Review: Ghost Town by Rachel Caine

About- While developing a new system to maintain Morganville's defenses, student Claire Danvers discovers a way to amplify vampire mental powers. Through this, she's able to re-establish the field around this vampire-infested Texas college town that protects it from outsiders.

But the new upgrades have an unexpected consequence: people inside the town begin to slowly forget who they are-even the vampires. Soon, the town's little memory problem has turned into a full-on epidemic. Now Claire needs to figure out a way to pull the plug on her experiment- before she forgets how to save Morganville...

THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS!!!

My Review- As always, I just adore the Morganville Vampire Series. Rachel Caine never writes anything boring or a been there, done that book. And she always keeps us waiting on our toes for the next book in the series.

In Ghost Town, Claire has to fix the machine that runs the town since Ada got destroyed. Without it, the town defenses will be down, including the portals and the town barriers.

After some sort of incident, Claire has to finish working on the machine without any rest, to the point were she feels like just passing out. Once she finished, she thought everything would turn out just fine, but of course, it doesn't. Within the next day, she encounters one to two people who had forgotten something completely or temporarily.

As the novel progresses, we start to see some of Claire's friends get affected too. But in order to save Morganville, Claire has to get access to the Control Room under Myrnin's lab, but that is kinda hard to do when Myrnin also loses his memory and does not even remember who Claire is, or what happen to Ada.

Now, I don't want to give everything away just in case some of you are reading this but has not read the book yet. But as you can see, this book is anything, but boring. The ending is such a cliffhanger too. The cover looks great, but I feel like they could have done a better job. I guess that the girl on the cover could pass for Claire. I really recommend this book, and I just cannot wait till I get my hands on the copy of the 10th book of the Morganville Vampire series Bite Club.

Plot: ♥♥♥♥♥
Characters: ♥♥♥♥♥
Ending: ♥♥♥♥♥
Cover Art: ♥♥♥♥
Pages in Novel: 335
ISBN: 978-0-451-23161-1
Link to buy Book: Borders, Barnes & Noble, Amazon
Other books in the Series: Glass Houses, The Dead Girls’ Dance, Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, Fade Out, Kiss of Death

Review: Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine

About~ Leaving Morganville Texas, has never been easy. Living outside of it may be impossible.

Vampire Michael Glass just received the call he’s been waiting for all his life. His music has attracted the attention of a heavily of a heavily connected music producer who wants him to cut a demo and play some dates-which means Michael will have to enter the human world.

But he won’t be alone. He’s been assigned an undead escort, which includes immortal enforcer Oliver, as well as Michael’s human friends: rebellious Eve, oft-misunderstood Claire, and courageous Shane. And with that mix of personalities, this is going to be a road trip from hell.

But what waits for them proves more perilous then they thought. Caught between humans who hate them and a savage party of traveling vampires out to a blood-soaked feast for themselves, Michael and his friends may not make it to the show on time…or ever.

My Review~ Rachel Caine never disappoints me. The Morganville Vampire series just keeps getting better and better and better…

I love how the main character Claire Danvers matures throughout the series. And how her relationship with Shane is sweeter then ever. She is always so nice and sweet and in every book she gets more brave and braver and is never to afraid to try to stake a vampire (Well sometimes she is never afraid).

Eve, Michael, and Shane are always their funny self’s, and act like their brave when ever they need to be. And of course Oliver, he might be hard to like at first, but he tends to grow on you.

In the eighth book of the Morganville Vampire series, Michael Glass gets the call of his dream, to cut a demo at a recording studio. Amelie sends passes to Claire and her friends so they can go to Dallas, but they have to bring an escort, and that is where Oliver comes in. As they try to get to Dallas, they have so many obstacles to face before they can arrive on time or if they arrive at all…

The author met all my expectations and leaves us without any cliffhangers. I recommend that you put this book on the top TBR pile and read all the Morganville Vampire books as soon as you can. You will love it. I can’t wait for the next book, Ghost Town coming out October 2010.

Plot: ♥♥♥♥♥
Characters: ♥♥♥♥♥
Ending: ♥♥♥♥♥
Cover Art: ♥♥♥♥♥
Pages in Novel: 241
ISBN: 978-0-451-22973-1
Link to buy Book: Borders, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Other Books in the Series: Glass Houses, The Dead Girls’ Dance, Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, Fade Out

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


“Hi, Mom, I’m-”
She stopped dead in her tracks, eyes wide, because Myrnin was sitting at her mother’s kitchen table. Myrnin the vampire. Myrnin her boss. Crazy mad scientist Myrnin.

~Page 31 of Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine

Happy Reading!!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.

This week's pick is Ghost Town by Rachel Caine. Ghost Town hit shelves October 26, 2010.



