YA PARANORMAL ROMANCE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES by RACHEL CAINE - SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY # 5 - RAZOR BILL - PENGUIN

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY # 5

RACHEL CAINE

THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES SERIES

Aussie Covers for books # 1 - # 12
There are 15 books in the series.

US covers
Books # 1 - # 12

So, I am a HUGE fan of Morganville Vampires. It is a YA paranormal series and I have put readers of ALL ages onto this series. It is simply brilliant fun. I would probably say it is my favorite long YA series out of everything I have read YA to date.

I was totally sold by book # 3, Midnight Alley and I was addicted. I think each book definitely gets better and better , until insanely good.

The characters are ALL brilliant. I think Myrnin is one of my faves. I think he comes into the series from book 2 or book 3. He is a little crazy, a little addictive and a little brave and swing back around to cray cray. He is quite a unique character. I don't think I have read anybody quite like him to date.

I have read and reviewed the first twelve books. There are fifteen in total. I am excited to binge on the last three in a row as this series is very binge-worthy. 

Shane, Claire, Michael and Eve are your main characters and then you have a pile of sub characters that Rachel juggles like a carnival pro.

You can read my reviews on the first twelve books HERE scroll down to them. 

I also have a pile of other postings on this series. Plus among all the postings I have some video I took of a signing when Rachel came to Australia in 2011. She was at a Dymocks signing and I went down and met her.

A while back Rachel was looking for financial backing/sponsorship for a web TV show of Morganville Vampires. She got the backing to kickstart the series and you can read more about it HERE. Scroll down to 11th June posting and you can see what she did. I ummed and ahhhed about putting in some small dollars. It was in pledge groups of a certain amount. But peeps came through in droves and she had the $$$ before she could blink. That's saying a lot for the series. It is enormously popular. I totally dig it. 

The thing is when a series is coming to an end and I love the series, I always have trouble reading the last book. I have always read this series in groups of books. Like three or four at a time. I can't just read one. 

I have the last three to read and it will be kind of sad when I finish Daylighters # 15.

If you haven't started this series you can binge away to your hearts content without having to wait for the next book.

TRUST ME when I say it is a brilliant series. It is YA for both teenagers and adults. It flows really well and Rachel will give you an entertaining ride. I just think each book gets better and better until I was on one of those reading highs when I finished Black Dawn # 12 and I was yelling Yehaaa!

Over half a million ratings on Goodreads for the series. There's a bunch of novella's I need to read too. I do love a good novella. I think these would be great to read.

I can only say you are missing out if you don't pick up this series. If you already have read this series or started it, then you know what I am talking about.

You can pop over to Jemina's facebook page, I only cyberpsace met her the other day and she is a brilliant artist. She does some fabulous artwork on Morganville Vampires. Here is one image I took from her page to show you. And see if you can see Bob the spider.  I also love she put in Myrnin wearing his bunny slippers :D

Michelle

SOME OF THE BOOKS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING - NOVELS ON THE RUN

PRINCE OF SHADOWS

RACHEL CAINE

DUE FOR RELEASE - 4TH FEBRUARY 2014

Goodreads

A standalone built around the character of Benvolio, from Romeo and Juliet. The novel will be told from the point of view of Benvolio, who is Romeo’s cousin and, in Shakespeare’s play, attempts to get the lovelorn Montague interested in other girls after it’s discovered that Juliet is a member of the clan his family despises: the Capulets. Caine’s novel, her agent said, explores a scenario in which Romeo and Juliet are not the only couple to fall into dire romantic straits and is “a tale of intrigue, betrayal, hatred, and tragedy,” about “lovers lost, and lovers found.” (From Publisher's Weekly)

This was all taken from an email with news from Rachel Caine. I was trying to find it on her web page. I found all the Morganville etc stuff so I have copied it and pasted it here. I was trying for the link but I took the news from the email in the end. So below are all Rachel Caine's words, not mine.

Yes, that is one smoking hot cover - I could not be more pleased with it! I think it perfectly reflects the lush setting and tone of the story, and it's just flat-out amazing work by artist Michael Heath.

