The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) in Team Vampire!!

Jul 18, 2009 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it liked it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book was equally as good as the first.
The story picked up right where the first book left of and continued to be fast paced and entertaining the entire way through.
The characters continue to be the same great personalities they were from the first book, and I really liked Sam. I feel like he may be the first vampire we’ve met who could be as close to good as vampires in this series can get. I really like the character of Amelie, although I wonder exactly what her intentions are and just h This book was equally as good as the first.
The story picked up right where the first book left of and continued to be fast paced and entertaining the entire way through.
The characters continue to be the same great personalities they were from the first book, and I really liked Sam. I feel like he may be the first vampire we’ve met who could be as close to good as vampires in this series can get. I really like the character of Amelie, although I wonder exactly what her intentions are and just how far she’ll go to get what she wants. Who and what would she be willing to risk in order to protect herself?
Personally I think both Claire and Shane along with Eve and Michael are great couples. One of the things that struck me about this series straight away, is how there doesn’t appear to be any love triangles. Honestly, I’ve become sick of them and seeing two fresh couples who are all close and get along together without any extra issues is excellent. It’s a breath of fresh air and I hope it stays that way. I don’t want to see anyone pop up in the story that could be a threat to either romance.

I like that Claire continues to grow and appears to becoming stronger. It’s wonderful when the main character continues to evolve over the course of the series. I find that she’s very mature for her age too. Often during the book, I found myself forgetting that she is almost two years younger than her housemates. She’s very level and balanced that it’s hard to think of her as a child.
I find it very difficult to define Shane after this book. He’s not exactly a bad-boy, although he has that hint of rebelliousness that makes him fun and he’s not outright innocent or sweet either. After learning of his father, it’s obvious that he’s done a number on Shane over the years and that in a lot of ways Shane is vulnerable when it comes to his dad. He’s the only family Shane has left and while doesn’t completely agree or disagree with his father’s beliefs on vampires; Shane can’t deny that he’s a part of that world. Or was. At the end of the book Shane made it obvious how little he wanted to do with his father, but I wonder how long that will last.
I thought it was very interesting to see Michael become a vampire. If there is anyone who can become one of the unread and yet manage to hold on to his humanity and still be himself, it’s him.
Also I wonder how Eve’s brother Jason is going to affect the storyline. Is he really the one killing those girls? And will he be in the next book?

I’m looking forward to finding out.
Now, on to the next book......
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Oct 07, 2008 Jessica B rated it really liked it

Shelves: rachel-caine, own, vampires, young-adult, ghosts, 2011

I'm really loving this series! I don't know why I ever stopped at book 1. The vampires of Morganville are cold and don;t care who they have to kill to get what they need. Somehow Claire and her friends get messed up in all the chaos. Shane's dad is back in town with only one goal... kill as many vampires as he can. Claire thinks this is a really really bad idea!

The action in this book is fast paced and interesting. I never feel bored when I have my face stuffed in one of these books!

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Jul 26, 2009 Rachel Meyer rated it really liked it

I so like this series! It's quick reading and still has its charm...Read what Clare, Eve, Shane, and Michael are doing now.

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 down, and above all, finding out that her college town is overrun with vampires. On the up side, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend named Shane... whose vampire-hunting dad has called ...more

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Mar 16, 2010 Mel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book starts right were the other ended.
I really enjoyed this book.
It continues her adventure.
I was surprise by Michael's choice and understand at the same time
I'm looking forward to the next one and see the relationships grow.
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