Bitter Blood (The Morganville Vampires, #13) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Oct 06, 2012 Arushi rated it liked it · review of another edition

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In the first twelve books of Morganville Vampires, the residents of Glass House have seen many twists and turns, this lot. Life is never boring in Morganville. They have kicked ass, fought for the vampires, against the vampires, against the humans, for the humans, and through it all, Morganville has survived. They have survived, together. Somehow.

In spite of liking this series, it took me a long time to start Bitter Blood. Maybe because I knew what to expect and there was a bit of that in the bo In the first twelve books of Morganville Vampires, the residents of Glass House have seen many twists and turns, this lot. Life is never boring in Morganville. They have kicked ass, fought for the vampires, against the vampires, against the humans, for the humans, and through it all, Morganville has survived. They have survived, together. Somehow.

In spite of liking this series, it took me a long time to start Bitter Blood. Maybe because I knew what to expect and there was a bit of that in the book, yet it was different. Bitter Blood proved that the aftermath of war can also be damned interesting, especially when the unlikely allies are all still around, and not feeling like an alliance anymore. Vampires and humans together have now defeated every enemy that came at the vampires and they’re not scared of humans anymore. The humans don’t enjoy being taken lightly, not when it might prove fatal.

This book finally made me consider moving Morganville out of my YA shelf because the characters are growing up. The world is growing up as a whole in fact. They were always evolving but now age is catching up to them. Claire is no longer a child and it shows. Before she just had a sense of responsibility and lots of brains, but now it is more than that. Shane, Michael and Eve are all adults now too, in their own way. They are not just acting or reacting, there is a mindset towards also dealing with the consequences of those actions.

I think it was what happened at the very end of Black Dawn that has changed a lot of things. After all, when a name, a steadfast, unbending name, is given to a relationship, everything does change.

There is a good plot, which is expected from Rachel Caine, but there were times when I wanted to hit multiple someones for being so oblivious to the world around them. Yet, they do come through, pieces do fall into place and lead to a conclusion that while fitting right in and seemingly so obvious in retrospect, is nonetheless a surprise.

There is also something new that Rachel Caine did with this book. The book has several chapters that are not from Claire’s POV. We have Oliver, Myrnin, Amelie, Michael and Shane all narrate one or more chapters and that was different. A good kind of different.

It was great to get a glimpse into how Myrnin thought. It was also good to see events unfolding through a different perspective, especially because well… Claire could NOT have been in the thick of everything. It was good to understand these characters from their own view points because no one else can ever see them in their entirety.

There will be more books and the next one is Fall of Night. But, things have changed. For the vampires. For the humans. For Mr. and Mrs. Glass. For Shane and Claire. For Myrnin. For Oliver and Amelie. The only thing that remains to see is, has anything changed for the better this time? ...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Katie rated it liked it

Okay, so we have options now...

This is a transition book. It wasn't the best in the series but necessary to keep the story going. The story and characters have done everything they can do in Morganville - it is time to branch out. And, glad that it is heading in this direction. But, I do not like the POV changes in the last couple of books. Didn't care for the ghost storyline this time around...I mean we have already rode that horse with Michael and Claire - no need to revisit with Miranda. I am ...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Naomi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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LOVE LOVE LOVE this series! Every single instalment is exciting & just plain amazing!

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Mar 01, 2012 Naomi marked it as to-read

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Mar 01, 2012 Ashley ~twisted_illusions~ marked it as to-read

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