Prince of Shadows is a real adventure for me ... I wanted to retell the story of Romeo and Juliet, be faithful to the period and the events of the play, and yet put an entirely new interpretation on the events. So this is the play you know, but trust me ... you do not know this story. Benvolio Montague is our guide through the tale, and from his unique perspective we'll learn secrets and lies, triumph and tragedy in entirely new ways.

Here's a quick sample from the novel ...

I stood in the dark corner of my enemy’s house, and thought of murder.

In his bed, Tybalt Capulet snored and drooled like a toothless old woman. I marveled as I thought of how the women of Verona -- from dewy-eyed maids to dignified ladies -- fell swooning in his wake. If they could see him like this (a drunken, undignified mess in sodden linen) they'd have run shrieking to the arms of their fathers and husbands.

It would make a good, vivid story to retell, but only among my closest and dearest.

I turned a dagger restlessly in my gloved hand, feeling that murderous tingle working its way through my veins, but I was no assassin. I was not here to kill. I'd come stealthily into his house, into his rooms, for a purpose.

Tybalt, the heir of Capulet, swaggered the streets of Verona and used wit like weapons; that was nothing new among our class of young cocks. He was never above offering insults, to low or high, when opportunity came. Today, he'd offended my house. House Montague.

The victim was a serving girl. Insults to servants didn't call for open challenges from those of my station, but still, it pricked me, seeing the self-satisfied grin on Tybalt's face as he emerged from that rank little alcove where he’d reduced her to tears; I’d seen her run from him red-faced, holding the tattered rags of her clothes together. He'd injured the girl only to prove his contempt for my house, and that required an answer.

It required revenge, and that was something that I, Benvolio Montague, would serve him – not in the streets, in open war, but here, in the dark. Tonight, I was clad head to toe in disguise, and there was nothing about me to indicate my station, or my house. Tonight, I was a thief -- the best thief in Verona. They called me the Prince of Shadows. For three years, I had stolen from my peers without being caught, and tonight … tonight would be no different.

Except that it was different. My hands felt hot and restless. So easy to drag a dagger across that hated throat, but murder spawned murder, and I didn't want to kill Tybalt. There had been enough of that between our two houses; the streets ran slick with spilled blood. No ... I wanted to humiliate him. I wanted to knock him from his perch as the man of the hour.

I had the will, and the access. All that remained now was to choose how to hurt him best. Tybalt was the God-crowned heir of Capulet; he was rich, indulged, and careless. I needed to wound him where it counted -- in the eyes of his family, and preferably in the eyes of all Verona.

Ah. I spotted a gleam as something caught the light on the floor. I crossed to the corner where he'd dumped a tangle of clothing, and found the jeweled emblem pinned to his doublet -- a gaudy piece, in Capulet colors, one that would feed even a well-done-by merchant family for a year. No doubt he'd underpaid for it, as well; Tybalt was more likely to terrify honest men into bargains than pay fairly. I added the prize to my purse, and then drew Tybalt's rapier from its sheath, slowly and carefully. It came free with a soft, singing ring of steel, and I turned it in the moonlight, assessing the quality. Very fine, and engraved with his name and crest. A lovely weapon. A personal weapon.
He did not deserve such a beautiful thing.

I sheathed it and belted it on, opposite my own rapier. As the heir of Capulet snored, drunken and oblivious, I pulled off my black cap and bowed with perfect form, just the way I would have been honor-bound to greet him if we'd had the mischance to meet on the street. Under the breath-moistened black silk of my mask, I was smiling, but it felt more like a grimace.

"Good night, sweet prince, thou poxy son of a dog," I whispered. Tybalt smacked his lips, mumbled drunkenly, and rolled over. In seconds, he was snoring again, loud as a grinding-wheel against a knife.

I slipped out of the door of his apartments, past his equally dozy servant, and considered my exit from the Capulet palace. The obvious was to return the way I'd entered, but I'd come in during the height of the busy afternoon, carrying a box of supplies from a provisioner's wagon. I'd spent the day admiring the brickwork of the Capulet cellars. Going out the same way was unlikely; the kitchen door was almost certainly locked and guarded now.

Out through the narrow gardens, then. Once I was beyond the wall’s high stone barrier, I would be just another bravo on the moonlit streets, making for my bed.

