Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) in Team Vampire!!

Jul 16, 2009 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it liked it

Shelves: i-own

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really enjoyed this book. I started it and read it in one sitting; not wanting to put it down.
I think it’s got a great storyline and the idea of Morganville is brilliant. This promises to be a brilliant series.
I found that I loved the four main characters. Claire, Shane, Michael and Eve were awesome. They were each unique, with their own personalities and ideas. I thought it was awesome how Michael, Shane and Eve accepted Claire so openly, treating her right from the start and welcoming her I really enjoyed this book. I started it and read it in one sitting; not wanting to put it down.
I think it’s got a great storyline and the idea of Morganville is brilliant. This promises to be a brilliant series.
I found that I loved the four main characters. Claire, Shane, Michael and Eve were awesome. They were each unique, with their own personalities and ideas. I thought it was awesome how Michael, Shane and Eve accepted Claire so openly, treating her right from the start and welcoming her in with open arms. They really made her a part of their little family straight away, and I thought it was brilliant how they all seemed to get along so amazingly well.
I found I really liked Claire. Unlike a lot of heroines nowadays who are always strong and perfect, she was very realistic and life like. She’s the type of girl you’d expect to meet on the street. Someone normal and ordinary, and yet there’s something about her; a spark, an inner strength that made me adore her. I don’t doubt that she’d do whatever necessarily to protect the people she cares for and I think she’s stronger than people believe she is. I can certainly see her changing and evolving over the course of the series.
And Shane. Ahhhh, Shane. He was hot. He’s the type of guy I love, sharp tongued with a hint of bad boy thrown in. However he also has a softer side and I really believe that he cares about Claire. He treats her like a friend and yet there’s obviously the potential for something else between them.
I loved the part where they had their first kiss. It was hot and the chemistry between them was wonderful. I can defiantly see them becoming something very real and strong in the future.

And I loved Eve. The moment she appeared in the book, offering comfort to Claire, a complete stranger, I knew she was going to be a sweetie. She’s kind and quirky and really someone who would be a loyal and honest friend to Claire.
And she and Michael are so adorable. I liked Michael. He was a cool headed and a strong leader. I love the way he and Shane interact; best buddies and I think Michael and Eve would make such a cute couple. I’m so glad they both like each other and I’m hoping that they act on those feelings in the other books. I think it’s very interesting, his situation. The fact that he’s some kind of “ghost” where he’s solid only from dusk until dawn and he’s tied to the Glass House the way he is, is very interesting. It’s something I’m really hoping we get to explore more. I want to know just what it means.
I thought the ending of this book was brilliant! It ends on a cliff-hanger that leaves me dying to know what Shane’s father does for a living and what will happen to Michael.

Now.....on to the next book!
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Jul 26, 2009 Rachel Meyer rated it really liked it

Setting is a town called Morganville which Vampires rule. Claire Danvers is a girl (16 1/2 years old) who attends a college (very smart girl) and is tortured by the popular girl, Monica. Claire decides she has had enough and seeks out living arrangements else where. She finds a possible place off campus sharing a house with 3 other roommates. Well, she evently takes up residents there and this is where she learns that Morganville has vampires and that they rule this town. Roommates are Eve (Goth ...more

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Nov 28, 2009 Terri Shirer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampire

good story and characters.

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Dec 13, 2009 Farah Ali rated it really liked it

awesome!!....love shane!!

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Oct 07, 2008 Jessica B rated it really liked it

Shelves: rachel-caine, own, vampires, young-adult, 2011, re-reads

This book was way better than I was expecting. I had a hard time sitting it down and doing normal things like cleaning and dishes without going back to it and trying to put in a few more pages. A great read!

** Re-read October 2011 **

I decided to re-read this book before I went on to the rest of the series. I have to say I really enjoyed it, again!

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