Claire Danvers has her share of challenges---like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains, dealing with the homicidal girls in her dorm, and above all, finding out that her college town is overrun with vampires. On the up side, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend named Shane, whose vampire-hunting dad has called in backup: cycle punks who like the idea of killing just about anything.
Now a fraternity is throwing its annual Dead Girls' Dance and---surprise!---Claire and her equally outcast best friend, Eve, have been invited. When they find out why, all hell is going to break loose. Because this time both the living and the dead are coming out---and everybody's hungry for blood
Publishes in US: April 3rd 2007 by NAL Jam
Genre: ya paranormal
Source: bought
Series? The Morganville Vampires
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I wanted to read this one because I really enjoyed the characters in the first one and just had to know what would happen with that ending.
This one gives more on the romantic front for the girls and it was nice to get some real clarity there because I was going back and forth, But I really enjoyed it and the romance went into some steamy territory that I really liked.
Claire continues to be a character I admire for her strength as a person, her determination for her education, as well as loyalty to the others in the house. She goes through great lengths in order for their safety and she ends up in some pretty dark places because of it.
We find out a lot more about the founders and their motivations. There are also mixed alliances and people that they thought they could trust that amounts in a lot of action as well as everyone to think a third time about what they are doing and who they are trusting, because in a town where vampires rule, they are already thinking twice of they wouldn't be alive.
This one has a lot of action as well, and it all builds to an ending that left me ready to read the next one right away. No second book syndrome here, it kept me glued by continuing character growth, new twists, the romance, and shocking choices that I've yet to fully grasp the implications of.
My question to you, my lovely readers:
Would you rather be a ghost who can't leave the house, or to have died and gone to after life?
Going to look this series up--I'm looking for a new YA read and this one sounds promising!
ReplyDeleteI have to try this series out. Didn't even know about it.
ReplyDeleteThis series was so stressful! I couldn't handle it after the fifth instalment. Good luck to you!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've heard of the series before, it does sound interesting. Definitely worth checking out
ReplyDeleteIt's great that readers were spared the book 2 woes with this installment, that's always a concern of mine with any series. Seems like Dead Girls Dance had all of the ingredients to make a kickass read which is excellent news. I'd definitely want to move on to the after life as opposed to haunting a house.
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The character growth get's stronger within each one, loved how Claire evolved from book 1 to being the strong character she gets to be. It gets good from here out! :) Hard question! You'd have pros and cons to both I'd think.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed this one! I've been interested in starting the series, just haven't gotten to it. Maybe one day!
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
I hadn't heard of this series before but i'm so glad that you found this second installment to be as interesting as book one. Lovely review!
ReplyDeleteI read the first book a long time ago but I don't really remember much from it. I will have to borrow it from the library again so I can read the series.
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I love this series, but there are so many books in it! I fell behind, but I hope to eventually read the rest. Great review!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting. I need to read all of her books.
ReplyDeleteI have long been eyeing this series but it got too far ahead of me and now it feels overwhelming, plus I am curious as to whether it stays strong, I will watch your reviews.
ReplyDeleteI really should give book 1 a go
ReplyDeleteI am glad to know you were able to enjoy the continuum of this story, and that the romance improved in this book quite a bit as well. I always like it when a book steadily progresses as the books continue. It sounds like a good vampire story, and I might try this one myself. It sounds good ^^ I think I would like to have died and gone on to the afterlife. Staying at one house must get boring sometimes :/
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There are so many twists and turns in this series, I LOVE it! I'm glad you're enjoying it still!
ReplyDeleteSo glad this was a strong second book and that Claire has growth. Lovely review Brandi.
ReplyDeleteThis is a series I have been meaning to read. It is great to see that you have enjoyed both books so far. Hope you enjoy the next one too!
ReplyDeleteI do like the sound of the developing romance! Seems like a pretty solid second book, I like that it deals with a lot of development, both with the world and with the characters.
ReplyDeletehappy you like it ,, it sound like an interesting book :)
ReplyDeleteOne day I'll have to try this series! so curious!
ReplyDeleteWoots! This one was a great read. I really enjoyed all 4 of the main characters in this series :) So glad to see you enjoyed it!
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