I went up the stairs, taking them two at a time; my soft leather shoes made no sound on the polished marble. I'd worn gray to blend into the ever-present stone and brick of Verona; in the shadows, there was nothing better with which to disappear. Even here, inside the quiet house, it was a reasonably good disguise. I ghosted past murky squares of paintings upon the walls, and a candelabra with two still-burning tapers (a true sign of family wealth); the tapestry at the top of the stairs was rich and very tempting to steal, but too heavy, and I had enough trophies already.

Upstairs was women's country. Lady Capulet would have the largest and most lavish quarters, to the right -- the grand palace was almost a mirror of my own family's, in many ways. That meant the girls would have the smaller apartments to the left -- the oldest, Rosaline, said to be studious and bookish, was probably well asleep by now. She'd have the far rooms, since she was only a cousin, not the lady's own daughter. She was Tybalt's sister, arrived in Verona only a few months before, and kept shut up hard in the palace. I’d heard a rumor she was nothing like her loathsome brother, at least; that was to her credit.

There was no servant on duty at her door, and when I tried it, I found it unlocked. A trusting lot, these Capulets, at least within their own walls. I slipped the latch and stepped quietly inside, only to find that the room wasn't as dark as I'd hoped. There was a low-burning fire crackling on the hearth, and a candle flickering on the table. It scarcely mattered if the girl had left lights burning, as the bed curtains were pulled. She'd hear and see nothing through the thick coverings. I took reasonable care not to allow the floor to creak as I crossed it, and I was almost to the window when I realized that I had erred.
Badly.

Rosaline Capulet was not in bed. She was, instead, perched in a chair on the far side of the table, reading a slim book.

I saw her before she saw me. Candlelight dusted her skin with gold, and flickered in her large, dark eyes; her neck was swan-graceful, and her slender hands cupped the spine of the volume with care. She wore a simple lawn night-gown. I could make out the shadowed curves of her body beneath the white fabric. She had put her midnight-dark hair into a long braid for the night, and was thoughtfully twirling one end of it as she read.

No one had warned me she was beautiful.

THE KING - BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD # 12

J.R. WARD

DUE FOR RELEASE : 25TH MARCH 2014

The newest installment in J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Wrath and the Brotherhood are locked in an epic battle over his throne and the very future of the vampire race.

THE DREAM THIEVES - THE RAVEN CYCLE # 2

MAGGIE STIEFVATER

DUE FOR RELEASE - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2013

The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after...

KINSLAYER - THE LOTUS WAR # 2

JAY KRISTOFF

DUE FOR RELEASE - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2013

A SHATTERED EMPIRE

The mad Shōgun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko, and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The Lotus Guild conspires to renew the nation’s broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion simultaneously – by endorsing a new Shōgun who desires nothing more than to see Yukiko dead.

A DARK LEGACY

Yukiko and the mighty thunder tiger Buruu have been cast in the role of heroes by the Kagé rebellion. But Yukiko herself is blinded by rage over her father’s death, and her ability to hear the thoughts of beasts is swelling beyond her power to control. Along with Buruu, Yukiko’s anchor is Kin, the rebel Guildsman who helped her escape from Yoritomo’s clutches. But Kin has his own secrets, and is haunted by visions of a future he’d rather die than see realized.

A GATHERING STORM

Kagé assassins lurk within the Shōgun’s palace, plotting to end the new dynasty before it begins. A waif from Kigen’s gutters begins a friendship that could undo the entire empire. A new enemy gathers its strength, readying to push the fracturing Shima imperium into a war it cannot hope to survive. And across raging oceans, amongst islands of black glass, Yukiko and Buruu will face foes no katana or talon can defeat.

The ghosts of a blood-stained past.

ALLEGIANT - DIVERGENT # 3

VERONICA ROTH

DUE FOR RELEASE - 22ND OCTOBER 2013

One choice will define you.

What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?

The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth’s #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

DARKNESS SPLINTERED - DARK ANGELS # 6

KERI ARTHUR

DUE FOR RELEASE - 5TH NOVEMBER 2013

When Risa loses the second key to hell, she angers several powerful people, and she’s starting to feel the pressure from all sides. She gets a visit from her father, who gives her an ultimatum: Get back the key or he will kill her friends.

Risa also finds herself under the scrutiny of the vampire council, some of whom consider her a monster who should be destroyed. But they offer her a bloody bargain: Take on the lethal head of the council, Madeline Hunter, and others will support her.

