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Rachel Caine, Glass Houses
Jam (2006) ISBN: 0-451-21994-5
Score: 0

Start of the Morganville Vampires series, a YA urban fantasy about a 16-year-old girl (a horribly stereotyped nerd) attending a small town college (for stupid reasons) run by vampires. I gave up 1/5 through, after she insisted on staying in town and attending classes even after the vampires and police started hunting for her. No supernatural elements had appeared yet (except maybe her housemates), so I can't tell if the author is doing anything original with them.

Next Book: Robert Asprin and Phil Foglio, Myth Adventures

Rachel Caine, Ill Wind
Roc (2003) ISBN: 0-451-45952-0
Score: 1

First book in the urban fantasy series Weather Warden. Wardens are the elementalists in charge of secretly protecting humanity from Mother Nature. Fun and exciting with an interesting premise, but the characters were a bit flat and the plot didn't make sense. The ending was nicely unpredictable, but I'm not sure I want to see where this series is heading.

Next Book: Trudi Canavan, The Magicians' Guild