Jamie M. (nehalemn) reviewed The Morganville Vampires: Glass Houses / The Dead Girls' Dance on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This was a really good read. Not Twilight-Esq or Vampire Diaries-urp at all. (Not that those weren't great books. I read them and liked them.)
The bad guys are the bad guys. The good guys are the bad guys. The heroine isn't whiny. The hero kind of is, but you forgive him for it. Something happens on every page. It's great.
Don't go by the descriptions on the back of the book. The description for the first book is misleading, and the second book is about a family reunion, not about a dance. The dance only takes a few pages of the story.
The bad guys are the bad guys. The good guys are the bad guys. The heroine isn't whiny. The hero kind of is, but you forgive him for it. Something happens on every page. It's great.
Don't go by the descriptions on the back of the book. The description for the first book is misleading, and the second book is about a family reunion, not about a dance. The dance only takes a few pages of the story.
Shanan B. (yogimommy) reviewed The Morganville Vampires: Glass Houses / The Dead Girls' Dance on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This volume contains two books in the Morganville Vampires series (Glass Houses and The Dead Girls' Dance). I found these two books to be very engaging. I could not put them down. I read The Dead Girls' Dance in one day.
I like Caine's writing. Most of her characters are not all good or all bad. They are a mixture. For the most part, as a reader, I knew who she intended for me to like and support and who were the bad guys, but I can tell there are times where she wants to leave us confused and wondering what side a character is on. Everyone had positive qualities and negative qualities, so everyone seemed like a real person (except for the vampire parts). It made it a much more interesting story to read.
Caine also brings out the emotions of the reader. I geninuely felt frustration for Clair (all she wanted was to go to school) and Michael (all he wanted was to be able to leave the house and help his friends). I geniunely felt compassion for Eve after learning what happened that led her to leave her family and her protection at 18.
There are a few things that I am still a little confused about after these two books, but I feel like more information is coming in the future books. How do the protections work? Or in other words, how does a person or family get the bracelets?
In past reviews I have been critical of the model of relationships presented in YA novels. And I will say that I have some concerns about the 16 year old dating the 18 year old who she lives with. But I feel that Caine has handled that relationship better than other authors. The teens in the relationship seem to get that they need to wait, but not in a way that it feels like a lesson to the reader. It is something these two teens are struggling with, but so far I think Caine has handled the struggle in a very realistic manner.
I like Caine's writing. Most of her characters are not all good or all bad. They are a mixture. For the most part, as a reader, I knew who she intended for me to like and support and who were the bad guys, but I can tell there are times where she wants to leave us confused and wondering what side a character is on. Everyone had positive qualities and negative qualities, so everyone seemed like a real person (except for the vampire parts). It made it a much more interesting story to read.
Caine also brings out the emotions of the reader. I geninuely felt frustration for Clair (all she wanted was to go to school) and Michael (all he wanted was to be able to leave the house and help his friends). I geniunely felt compassion for Eve after learning what happened that led her to leave her family and her protection at 18.
There are a few things that I am still a little confused about after these two books, but I feel like more information is coming in the future books. How do the protections work? Or in other words, how does a person or family get the bracelets?
In past reviews I have been critical of the model of relationships presented in YA novels. And I will say that I have some concerns about the 16 year old dating the 18 year old who she lives with. But I feel that Caine has handled that relationship better than other authors. The teens in the relationship seem to get that they need to wait, but not in a way that it feels like a lesson to the reader. It is something these two teens are struggling with, but so far I think Caine has handled the struggle in a very realistic manner.
Helpful Score: 1
Awesome vampire series. Move over Twilight!!! Definitely looking forward to reading the rest of the series...
