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Move That TREE!!

November 7th, 2009

Everybody’s definition of “rock bottom” is different, but is there ever a point, where the instability of your mind and life should lead to you opening your bedroom window for a vampire that has been stalking you for 3 months? Probably not right?

Unfortunately for Jordan… that’s exactly what it meant.

Jordan is in high school..not that she attends all that much, she would rather spend her time drowning her social anxiety in booze and coke, but being high and drunk is like second nature to her more than attending class is anyways…a way of dropping off the planet or making her “pitiful” existence seem a little more worthy.

What she doesn’t realize (until the end of the book of course) is that no matter how many bottles of her mother’s Peach Schnapps she drinks, her problems are still gonna be there after she’s finishing chacking in the bathroom.

Her life is a back hole…a downward spiral, but to add insult to injury, Jordan can’t leave the house after dark…not since an angry Vampire took up residence outside her bedroom window.

The plot is intriguing, depressing, and hopeful all at the same time. This is “Amanda Marrone’s” 1st YA novel, and she takes her audience (successfully) on an not so joyfull ride of teenage substance abuse, the ability to recognize failure, and the need to cope with mortality, all the while throwing in a kick ass subplot of “angry un-dead boyfriend.”

I enjoyed “Uninvited”. It was well written, and in the end had a moral that every teenager should heed to.

There was purple hair, friends returning from rehab, emotional breakdowns, a very uncomfortable basement scene, and one very life altering moment involving a cliff and several screams for HELP!

If you are the parent of a teenager, I advise YOU more than anyone else to read this book…to understand that this could be your child, and to recognize then signs if it is.

If you are a teenager…read it, like it…and then file it away into the “I will NEVER be like this” part of your brain.

And if you are the person looking for an uplifting read…you too should read it, because, while the first 80% will make you very uncomfortable and probably thinking I’ve lost my marbles, the ending will make you smile.

Enjoy and happy reading my fellow narcissist and remember… Not everyone is your enemy…sometimes they are your salvation.

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(4/5)

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Amanda Marrone, Jordan, Michael, Rehab, Social Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Uninvited, Vampires, YA Novel

Rule #101 – Invest in an Anti-virus!

November 5th, 2009

I started the “Morganville Vampire Series” months ago on a whim, and instantly fell in love with it, the only problem came when I read all 5 books in 4 days and then had to wait SEVERAL months for book 6 to be released, then finally…on Tuesday, when I was caffeine deprived and more than a little edgy I opened my Kindle and SURPRISE!!! There it was, in all its wonderful glory and I am happy to say, it was worth the wait.

More often than not I find myself overly critical of “series” novels. I apparently have this unheard of, preconceived notion that if an author decides to write a line of books with the same characters I not only want to see those characters grow and flourish, but it is a necessity.

“Rachel Caine” did exactly that.

If you have read the others in this amazing series, then you already know Claire. She’s young, she’s smart, and she always seems to be the center of not very good attention, but in “Fade Out” you get to see a few new/different sides of her. She is brave, determined, and insecure.

Following “Battle Bishop” in book 5, Morganville is in disrepair. The rules are being reinforced, vampires and humans are testing the waters and picking sides, unfortunately, Claire is pulled into the middle of it.

Her connection with the now depressed Amelie is growing stronger and she is developing a weird and sometimes bone chilling 6th since for impending doom.

She returns to her job, with the mentally unstable Myrnum, she is hit with a UV bomb, stalked by Ada (the talking vamp computer that controls the portals in town) and ultimately bitten in a shocking moment of carelessness.

The gang is forced to face realities they didn’t know existed between them, lines drawn in the metaphorical sand, all the while looking for numerous hidden cameras stashed all over town. Can anyone say “Crazy Stalker?!”

The final verdict? LOVED IT! I loved the shifted focus…I loved the jealous angst, and most of all I loved the vampire bunny slippers.

If you have yet to read the first 5… Get on it!!! What are you waiting for? An engraved invitation?? Then when you realize how good those are…buy number 6 and let me know what you think.

Happy reading my fellow blood donors and remember…Vampires need love too, just make sure you love them from afar.

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(4.5/5)