the best young adult vampire series out there. After being pushed down the stairs in the dorms, Claire decides to seek alternative housing, leading her to the ad searching for a fourth roommate at the Glass House. It just wasn't the same being so far out of Morganville. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. First Michael, then you. The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas. Absurd za absurdem w tej ksice xd dostaje 3 gwiazdki, bo szybko si czyta i nie skupiajc si tak bardzo na tych wszystkich niedorzecznociach to naprawd dobrze si bawiam. The first book was torture really but I didn't want to give up too quickly so I stuck with it to read the 2nd book which was in my opinion better than the 1st but still not mind blowing like I was told it would be. Omfg Claire..that did not just freaking happen. But I thought it was cool how they made a contract with someone that binds them to that vampire forever, or until they say so. Shane means God is Gracious in Irish & Old English. The Morganville Vampires Series is a series of young adult novels written by Rachel Caine. The Kick starter campaign was productive raising an overall total fund of $81,752 on July 10 2013. Claire Danvers, who is college Fresher has had an adequate amount of her nightmarish dormitory scenario. I love this series because of the characters and probably could read chapters of them just hanging out and playing video games. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series that have been published so far. The books center around Claire Danvers, a sixteen year-old genius who graduated from high school early and started school at a small town college to satisfy her overprotective parents. If you would like to link to us, Get the Code Here. This book was a great carry on from the previous book I was conpletely engrossed from beginning to end and could not put it down! Claire stared at the creaking billboard that marked the town limits of Morganville, Texas, and thought, I ought to be crying. These books are addictive. I've never reviewed a book on goodreads before, but I just finished this book, and feel I have to vent. In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. i read them since 8th grade in 2011 to now. 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