If you are a lover of the Twilight Saga, the House of Night series by P.C and Kristen Cast, you should love this series too.I mean who wouldn't love a story about a 16 year old genius,Claire who is a freshman in Collage, threatened by bully Monica and her gang, so Claire decides to move out of the dorm and into a house off campus, with 2 guys, Michael and Shane, and another girl, Eve, who is Goth all the way!!! Only thing is Claire doesn't know that the town is run by vampires and since she no longer lives on campus, she is no longer on protected ground and has to learn real fast the rules for living in Morganville. I downloaded and listened to Glass Houses and fell in love. It just so happens that I found paperback copies of books 3-8, new at a used book store so I bought them (I like to read along while I listen). I have heard of this series for a while now and don't really know why I didn't give it a try. Move over Twilight & HON, Rachel Caine is in town! It wasn't enough for me to continue to purchase the rest of the series even though the ending is COMPLETELY cliff-hangered. Other than that, the rest of the story was enjoyable. Her parents practically begged her to come home. She didn't want to go to the college in the first place she wanted to go to an Ivy League. I understand this because the town is terrified of the vampires, but what I can't understand is WHY she would choose to remain in the town?! The author attempted to clarify it by saying Claire never gives up on her education, but it was ridiculous. She was literally pushed down a flight of stairs, and no one did anything about it.

She is a super-smart 16 year old in college who is seriously bullied. The Bad Things: While I was amused by some of the characters (two to be exact), I did not care about the rest - including the protagonist! There are a few seriously suspenseful scenes, I just didn't care one way or another if the characters died! I hate that. I found myself smiling at a few of their jokes. The characters of Shane and Eve were enjoyable. This was a unique aspect to spice up the story a bit.

I appreciate that their vampire world is centered around one town, and anyone who leaves said town loses their memories about vampire business. A Few Good Things: The vampire-theme is different than usual.

Is it worth a credit or anything above $7? No. I picked up (clicked, I suppose) this audiobook because 1) I'm on a vampire kick and 2) it was on sale for $7.

Glass houses by rachel caine