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The Morganville Vampires, Volume 3 (2011)

by Rachel Caine(Favorite Author)

4.4 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0451233557 (ISBN13: 9780451233554)

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English

genre

Romance

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New American Library

review 1: Okay, so now we start with books 5 and 6.Lord of Misrule - Bishop has arrived and I'm ready for him to leave. As I'm sure the residents of Morganville are as well. Not a bad read, moves at a good enough pace to keep you interested. I'm still not connecting with Claire, but for the most part the rest of the main characters are pretty awesome.Carpe Corpus - So, Eve, Shane, Michael and Claire are not living in the same house at the moment. It gets a little interesting that Claire's family has moved to Morganville and is living in one of the Founder houses. In order to survive, Claire is delivering messages for the devil (Bishop). This particular episode in this series, definitely is a good read, and I'm connecting a little better with Clair (finally).Overall, this serie... mores is turning out to be a better page turner than I thought it would at the beginning of the series. The characters are getting more interesting, and Myrnin is still my favorite.
review 2: 3.5 StarsWell, I finished this volume of the Morganville Vampires which contained book five and six, and it was pretty interesting and got me reading pretty much straight through, wondering what was going to happen next especially with the ending in book five I just had to keep going onto six without stopping and glad I did. And let me tell you I couldn't put it down until I was entirely finished with the book.Book five picks up right where book four left off with Bishop taking over and burning Morganville, and basically the whole city is in utter chaos as the two vampire heads (Bishop and Amelie) battle for control of the town, and it was nuts with everything going on.All the main characters have different assigned jobs that are given to them by Amelie that they have to do causing everyone to say goodbye (not knowing if they will come back alive and see each other again)and split up. Claire goes with Amelie in hopes of rescuing Myrnin from the clutches of Bishop so they use the portal in order to go find him. There are some tense moments during the entire journey dark tunnels, meeting a family of vampire with the head vampire being Theo and just other obstacles, but eventually they do find Myrnin and Claire goes to set him free while Amelie stands guard. At first it is easy since no one is guarding Myrnin then things shift and take a turn for the worst with Myrnin going back into his crazy, hungry vampire state that nearly attacks and kills Hannah (the woman that is sent with Claire in order to protect her) and Claire too so Claire is forced to stake Myrnin so he can't either of them, causing him to become unconscious and dead weight they have to now carry. And once they do that the find Bishop is outside and is fighting with Amelie with Amelie basically trapped from the fight. So, Claire has to take Myrnin away and leave Amelie to the hands of Bishop (Even though she really didn't want to), but her first priority was getting Myrnin out, and so she does and gets him to safety and medicated and unstaked with the help of Oliver. And Myrnin wants to go help Amelie after he is lucid again while Oliver does not. And thus they are all stuck at Common Grounds, Oliver's coffee shop.The next morning they leave to deliver radio to allies to keep information flowing around Morganville, and find something strange a bunch of abandoned vampire cars with no one in sight like the vampires just vanished. While delivering the radios, they find at one persons house (Lisa Day) that she is keeping hostage a bunch of vampires, saying it was time that the humans take over the town again, and Claire warns her that this is not the way. After they leave, they inform Oliver and go on their merry way. Then later on they see a vampire, who is cop, walking in the sunlight completely dazed and just walking straight ahead, ignoring the fact that he is burning in the sunlight that is killing him. Claire tries to stop him, but he is unreachable and she can't snap him out of as he continues to walk. Eventually he collapses and catches on fire and dies.They find when they go to the university that Michael is acting the same way, completely in a trance, ignoring everyone including Eve to stop him from going out into the sun to burn to death so they have to lock him up just to make sure that he doesn't go anywhere and get killed by the hot suns rays, and funnily all the other vampires are doing the same that Michael was doing so they had to be locked up too.After that's all settled and they report back to Common Ground, which is completely empty of all vampires with glass broken like they were trying to get out. Claire finds that Eve's suddenly missing, and has no idea where she went, adding to her panic state, but returns