Carpe Corpus

Now, I know that this has been said and I feel that I am responsible for the jinx bestowed upon Claire (as I am sure the feeling is mutual w/ others), but if life couldn't get any worse for her, I believe that it just hit rock bottom at the start of Carpe Corpus. Betrayed by Myrnin, Amelie no where to be seen, and being forced to do Bishop's bidding by way of a spell from that very special book that stirs bloody conflict between vampires for its possession, is now in the hands of the most ruthless and heartless vampire in town. Claire in utter despair, although her 17th birthday passing (the way she had not planned), nothing seems to matter with Shane in jail along with his vampire loathing father, Eve's abandonment to Claire's forced traitorous actions, and Michael now subservient to Bishop by way of bite. Heartbroken and lonely, she is determined to see Shane and get him out, well aware that the idea is grave. She finds that in her persistence leads to reasoning in the belief that everything was planned this way by Amelie and her followers; including Myrnin and his actions, who later introduces her to the heart of Morganville, Ada. Albeit, there are more twists and turns to thicken the plot and sub plots further, I feel that Carpe Corpus was the first book of the series to give a meager amount of closure with Bishop finally put to a stop by matter of severe sacrifice and consequence, discovering who the murderous culprit is to the mortal woman, and the tension to end with Claire and Shane's intimacy (FINALLY!). I extremely enjoyed this whole series and I would recommend it to all ages. I'm eager to read the next book to come out in November of 09, but I am not sure that I can hold out for too much longer!

I really love the Morganville Vampire series and this latest book did not disappoint. The book did start off a little slow for me, but once the action started I did not want to put it down. The ending was very surprising and left me yearning for the next installment.

*********SPOILERS*********SPOILERS**************SPOILERS********* Well, I just love this story. I believe by far this is one of the best of RC stories yet. Shane's dad is turned into a Vamp by Bishop. Shane and Claire are finally intimate...Yay!!.....Shane tells her first that he loves her...Claire's parents freak out about it, of course. Bishop is finally defeated but at a great cost. Sam dies. We get to meet Michael's parents (MOM). Claire's almost get killed by Dean but was saved by Frank Collins, Shane's dad. While Claire was "recoup" at the hospital, Shane gives her a wooden stake and a small velvet jewelry box, hint, hint, a ring maybe.....for later....Shane was very sweet to Claire in this book. Claire played the heroine. Can't wait for November!....Keep them coming RC. Myrnin's shows Claire his human/tech, ADA, computer.

Rachel Caine is a great author. I loved this book. I am not going to give a play by play of the book because I wouldn't want to ruin the book for anyone. I will tell you whether it was - bad, good, great, or fantastic. This one is fantastic. The usual happens - downtime, trouble, downtime, trouble ... you get the picture if you read the series. I have to say this is the best series that I have ever read. I got them at the library to start and ending up buying them all to keep. You won't be disappointed. **Possible Spoiler** This book actually ends happy. It was a really nice change. Of course, I will be getting "Fade Out" on Nov. 3rd. It is nice to not worry about the characters that you love so much until the next book. Thanks Rachel!

"Carpe Corpus" opens on Claire Danvers's 17th birthday. Her parents give her a necklace and a dress, but all she really wants is to see Shane Collins and she's willing to risk her life asking Bishop, the ancient vampire who's captured Morganville, to do so. The four inhabitants of the Glass House are all scattered. Claire's living with her parents and serving Bishop against her will. Shane's caged with his vampire hating father, Frank. Michael looks like he's in Bishop's thrall. Eve is the lone inhabitant of the Glass House and she's trying to keep the place for her four friends. But Amelie's, the former vampire ruler of Morganville, is back and things are not quite as they seem. Neither Ancient Myrnin or Michael is in thrall to Bishop after all. It's up to Claire to help get enough serum to heal the vampires of Morganville of the Alzheimer-like illness that Bishop probably gave them so they can get back their town. "Carpe Corpus" is a tightly paced story that will keep you glued to the pages. Unfortunately, it ends all too soon like every Caine novel. If you're a fan of Morganville, you're going to love this. If you've just come to Caine via "Twlight," the same. You may want to start with Book One--Glass House, but you don't have to. Rebecca Kyle, June 2009