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Morganville is such a nice place to live...and die. If you don't mind that sort of thing. When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy. Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden, people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire's past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This third book in the Morganville Vampires series begins where the second left off. Claire Danvers had signed a contract pledging herself to Amelie in return for the protection of those she cares for. Amelie is the town's Founder. She is the oldest, scariest vampire of all. Claire now wears a Patron bracelet.
Claire still resides in Glass House with Eve, Michael, and Shane. Michael and Shane are still buds, but there is some major friction between them now. Then there is Claire's archenemy, Monica Morell. Claire detects the strange scent of oddity, of something rotten, when Monica starts showing up and begins acting as though she wants to become one of Claire's closest friends.
Amelie demands Claire become an apprentice to an ancient vampire and begins some private lessons in his secluded home. Claire will soon discover why.
**** Holy bloodsuckers! Author Rachel Caine delights with this installment of the M.V. series. Readers will actually find out HOW and WHY the town of Morganville even exists. As I watched various characters turn from friend to enemy (within seconds) and the darker side of college life emerge, I detected flavors of P.N. Elrod and R.L. Stine. I can't help but wonder if the stories by Elrod and/or Stine had somehow inspired Caine as she began writing this series. Each installment had many hidden surprises that kept me on the edge of my seat. The only major down side is that each book left me hanging, like an old Batman show. ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
Claire still resides in Glass House with Eve, Michael, and Shane. Michael and Shane are still buds, but there is some major friction between them now. Then there is Claire's archenemy, Monica Morell. Claire detects the strange scent of oddity, of something rotten, when Monica starts showing up and begins acting as though she wants to become one of Claire's closest friends.
Amelie demands Claire become an apprentice to an ancient vampire and begins some private lessons in his secluded home. Claire will soon discover why.
**** Holy bloodsuckers! Author Rachel Caine delights with this installment of the M.V. series. Readers will actually find out HOW and WHY the town of Morganville even exists. As I watched various characters turn from friend to enemy (within seconds) and the darker side of college life emerge, I detected flavors of P.N. Elrod and R.L. Stine. I can't help but wonder if the stories by Elrod and/or Stine had somehow inspired Caine as she began writing this series. Each installment had many hidden surprises that kept me on the edge of my seat. The only major down side is that each book left me hanging, like an old Batman show. ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Below is a list of all of the books in order that are in the series so far
Glass House
The Dead Girls' Dance
Midnight Alley
Feast of Fools
Lord of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death
Ghost Town
Let me just begin by saying that I am a huge fan of this series and If you haven't started reading it, do so right now. I read the complete thing (books 1-9) in less than a week. It was that addicting. Anyways, like the other books, Ghost Town was beautifully written and included all of the elements that I love about this series. There is tons of mystery, excitement, romance and humor.I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical going into book 9, I mean usually by this point, a series starts to go off the deep end. Honestly, how far can you take the same set of characters? And how exactly do you follow up a villian like Bishop? But somehow Caine managed to keep things going strong, by pulling out all the stops. Tell me what is more frightening than having everyone you know and love forget you? Claire is as feisty and determined as ever. She, once again, gets herself in an undesirable predicament. As a punishment, she is forced to fix the machine that wipes the memories of those who leave Morganville. Well, of course, something goes wrong and people (and vampires) start loosing their memories. Those who are infected are taken back mentally to three years ago. Let's just say that chaos ensues. Soon, Claire has no choice but to try and fix the machine and she is forced to make some unlikely alliances along the way. There is plenty of excitement within the book, just like you would come to expect from this series. There are also a number of twists throughout the plot, I don't want to give too much away, but they certainly keep you on your toes. All of your favorite characters are back and ready for action, Eve, Michael, Shane, Mrynin, Amelie and Oliver are all featured throughout the book. I think what makes this series so great is the relationships between the characters. Not only are there great romantic relationships, but there are also a number of awesome friendships. I love the fab four - Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael; I just think they mesh well together. They always have each others back and each one of them would put themselves on the line for the other three. The connection these characters have is really a focus in this book - especially when people start loosing their memories. Caine really does a beautiful job showing how they all sort of gravitate towards each other. All in all, Ghost Town was a great addition to the series. Everything that you love about this series continues in book 9, including the sarcasm, humor, excitement, danger, romance and superb storytelling. I'll say it again, if you haven't read this series yet, you really, really, need to. It is never to late to dive into a series, in fact I prefer it because you don't have to wait as long to see what happens next!
Glass House
The Dead Girls' Dance
Midnight Alley
Feast of Fools
Lord of Misrule
Carpe Corpus
Fade Out
Kiss of Death
Ghost Town
Let me just begin by saying that I am a huge fan of this series and If you haven't started reading it, do so right now. I read the complete thing (books 1-9) in less than a week. It was that addicting. Anyways, like the other books, Ghost Town was beautifully written and included all of the elements that I love about this series. There is tons of mystery, excitement, romance and humor.I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical going into book 9, I mean usually by this point, a series starts to go off the deep end. Honestly, how far can you take the same set of characters? And how exactly do you follow up a villian like Bishop? But somehow Caine managed to keep things going strong, by pulling out all the stops. Tell me what is more frightening than having everyone you know and love forget you? Claire is as feisty and determined as ever. She, once again, gets herself in an undesirable predicament. As a punishment, she is forced to fix the machine that wipes the memories of those who leave Morganville. Well, of course, something goes wrong and people (and vampires) start loosing their memories. Those who are infected are taken back mentally to three years ago. Let's just say that chaos ensues. Soon, Claire has no choice but to try and fix the machine and she is forced to make some unlikely alliances along the way. There is plenty of excitement within the book, just like you would come to expect from this series. There are also a number of twists throughout the plot, I don't want to give too much away, but they certainly keep you on your toes. All of your favorite characters are back and ready for action, Eve, Michael, Shane, Mrynin, Amelie and Oliver are all featured throughout the book. I think what makes this series so great is the relationships between the characters. Not only are there great romantic relationships, but there are also a number of awesome friendships. I love the fab four - Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael; I just think they mesh well together. They always have each others back and each one of them would put themselves on the line for the other three. The connection these characters have is really a focus in this book - especially when people start loosing their memories. Caine really does a beautiful job showing how they all sort of gravitate towards each other. All in all, Ghost Town was a great addition to the series. Everything that you love about this series continues in book 9, including the sarcasm, humor, excitement, danger, romance and superb storytelling. I'll say it again, if you haven't read this series yet, you really, really, need to. It is never to late to dive into a series, in fact I prefer it because you don't have to wait as long to see what happens next!
