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A review by toriedawn1
Midnight Bites by Rachel Caine
4.0
The stories about Myrnins earlier days are heartbreaking, is it any wonder he has issues. He went through so much that I'm not sure what is nature and what was nurture, these two stories made me love him even more. Both (a possibly biassed) 5 stars.
Sams story is really sweet too, I don't know what I expected but this wasn't it, a nice read but didn't change much in the story. 4 stars
Grudge is the story of the fire at his house, it is so sad but you still really don't get to see much of Alyssa, it would have been more heart wrenching if we had gotten to know her first. 4 stars
New blood was the story above from Eve's point of view, she was obsessed with Micheal, thats all you really need to take from this. 2 stars.
The first day of the rest of your life, an excessivly long title for a short story, it was a good story though. the story of how Eve ended up in the Glass house and without protection. It also explains why Eve has a bond with Miranda. 4 stars.
Amelie's story, this really wasnt my thing, I guess it showed a little of Her and Olivers relationship but it just felt pointless got no enjoyment reading this one. 1 star.
Wrong place, Wrong time. Very messed up, VERY short story. It really doesn't show Richard Morrell in the best light. 1 star.
Dead Man Stalking is a.... different feel entirely, this story does not fit in with the main stories at all however it was nice to have another story where Shane stands up to his dad. It wasn't a bad story to read and as a story seperate from the series it earned 3 stars.
Luch Date. Short, sweet but could have easily been a few pages in the actual series that we would have barely remembered as its just standard Claire and Shane. 3 stars.
All Hallows. This one kind of fitted in with the story but also didn't, Shanes reactions to things didn't match up with that point in the story at all. I liked Mr Randsom, he reminded me of Myrnin so it was nice to get to meet him. Assume when this was written the author hadnt yet decided on the ending as Mirandas predictions usually arent wrong. Overall not a bad story. 4 stars.
Murdered out was an okay story, not really much more to say. Get to see a little more of the Glass house couples and see the humans starting to stand up to the vamps a little. 3 stars.
Worth Living for, not really worth reading, its an alternative Bishop ending, the real one was better, this story felt like it dragged, it did show a little of the micheal and ahane bromance though. 2 stars.
Drama Queens Last Dance was a story I really enjoyed, it gave a little more detail on the Michael+Gloriana front as it is told from Eves perspective, right from when Gloriana comes to town until after her welcome party. It explains a few things that are glossed over in the main series. 5 stars
Vexed, its Myrnin again so naturally I loved it, this story did also speak to my love of the macabre. 5 stars.
Signs and Miracleswas a short sweet story. No impact to the main storyline but a good short story, bit of a detective/mystery story. Hannah is a great character, it was nice to see more of her. 4 stars.
Anger Management really describes a turning point for Shane. After bite club Shane needed help with his anger management and it turns out that is exactly what he got. Shane's character growth from scrappy child to a strong man was gradual throughout the series but this story hammers home the fact that a lot of that change happened in that time just after bite club. 4 stars.
Automatic is a good little story, it shows off micheals control and a little of Olivers Humanity. 4 Stars.
Dark rides, I kind of enjoyed this one. I liked Jeremy, he was honest about what he was, I appreciated that. I do not however think that Eve should have at any point been left alone with the psychopathic little vampire, what was michael thinking? I don't believe he would. It also felt like an old point horror book. 3 star.
Pitch Black Blues, I would give this one more than 5 stars if I could, I loved this story. I always loved Myrnin and this story was everything I could have hoped for, I will read this one again! 5 Stars.
A Whisper in the Dark was an interesting story, there really isn't much more I can say without spoilers but it's an okay short story. 3 Stars.
One for the Devil was interesting, it had Myrnin, magic and mystery, a perfect combination. it was missing that little something that could have taken it to 5 stars but it was still a good short read. 4 Stars.
So overall on average the book scored 3.95 stars. I would reccomend this to any fan of the morganville series.
Sams story is really sweet too, I don't know what I expected but this wasn't it, a nice read but didn't change much in the story. 4 stars
Grudge is the story of the fire at his house, it is so sad but you still really don't get to see much of Alyssa, it would have been more heart wrenching if we had gotten to know her first. 4 stars
New blood was the story above from Eve's point of view, she was obsessed with Micheal, thats all you really need to take from this. 2 stars.
The first day of the rest of your life, an excessivly long title for a short story, it was a good story though. the story of how Eve ended up in the Glass house and without protection. It also explains why Eve has a bond with Miranda. 4 stars.
Amelie's story, this really wasnt my thing, I guess it showed a little of Her and Olivers relationship but it just felt pointless got no enjoyment reading this one. 1 star.
Wrong place, Wrong time. Very messed up, VERY short story. It really doesn't show Richard Morrell in the best light. 1 star.
Dead Man Stalking is a.... different feel entirely, this story does not fit in with the main stories at all however it was nice to have another story where Shane stands up to his dad. It wasn't a bad story to read and as a story seperate from the series it earned 3 stars.
Luch Date. Short, sweet but could have easily been a few pages in the actual series that we would have barely remembered as its just standard Claire and Shane. 3 stars.
All Hallows. This one kind of fitted in with the story but also didn't, Shanes reactions to things didn't match up with that point in the story at all. I liked Mr Randsom, he reminded me of Myrnin so it was nice to get to meet him. Assume when this was written the author hadnt yet decided on the ending as Mirandas predictions usually arent wrong. Overall not a bad story. 4 stars.
Murdered out was an okay story, not really much more to say. Get to see a little more of the Glass house couples and see the humans starting to stand up to the vamps a little. 3 stars.
Worth Living for, not really worth reading, its an alternative Bishop ending, the real one was better, this story felt like it dragged, it did show a little of the micheal and ahane bromance though. 2 stars.
Drama Queens Last Dance was a story I really enjoyed, it gave a little more detail on the Michael+Gloriana front as it is told from Eves perspective, right from when Gloriana comes to town until after her welcome party. It explains a few things that are glossed over in the main series. 5 stars
Vexed, its Myrnin again so naturally I loved it, this story did also speak to my love of the macabre. 5 stars.
Signs and Miracleswas a short sweet story. No impact to the main storyline but a good short story, bit of a detective/mystery story. Hannah is a great character, it was nice to see more of her. 4 stars.
Anger Management really describes a turning point for Shane. After bite club Shane needed help with his anger management and it turns out that is exactly what he got. Shane's character growth from scrappy child to a strong man was gradual throughout the series but this story hammers home the fact that a lot of that change happened in that time just after bite club. 4 stars.
Automatic is a good little story, it shows off micheals control and a little of Olivers Humanity. 4 Stars.
Dark rides, I kind of enjoyed this one. I liked Jeremy, he was honest about what he was, I appreciated that. I do not however think that Eve should have at any point been left alone with the psychopathic little vampire, what was michael thinking? I don't believe he would. It also felt like an old point horror book. 3 star.
Pitch Black Blues, I would give this one more than 5 stars if I could, I loved this story. I always loved Myrnin and this story was everything I could have hoped for, I will read this one again! 5 Stars.
A Whisper in the Dark was an interesting story, there really isn't much more I can say without spoilers but it's an okay short story. 3 Stars.
One for the Devil was interesting, it had Myrnin, magic and mystery, a perfect combination. it was missing that little something that could have taken it to 5 stars but it was still a good short read. 4 Stars.
So overall on average the book scored 3.95 stars. I would reccomend this to any fan of the morganville series.