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    Glass Houses: The bestselling action-packed series

    By Rachel Caine

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    Welcome to Morganville. Just don't stay out after dark.


    Morganville is a small college town filled with unusual characters. But when the sun goes down, the bad come out. Because in Morganville, there is an evil that lurks in the darkest shadows - one that will spill out into the bright light of day.


    For Claire Danvers, high school was hell, but college may be murder. It was bad enough that she got on the wrong side of Monica, the meanest of the school's mean girls, but now she's got three new roommates, who all have secrets of their own. And the biggest secret of all isn't really a secret, except from Claire: Morganville is run by vampires, and they are hungry for fresh blood.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllison & Busby
    Release dateJul 10, 2009
    ISBN9780749007683
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    Glass Houses: The bestselling action-packed series
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    Rachel Caine

    Rachel Caine (1962–2020) was the New York Times–, USA Today–, and #1 Wall Street Journal–bestselling author of more than fifty books across multiple genres, from adult thriller to urban fantasy/science fiction, as well as works for young adults. With millions of copies sold, she was a frequent guest at conventions in the United States and around the world. Her popular book series include the Morganville Vampires novels, the Great Library series, and the #1-bestselling Stillhouse Lake books. Caine lost her fight with a rare and aggressive cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, in November of 2020.

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    • 3/5
      So this was a real quick read and helped me pass a really long drive. Also kinda refreshing in the teen vampire realm as they were bad. (Not sparkles etc) I think I will check out the rest of the series or at least book 2
    • 4/5
      I haven't been much for Young Adult novels of this particular type for awhile now, but I thought what the heck it has to be better than the other mainstream vampire series that will go unnamed here. I devoured this book in one sitting while I was on the greyhound bus going from Indiana to California (the bus trip was multiple days the book however was finished in one day of that trip).

      Caine, whose real name is Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, creates a new world of vampires that is engaging in a way that I haven't seen from the genre in awhile. She makes the vampires in charge of this singular town and creates a mystery as to why others cannot remember aspects of the town upon their exit. This made for a rather fun first read of the multiple book series.

      We are introduced to the main characters relatively quickly in the book, which is always nice since sometimes it can feel like an author takes their sweet time to make you aware of the big names. Someone may get introduced in chapter twelve in another series book, but here it is like "these are the big names for at least a few books", which was nice. You could also tell that it was a series because there are several moments where you go "I bet that comes back later". It made it feel like I was part of an ongoing world instead of just reading a one and done novel. Often I don't like feeling like I have to read more books than the one currently in my hands, but here it felt natural and right. I reached the final page of this book WANTING there to be more instead of being thankful I reached the ending and that it was enjoyable. I was saying, "Okay more and what happens to such and such character next..." I don't normally say that. I didn't even say that in the Sookie Stackhouse book that I read.

      This was engaging on an important fun level that many books have lost touch with. Often, as readers it appears we want to have really deep meaningful books to read. We want it to be literary masterpieces, but I state right now I find I enjoy the books that are not considered masterpieces so much better because they provide enjoyment over substance. I would rather leave a book feeling that I have went on a journey with characters I like and want to see again than to read a book where I feel like I am dragged through the coals to get to the ending. Glass Houses never felt like I was dragged along, but felt like an enjoyable ride! What if other writers understood that a book should be enjoyable like Caine does? I think we would all have better reading experiences.