As the search for the keys to hell heats up, Risa realizes that she has no choice. For the sake of the people she loves, she must find the keys — and get rid of Hunter — before the second gate is opened and brings the world closer to all hell breaking loose...

THE FIERY HEART - BLOODLINES # 4

RICHELLE MEAD

DUE FOR RELEASE - 19TH NOVEMBER 2013

In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. . . .

But the struggle isn't over for Sydney. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. Her sister Zoe has arrived, and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure—and re-education—looms larger than ever.

Pulses will race throughout this thrilling fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe.

VAMPIRE SEEKER - SAMMY CARTER # 1

TIM O'ROURKE

DUE FOR RELEASE - 14TH JANUARY 2014
Was Self Published , now Piatkus Publishing

Samantha Carter believes that a vampire is responsible for the brutal deaths of four women in Whitechapel, London, England. Each murder is identical to those committed a hundred years before by a very different serial killer. 

Desperate to prove the killer’s identity, Samantha follows him onto a late night tube train. But Samantha doesn’t reach the next station and finds herself on a very different journey, where she discovers vampires are very real and far more dangerous than she had ever imagined. To stay alive, Samantha needs to figure out why things have gone so terribly wrong for her – and more importantly, why she is out of time? 

‘Vampire Seeker’ is Book One in the Samantha Carter Series. 

“...Tim O'Rourke has ventured into the adult genre with a spectacular entrance. 'Samantha Carter - Vampire Seeker' is a whole lot of brain gymnastics and fun, not to mention some awesome new characters for us to get to know and enjoy. All I am going to say is chapter 23!!!! I do blush!” – Novels On The Run.

“...O'Rourke has once again written a wonderful novel filled with mystery and intrigue, and it definitely piqued my interest and kept me guessing.” – A BookVacation

“...Sammy was shameless and totally consumed by the moment I can't believe Tim wrote it!” – Talk Supe

**This is a mature New Adult Novel**

BURNED - FEVER # 7

KAREN MARIE MONING

DUE FOR RELEASE - 22ND APRIL 2014

The next book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning's Fever series featuring beloved characters Mac and Dani O'Malley. Iced, the latest in the series, ended with a BANG and Burned will pick up right where that left off, delivering another shockingly suspenseful adventure set in the Fever world.

Story Locale: Ireland

Series Overview: Moning's new urban paranormal trilogy is connected to the world of her blockbuster Fever series that fans have grown to know and love, picking up right where Shadowfever (1/11) left off. Featuring beloved characters from the Fever novels, including Christian MacKelter, Ryodan, Mac and Barron and others, this seductive series hinges upon a powerful, tough-talking teen sidhe seer as she battles dark forces to bring justice to light.

Michelle

BOOK COVER REVEAL - FALL OF NIGHT by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 14

DUE FOR RELEASE - 7TH MAY 2013

I have been on my Morganville Vampires marathon week again and finished up to Black Dawn # 12. I have Bitter Blood # 13 review coming in a couple days. I have no blurb for Fall of Night , or the UK/AUS cover. 

Giddy up!! So looking forward to this book. 

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - LAST BREATH by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 11 - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES MARATHON WEEK - PENGUIN - RAZOR BILL - 5 STARS!!!

By: Rachel Caine

Published By: Penguin, Razor Bill

Released: Available Now

Details: Paperback, 444 Pages

RATING: 5 WT HECK JUST HAPPENED STARS!!

Blurb: Goodreads

With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with one of the missing vampires is someone new to town-a mysterious individual named Magnus. After an uneasy encounter with Morganville's latest resident, Claire is certain Magnus isn't merely human. But is he a vampire-or something else entirely?

BOOK REVIEW by Michelle :

Holy mac and cheese, Holy Mother of Pearl, Holy Grail of the errrr..... Grail?? This book blew my mind every single chapter.

Holy ! Holy!

This book is stuffed fully of ‘grab the oh shit bar’ moments. The title ‘Last Breath’, makes the mind think, it wanders about , theories banging around the brain.

I. Was. Absolutely. Stunned.

Fish out of water.

Gasping for breath.

Throw your hands in the air.

