Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - Claire Danvers is a 16 year old genius. She's so smart that she goes to university early, in Morganville. After a run in with the popular girls on campus, she decides to seek accomodation elsewhere in town. She moves in the Glass House, withe room mates Michael, Shane, and Eve. But Claire doesn't know the secret of the town; that Morganville is run by the undead. It's not long before the vampires take an interest in Claire when she takes it upon herself to find what they want.
I absolutely love the Morganville Vampire series, and Glass Houses is a great introduction to the world. The characters are just amazing; Shane is hilarious, Michael is sensible, and Eve is sarcastic, and Claire is just too smart. Together they form this little family who end up so close, and the relationships they all have with each other are enviable. The guys are hot, and Eve is just the coolest. Eve is the character that seems the most real to me, and Caine really got into the head of a teenager when writing her; the way Eve speaks is just spot on. Glass Houses is written in a way you could easily imagine it being an American teen high school TV show - but set at uni instead, with vampires. Monica, the it girl of Morganville, is a nasty cow - we've seen her so many times before on television shows, but Monica takes being evil queen bee to a whole new level.
The suspence throughout this novel is phenomenal. While I was reading, I wished I could read faster, just so I knew what happened. There are so many twists and turns, it's positively gripping. Glass Houses is seriously awesome!