to the Glass house where she is finally reunited with Shane, who is pretty much unscathed. And with Shane's help, they decide to go find Eve back at Common Ground. They find that Eve has left them a trail of mints in which they are to follow to her location, and figure out that she's at a tire plant (Eve texted the details to Claire). So, they go there while Claire reluctantly waits in the care where she sees more trouble when Monica, mean girl, is chased by an angry mob, calling her a vampire sympathizer, and they want to kill her, but Claire does not let that happen and gives Monica safety in the car as the mob chasing them down the street. Not having any further choice, they go into the plant to be protected from the mob. They come across a bunch of vampire looking people that are completely in a daze coming after them in full force, but Myrnin pops up and saves them, telling her that these creepy people where his failed experiments, which horrifies Claire, but doesn't say too much. She's just happy she found Eve, who followed Myrnin to that spot.They go home. They talk, try to relax, Claire and Shane make out, though Shane calls a halt when things get too heated, still not willing to take it further than that, but he does tell Claire for the first time that he loves her (aww), and she says it back with more making out ensuing before Shane leaves before he does break his promise.Vampires are still missing, and a few have been killed by humans. And they decide to go see Michael, who is now find with no pull of walking into the sun (which happens to be Amelie's call to her vampires to assemble an army) while Sam is frantic to get to Amelie because he loves her so, and so when he is released from his jail he does exactly that.More crazy stuff happens along the way from finding refuge for Theo and his family, to Myrnin telling Claire that he needs to cure and she needs to talk to their doctor friend, to not able to trust the police because they didn't know if they were on Bishop's side or not. Claire sees the doctor who says he needs more of Bishop's blood in order to provide the cure to all vampires. Monica is getting picked on in school getting a taste of her own medicine. A tornado is coming to town while the sighting of Frank Collins, Shane's dad is reported, which angers Michael because Shane knew Frank was coming to town and didn't warn him so they have a fight as do Claire and Shane with Claire threatening to leave the house, but doesn't after Shane apologizes and gives her a beautiful silver cross to protect her. Peace doesn't last long because Oliver shows up through the portal hurt by silver and very weak. And during all this confusion to help Claire is grabbed by Jason, who ties her up and Ysandre is waiting for her. Ysandre bites Claire, but gets a taste full of medal from the cross she's wearing then Amelie saves Claire and tells her to get all people out of the shelter of City Hall because a battle between her and Bishop is about to commence.So, she gets back to the Glass house and tells her friends what's going on. She tries to warn City Hall, but its no use so they decide to go there. On the way, they run into Frank Collins, who tries to stop them but is relieved that Shane's alive, and they get away and get to City Hall to get people out. Claire comes into contact with Bishop and his vampire buddy, who bites Claire after ripping her cross off. She comes to to worried friends then the tornado decides to come and rips City Hall to shreds while they are all inside with a vampire battle brewing down below, but Myrnin saves them.They rest then go through the portal again to act against Bishop with Myrnin having a plan, and this is the part of the book that shocked me the most was this ending, which made me want to keeping reading the next one. Myrnin takes Shane away from the group with vampires and humans descending on them with Michael following suit, being controlled by Bishop now from the bite on his neck that he got in the battle then the portal opens again to see where Myrnin is holding down Shane in front of Bishop and about to give him the book with him suggesting that Bishop take Claire instead of Amelie, winning favor with Bishop. Shane tries to stop him, but doesn't succeed as Bishop marks Claire with a tattoo around her arm that controls her and gives her loyalty to Bishop (Shocking) even though she doesn't want to, even going so far as to say she doesn't care about her friends, but that's the tattoo talking. Bishop orders Eve to tell Amelie all that happened and what he took from her, taking control of the city. And that's how book five ends. Shocking right? So, I had to go on.Book 6 begins months after book 5 takes place with Claire "celebrating" her 17th birthday. Myrnin is aligned with Bishop, Eve hates her, Michael's evil, Shane's in jail, and Claire is at Bishop's beckoned call, and Claire misses everyone terribly. Claire is desperate to see Shane, wanting to see if he is okay and asks Richard, new mayor, then Bishop. Bishop says he will if she delivers a death warrant to someone of her