The Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires, Book 2) (edition 2007)

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I am loving this series. So much excitement and fun! And Claire is brilliant in every way! And I totally love both Shane and Michael ( )

Starting right after where Glass Houses ended, Shane’s dad is back with his friends intending to kill every vampire they can get their hands on. Then Shane gets himself implicated in a vampire killing and Claire finds herself in trouble trying to help him, while Michael makes drastic decisions to help his friend.

I didn’t remember that Glass Houses ended in a cliffhanger and of course this one started right from it. Good thing my friend has the 1 book so I could read the last chapter.

I think Claire grows little during this book and comes to herself more but I found her more annoying than in book 1. She’s supposed to be this genius who skipped few grades but makes few idiotic choices. Like when in dark alley where more than one person has told you not to go, then what do you do? Well go in there of course because that’s the sensible thing to do. Or when she’s told to stay at home in safe she insist going to school. To a class she’s already read the books and spends the entire time daydreaming about her boyfriend. Intelligent behavior?

Also what is such a big deal with the age difference between Claire and Shane? I don’t remember for sure but if Michael is 19 I assume Shane is the same or close and Claire is 17. This was bugging me in the first book also but then it was with Claire and Michael. And now it’s between Claire and Shane. See how fast these things changes?

While I liked the first book more this wasn’t bad either even if there was some stupid things mentioned before. Guess I have to read the next book to see if it gets better than this since the first was better too. ( )

I really enjoyed this one. It was a much quicker read than the first, but at the same time, it had so much more action in it. There was a lot going on in this one, which kept it exciting until the very last page. The book starts where the last one left off- Claire, Michael, Shane and Eve attempting to stop Shane's dad attacking the vampires. It leads onto a very intricate plot, and there was always something happening. The relationships developing between Michael and Eve, and Claire and Shane are interesting, and really seem to fit in well with the story. I liked this one a lot, and it definitely leaves you wanted to read the next one. ( )

Second in the Morganville Vampire series. Another great book that ends in a cliffhanger. ( )