This little novella was just heart breaking. We knew the basics of Shane's past, but reading it in the present tense was rough and hard to get through. It shows a little bit more why he was so willing to do some of the things he did in #2 of the series though, and I'm guessing helps to foreshadow a bit of his attitude in the third book as well. ( )

Reminds me, quite vividly, of how much I dislike Monica and why.
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Wow! The warning at the top is good because this is definitely a tough and emotional story! I loved getting the background on what happened to Shane's sister and how their family left Morganville! Alyssa seemed like such a sweet character it's a shame she didn't make it into the other books and seeing what a great big brother Shane is with her makes what happened so much sadder! Thanks to the author for this extra glimpse into the Morganville characters!

This is available for free at http://www.morganvillevampire.com/ ( )