own free will, she agrees reluctantly if not Shane would die. So she does, having no choice.So she goes to the jail, where Shane is housed with his father, with Myrnin keeping tabs on her. And this scene broke my heart a little I'll admit, just feeling the longing on the page from the way they touched each other to how they kissed, telling me it has been a long time since they've been in contact with one another. It was heartbreakingly sweet. And Shane even remembers her birthday, which is really sweet too, and I could tell he was really worried about her instead of himself. That's love. But it ends too quickly and they have to separate again with Shane vowing to see her again and they both would survive this in the end.Myrnin pulls her away, and informs her that he is not on Bishop's side, and to prove it he takes her to Amelie, who is with a vampire army including Oliver. Claire figures out that Michael is not evil any more that Amelie claimed him back and is only playing the part. Claire is upset and wonders why Amelie hasn't been there all these months, helping, which she replies she is just getting her pawns in place, but becomes angry at Claire when Claire questions her integrity and how awfully she treats the humans like they are nothing, but object instead of people. So, Claire leaves with Myrnin.They go to the Glass house, encountering an angry Eve, calling Claire a traitor, but they soon make up. They go to the doctor, and try to come up with a plan to get Bishop's blood, but the only way to do that is to poison him in order to get the blood from him otherwise it would be no good. Myrnin shows Ada, who controls the portals of Morganville and some of the magic around there, and how to work her so Claire would know if need be. Michael comes to see her and reassure that all is well, glad to see he is okay. She meets this guy named, Dean, who says he knows Shane and is friends with his dad, promising to protect Shane for him.Theo then meets with Claire, hoping to convince her to leave with her friends and family with his family, knowing its not safe for her any longer (though the power of tattoo is fading). Before she could answer Bishop's goons burst in and take Claire to see him. Bishop takes Shane and Frank from their cell with Michael watching along with Claire as Bishop turns Frank into a vampire much to Shane's horror.Michael takes them home, Shane upset, and tells them that turning Frank into a vampire was a test for him to see if he was still under Bishop's control. He leaves Shane and Claire alone, Shane devastated while Claire tries to comfort him. There's a little misunderstanding with Claire thinking Shane doesn't want her, but he does. They kiss and things do get heated between them, but this time Shane doesn't stop, taking her to her bedroom so they could be together with Claire giving him the all clear. Though not graphic, the scene was very sweet, and I could feel that their first time together was full of love and caring that anyone would want for their first time. A testament to their love. He even tells her he loves her before anything begins, and I could feel the afterglow come off the page as they lie in each others arms afterwards. It was a perfect moment between the two of them.Richard is trying to bus people out of the area, knowing a big fight is ahead with Bishop calling a town meeting for all. Claire's parents get passage on the bus while Claire along with the others stay behind.Myrnin collapses along the way and Claire tries to get help, and Amelie takes him to safety along with the doctor. After awhile Claire sees the doctor and saves him from the newly cured vampires, but not before she runs into Frank, who tries to kill her, but snaps out of it at the last minute. Franks says he loves his son and that he is glad that he has her before disappearing down the hall. Jason get captured by Amelie, who knows how to use the portal because Sam taught him so he could get away from danger, and is brought to refuge to the Glass house.They all go to the Founder's Square and are promptly separated, and then the action really begins. Bishop is very angry. Myrnin comes up directly to Bishop, acting drunk, but come to find out he has been poisoned, hoping Bishop would drink from him and he would be out of it, and Bishop figures this out and stops him. Amelie and Sam are dragged out with silver chains with Oliver holding onto the chain, capturing her, seemingly working for Bishop, who thinks he won. Amelie's love for Sam apparent and fighting breaks loose. Bishop then becomes weak and unstable, he has been poisoned by drinking Sam's blood and killing Sam, which made me cry a little not expecting that at all. They get the book from Bishop and bind him with Amelie's chains, Oliver lets her go while Amelie leans over Sam's body declaring her love for him. Myrnin get the antidote to the poison, who was poisoned as well as Amelie then bites Bishop so he can get the blood from him, but before capturing Bishop disappears into the portal and the gang follow him. There's a chase with Bishop trying to take the