      All of her characters are richly layered with secrets. You can tell from the first moment any character is introduced that something is not being said about them regardless of their importance in the series. To naturally have that with each character is rare. While this is a multiple book series commitment it is one that I am going to be taking on over the next several months between other reading I am doing as well because I feel that it will be well worth it based on this first book of the series.
    • 4/5
      I was impressed; I got hooked right into the book from the opening scene- probably because I could emphathize with the broke picked on character :) I devoured the book in one sitting and am now reading sequel. i would definitely reccomend the series without prejudice against it being a YA series although I do wish they didn't make so much of Claire being 16!!!! and the boys and Eve being 18!!! (Kinda annoying but I guess that was how it was when you're a teenager lol). I do have a crush on Shane right along with Claire .I love Eve as well and her style makes me covet her wardrobe. Michael is pretty eh for me though.
    • 2/5
      not a bad story, good for teens
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. It's a great twist on YA vampire literature. The thought of having a town run by vampires is new and makes for a lot to work with. The dynamics of how it's done are fairly believable as well. As Claire tries to adjust to life in her new college town, and learn the rules, you can't help wondering what will be thrown at her next. I did want to smack her a lot of times though. I was an overachiever in school myself, but I need to say, if people were trying to actually KILL me, I wouldn't be arguing with the people trying to protect me and saying I had to go to class. Going to class wouldn't be worth getting killed over. Overall, while it will never be considered a work of classic American literature, it was really great entertainment. I'll definitely be diving into the rest of the series very quickly.
    • 5/5
      This book surprised me. I heard a bit about the series but had never read any of Rachel Caine's books so had no idea what to expect and I enjoyed it more than I expected to. While the subject of vampires is very much in vogue at the moment, this is a fresh perspective which I liked and I truly did not see where this book was going which made me enjoy it more and I certainly did not expect the ending...