*Face plant*

The build up from chapter one, which alone is stuffed full of moments, keep reading and reading and then you will be WT HECK just happened? Then you will reread that part as it just .......happens.

No warning.

* whispers* Just happens........*drops the book*

I was quite gutted.... then the desperation of that moment that follows......*sniffle*.

Rachel has written an outstanding instalment. Legs 11 ( #11) , just takes the reader on a ride of rebelliousness , the fight for their lives, new villain......OMG!!! WOW!! Loss, power play, stolen moments, grief, heartache, you feel scared for the characters, you are like WT Heck (polite version) just happened here people!!! You will cry out in shock, feel very disturbed, be creeped out, and then you will find yourself turning into the kickass reader and joining in the fight. Bit of shadow boxing.... well it helped me.

Rachel has pulled the rip cord and shaken up Morganville and its residents, like none of her other books.

Michael and Shane even find time to slide in a moment.

‘You still want to kill me?’

‘Sometimes, yeah.’ Shane, on the other hand, sounded completely serious. ‘I love you, man, but - it takes time for all that stuff to go away. I don’t want to feel it.’

‘I know , shithead.’

‘If you break Eve’s heart, I will kill you.’

Michael stopped playing. ‘It’s complicated.’

‘No, it’s not. Stop screwing around and commit.’

‘Oh , so now you’re giving me relationship advice? You can’t commit to a cell phone contract, let alone - ‘

‘I’m committed,’ Shane interrupted. ‘To her. You know I am.’

‘Yeah,’ Michael said. ‘Yeah , I know that. And you know if you screw it up with Claire, I’ll rip your throat out and drink you like a juice box, so you’re got some incentive.’

Shane laughed. ‘You know what? I do that, you’ve got permission. And you know how I feel about that whole drinking-me stuff.’

Myrnin, Myrnin, Myrnin....OMG!! And that is all I will say ...well, and, Holy Shit Batman! What can I say? The moment deserved at least that.

Trust me!

Monica, heels and all, she can still make an entrance.

This book is told from several POV’s. You get to feel frightened and a whole bag of emotions through each of their eyes. It really was quite a trip this book.

Eve, bless her, she is not letting anything stand in her way, she is on a mission and Michael is hers, mind you it is the least of their worries, it kind of paled ( no pun intended) in comparison.

I can’t even begin to tell you how awesomely villainess the villain is in this book. I have never felt so frightened for my Morganville crew both fanged and unfanged.

Visually, Rachel really wrote it powerfully, colourfully, and you see it all play out in your head, so clearly.

This book is a very 3D experience! Very fast paced , action filled, and frightening on so many levels. Sometimes you just wanted to help out.

This is me helping out.
What? It's the best I could come up with.

Humans of Morganville, bless their silly brains, they are trying to go all commando, tattoos and all.....* shakes head*

Amelie, still trying to solve it her way, but can she pull it off?

Far out ( again polite version) this would make a TOTALLY freakin’ awesome tv series or set of movies. These books just get better and better.


FAVE QUOTES:

‘Look, ask him, OK? This is girl talk. I don’t do girl talk.’

She punched him in the shoulder. ‘Ass.’

‘That’s better. I was starting to feel like we should go shoe shopping or something.’

‘Being a girl is not a bad thing!’

‘No.’ He took his hand out of his pocket and put his arm around her shoulders, huggin her close. ‘If I could be half the girl you are, I’d be - wow, I have no idea where I was going with that, and it just turned out uncomfortable, all of a sudden.’

‘Jackass.’



‘Claire! I need you immediately. Something’s wrong with Bob.’ Myrnin , her mad - scientist, blood-addicted boss, sounded actually shaken. ‘I can’t get him to eat his insects, and I used his favourites. He just sits there.’

...... ‘Just because he’s a spider doesn’t mean he deserves any less concern! Claire, you have a way with him. He likes you.’

Just what she needed. Bob the spider liked her.



“You’re kidding,’ Shane said. ‘Do you think I want to visit Crazy McTeeth in his lair of insanity?’

‘No,’ Claire said, ‘but I’m pretty sure you won’t like it if I go alone when I just kind of promised to be with you. So....?’

‘Right. I’ve been missing Nutty McFang anyway.’

‘Stop making up names for him.’

‘What about Count Crackula?’