book from Claire, but she doesn't allow it and runs, and goes to burn the pages, but not before Bishop confronts her and Myrnin sets fire to Bishop and bites him in order to get his blood, and infects Bishop with the disease that has been plaguing the vampires.Sam's funeral happens a few days later with Amelie, saying how much she loved him, and how she planned on making some changes to Morganville. I don't know why the book didn't end here because it could have in my opinion, but it continued on with four weeks going by and the town getting back to normal and was peaceful with humans no longer treated like walking blood banks anymore. Monica comes by and saying that Claire and Shane won't last forever because things could happen, which scares me to hear because that could possibly happen in the next few book and I don't want to see that happen. Anyway, Claire leaves and runs into Dean, who attacks her and winds up, along with a reluctant Jason, trying to drain her of all blood and kill her, which he has done to other woman in the past, and is very much a murder with Jason taking the heat for him even though all he did was watch, which does make him guilty but he didn't kill them. Dean planed to blame Claire's murder on the vampires in hopes that humans would start killing vampires again. But before he can finish the job, Frank saves her and takes him away in the portal Dean and Amelie and Oliver take her away and to the hospital.At the hospital everyone is gathered by her bedside with everyone telling her to rest. When Claire and Shane are alone, he blames himself for not being there for her, but she disagrees. She panics for a second, thinking what Monica said about him not being with her forever, but he reassures her that he will be. Shane gives her a stake so she can protect herself, Amelie allowing humans to use them now in self-defense. Then, surprisingly, he pulls out a small velvet box and set it on her pillow, which makes her catch her breath. She asks what it is and he replies its for later (engagement ring perhaps? Hope so, glad to know he's thinking of the future if that is what is. I guess you find that out later on). Then he kisses her and Claire is happy for the moment and that's end of the book.I'm glad it ended that way instead of with a cliffhanger like the other books did and I don't feel like I have to go out right away and pick up the seven book to read right away. I can take a little break from the Morganville Vampire series for a little while, and I need to. After all I read four of these books back to back in only two days and that's a lot. But I kind of needed to since the ending were so open ended like I said and I felt compelled to read them. And though I am curious to see what happens next, I'm in no great rush to. Besides I'm little scared what will happen next. After all Bishop isn't dead, I can't see him out of commission for too long before figuring something out, and I could just imagine him going after Claire. I'm also scared because I have feeling that something will separate Claire and Shane in the upcoming books, and I don't want that at all. They are so perfect for one another and sweet and they need each other and now that they are finally together I just want them to be left alone and enjoy their time together, which is all that they want. And also I'm kind of afraid of anymore characters dying. Sam was bad enough because for one I didn't see it coming and two I didn't want him to die. He was such a nice guy and he deserved to be happy and to be with the woman that he loved, but he never got that chance and he waited so long for it, but Amelie just never seemed interested, even though she was and in love with but she never let him know because she was concentrating ruling the town and trying to care too much because she saw that was a weakness, though I think she regrets it now. There's just so many things that could happen that I don't want to see happen. There are still a lot books left in the series and its not even finished yet. There will be 15 in the series and I'm up to 6 so it just makes me really nervous of where this series is in fact heading. In my opinion the series could end at 6 and I would be completely happy because it is a satisfying ending with everything seeming to get resolved and everyone ending up with they were suppose to so I think this series could be finished.But I might read the rest sometime in the future, but just right now I think I'm going to take a little break from the series and read something else. I need to. This was just so much going on with twist and turns that I need for it all to sink in with everything that happened. So, overall I liked what I read so far, not quite in love with it, but I did find these two books that I just read better than the other ones with many twists and suspenseful plot points to it. Happy I read them now, and will see if I continue on to the rest of the series or if I'll be satisfied with the series that I end my journey here, which I did find enjoyable. less

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