      Definetly reading the rest of the books in this series
    • 3/5
      This is not great literature but it's a fun, light and quick read that doesn't require much thought. If you're into the whole vampire craze right now you may want to check this out.
    • 4/5
      A very intriguing, original YA story with some serious tension and horror moments. Although the premise sounds silly when explained, Caine manages to put it across as a deeply threatening setting, where some brave and thoroughly interesting characters struggle to remain in control, sane, and of course alive. I found the characterisation extremely compelling, with very convincing depictions of young adults, including the slight but significant graduations in outlook between different ages. The interactions were excellent and the writing gripping.My one gripe with this book is that the sequel kicked the rug out from under me completely, introducing egregious personal trauma backstories, changing the tone significantly, throwing in several plot points that make no sense in the setting, and in general completely undermining the hard work this book had done. So while I enjoyed it in isolation, I can't honestly recommend reading it unless you plan to stop shortly before the end.
    • 5/5
      I just read this entire book last night. I really liked it except for one thing which I will mention in a moment.Glass Houses is the story of 16 year old genius Claire. Claire has just started college and instead of sending her to the Ivy League colleges of the East Coast, Claire's parents decide she needs to stay closer to home and enroll her in Texas Prairie University. Claire is used to hostility because of being so different, but the animosity that greets her at Howard Hall is beyond anything she has ever experienced before. In fact, its downright deadly. When she is beaten and shoved down a flight of stairs Claire knows she needs to do something fast. Unwilling to quit school she answers an ad for a roommate at the Glass House. There she meets gothic Eve, slacker Shane and the nocturnal musician, Michael Glass, owner of the house. At first Michael doesn't want Claire to stay because she is underage and the three roommates are all 18 years old. But when he learns of Claire's plight he takes pity on her. Soon Claire learns things about Morganville, the college and its residents, which are better suited to nightmares than the real world. Marked for death and running scared Claire has to use her genius to save not only herself, but her new found friends as well.This book was very engrossing. Filled with action, mysteries and a bit of romance it compelled me to finish the whole book in one sitting. I really enjoyed all of the characters and Michael's prediciment was especially intriguing. However, there is one thing I really didn't like. To me books should have beginnings, middles AND ENDINGS. I realize that this book is (obviously) the first in a prospective series but to leave off in the middle of an action scene is just plain rude. Endings should have resolution of a story. You can still hold readers' interests and have them anxious for the next book without resorting to such tactics.Without a doubt I will be waiting for the next book to come out but I truly hope that the next story is complete in itself.
    • 3/5
      While I enjoyed this story it wasn't spectacular. There was nothing unique about the style of writing. The characters are likable and you can connect with them. The action moves quickly and keeps your attention. It is a quick read. I definitely want to read the sequel, but don't feel the need to rush out and get it (if I didn't already have it.)
    • 3/5
      Not at all what I anticipated, although it should seen it coming. I picked this up after reading and enjoying a short story based in the same world, but I still just didn't expect it to be quite so juvenile. This is definitely not an adult series, and should be shelved with young adult fiction/fantasy. The main characters were all 16-18, the mature themes aren't very mature, the crushes are really quite sweet, the answers to problems are fairly easily found. A lot of the motivations were impenetrable to me, but maybe that's because I'm not 15. Still, it was enjoyable to an extent.
    • 3/5
      This was adecent urban fantasy. Although there weren't really any new ideas it was well written and made me want to read the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      So after reading this book and getting halfway through the second I am now addicted to this series. They are really quick easy reads and intense at all times.Claire is extremely smart and when she goes to college in Morganville, TX she is the youngest in her class. The beginning of her experience is horrific. She is bullied so brutally in the beginning of the book that she looks for somewhere else to live other than the barracks. Claire did not make the best decision leaving the college campus because she learns what really lives in and rules the people in Morganville. Now that she knows their secret, will she ever be able to leave?
    • 4/5
      I was hesitant to read yet another vampire series, but when a student brought it to me and said, "You have GOT to read this!" what else could I do? The first thing that struck me about it was the strong, rebellious teen voice. The dialogue-driven plot has in-your-face characters facing dangerous situations with wit and grit. The second thing I noticed was that the vampires in this series are the bad guys. Claire and her friends are not trying to become vamps, and they're not painted as beautifully powerful creatures but as dangerous, evil monsters. The short novel is an enjoyable read that is definitely geared toward a more edgy teen audience than Twilight. As far as plot development goes, however, I wouldn't recommend this to adult readers. Be prepared for the ending...just when it seems a satisfying conclusion has been reached, Rachel Caine throws in a cliffhanger!
    • 5/5
      loved this book it is a young adult book not normally what i read but i found it fun and i couldnt wait to read the next book
    • 5/5