‘I am not in the mood for you shallow bullshit right now. If you get in my way, I will cut you, because you are nothing but a speed bump on my way....’



‘And did you bring what I asked?’

‘I’m insane , not forgetful.’



‘Oh this is good,’’ Eve said. ‘I’m putting down a bet that it’s a parade float.’

‘Not taking that one,’ Shane said. ‘Hey , do we get cool shotguns?’

‘No,’ Amelie said, and made a sharp military gesture. ‘With me. And stay close.’

Some of Rachel’s Playlist

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - BITE CLUB by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 10 - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES MARATHON WEEK - PENGUIN, RAZOR BILL

By: Rachel Caine
Published By: Penguin, Razor Bill
Released: Available Now
Details: Paperback, 442 Pages

RATING: 5 MIND BLOWING STARS!!

Blurb : Goodreads

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine is "a first-class storyteller" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris).

After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But someone else wants them to get ready to rumble.

There's a new extreme sport getting picked up on the Internet: bare—knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against each other—or humans. Tracking the remote signal leads Claire—accompanied by her friends and frenemies—to discover that what started as an online brawl will soon threaten everyone in Morganville...

BOOK REVIEW by Michelle :

Stinky Doug, phials of blood........Dead Doug.

Rachel Caine has taken a new direction with Bite Club. The story has to do with Dead Doug and the mystery unfolding there, but we get to travel around in Shane’s head. I liked this. It was at times creepy, the wealth of story that was bobbling about in his head and we got some wonderful depth from Shane. There was a whole lot of anger management issues going on there........not entirely his fault.

I am going to say I think this is the best book so far in the series, holy mac and cheese. Rachel had Shane giving Myrnin a run for his money in the losing the plot stakes. ( no pun intended with the stake...well, maybe)

There was a whole lot of poop going down in this book and poor Claire was trying to wade through it all. This instalment would have looked very impressive on the big screen.

I loved having Detective Travis Lowe and Detective Joe Hess back, albeit for a short breath of a visit, but it puts that bit of prospective into the storyline, that there are human cops policing Morganville as well.

I do laugh at Frank and Myrnin’s working relationship. Rachel can have so much fun here. For obvious reasons.

I am still deciding about Oliver. There is always a teeny something showing through, but then it hides back underneath his facade of cranky, badass vampire.

I do enjoy this series, so much. Rachel just has me there, in Morganville, with Claire and all the things she carries around on her shoulders as she fights for good , against what is lurking in the shadows, waiting to pray upon those she loves.

I even felt a bit kickass crazy with Shane this time too. He was in my head, talking all kinds of crazy. It was quite a ride being in Shane’s head.

I have started Last Breath, and OMG!! All I will say is ‘RUN.’



FAVE QUOTES:

She turned and kissed him full-on, just a sweet, swift brush of lips, because he was already moving.... and then he did a double take and came back to kiss her again, slower, hotter, better.



Shane fluttered his hands. ‘Oh, and then we were all elected as ice princesses and asked to go to Disneyland!’ He rolled his eyes.



‘Claire,’ he said, in a low , soothing , carefully controlled voice. ‘I would like you to take out your mobile phone and call the police, please. Do that now. Perhaps that emergency number. ‘

.....’Why?’ she whispered, as she started punching the three numbers in.

‘Because it’s an emergency,’ he said, and then something hit him.......



‘Karma,’ she said. ‘It’s a bitch.’



‘Dear girls, I can let anyone get hurt, because in my world, my safety and well-being come first,’ he said. ‘I thought you knew that by now.’



‘Don’t make me say nasty things in front of the juveniles,’ Frank said, ‘because I’m not your dog, crazy man....’



‘I wouldn’t do that. I am not a - what do you call it? Snark?’


Myrnin raised his chin. ‘Dear lady, I’ve never----‘

‘Only ‘cause I don’t allow you anywhere near my property. you know what I call you? Trapdoor Spider.’

Myrnin blinked. ‘That is .... surprisingly accurate, actually......’


'Follow me,' Myrnin said.  'And do stay together. And by the way, this is the last time I go anywhere with you people. You are all insane.'

Some of Rachel's Playlist

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - GHOST TOWN by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 9 - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES MARATHON WEEK - PENGUIN , RAZOR BILL - 4.75 MYRNIN MANIA STARS!!

