Chicagoland Vampires, Book 1: Some Girls Bite

by Chloe Neill

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

Gollancz (2010), ePub

Description

Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:The first Chicagoland Vampires novel from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill. Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead. Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she�??s traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan Lord o the Manor Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred-year-old vampire, he has centuries�?? worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude�??and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan�??s attitude are the least of Merit's concerns. Someone's still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war...and there wi… (more)

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LibraryThing member etznab

One of the many vampire romances out there; nothing new. Making the main character a graduate student is a nice touch, but seems inconsistent with the writing style which seems aimed at young adults. Character development seems week, but perhaps will improve as the series progresses. Not as much

sex and gore as other books of this type; you decide if that's good or bad.

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LibraryThing member amf0001

annoying mix of Queen Betsy and Anita. Nothing new or fresh here. No fabulous twist or innovation. Just one more vampire book. There are clearly too many out there right now.

LibraryThing member elnice

My thoughts...I have been having tremendous luck lately in finding great titles. This is one of them. Chloe Neill makes a very strong start to what is sure to be a great series. One of my favorite aspects of this book is the heroine, Merit. She is smart, witty, determined and tough. She does not

wilt under stress, scrutiny or lust (which is a tall order considering who she is us against). This was an easy read, the writing flowed, allowing me to slip into her world. There was some world building, but not so much that I was overwhelmed or confused.

This story has its share of paranormal beings. We meet vamps, shifters, witches and other creatures. While, this is a vampire novel, it goes beyond that. The house structure of Chicagoland adds a whole new level of interest. My only indecision comes from Ethan, who is the head of Merit's new vampire house. I am not sure if I love him or despise him. Well, then there's Morgan. He's tall, dark, very handsome and from the wrong side of the fence. If you want to know who I am rooting for, check my next IN MY MAILBOX post. But, I am glad there will be more books, just in case I change my mind!

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LibraryThing member hagelrat

Merit is 27 and a grad student, she is stubborn and strong willed but not stupid or sulky and not deliberately defiant, she's just angry about being turned against her will. She steps up quickly to protect the people she cares about and those she's bound to.

That little bit of extra maturity adds a

lot to the novel, giving it a gravity that a lot of the YA books in this theme can't quite offer. There is also an interesting relationship to blood, these vamps are essentially still alive so they can eat and drink whatever, but blood is required every couple of days. Most houses in the States have opted not to drink from humans in order to avoid reminding humans how vulnerable they are and rocking the boat, but Merit is changed by a House that feeds.

There is the usual thread of romance between Merit and the head vamp and there is a little Mr Darcy & Lizzie about that situation, suitable for the Eng Lit obsessive that Merit is.

It's a strong start to what will hopefully be a mature and well developed series, with some solid characters and a nice balance of fun and seriousness. Merit is well considered, her human troubles remaining with her in her new life.

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LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing

Merit is attacked one night, and a vampire saves her life by turning her. Now, instead of writing her dissertation, Merit has to deal with a whole new identity and a whole new set of problems.

This book should totally satisfy my id. Merit and I are both grad students living in the same neighborhood,

with best friends with colored hair and a penchant for Buffy. She becomes the bestest vampire ever, all the boys want her, and all the girls are either her bestest friend or are jealous and evil. Her family is super rich but they don't understaaaaand her. She runs around in a black leather bustier carrying a magical katana, for goodness sake! It really does not get much more obviously focused on wish-fullfillment than this. Perhaps if I were fifteen, I'd have been able to dive straight in. But as it was, I just could not suspend my disbelief. Merit is supposedly super smart and loves English lit, but when she's forced to drop out of UofC (no vamp can attend), she just takes it. She doesn't petition the school, doesn't meet with her advisor, doesn't continue writing her diss...She's introduced to people who lived hundreds of years ago, and is too busy cataloguing their clothes (why do all vampires wear designer labels in all-black?) to wonder if they saw a play at the original Globe, or how they feel about language shifts, or what songs or folk legends they know that have been lost to history. I just plain don't buy her as someone who cares about literature (putting aside her absurdly vague claim that her focus is on "Arthurian legends"). I don't buy her as a character. And I don't buy her surroundings, either. Merit supposedly lives in Chicago, but there's no mention of public transportation, of the terrifying potholes, of the great and cheap Thai food, elotes on every corner...The majority of people who live in Chicago are non-white (and the neighborhood Merit lives in is actually mostly Mexican and Puerto Rican), yet every single character we meet in this book is white. Every single one. I think one of the vamps might be an Asian lady (based on her "uptilted eyes"), but that's it. And naturally, no one is queer.