      Claire is just a sixteen, errr almost seventeen...sort of, year old girl. Teenage years can be rough, but Claire is finding them extra hard. See, Claire has special circumstances, she may be only sixteen, but she is a freshman in college and trying to live on her own away from home for the first time ever. Soon she is hating it because she loves school, but she is being bullied like crazy, some say hazed. The difference? Her attacker wants her to be gone forever, not just made miserable. Claire soon finds herself in danger and decides the only way she will stand any chance of surviving her dorm life, is going to be leaving the dorm for other living arrangements. Soon she finds a spooky looking house and some odd teens looking for a roommate. Problem is, they are older and she is really young to be living with a bunch of 18 and ups. Michael, the owner of the house, sees she is in real trouble though and offers her a place to crash, even if it's just for a few days or a week until she can figure something else out. While living there though Claire learns more about Morganville, Texas and why things seem so strange around here. There are deep and very dark secrets in Morganville, none of which certain people there want getting out. So when Claire is too curious she puts herself in even more danger. Will she figure the town out and all of it's secrets? Will she survive trying to figure things out? What secrets do her roommates have and why are they so scared and careful all the time when it gets dark out? Legends are just that right?....Legends....none of them hold real truth to them do they? One thing's for sure, Claire may have gained three great and new friends in Eve, Shane, and Michael, but she will probably regret the day she ever came to Morganville, Texas.The back of this book didn't do it very much justice. I realize now though, it is because too much more to it would have given some of the mystery away or made things sound way to confusing. I was not sure about this read when I picked it up, but I got it free from a library book sale (along with many of the other books of this series) so I figured why not give it a go. I am very glad I did! This book was full of mystery, paranormal, drama, friendship, and much more!! This was a vampire book that was done in a great way. It wasn't all love and mush, but had some of those elements at times. It wasn't all killing and vampire attacks either....though it has those moments too. It was written in an easy to follow way and one that made you want to keep right on reading until you hit that last page. Then I found myself wanting to go to page one of the next book too. Very well written with amazing descriptive words. I felt like I was watching a movie while I was reading it, it was so vivid to me. The characters were also something to "write home about"! They are all so unique you can't wait to watch them develop as the book goes on and you learn more about them and their past. Young Adult books can sometimes be a bit too young adult at times, but this one wasn't. What do I mean by that? I mean sometimes they just aren't enjoyable for us bit "older", maybe not so young adult, readers. ;-) There can be too much drama and no enough plot, but this book had a great plot with drama incorporated into it, not drama with a plot incorporated into it. I very much recommend this book to any paranormal mystery reader young or old. I plan to read on in this series in the months to come that's for sure.5/5 Stars!!
    • 4/5
      For me, the world created by each author is one of the most important aspects of a book. Patrica Briggs has created an amazing world making me believe it is possible to have werewolves. Laurell Hamilton's world that Anita Blake lives in is equally exciting for me. With this book, i didn't like the world Rachel Caine created at all. I just didn't get it...the town is run by vampires, everyone is afraid and could leave if they wanted, but few ever do. I didn't get it, i didn't like it. That is why it is a complete surprise to me to say that i loved this book! The charaters were compelling and i cared about them all. The story was great. Ms. Caine completly over came the fact that i didnt care for the world...it didn't matter because of the story and the characters.
    • 5/5
      This is a really good read. I wouldn't mind living in Morganville, though, I'd have to have a protection bracelet! Yikes! It starts out with Claire Danvers, a sixteen year old who is already in college. She makes a few enemies with the girls in her dorm and ends up in the Glass House with three other kids.That's where she learns about the real Morganville, and the vampires.Ends with a cliffhanger. But it's a great read from cover to cover!
    • 5/5
      From the first page i was hooked, it took me perhaps a day and a few hours to read this book. Claire is not one of those tough, 'i dont need to listen to you even though i might get hurt', overzelous or whiney heorines that are so prevelant in young adult novels nowadays. You may be thinking, Its a vampire story, same thing as all the rest right? Well, not entirely. Glass Houses does retain some vampire cliches as other books (no sunlight for example) but its not your typical human girl falls in love with the vampire boy deal. In fact, these vampires are Bad and not in the cool way. Morgaville is more or less run by the vampires, humans area second class citizen who need ot shut up and keep moving or bad things happen. Some escape, some dissapear Claire is not so lucky, she manages to anger a really nasty girl in college and thats where all her turmoil begins.Claire eventually moves into the Glass house with Eve, Shane and Micheal, but soon gets herself into more trouble (thanks to Monica, the nasty girl) During the book Claire grows, she matures, gets braver and its always nice to see that from such a good charactor. Cains writing is fluid, clean and even though there are some parts of swearing and innuendos, it is not horribly ladden with them. So check out Glass Houses if you are a fan of vampires. If you dont like, at leastt you can appreciate one aspect, these vampires dont sparkle
    • 3/5
      This book was recommended to my by a friend who hasn't yet steered me wrong, but as I read the first part of this book I'll admit I thought "well, there's a first time for everything". The constant beatings got to be a bit much, and for someone so intelligent, she seemed to rush into potentially dangerous situations with little or no fore thought. But as we got to the second half of the book, things got interesting and I can see why this series is a keeper.

