Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, #3) in The Mortal Instruments

Jul 18, 2009 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it liked it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Okay, I’m going to be honest here, I like this series.....but I don’t love it like I was expecting to. While I enjoy the books, sometimes I find myself bored at parts. Granted, most of the time I’m completely interested, but occasionally I just want the book to be over.
I like the storyline. It’s interesting enough, although it’s getting more complicated as the books progress. Things are changing and altering and beginning to really take form. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a town like Morganville. Okay, I’m going to be honest here, I like this series.....but I don’t love it like I was expecting to. While I enjoy the books, sometimes I find myself bored at parts. Granted, most of the time I’m completely interested, but occasionally I just want the book to be over.
I like the storyline. It’s interesting enough, although it’s getting more complicated as the books progress. Things are changing and altering and beginning to really take form. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a town like Morganville. The way the vampires have control and order the humans around is disturbing and I hate how they “own” them like they do. I’d certainly never want to live in Morganville. That’s for sure.
I think Claire is a good heroine. I like following her around and seeing her face new things and discover new things. She’s a normal girl, not too strong, not too weak....just perfect. Although I must say there are moments where I wanna knock her over the head for her stupidity and all that, but for the most part I really dig her. I like watching her begin to stand up to the likes of Monica and some of the vamps. She’s not the scared little girl she was in the first book.
And Shane. I really wanna knock some sense into him at times. I like the guy and all, I do, but I want him to get over the issues he has with Michael. Michael has been his best friend for a long time and I’d expect him to know better than to think that becoming a vampire necessarily changes him or makes him a bad person. It doesn’t. And the sooner he realises that the better. I want the Shane back from the first book--I miss him!

In case it’s not clear enough.....Michael is my honey. I loooove the guy! Like extra, anyone messes with him and I’ll help Eve kick their butts love. He’s my fave character in the series so far and I live for moments with him. He’s such a good, honest, great guy...and it’s got nothing to do with the fact that he’s a vampire. I adore how he takes care of everyone and how he has a big brother relationship with Claire without it being anything more. It’s a simple honest friendship where there are no hidden agendas or extra feeling to complicate things. It’s not something you see enough.
He and Eve are just too cute. Yes, I love Claire and Shane as a couple too--I really feel like their relationship is becoming stronger and better, but I think I like the gentleness and tenderness that Michael and Eve have in their relationship more.
Grrr. Can I stake Amelie? Please, please? I know it won’t hurt her, but it’ll make me feel better. Honestly that woman—ah, vampire...whatever, is so annoying and mean. Where does she get off? Allowing Myrnin the chance to eat Claire because she had no more use for her, that’s just cruel. And her father.....well, I’m sure he’ll be even worse.

Looking forward to finding out....
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Jan 05, 2010 Sophie *Ninja Rapunzel* rated it it was amazing

once again, MV has done it with another awsome book.
poor old Myrnin not wanting to hurt her, but not being able to stop.. then he kept warning her and he was so sad. and then he just went down, without a fight :( i cant believe Amelie willingly let Claire go wen she knew wat wud happen- she wanted it to happen.
they really need to catch Jason and put him back behind bars- coz its not fair that Shane get blamed for EVERYTHING wen none of it has anything to do with him, and then in the end he ends ...more

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