This book was actually better than what I expected. Its aimed at teenagers and I think adults will see through its many plot holes.

Clair is an intelligent girl who through post secondary classes, finds herself at college at aged 16. Because she's so young, her folks required that she goes to school at a nearby community college. Claire manages to anger one of the popular girls at school, and brings on the town's vampire population.

The good points- the book is well written in that its an enjoyable read with not a lot of stilted conversation, and it moves from one chapter to the other with not a lot of unnecessary plot.

but, its full of plot holes. For example, the vampires are allowed to take 5% of the student population - this would be noticed almost immediately by the media, even if they knew nothing about the town. My biggest annoyance is the high school feel of the college. Yes, some people are more popular than others, but you don't get the backbiting evilness of cliques like you do in High School. The plot is essentially a means for a high school girl to live with a bunch of friends.

I enjoyed reading it, but there are book like this with a lot more depth. I think teenage kids will absolutely eat this series up, since it deals with growing up, being independent, while kicking vampire butt. ( )

Claire Danvers is a college freshman at the age of sixteen and living in a dorm in Morganville, Texas where the other girls terrorize her and it doesn’t get any better off campus. Vampires make the college town their home and they have a very strong influence on all that live there. Claire tries to find refuge at the house of Michael Glass and 18 year old with a secret and his two roommates, Eve and Shane.

This is the first in the Morganville Vampire series and the minute I finished this I started reading the next book in the series. The cliffhanger at the end required immediate reading of the second. I had to know what was going to happen. Glass Houses got me completely hooked. The high school-ish feel was odd since it takes place on a college campus and the main character is so smart. She never really showed those smarts much. But it was good for some easy mindless reading. Definitely addictive. ( )

Claire Danvers is a 16 year old genius. She's so smart that she goes to university early, in Morganville. After a run in with the popular girls on campus, she decides to seek accomodation elsewhere in town. She moves in the Glass House, withe room mates Michael, Shane, and Eve. But Claire doesn't know the secret of the town; that Morganville is run by the undead. It's not long before the vampires take an interest in Claire when she takes it upon herself to find what they want.

I absolutely love the Morganville Vampire series, and Glass Houses is a great introduction to the world. The characters are just amazing; Shane is hilarious, Michael is sensible, and Eve is sarcastic, and Claire is just too smart. Together they form this little family who end up so close, and the relationships they all have with each other are enviable. The guys are hot, and Eve is just the coolest. Eve is the character that seems the most real to me, and Caine really got into the head of a teenager when writing her; the way Eve speaks is just spot on. Glass Houses is written in a way you could easily imagine it being an American teen high school TV show - but set at uni instead, with vampires. Monica, the it girl of Morganville, is a nasty cow - we've seen her so many times before on television shows, but Monica takes being evil queen bee to a whole new level.

The suspence throughout this novel is phenomenal. While I was reading, I wished I could read faster, just so I knew what happened. There are so many twists and turns, it's positively gripping. Glass Houses is seriously awesome! ( )

Glass Houses is the first book in the Morganville vampire series and it was a great start to this YA series. Claire is beginning her first year of college and although she is only sixteen, she is very smart for her age. In the dorm where Claire lives, a girl named Monica and her friends/followers don't like Claire though and Claire finds her life in serious danger. She finds a place to live at the Glass house with 3 other misfits and begins to learn more about the town of Morganville. And the dangers that lurk in the dark...

What a beginning to this new-to-me series! It was fast paced action throughout the novel and I was turning pages as fast as I could. Claire was a strong willed sixteen year old and I liked her from the start. When she moves into the Glass house she makes friends and these were all strong characters as well. I loved the dangerous spin on vampires that Rachel Caine used within this story and am SO curious as to where the story will go from here. My only qualm with this book is that Claire made decisions that at some points didn't seem very realistic. For her being as smart as she was portrayed, she didn't use the best common sense at times. And a warning to readers that it does end with a bit of a cliffhanger. I was warned ahead of time so it didn't bother me other than wanting to pick up the next book soon. Figured I should extend the same courtesy to all of you :) All in all though, I was hooked with this story and am anxious to continue on with this series. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading about vampires or any types of paranormal books. ( )

What an awesome book. It was easy to follow and keeps you wanting more, page after page... On to Book #2. :o) ( )