      The residents of Glass House are all interesting and likeable. The action at the end held my attention until the end. The hints of romance gave me something to look forward to. And I'm intrigued by the character of Amalie. All of these reasons will have me picking up the next book soon.
    • 5/5
      This series is probably one of my favorite vampire series of all-time. Rachel Caine has created the ultimate fantasy world and characters to fill it with. Couldn't' wait for the next book and even caught on to a few of her other series. Wonderful author and amazing books!
    • 4/5
      Sixteen-year-old Claire Danvers is having a tough time. In fact, her life sucks. In spite of being accepted to Ivy League colleges, she finds herself in small-town Morganville at the minor league Texas Prairie University (TPU), because her parents think she is too young to move too far away for college. They make a deal that she stays at TPU until she's older, at which point she can transfer to one of the better schools she feels she's worthy of. Claire is staying in an all-female dorm, where her parents feel she'll be in a safe environment. Unfortunately for Claire, they couldn't be more wrong.Claire may be precocious, but at 16, she is also naive, though she's too stubborn to admit it. From the start of her time at TPU, Claire is 'hazed' (or bullied) by Monica Morrell and her friends, who become increasingly violent, and finally drive Claire away from the dorms to find somewhere else to live.She finds the Glass House. With her new housemates Eve, Shane and Michael, who have lived in Morganville all of their lives, she also finds out the truth about Monica Morrell, and about Morganville, a town where there is no graffiti or litter, where the streets are quiet at night and most of the citizens wear bracelets with strange symbols. It's the Hotel California of Texas.There are echoes of Sunnydale here. Eve's friend Miranda, for instance, is like, totally channeling Drusilla in everything she says and does. There are also echoes of Max from The Lost Boys, in the character of Oliver who owns the coffee shop where Eve works, and who seems to be a mature intermediary between those who run Morganville and those who are simply trying to live there. The author's 'influences' may not jump out for everyone, but if you've already fallen under Sunnydale's spell and rooted for the Frogg brothers as they try to save the day, you'll see the similarities. Not a bad thing of course, because Rachel Caine can tell a story, even if this isn't exactly a literary work.If I'm honest, I found Claire a teensy bit annoying. I know she's supposed to be a sixteen-year-old girl, and maybe the author purposefully made her annoying, but she seemed to think that being smart was somehow unique to her and should somehow make her exempt from having to deal with the beautiful people. She screams too. I hate that. Eve, on the other hand, was great. I liked her.In a way, this book, like so much YA lit that I've read recently, gives hope to those who are not among the beautiful people at school or university - those who wouldn't know how even if they had the opportunity. We do survive, even if it doesn't seem like you will when you're sixteen. I think that this book is perfectly pitched at that age group, but not so that older readers can't sit up late too, unable to put the dang thing down until it's finished. It's the first in a series of Morganville Vampire books, and the ending will leave you keen to get your hands on the next one.The Glass House is a haven for Claire, a place of belonging for a girl who'd never belonged anywhere before. So she should be pleased that she can never leave. Right?
    • 5/5
      Love this book! funny, first day jitters in college!
    • 1/5
      It's been a while since I've read a book where I have actively hated the main character as much as I did Claire Danvers. Although she's portrayed as being smart (having graduated high school two years early), she sure doesn't act like it. Her parents still have a lot of sway in her life - picking the college that she will attend, at least for the first couple of years, although Claire definitely does NOT want to go there - but Claire never seems to get the idea that maybe, just maybe, she should tell her parents that she is being attacked by some random psychopaths who want to kill her. Because then she might not get to go to an Ivy League school like she wants to after she completes a few years at Texas Prairie or whatever it is. Here's a hint, Claire: if those psychos end up killing you, and their actions seem to say that they would like that very much, you aren't going to another college, either. Because you will be dead. Claire honestly lost me when she said that she loves physics but doesn't like calculus. Seriously? Physics uses a crap ton of math and equations, because, well, it's PHYSICS. And then later on, Claire says that she could have tested out of the calculus class she's currently taking but she wanted to see if she could learn something from it. Ugh. To be honest, Claire doesn't have the common sense of a turnip. After she's pushed down some stairs and the police are looking for HER, not the perpetrators, she figures it's probably just a good idea to keep going to the university and putting herself in harm's way again. Which she does repeatedly, with bad results each time. She never learns. Claire is the epitome of "too stupid to live." I just cannot get into the story with her as the ridiculously stupid main character.
    • 3/5
      I am truly enjoying this series much more than Twilight. If you are curious it is worth your time.
    • 4/5
      A pretty decent urban fantasy book. I thought the premise was quite interesting, if nothing new. I would be willing to read more in this series, I am not sure if I will, but I can't say I am disappointed that I read this one. A recommendation for anyone who is after a light, quick book.
    • 4/5
      I've finally read the whole thing after coming across sample chapters in an anthology, and I really enjoyed it. New, young, freshman is targetted by mean girls, who seem to be trying to kill her. She stumbles onto an off campus housing opportunity, and the secrets of Morganville start to be revealed. The teen romance aspect was spot on, and the tension of being hunted stayed taught. My only quibble was how quickly she stumbled across the McGuffin. The main characters are well drawn, I have vivid mental pictures of each of them in my head.
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly enjoyed!!!
    • 4/5
      Super-smart Claire enters college early, only to get hazed and then thrown into evil-vampire driven adventures. Gripping plot; fast-paced action.
    • 5/5
      Good book! A quick read with plenty of action and well developed characters. This is the first book in the series and the author does a good job giving us background on the town and the people while still keeping the story moving. There are a lot of vampire books out but this one does have some unique aspects (no spoilers) that I think readers will like. Getting to know the personalities of the main characters was fun and I look forward to reading more books in the series to see what happens next with them!