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Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

corinnab's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm not a big vampire book girl, but I sure was a twilight sucka back in the day (see what I did there)? I wanted something silly and mindless with all I've got going on right now and this was pretty fun. I will continue on with the series.

tallyhotel's review against another edition

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4.0

Nice solid start to a new series. Rich setting, interesting culture. Strong female characters (and male ones for that matter)...you won't find a Bella "shell" here! Enjoyed it immensely, read it in one sitting.

annaclaire's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

blove0312's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Okay what the actual fuck kind of ending is that?! I was literally just thinking how vague it seemed that we have no idea if vampires exist outside of this shithole Texas town and if so how many, and how the HVIC (head vamp in charge) ended up here. America is but a blip on the world’s radar as far as age of countries’ existence, and I just can’t believe that the actual oldest living (unliving?) vamp holds court here. 

But then we end on that note? After they were called for help? What’s the saying “the road to hell is paved in good intentions”? Sheesh. I wasn’t prepared. 

Overall the book was solid. Claire is a smart 16 year old kid who was bumped forward a few times and is a freshman in college. She’s being bullied at the dorms though when she decides to find a place to rent away from there, despite having no job or money (this is not resolved in book 1 either). And then she learns that the whole town is infested with vamps and everyone knows. And all because a friend agrees to let one of the bloodsuckers feed on him twice, she decides to just take them all on? Crazy. Well not like head to head bc she’s a scared kid but she wants to find this thing they’re been searching for for centuries, which is just as crazy bc well, CENTURIES. So of course she finds it…

Anyway I’ll keep reading but I was hoping for more. Granted it’s a short ass book, which is going to destroy my StoryGraph stats on books over 500 pages lol, but maybe it’ll continue to build as we go. 

bbr92's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5
Final abierto. Te obliga a seguir con el segundo. Me gusta xd

thebookhaze's review against another edition

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2.0

It wasn't bad... but it wasn't very good. I'm kind of at a loss to whether I want to continue reading the rest of the series. Probably not, as there are too many books and too little time. I guess I'll spend my time reading better books.

jasonabbott's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

witchylevy's review against another edition

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4.0

This is my second time reading this book, because I wanted to pick up the series again but had forgotten most of it (including which book I was on). I always wanted to be the super smart kid who graduated early and then went to college early too. I didn't have the dedication for that. The Monica's of this world are annoying. I cannot imagine giving one this much power. The book has lots of action and moves quickly but kind of feels slow. I wasn't expecting the end to come so soon, and seriously cliffhanger. Still seems like it might be a good series (I'm hoping for a happy conclusion haha).

chars_books's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

blondeebeth's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5