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Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: NAL Jam
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 2378
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0451219945
EAN: 9780451219947
ASIN: 0451219945
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
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Product Description
From the author of the popular Weather Warden series. Welcome to Morganville, Texas.
Just don't stay out after dark.
College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero.
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.
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 Daughter loved this book November 12, 2008
Received this quickly and my daughter loved the book. She's sharing it with her friends and plans on buying more from this author.
Thoroughly enjoyable! November 7, 2008
I bought the first two volumes of The Morganville Vampires with absolutely no knowledge of Rachel Caine or the contents of the books. Color me pleasantly surprised. Admittedly light fare, Glass Houses was a quick read that completely caught me up in the world of Morganville, TX. I found myself really wrapped up in the four main characters, caring about them and "what happens next". So much so that as soon as I read the last page of Glass Houses, I *had* to pick up Dead Girls' Dance and start reading. :-) Another great thing about Rachel Caine's stories are the many "what if"'s contained within. What if this had happened instead of that? What if Claire had done this instead of that? Terribly rich fodder fan and springboard fictions alike. Great job, Rachel!
Rachel Caine does it again! November 1, 2008
I love the Weather Warden series so picked up Glass Houses, despite it being a YA novel. Like the Weather Warden series, it is fast-paced, tautly written, with excellent characters you care about. Rachel Caine is an amazing writer. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is the explanation for Claire's sticking in Morganville. If any real young girl were violently attacked in her dorm - and had parents that were still around - she would have called her parents immediately and LEFT. If Caine had said that Claire didn't have parents or anyone to really turn to, or even if there were some invisible force keeping her in the town (a vampire power of some sort) I would have believed it more. Throughout the whole book I kept wondering, why don't they just LEAVE? Again, a simple vampire ability to keep people in the town would have been more satisfying than the weak reasons given in the book. That said, it was a terrific read with great characters and I'm definitely getting the rest of the series.
Rather enjoyable October 31, 2008
I liked this book, I was expecting to find it okay and to not be drawn in, but instead I found myself being taken in by the characters. The style of the book made me think of a cross between Buffy and Twilight and yet it still contained some of it's own uniqueness. It is not the sort of book that would be considered a literary classic or one that is a heavy read, but it was still fun to read and I intend on reading the rest in the series.
RC doesn't get enough attention as an author October 18, 2008
Clair Danvers is a genuis. No, really. She is 16 and going to a college in a desert town. Bullies to hide from, cute guys to drool over, coffee to drink, all pretty normal. Execpt with the said bullies trying to kill/do some very serious damage to her person.
The story looks like it's going to be another girl-meets-boy/ girl-uses-her-incredible-brains-n-saves-everyone-and-they-all-love-her until she goes to live in the Glass House and discovers that the entire town is run by vampires!
Anything can happen in this plot. The series is addictive and is a very satisfying read. Although, I do hate cliffhangers...
Rachel Caine doesn't get enough attention as an author.
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