Glass Houses

DNF @ 25%

I read this one as a teen and really really liked it. Yes, my love for vampire books has lasted over a decade haha. The thing is... I don't think this one has aged well. I think for a first time reading the genre and for younger readers this will be fine, but I just couldn't connect or understand her decisions and motivations.

Here is the breaking point for me – the main character decides to rely on and trust these people she only just met. Yes, let's count on the people you met 2 days ago that you'll only be living with temporarily AND if anyone finds out they know where you are it is dangerous for them.
Also, let's not forget to mention that the 18 year old is the love interest even after she promised she wouldn't be starting anything. Like, they mention how dangerous for the guys it is for a minor to be living with them – she's a minor! It is sketchy for her to be with older people who might be taking advantage of her and a relationship would be legally wrong. So, of course there will be forbidden romance....

Look,this isn't bad, a great hi-lo, perhaps even a young YA book even if she is in college, but for me now? It didn't work.

This series is the start of a nostalgia read for the year. I read Morganville Vampires when it was brand new and fell off around book 7. Let's finish it this time!

Claire Danvers has been accepted to early college in Morganville. And while being the youngest girl at the college wasn’t going to be easy, her dorm situation is downright deadly. When the bullying escalates to dangerous levels, she finds herself off campus looking for a new place to stay. What she finds is an old house with quite the arrangement of roommates and a town with a dark secret.

Readers can expect the relationship trope of a younger girl falling for an older guy, but Glass Houses doesn’t go into much development of it yet. Whether it will progress further in future books remains to be seen, but it is definitely a young adult themed budding romance.

Thankfully the story doesn’t focus on the romance, it instead builds up a dark and treacherous world of vampire politics. Claire has a lot to learn about Morganville if she expects to survive. And being the young protagonist, she steps on quite a few toes and makes risky judgment calls. She will cause mayhem not only for herself but for her new roommates as well.

And Rachel Caine does not hold back on the deranged antagonists. What Claire endures is gut wrenching, yet acceptable by the vampire standards. The level of conflict is more in line with adult reading, even if the main character is younger. There is a great balance between what makes this novel young adult, and what kicks it up a notch for adults also to enjoy.

Glass Houses sets the foundation for The Morganville Vampire series, dropping just enough lore to tempt readers into discovering more about the deadly denizens. Readers who enjoy character development will also see that Claire has quite the growing to do, and the determination to get there.

I decided to DNF this book because I just didn't care about the characters or the story. I was looking forward to a unique vampire story but this was not it. A lot of people rave about this series, but it is another instance where I have no interest in reading or finishing the book.

The characters are interesting and lovable. The plot is fun and interesting. The attempts at romance are sappy. Overall a good YA read.

Claire Danvers is sixteen and uber smart, but , going off to college at that age is freaking her parents out. So, rather than letting her go to one of the top schools far away, they think it would be good for her to stay closer to home. They have no idea that sending her to Morganville is a really bad idea. Claire never believed in vampires until she moved to Vamp USA, and now she may not get out alive. I almost gave this book 3 stars instead of 4. I really liked it, but not the narration so much. I think I will just read the next ones.

I read this book because [b:Prince of Shadows 12788124 Prince of Shadows Rachel Caine https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1371565717s/12788124.jpg 17935688] was such a good book. Glass houses was an interesting read, but didn't quite live up to my expectations. I do plan on finishing the series though. Okay, so there is this girl named Claire, who goes to college in this small town called Morganville. She's only 16, but is really book-smart. Unfortunately , she ends up angering a girl who has some important connections to the people that run the town. And then, she finds out the people who run the town are vampires . Pretty soon, she has to take refuge with three roommates in a house that is Protected against vampires . An unexpected twist at the end,this book is one that I would recommend.

I wanted this to be better for the amount of time this series has spent on the NY Times Best Sellers List but it was just okay. Claire was annoying for a character, but like many others I stayed for Michael and Shane.

Love Love Love Glass Houses.

I have been wanting to read this for the longest time, and finally got around to reading it.

I've now added this series to my list of faves.

Now on with the second book :)

I couldn't keep reading it, had to stop.

It kept boring me.

It was so bad!

Overall, I enjoyed reading Glass House quite a bit. I will be reading the sequel, despite Caine's horrendous cliff hangering.

I like that the vampires were the bad guys again! Every other vampire book now has it that the vamps are just misunderstood, extremely beautiful people who just want to fit in and some chick falls in love with one of them. Here, they're the bad guys and you watch out for them. That's awesome!

This was a good urban fantasy. I liked how Claire learns to deal with trouble both living and undead. I look forward to reading next book in series, Dead Girl's Dance.