Glass House is the first book in the Morganville Vampire series. One thing I really like about this series is that the author doesn't sugarcoat everything, which means that, as a reader, I felt as though the characters were actually in danger. Plus the ending was a bit more realistic, yes they survived but that did not mean that they were safe. 
 Unlike a lot of other books in a similar genre, Claire's transformation from the mousy girl we first meet in the laundry room, to the stronger, more put together character we see at the end, made sense. In the beginning she was literally powerless, towards the middle she figured out how to get some control and power, at the end she did what she had to do to save what was important to her. 
 The characters were all interesting, none were seen as perfect, they each had their own issues that they were trying to work around and they were interesting enough that I am looking forward to learning more about them in the rest of the series. The secondary characters were also really well constructed, even the ones that we only saw for a short time felt like full characters, not just cookie cutter archetypes. 
 This book focused on the quest for an ancient text that the vampires had been searching for, but I felt as though it was more trying to set up the town and the relationships for the characters so that the real story can start in the next book. Even then, it was a really enjoyable read and I can't wait to jump into the rest of the series.