About~ The fragile peace between humans and vampires in Morganville is in trouble, and when Claire takes drastic action, she's put under serious pressure to re-establish the barriers that keep the town residents inside, and wipe the memories of those who leave. But working with her half-crazy vampire boss Myrnin means that things don't always turn out as planned ... and as the people of Morganville begin acting strangely, Claire and her friends must solve the mystery and try to put things right. But one by one, her allies are turning on her ... even the ones she trusts most.
(Description from Goodreads)

My Thoughts~ As soon as I heard about the book Ghost Town coming after Rachel Caine’s book Kiss of Death I jumped in joy and did a happy dance. I love Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampire Series and that fact that each book has something new and fun about it.

What are you waiting for?

Review: Fade Out By Rachel Caine

About~ In Morganville, Texas, someone is always watching.

Without the evil Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville, life has changed-dramatically. The resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again-almost.

Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the local theater company. Yet when one of Eve’s cast mates goes missing after starting work on a short documentary, Eve suspects the worst. As she and Claire investigate, they soon realize that not only is the subject of the film are the vampires themselves, but that this project is a whole lot bigger-and way more dangerous-than anyone suspected.

My Review~ The Morganville Vampire Series keeps getting better and better. Every time I think I got it all figured out, Rachel Caine keeps getting me by surprise. The Morganville Vampire Series is not like any other vampire series out there. Non-stop action, love, and drinking blood (yes, I know that rhymes). In other vampire books, there’s always a human who falls in love with a vampire, but in Morganville, most vampires are bad. I really, really recommend this series to be on your reading pile. You will love it form the first sentence.

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover Art: 4/5
Link to buy book: Borders, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Other Books in the Series: Glass Houses, The Dead Girls’ Dance, Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus

Review: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine

About~ Morganville is such a nice place to live…

When Claire Danvers learned that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving freshman would do: she applied for a transfer and she stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but the garlic may come in handy.

And die if you don’t mind the sort of thing.

Now Claire has pledged herself to Ameile, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure those closest to Claire. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from her past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home. To what end, Claire will soon discover- and it will give a terrifying new meaning to night school.

Warning: If you have not read the first two books in this series, this review might contain spoilers.

My Review~ Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. This book was awesome. I loved this book from the first sentence. I so admire the author for writing this book. I can’t believe that Michael got turned into a vampire!!! And it’s about time Shane and Claire became boyfriend and girlfriend. What shocked me was the ending. But of I won’t tell you what the ending was. So instead, I will just describe it in three words “Oh my god!!!”. There is also more of Jason (Eve’s little brother) in this book.

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover Art: 5/5
Pages in novel: 245
Link to Buy Book: Borders, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Other Books in the Series: Glass Houses, The Dead Girls’ Dance, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, Fade Out

Review: The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

About~ Good News, Girls: Your Dates are Here!

Claire Danvers has her share of challenges- like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains, dealing with the homicidal girls in her dorm, and above all, finding out that her college town is overrun with vampire. On the upside, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend named Shane…Whose vampire hunting dad has called in backup: cycle punks who like the idea of killing just about anything.

Bad News, Girls: They’re Dead!

Now a fraternity is throwing its annual Dead Girls’ Dance and- Surprise!-Claire and her equally outcast best friend, Eve have been invited. When they find out why, all hell is going to break loose. Because this time both the living and the dead are coming out- and everybody’s hungry for blood.

My Review~ Rachel Caine novel The Dead Girls’ Dance is the sequel to Glass Houses. Claire Danvers life has turned upside down ever since she has moved to Morganville. The popular girls (Monica and her friends) wont stop trying to kill Claire, Shane’s dad and his biker buddies came to town looking to stake vampires (which might get them burned to death) and being invited to the annual Dead Girls’ Dance might not make be so fun after all. My Personal Option about this book is that this is a vary cool book. The author is such a good writer and I so can’t wait to get the next book to this series.

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Cover Art: 4/5
Pages in novel: 246
Link to Buy Book: Borders, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Other books in the series: Glass Houses, Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, Fade Out

~Kassandra

Review: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

About-It’s a small college town filled with quirky characters. But when the sun goes down, the bed comes out. Because in Morganville, there is an evil that lurks in the darkest shadows-one that will spill out into the bright light of day.

Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation. The popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks on the school’s social scene: somewhere less than zero. And Claire really doesn’t have the right connections-to the undead who run the town.

When Claire heads off campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Her new roommates don’t show many signs of life. But they’ll have Claire’s back when the town’s deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood….

My Review- The Morganville vampire series is to die for. The author knows just how long to make a scene last and and how much detail to write. Plus the main character is one smart girl. I so would not mind living in Morganville. Sixteen year old Claire Danvers wanted to go to Universities like MIT, Caltech, and Yale. But her parents would not send her that far away. So instead they sent her to the closet thing they found. Morganville. After she gets fed up with her situation (The popular girls trying to kill her) she look for new place. That's how she finds out about most of the things she needs to know about Morganville. But now she just might not live to know the rest.

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 5/5
Ending: 4/5
Cover Art: 5/5
Pages in Novel: 247
Link to Buy Books: Borders, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Other books in the series: The Dead Girls' Dance, Midnight Alley, Feast of Fools, Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, & Fade Out.