Morganville Vampires

With all of the Vampire series currently on the market it's no wonder that so many of the better written stories take the sidelines for not following the formula of today's popular Vampire Fiction (ie: Romanticized view of Vampire life and how sexualized they are with us mere mortals. And also the virtuous Vampire who doesn't feed on humans, and is constantly saving the lives of the defenseless).

This series does not follow the norm.

A basic overview of the series (and this may be considered a spoiler for some so keep that in mind if you continue reading) is to follow a young girl named Claire. She skipped a few grades in school and is going off to college now at 16. Because her overprotective parents are not comfortable with the idea of her going too far away they stipulate that she must stay in the state and be within a few hours driving distance. So she ends up Morganville. What she doesn't know is that this city is run by Vampires - the last in the world in fact. The knowledge to create a new vampire has been lost in time. Only one Vampire still has the knowledge and she isn't talking. In fact, she runs the whole town. Claire is simply trying to survive a bully when the world is opened to her in a ways he never thought the college experience would do.

I personally enjoyed the read very much. I thought it was cute and well written and the stories are interesting without being too over the top. The situations are highly unlikely, but not so much so that you find yourself frustrated with the plot. The characters are well written and the more of the series you read the clearer the character developments become. All of the characters are easily found in your own life. The young girl who always seems to know too much and be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The over zealous guy in way over his head. The guys in charge who always seem to be vying for the top most position on the tower of success.

We fall in love with the characters and unlike other reads we don't fall back out of love with them because they are not true to themselves. The characters have their main concerns and goals and you can really feel them struggle with their decisions when they are not what they would want to do.

They're easy and fun reads, and each book ends on a cliffhanger leading directly into the first line of the next book. I didn't get into the series until 8 of the books were already written. But even still, I kick myself every time I read one because I know the next one is still a few months away at least.

If you like Vampire stories (especially the ones where the Vampire isn't romanticized and sexualized) then you're going to genuinely enjoy this read.