Book Review: Midnight Alley

Title:  Midnight Alley
Author:  Rachel Caine
Pages:  245
Publication Date:  2007
Version:  Paperback 
Genre:  Young Adult Fiction/Paranormal

Summary Via Goodreads.com:
"When Claire Danvers learned that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving freshman would do: She applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but that garlic may come in handy."

My Review:
Ok, so Claire knows now that vampires run the small town she is going to college in and they give no mercy.  She realizes that she is in real danger from them all being a young and unprotected human, not living on campus.  She wouldn't trade living with Michael, Eve, and Shane for anything though, not even if Michael has recently made a bad life choice of turning vampire.  Her friends are all in danger though and unprotected.  When she gets a deal from the high up vampire of the town, Claire makes the hard decision to take that deal to keep her friends safe.  As time goes by Michael, Eve, and Shane find out what she did and are less than happy about it all, but they are alive, so that's good right?  Claire also starts to learn what it means to have taken on the protection of the most powerful vampire, Amelie.  She is now expected to do what she asks of her no matter what that is or how dangerous it is.  Did Claire make the right decision at all?  Did she save her friends and herself from death just to die in other ways?  Things are changing and Claire is learning more and more about what is really going on in the vampire world she exists by.  Will things ever become less dangerous, or has she signed on for them only to become fatal?

Once again I delved into this next book of the series with gusto.  It was an easy and quick read packed full of action, drama, and friendships with a twist of love in there too.  As I learn more and more throughout this series I feel like the books are my way of taking a history class of Morganville myself.  The writing takes me in and makes me forget that this is a fictional book and not someplace in the news or that a friend is in that is telling me about it all.  I just melt into the realness of it all once I start to read the pages.  I love the suspenseful writing style and the easy flow of the writing style.  The characters in this book are simply to die for!  I love watching where Claire, Shane, Michael, and Eve all head and how they grow as the books continue on in the series.  Claire goes from a naive, young, inexperienced girl to a very grown up for her age girl.  Twists and turns gallor, but they all make the ride of the book that much more fun.  Things are changing fast for the housemates, but they never let things tear them apart, but they seem to support each other more...even if some changes are against what they believe are right for each other.  I have to again highly recommend reading this book!  Great book by a great author that I am so glad I found.

5/5 Stars!!!