Bite Club (Morganville Vampires, #10)

by Rachel Caine

[Angie]

After that exciting ending to Ghost Town, I had really high hopes for the direction the series would take in Bite Club. While I did enjoy this installment, the first two-thirds or so felt like filler. It was fun filler, but filler all the same. When it starts, the residents of the Glass House just received a flyer for a new gym in town. It's not just an ordinary gym, but one where humans can learn to fight against vampires. Of course, Shane jumps at the chance to beat up a vampire. Meanwhile, more weird things are happening and Claire has to figure it out before it's too late.

Bite Club was quite different than the previous books. The main reason being that we get Shane's POV. There's something really weird going on with him. It's more than just his new gym obsession. He's much quicker to lose his temper and he's not being the nicest to Claire. While it was interesting to get into Shane's head for once, I honestly don't think those sections were needed. I didn't feel like they added much except for extra pages. It's clear that something is wrong with him based on his interactions with everyone around him, so his sections were like more filler material.

The last third of Bite Club was really great though! Things finally pick up, we learn the truth about this new gym, and lots of exciting things happen which actually push the plot forward. It still didn't feel like the natural path for the series to take, and was a bit silly, but at least stuff got accomplished! I just wish it hadn't taken that long to get there. I also really liked how Claire's dream of going to MIT was finally brought up again, even if it's probably the worst time ever for her to have to think about that.

Bite Club was a fun addition to the series, even though it did feel out of place at times. I'm certainly excited to know what's coming next for Morganville's residents now that one threat is out of the way.

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