Author: Chloe Neill
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 978-0-575-09405-5
Pages: 357
Series: Chicagoland Vampires #2
Type: Adult Urban Fantasy
Source: Purchased
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Merit is beginning to adjust to life as a vampire and is moving into Cadogan
House with it's ever present paparazzi. Merit has barely unpacked when her
Master Ethan reveals that an old family friend of hers is sniffing around
vampire society and threatening to publish a story about the Raves - mass
feeding parties where vampires drink themselves silly. Ethan is convinced that
Merit's family is their best starting point so Merit is forced back into the
society she once ran from, and finds that balancing human/vampire relations is
almost as hard as balancing her love life.
I really enjoyed Some Girls Bite so I was looking forward to reading this and I wasn't
disappointed. This book is less about Merit's personal journey and takes place
more in the world at large. What begins as a simple nosey reporter soon develops
into a threat against Cadogan House and Merit really steps up into her role as
Sentinel. More is revealed about vampire society, and we also get to learn more
about shifters and sorcerors. Again the author avoids info-dumping, and Merit's
world is widened and deepened in this book.
As Merit has moved into
Cadogan House in this book, there is more of a focus on her vampire friends and
so Mallory features far less. Mallory spends a chunk of the book away perfecting
her sorcery skills, and I did miss the Merit/Mallory interaction. However Merit
and Mallory did have some page time together and I think the way their changing
friendship was handled was brilliant.
The lingering threat against
Cadogan House is well developed and cleverly handled. There are a few twists
that I didn't see coming, and the author managed to create more questions as
Merit solved the mystery. Merit also discovered she has several unique qualities
not seen in other vampires, and I can't wait to see where the author takes
this.
All in all this was a great read, and I'm looking forward to
reading Twice Bitten.
Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending:
10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 7/10
Overall: 47/50
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