By: Rachel Caine
Published By: Razor Bill, Penguin
Released : Available Now
Details: Paperback , 432 Pages PLUS 43 Page Extra 'Worth Living For'

RATING : 4.75 MYRNIN MANIA STARS!!

Blurb : Goodreads

Get ready for "non-stop vampire action" (Darque Reviews) in the latest Morganville Vampire novel from New York Timesbestselling author Rachel Caine.

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...


BOOK REVIEW by Michelle :

Vampire Bunny slippers....yay!! yes, my fave manic character Myrnin has his vampire bunny slippers on in this instalment. I soooo badly want a piece of character artwork to be done on Myrnin.

Myrnin is at his manic best in this book. I have NEVER read another character to date in any genre that is a Myrnin type character. Rachel writes him with such a distinct voice and his character traits are ....well, if you don’t know Myrnin, then I shall not spoil it for you.

Myrnin is such a stand out character, in this whole series, I love him, I am scared by him, I would like to say nothing surprises me that he does, but dang, Rachel does surprise me. What a brain ( no pun intended ) Rachel has , to think up as many ways as she can over a series to have a character be just so outstandingly crazy, lol! Yet, there are glimpses of more to Myrnin, especially with Claire.

Michael is as smexi as always with a hint of the forgetful. Shane is the guy with a lot of heartache he is carrying around, but he knows how to bring home the Brisket.

Claire finds herself surrounded by what I would call a town with a bad case of Dementia/Alzheimers. Amelie has some punishment in store for Claire, Amelie style.

Eve, just love this girl, she wears Goth so well.

Oliver and Amelie are having a game of power play. I really do like Oliver. I know, he is supposed to be all scarey and old and scarey , but there is something underneath that he shows every now and then.

Hannah, well Miss Moses, you seem to have a little secret, spending some time with a certain somebody.

Monica is getting put in her place, Claire style. Claire is getting inventive and growing a set where the dim witted Monica is concerned.

Loved this instalment, I really don’t think this lot know how to stay out of trouble, and I for one am glad. This is such a wonderful YA pleasure of mine to read. I just slide back into Morganville and its crazy goings on so easily.

Oh and Rachel does take it a step further ....oh dear....Myrnin!!!!

At the end of my book there was a short story titled ‘Worth Living For’. It is set between Faded out and Kiss of Death. It was a little extra into Bishop, and how he was apprehended. I quite enjoyed seeing Shane and a motorcycle complete with night vision helmet in my mind. Kinda of smexi:)

I go forth and am now onto Bite Club...oh yes, this is almost sounding like Fight Club , vampire style.......or is it?

Rachel’s Playlist

Michelle

BOOK REVIEW - KISS OF DEATH by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 8 - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES MARATHON WEEK - PENGUIN - RAZOR BILL - 4.5 STARS!!

By: Rachel Caine

Published By: Razor Bill, Penguin

Released : Available Now

Details: Paperback, 348 Pages

RATING: 4.5 MAYHEM STARS!!

Blurb: Goodreads 

A new chapter in the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires saga.

Vampire musician Michael Glass has attracted the attention of a big- time producer who wants to cut a demo and play some gigs-which means Michael will have to enter the human world. For this, he's been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michael's all-too-human friends. And with that mix of personalities, this is going to be a road trip from hell...



BOOK REVIEW by Michelle :

I am back on my marathon of MV. I slid straight back into the town of Morganville and all the characters that make this series such fun to read. This is wonderful addictive YA.

Myrnin was noticeably absent. I love this crazy , genius , scarey, crazy, sometimes down right dangerous, vampire. We get a bit of Myrnin ......... BOL!! or should I be a bit ugh!??

It’s hard to tell with Myrnin, as he is always very serious about his brainy ideas, and this one is a bit more brain than a good idea. 

No vampire bunny slippers in sight L

We are left with that thought in mind as the story takes us this time outside of Morganville.

ROAD TRIP!!! 

The hotties Michael and Shane, Goth Eve and super smart Claire, are escorted by Oliver, the hippie looking, uber old and dangerous vampire ,outside the town limits on a road trip to get Michael to a recording studio. Amelie has agreed to allow them all to leave , the passes are good for up to a week, and Oliver comes with the passes to freedom as part of the road trip crew.

