Okay.... I'll freely admit that I was a total snob at first about this book. A) The copy I requested from the library was all tattered and stuff, B) The cover looked totally bah, and C) I, as usual skipped to the end first (bad habit, I know, I know!) and I was, obviously, totally confused, and didn't like the whole "diary form" that it seemed to end with. Cause, silly me, I didn't realize that it was a preview for Book Two. 
 Anyway, I got it again, cause it seems like seriously you can't go to a book site without someone or other squeeing their head off about the Morganville Vamps, so I thought what the hell. 
 I heart this book Soooo Freakin' Hardcore, Y'all, it's not even .funny. 
 Usually it bothers the crap outta me, but I loved that Claire has nothing figured out and has to totally learn everything that's going on around her from the ground up. I think it's the fact that she's younger than everybody else but she's still so spunky and cool and smart that really gets me. Eve's awesome, she doesn't take shit from anyone, while still hiding this really vulnerable core. Michael thinks he's tough shit, but he's just a total softie as long as you make him food. I like his whole angle of the story. Shane. Mmmm. Shane is just a freakin' hottie in all possible ways. 
 You know what I really liked about this book, though? I liked how funny it was. I liked how Claire and Shane and Eve and Michael are really truly friends and they love and respect each other no matter what crazy Morganville throws at them. And, while I do like books like that, I really, really like that Glass Houses, and the whole Morganville Vampire series apparently, is not about "Oooooohh vampires are soooooooo cool, let's make out with them 24/7!!"