zondag 21 december 2014

Rachel Caine – Ghost Town

The ninth book in the Morganville Vampires series, published November 1, 2010.
Genre: young adult urban fantasy
Cover: good

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When Claire is ordered to repair the systems that protect Morganville, it’s not just cutting into her study time, it’s a life-threatening problem. If there’s one thing this vampire-infested town is serious about, it’s security.
But achieving the impossible only brings a whole new set of problems, and the upgrades have unexpected consequences: people inside the town are slowly beginning to forget who they are, even the vampires. Soon, the town’s little memory problem has turned into a full-on epidemic. Now Claire needs to figure out a way to pull the plug on her experiment – before she forgets how to save Morganville...


Claire is working with Myrnin on repairing the computer that keeps the town safe from outsiders, and insiders unable to leave. Preferably without adding a human brain this time, especially as Myrnin seems to want to use hers...
She has managed to repair the portal system, but so far things going through end up being dust. Then one evening when her friend Eve is at a rave with a new friend, things are getting really bad. Vampires crash the party and start killing and be killed, and Eve and Shane cannot leave Eve in danger, and rush in to save her. In self defense, Claire kills a vampire, and the punishment for that is high. Especially as it was al instigated by a local college boy, who killed his Protector. Thinking that humans now can take over control of the town from the Vampires.
She will have to work on the computer non-stop, without sleep, for as long as she can keep awake. If she fails, it will be her brain that will be used after all. After many long days and nights of working, with only very short food and bathroom breaks, Claire manages it. But the system has flaws, and Myrnin won’t acknowledge that as he is living in the past again and doesn’t recognize her. The town is becoming dangerous again, Olivier challenges Amelie and wins, so what will happen to them?
Claire and her friends have to find a way to shut the machine down ...


I am still not much a fan of YA, but this series is just so good. I never know what will happen next, and the characters are truly unique. Some scary, some good and some stupid. But I like all the main characters, and of course love to hate the evil ones, like Monica.
And surprise, this book does not have an evil cliffhanger like many others. Of course, I still want to read the rest of the series, and hope to pick up book 10 soon.

8 stars.



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© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

14 opmerkingen:

  1. I really really need to try this series one day!

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    1. Olnly if you like young adult Melliane, but this series is amazing.

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  2. I've been wanting to read it and if you enjoyed it, I really need to get started on this series!

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  3. Love the cover..someday I am going to read this series.

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    1. Someday ... perhaps when I am retired I finallly have the time to read everything.

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  4. Yet another author that I haven't gotten around to reading yet. Such a shame because everyone swears by Caine's writing; I'll probably start with her adults titles, maybe 2015 will be the year.

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    1. I discovered her books first with the Weather Warden series. I have been meaning to re-read those.

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  5. OH I love the cover. The one I have isn't nearly as interesting. It's one of the few YA series I read as well but she just pulled me in like it was nothing.

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    1. So many covers Anna, they have been re-published a lot.

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  6. Oh you still read books about vampires? I applaud :)

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    1. Of course Bridget, I have not fallen out of love with the genre at all.

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