Author: Chloe Neill
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 978-0-575-09937-1
Pages: 355
Series: Chicagoland Vampires #3
Type: Adult Urban Fantasy
Source: Purchased
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Merit has now completed the transition to vampire twice as the first change
wasn't complete. Merit is embracing her vampiric nature and now Ethan has a
surprising task for her. Shapeshifters from all over America will be
congregating in Chicago to decide whether to follow vampires into the public
eye. Ethan has loaned Merit to act as security for the Alpha Gabriel Keene who
leads all the shifters. But when someone starts gunning for Gabriel, Merit finds
herself in the line of fire.
I was really looking forward to reading this
as the previous book (Friday Night Bites) ends with Merit going to a meeting with the mysterious sender
of several invitations. It turns out that Merit is being invited to join the Red
Guard who function like internal affairs for the vampire houses. This is a new
development for this book, and I think it's great how the author is still adding
depth to Merit's world. However, it may make the books harder to read for
newcomers to the series so I'd recommend starting at the beginning with Some Girls Bite.
Merit has now dealt with her transition and is moving on
with her (un)life. The previous books showed Merit's struggle adjusting, whereas
this one shows how Merit is learning to embrace her new life. Merit also broke
up with Morgan in the last book so now it's just a will they/won't they with
Ethan not a love triangle. The only complication left in Merit's life is the
tension between her and her friend Mallory, and this means more focus is given
to the shifter storyline.
Ethan's character also gets some more
development, and revelations about his past and his own change to a vampire
explain a lot of his character quirks from the previous books. A lot of why
Ethan makes certain choices is explained, and it definitely made him a more
likeable character in my eyes.
I loved how well the shifter storyline
flowed, and there were several twists that I didn't see coming. The addition of
shifters to Merit's world is brilliant. Jeff was introduced in the first book
and the Breckenridges were introduced in the second, but this book adds
literally a country of shifters with several well developed characters. There
are also seeds sown for possible future storylines with Merit and the shifters,
and I can't wait to see where these go.
All in all this was an awesome
read and I'm looking forward to reading Hard Bitten.
Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending:
10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 8/10
Overall: 48/50
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