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This was my, I think 5th time reading Midnight Alley but this time I decided to review as well.
Midnight Alley literally starts a few hours in my opinion after the end of The Dead Girls' Dance. Being the third in the series it did not fail to please me and was even more exciting than The Dead Girls' Dance. the overall storyline in this book revolves around Claire's 'consequences' of signing the contract of protection with Amelie and what kind of things she has to do now that she is an official resident of Morganville rather than the weak, brainy girl who came to study after an advanced placement at the University.
The main difference to The Dead Girls' Dance is that now Michael is a vampire. Midnight Alley explores on this and how is roommates react to his new diet and change in mortality. Shane as we know hates Vampires with a passion so its interesting to see what he feels, now that is best friend is one. Claire changes quite frankly throughout Midnight Alley as now she is a player in the town and has a major responsibility on her hand and the weak, fragile Claire she was before is now gone. An introduction of a new character is what enhances the atmosphere. Myrnin is and ancient vampire totally different to other characters in the book and is a really interesting, surprising person with many hidden secrets. You would have to read the book to find out more but all I can say is that you'll love him!
Rachel Caine has again written eloquently and the language used with each of the characters fits perfectly, though there is a lot of swearing but the three of the roommates being eighteen its not surprising. What I sincerely love about Rachel is her great sense of humour. I've found myself laughing out loud so much to this book, one very surprising comeback from Michael I won't forget ;)
Having read it so many times, this book has never failed to entertain me and then also each time I notice some little thing that I didn't in my previous read so its never like I'm reading exactly the same thing over again but every time there is something new. I enjoyed it more than the previous two, they just keep getting better!
Can't wait to get on to Feast of Fools and get reviewing!
Midnight Alley literally starts a few hours in my opinion after the end of The Dead Girls' Dance. Being the third in the series it did not fail to please me and was even more exciting than The Dead Girls' Dance. the overall storyline in this book revolves around Claire's 'consequences' of signing the contract of protection with Amelie and what kind of things she has to do now that she is an official resident of Morganville rather than the weak, brainy girl who came to study after an advanced placement at the University.
The main difference to The Dead Girls' Dance is that now Michael is a vampire. Midnight Alley explores on this and how is roommates react to his new diet and change in mortality. Shane as we know hates Vampires with a passion so its interesting to see what he feels, now that is best friend is one. Claire changes quite frankly throughout Midnight Alley as now she is a player in the town and has a major responsibility on her hand and the weak, fragile Claire she was before is now gone. An introduction of a new character is what enhances the atmosphere. Myrnin is and ancient vampire totally different to other characters in the book and is a really interesting, surprising person with many hidden secrets. You would have to read the book to find out more but all I can say is that you'll love him!
Rachel Caine has again written eloquently and the language used with each of the characters fits perfectly, though there is a lot of swearing but the three of the roommates being eighteen its not surprising. What I sincerely love about Rachel is her great sense of humour. I've found myself laughing out loud so much to this book, one very surprising comeback from Michael I won't forget ;)
Having read it so many times, this book has never failed to entertain me and then also each time I notice some little thing that I didn't in my previous read so its never like I'm reading exactly the same thing over again but every time there is something new. I enjoyed it more than the previous two, they just keep getting better!
Can't wait to get on to Feast of Fools and get reviewing!
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midnight alley
Midnight Alley is a adventure romance. Claire Danvers found out her new collage town, Morganville, is run by vampires. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MBJ
The one that gripped many into Morganville
I didn't think it was possible but I enjoyed Midnight Alley even more than the first two books in the Morganville series. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Hannah
Protected in Morganville
When Claire Danvers realised that vampires run her college town, she tried to transfer out. Leaving Morganville is no longer an option for her so she's trying her best to get... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C. Manning
A really gripping read
Midnight Alley starts off, as usual, where The Dead Girls Dance ended. Claire has now signed herself over to Amelie, in hopes of protecting her friends. Read more
Published 5 months ago by zanturok32uk
Constant quality
This series is really surprising me. I'm loving the great quality of the writing, the characters and the plots of each book. The quality is constant, if not even increasing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Fab book
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another brill book in the morganville vampire series would recomend anyone to read rergardless of age I have read it despite not being... Read more
another brill book in the morganville vampire series would recomend anyone to read rergardless of age I have read it despite not being... Read more
Published 7 months ago by kimberlymoo
Midnight alley (book 3)
seriously couldn't put this book down, and can recommend to anyone into vampires, the entire series! Totally fricking awesome! Read more
Published 9 months ago by D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.F
Great series
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine is the third in the ever increasingly addictive Morganville Vampire Series. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sanz
present for teenager
Bought this along with others for my son who rates this series of vampire novels. He enjoys them and has whizzed through most of the titles. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Louise
Midnight Alley
The series is exciting and this book doesn't disapoint. This book, like the ones before, is a page turner - you are always on the "edge of your seat" anticipating the next twist or... Read more
Published 15 months ago by James
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