Oliver takes them via a pit stop for some ‘do not ask’ business and it all goes to the pooper.

Quite frankly I think they were safer, and that is saying something, inside the town of Morganville, and all the goings on, than outside of it. Humans and laws can be a dangerous place.

Not to mention the ..............

Shane and Michael find themselves trying to protect the girls. Michael is just so darn smexi, and Shane is the hottie with the humorous dialogue........ then Michael is just so darn smexi, ( yes , I did repeat that)  with Eve....and that kissing scene....you will know the one. I would love to hear Michael play his guitar and hear him sing. That is one thing I find hard when reading a book, when the character you have connected with plays an instrument and sings and you can’t hear it but you know he is awesome because the other characters tell you. It’s quite a tease J

Monica and her minions are still...well.... Monica and her minions. Some things don’t change. She is always good value, kind of a walking manual for what you don’t want to behave like. She somehow never quite manages to sound intelligent. Just mean.

I love Eve and the errrrr.....’Fate’ she has been dealt. Very cool in a bit of a creepy way, but very Eve suited. I do love Eve. I would just love to be able to break out the clothes she wears as she just does it Eve style and I commend people for doing it their way without any apologies. Although, I do believe she blended a bit better in Morganville. Toning Eve down is messing with what I look forward to reading. I love living vicariously through Eve’s clothing world.

Just a cool chick. Plus she has Michael. *waggles eyebrows*

I’m back on my horse and riding back into Morganville for Ghost Town # 9 and hopefully Myrnin and Claire work out their difference of opinion on that brainy idea Myrnin came up with. 

Hmmmm, I’m with Claire J

SOME OF RACHEL CAINE'S PLAYLIST 

Michelle

RANDOM POSTING # 68 - RACHEL CAINE - MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES - EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY - DARK RIDES

Hey Morganville Vampire fans,

It's nearly that time of the year again for another book in The Morganville Vampire series to be released. 

Bitter Blood # 13  

Rachel has an awesome EXCLUSIVE short story titled DARK RIDES on her page. Click link below.


If you haven't started this series, check out the reviews in our left side bar under Rachel Caine or Morganville Vampires. I LOVE all the characters in this series. I have 5 books to catch up on, so I am in for a binge week shortly so I am in time for Bitter Blood.

Be sure to check out the Morganville Tv vid on the right of the Rachel's page where the link below takes you. Rachel tells us about a song that was recorded especially for Morganville Vampires and the vid attached to it makes this series look rather HOT!

Click HERE to read an exclusive Short Story via Rachel Caine's Page

Enjoy!!

Michelle

BOOK COVER - BITTER BLOOD by RACHEL CAINE - THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES # 13

BITTER BLOOD
THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES #13

US COVER

 DUE FOR RELEASE

NOVEMBER 6TH 2012

BITTER BLOOD BLURB

Thanks to the eradication of the draug, the vampires of Morganville have been freed of their usual constraints. With the vampires indulging their every whim, the town’s human population is determined to hold onto their lives by taking up arms. But college student Claire Danvers isn’t taking sides, considering she has ties to both humans and vampires.

To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly news…or worse.

RACHEL CAINE

TALKING BLACK DAWN

LAST BREATH - BOOK TRAILER

The Morganville Vampires series,  is one of my fave bad ass longgggg series in YA genre. There aren't too many series in YA genre that get to 13 books or close to 13 books. I am very commited to this series and will be snuggling down to read the rest of the books in the series to date,  shortly.

I'm back on the marathon people!!

Click left side bar under the series name, or Rachel Caine to see all the things we have posted. I do try to stay away from spoilers, but I did watch Last Breath trailer, it really wet my appetite ( no pun intended)  for a marathon reading sesh. I am rather keen to see how Myrnin is fairing, he is such a crack up.

If you haven't started this series, the books just keep getting better and better and better. You will love Claire, crazy Myrnin, gorgeous Michael, hottie Shane, gothic Eve, crazy/evil Bishop......

Rachel Caine has such fun with her characters that she breathes into every page.

I have my official resident card.

AUSSIE COVERS

US COVERS

VOLUME COVERS

Michelle