"Morganville's always running on Standard Insane Time" ~ Eve

Yay! I loved this one. We were back to cute Shane and Claire and a Michael and feisty Eve that I recognized. More crazy stuff is going down in Morganville and I never saw the twists and turns coming.

I can't wait for the next one! ( )

I'll say it right up front, the fact this book has so much Myrnin in it kind of made me smile in a silly way. After I finished it and after all the...not so great moments passed. I'll be honest, this was an intense book in many ways. Not only does it mark a turn in the story for Claire and co., but we learned some...horrifying and bleak truths about the Glass House crew as well.

This is likely my favorite Morganville Vampire book to date. The conflicts in this book had more to do with a personal nature then in past books. Shane having to come to grips to what happened his family all over again, Michael coming to grips with what happened to him, Amelie and Oliver rehashing some old disputes, Myrnin...well. I don't think you could ever had said that Myrnin had moved past his past regrets to begin with, so really it was more Myrnin reverted to 'Nothing else matters but my pain' mode.

It was painful to read about what Claire went through to get the machine running. Her recovery rate was a lot quicker than I would have expected however, but when one trauma feeds into another trauma (that's possibly equally life-threatening but even worse mentally/emotionally) she's learned to adapt well. Claire is a practical girl, she knew as well as anyone else that if she gave in--completely gave in to her depression and despair--nothing would ever be solved.

The Morganville books have always been a step higher than 'teen' in my opinion. Though Claire is not quite 18 yet, she is in college and she's living on her own (away from her parents that is), so this feels more like an adult novel much of the time. Maybe because Claire is much more mature than one expects. Regardless her relationship with Shane is still strong and the two are very close. Her parents' words to her, about why they disapproves of Shane so much, are uneasily fore-telling. However later Shane says something unexpectedly sweet to Claire that I think speaks volumes for his regard and feelings for her.

The ending is...uneasy. A lot goes on, some of which seemed almost superfluous to the plot given everything else that happens, but the ending is a little bit shocking and disconcerting. It served to reassure me that Myrnin is still Myrnin however. And technically what he did wasn't against the laws of Morganville, just against the laws of decency and respect. Two concepts which he often ignores anyhow. ( )

This is one of my favorite teen paranormal series. It's a different take on vampires, not the typical story told and retold, and I enjoy the characters, both human and non. Can't wait to see what comes next. ( )

Okay, this has to be the best one yet. I really loved the puzzles and suspense and the entire plot line. The ending was intense as well. I can't imagine how it's going to affect the rest of the series so I guess I'll have to keep reading to find out :)! ( )

I try to express only my most honest opinion in a spoiler-free way. Unfortunately, there is still always a risk of slight spoilers despite my best efforts. If you feel something in my review is a spoiler please let me know. Thank you.

After Claire get the machine that secures Morganville up and running again. She starts to notice strange things happening. Both humans and vampires seem to be experiencing memory loss.

Likes:
~Vampires
~Loving the series
~Edge of your seat suspense
~Witty banter

Dislikes:
~There really isn't anything I dislike about this book

Loved it of course. Another great book in the series. Get to see what some of the characters were like 3 years previous. It's amazing the difference in the characters. I went audio for this one. The second one I did of the series. I just don't like the narrator. She tries, but her voice is just really robotic-sounding to me. ( )