A review by blove0312
Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Roadtrip btchs! 

Michael gets an offer to go to Dallas and record a demo CD after a local concert one night. But wait, no one leaves Morganville…

Meanwhile Morley starts making his moves against Shane and Eve bc of their deal from the last book to escape the tunnel alive. 

So Claire goes to Amelie to ask about passes out of town… this wasn’t real clear to me; I think she was trying to get Morley and his associates out, but instead she’s given 4 passes, with their names printed on them which isn’t enough anyway (but is for Claire Shane Eve and Michael of course). And their escort. Who is their escort you may ask? Bum bum bum…. Oliver of course. 

They head out of MV and Oliver mentions a pit stop he must make, but not way. And that’s where everything begins to go wrong. Hassled for trying to get ice cream, Eve’s car is burned, Claire Shane and Eve  are arrested for murder… while hanging out in jail waiting to be saved, some vamps do bust in. Just not their vamps. And the downhill slide continues. 

So you’re got murder, kidnapping, daring escapes, rogue vampires made by Bishop before he shot his shot, unlikely alliances, etc.  

Rachel Caine is a wonderful writer. This can’t top The Great Library for me, but it’s solid and damn good. Each book builds upon the previous ones. The characters are genuine and mostly lovable. Even the “bad guys” have their moments. And though the books are short (which I typically steer clear of), they seem to hold a lot of content.