Daylighters by Rachel Caine Book Review

DaylightersBook: Daylighters (The Morganville Vampires Book #15) by Rachel Caine, NAL review copy via Netgalley, HC 368 pages, on sale now

Rating: 4 / 5 Stars

More Info: Goodreads | Amazon | The Morganville Vampires official site

Official Summary:

While Morganville, Texas, is often a troubled town, Claire Danvers and her friends are looking forward to coming home. But the Morganville they return to isn’t the one they know; it’s become a different place—a deadly one…

Something drastic has happened in Morganville while Claire and her friends were away. The town looks cleaner and happier than they’ve ever seen it before, but when their incoming group is arrested and separated—vampires from humans—they realize that the changes definitely aren’t for the better.

It seems that an organization called the Daylight Foundation has offered the population of Morganville something they’ve never had: hope of a vampire-free future. And while it sounds like salvation—even for the vampires themselves—the truth is far more sinister and deadly.

Now, Claire, Shane and Eve need to find a way to break their friends out of Daylighter custody, before the vampires of Morganville meet their untimely end…

It’s finally time to say farewell to the Morganville Vampires series. After 15 books the series never wore out it’s welcome and I’m glad to see Rachel Caine’s vampire series go out on a high note. I’ve enjoyed all the adventures in Morganville and I’m glad the books are around if I ever want to return to Morganville. The final book is a satisfying conclusion – I don’t feel short changed at all. The finale felt true to the series, we get some closure and feel good about where we are leaving the gang.

Brief synopsis of the series: In the town of Morganville, Texas, humans and vampires co-exist, and once you’re in you can’t get out. We follow a core group of four, Morganville’s own Scooby gang, as they navigate the dangers of the town. Claire is one of the liaisons between the vampires and humans, and has allied herself with the mad genius vampire Myrnin, and the vampire high queen Amelie. Her boyfriend is Shane, and they live with another couple, Michael and Eve, in the Glass House, a house with some unique powers. And basically they are just trying to stay alive in this scary town they find themselves in. There are some interesting side characters that pop up throughout the series, plenty of action and surprises, and a little bit of romance.

In the last few books we’ve started to see a power struggle in Morganville, with the vampires beginning to lose control, and that all comes to a head in the finale. Would Morganville be better off without the vampires, or is there something even more dangerous coming to replace them?

The characters give this series heart, and I like that so many favorite characters show up in the final installment. I was even happy to see mean girl Monica Morrell! My favorite scenes, as always, are the ones with the bi-polar Myrnin and smart and sensible Claire. I’ve loved their friendship, and Myrnin’s zany ways.

In this final installment, there’s trouble for everyone, not just the vampires, and all the twists and turns kept me turning pages late in the night. I like that Caine always goes someplace unexpected, and it’s hard to surprise after 15 books. There is danger and new threats to the all the characters we know and love. Since it’s the finale, I was on edge waiting to see who would make it out alive/undead.

There’s not much more I can say about the plot without getting into spoilers. If you haven’t visited Morganville yet, you have 15 awesome books waiting for you. I think they are appropriate for any age, and whether you like vampires or not. These books are fun and fast-paced with characters to love and love-to-hate.

I’ll miss all the fun with the gang from Morganville, and I’m sure I’ll read through the books again sometime. I have my Common Grounds coffee mug and vampire bunny slippers as fun reminders for now. Plus, there’s the web series to look forward to, and Caine’s new book Prince of Shadows.

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2 thoughts on “Daylighters by Rachel Caine Book Review

  1. Jan says:

    I have to admit that I haven’t read any of the Morganville vampires series but I keep hearing so much about it, I have now added the first one to my Amazon wishlist!

  2. This is one of the few YA series that I actually read so I am sad to see it end. I love Rachel Caine’s writing and I agree–this series went out right!

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