Morganville Vampires (XI) - Last Breath by Rachel Caine
The next part of the MV-series! Last Breath by Rachel Caine (no German / French translation). I read it in English where it contained 334 pages. Originally published 2011.
Life is somewhat normal in Morganville, Texas. Except that the whole town takes sides: Eves and Michaels engagement has MANY enemies. Especially Amelie tries everything to sabotage it. Claire has her hands full in trying to keep her little Gothic friend cheerful - but when it looks like Michael is cheating on Eve, the friends don't know what to do. But they have worse problems: A mysterious message arrives for Amelie... and a few hours after, Myrnin is ordered to kill the inter mediator: Shane.
I liked this book very much, first because there is a new idea in here - 10 books about one single theme in one single way to see and describe it is more than enough - and second because there are less content mistakes! (Vamps can't shudder from the cold, Naomi has dark hair and Myrnin drives the car, not Shane). I like especially Claire in the Glass House and Michaels ancestor! This is really, really good. But - what is not so great - is Amelie's point of view. Not the way she sees things but that she has chapters in here at all. She is the powerful vampire with the icy façade no one can see through, her personality is a secret for nearly everyone and we can see through her eyes. That destroys her magic. Apart from that, I'm so so sorry for Michael and Eve. Especially Michael. He did nothing wrong, on the contrary, but now everyone hates him. But I love how Claire helps Shane. They are really cute together. Even though a boyfriend who nearly kills himself when he thinks you're irrevocably dead is a little terrifying. I mean, it fits to Shane. The poor boy would have lost too much, if Claire really were dead. But I, myself, wouldn't want that.
So, one star for the ideas one for characters, for the style plus another one for the Glass-House-thing minus a star for Amelie's point of view. I can't give a star for content because there were mistakes. Not that many, but they exist.