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Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1)
Glass Houses - Morganville Vampires, Bk 1
Author: Rachel Caine
It's a small college town filled with quirky characters. But when the sun goes down, the bad 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 whe...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $7.59 or $3.69+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780451219947
ISBN-10: 0451219945
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 418 ratings
Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Paperback
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jai avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on + 310 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
First book in a young adult series. Claire Danvers is a freshman at Texas Prairie University in Morganville. At 16, two years younger than other students starting school, she is very smart, but unfortunately slated for hazing because she made popular girl Monica Morrell look stupid. At first the abuse seems extreme, but as she learns more about the town, that is the least of her problems. Morganville is run by vampires, and Monica has protection under them. Claire leaves the dorms to escape Monica, and moves into a house with a group of other kids who have grown up in Morganville. Written with a teen voice, this book is very face paced as Claire runs from one danger into another with only the Glass House as a place of safety. Crushes, bullies, first love, supernatural characters. Akin to L. J. Smith, maybe better. I was impressed that the author thought about Claire being underage and younger than her housemates who seem to consider this carefully before letting her live with them and also make rules about what she is allowed to do because of her younger age. What 18 year old thinks about that?

OH, the book has something of a cliffhanger! You may want to have the second book in your hands before you get to the last few pages. I guess I have to wishlist the next book now.
crysteena73 avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
I was a little concerned that this being a YA book the meat of the story would be lacking and not hold my adult attention as well as an adult novel would. I was happy to be completely surprised that this book not only held my attention I didn't want to put it down until I finished ever last word.
Claire is a 16 year old super smart cookie who finds herself at a small college not too far from her home. She did not want to go there but her parents insisted. She ends up going from socially snubbed in high school to being bullied in a dangerous manner. After an incident at her dorm that had her covered in bruises she just knows she has to find something off campus. What she finds is a wonderful house and some pretty great friends. Friends she really needs when she also finds out that Morganville is filled with vampires and unless you have Protection you end up lunch or worse.
Rachel Caine has done an excellent job of writting a book for teens that entertains everyone. Her take on vampires is interesting and wooohooo what a cliff hanger she zaps at the readers at the end. You will find that you not only want to read more about Claire and her 3 friends but you will want to read about them right now. Make sure you have the second one in the wings when you start this first one.
Over all I give this book 4.5 stars.
zophine avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on + 59 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
First in the Morganville Vampire series and a very quick but fun read. I didn't realize that this series was geared to the youner generation until after I started reading it, but it kept me entertained all the same. I even decided to pick up the rest of the series to see where the hijinks end.
nymphadora avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
This is a fun little book to read when you are waiting for the next Kelley Armstrong or Kim Harrison to be shipped. It is a young adult novel, so it is definitely tame in comparison to other novels of the same genre. The concept of a vampire-run town that no one outside of the town knows about is intriguing. The mystery surrounding Morganville is told in a way that leaves you wanting more.

I love the characters and will definitely be ordering the rest of the series. I have a daughter who is a bit of an academic over-acheiver so it it was fun to picture her in Claire's shoes. I like the fact that we never forget that she is sixteen in a world of eighteen year olds and that yes, there is a difference between those two ages. While Claire is mature enough for college, there are some things that she really does just want to call her parents for help with and that is refreshing. I like that the characters' respect for their parents and other adults is still strong while not being portrayed as wimps because of it.
silverdancing avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 3
I will tell you now that I absolutely love this particular series, but much like the Twilight Saga, I would never let my teenage niece read it. Which if any teen reads this review is going to be the kiss of "I have to read this now". I just hope parents are being responsible and reading what their kids are before hand. It's an intriguing mix of teenage angst and very adult themes of hazing in schools, who the monsters really are, and a rather belligerent attitude towards adults. One of the main characters is a 16 year old early admission college student. She flat out lies to her parents repeatedly and does everything she can to stay living with her 18 year old boyfriend. I could understand a college age teen reading this series but nothing under 18. The concepts get more adult as the series progress'. I know my niece who is 12 verging on 13 reads way past her level so I pre-read and recommend to her mom. Again great series for an 18+. I'm still rather disturbed that it and Twilight are in the "teen" section of the local library.
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reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on
I really did enjoy this book. It was a short read, but not too short. It really does have you going all the way till the end. The cliffhanger ending really made me want to jump in the next book as fast as possible. The only downfall is that there are 15 books in this series.
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This is the first book in the Morganville Vampires series and I thought this book was pretty good it kept me interested the entire time, its a quick read too.
havan avatar reviewed Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Bk 1) on + 138 more book reviews
This is a well written, fast moving story of young adults and vampires. It does leave some of the backstory too long and is a bit confused in the beginning but by the end it succeeds in gaining your interest.

At just under 250 pages it's shorter than many teen vampire stories but then it's really just the first installment in a longer tale. I'm NOT particularly happy with where it leaves off and I'll most likely read the next installment but with a small sense of duress.

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