And the vampires. Oh ye gods, the vampires. They live in what is basically a dorm. They even have a cafeteria. The hottest boy--er, vampire--has a crush on Merit, for no reason except that they have an instant "connection." They all speak modern English, complete with our current slang, even the ones who are over a thousand years old. They are all the most beautifulest things ever (their eye color, hair color, and clothes are described ad nauseum). They revealed themselves to the public a mere 8 months ago, but apparently this didn't shake up human society at all. The existence of supernaturals is accepted without protest or disbelief. No one seems to care. All sorts of supernatural creatures exist, from sorcerers to nymphs, but nobody *does* anything. Sometimes one vamp will pyschic message another, but that's about it. We meet nymphs of the Chicago River at one point, and they spend several pages catfighting over a boyfriend before making up over promises of pedicures. The big vamp betrayal is revealed when the evil vamp monologues for a number of pages about her Evil Plans. It's all so banal.

This book seems to have been churned out as quickly as possible to capitalize on the paranormal romance trend. Unfortunately for Neill, her book isn't good at providing paranormal adventure or romance.

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LibraryThing member OodsAteMyDingo

The book starts out with Merit (the main character) going under the change from Human to Vampire. The rest of the book is about her trying to learn to accept that her life will never be the same. Throw in bitchy vampires, magical friends, and one hot Master, and you have a great book.
Oh and Merit?

She's not some whimpy little girl. She's full of snark and has a mind of her own.
Excellent first book!

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LibraryThing member Readingfanatic1

Longer review to come...Loved the book. Read the book straight through the night. Very tired. Going to bed.

LibraryThing member les121

First off, this is NOT my usual fare. I enjoy urban fantasy, but I’m rarely attracted to books featuring sexy vampires, especially when said book is classified as “urban fantasy/paranormal romance.” Romance novels just aren’t my thing. That being said, I found this story fun, entertaining,

and surprisingly compelling. The heroine responds to situations with such emotional honesty that it’s hard not to sympathize with her. I must also admit that I loved the romantic tension between Merit and Ethan. I usually can’t stand reading about ridiculously beautiful characters lusting after each other, but, in this case, there’s more to it than that. There’s something strangely fascinating about their relationship, and I can’t wait to see where it leads. Granted, there are a number of elements to the story that are just plain stupid: vampires basically live in vamp frat houses; the dialogue between Merit and her best friend is so childish they sound like twelve year olds; and there is not a single unattractive character in the whole book (if you’re introduced to someone new, just assume he or she is gorgeous). But, despite the silliness, I actually enjoyed it. The story leans more towards emotional drama and political intrigue than fighting and action, but it was entertaining and hard to put down. The subplots aren’t as interesting as the main plot, yet the story moves along at a nice pace. Light and fun, it’s a guilty pleasure kind of book. I will definitely pick up the next one in the series.

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LibraryThing member FantasyDreamer

I absolutely loved Some Girls Bite! It was a pure enjoyment to read and is going down in my list of top reads this year. A lot times a book can get bogged down with laying out the ground work for the story but you won't get that in this book. Not one bit. Everything is so well laid out and

interwoven throughout the book, this story just flows seamlessly. This book isn't one of the darker Urban Fantasy books, it's of the lighter variety with tension filled moments.

Merit is sensible with a bit of snarky attitude and a stubborn streak, which lands her in a few hot spots with Ethan Sullivan, the master vampire of Cadogan House, who expect total submission from his subjects. Merit and Ethan are a prime example of opposites attract.

The secondary characters help strengthen the backbone of this book but they don't overpower Merit's story, they only contribute to it, helping to endear you to them and Merit. Camaraderie shared between Merit and her friends remind me of the interaction between Buffy and her friends on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Some Girls Bite was an exhilarating read with some unexpected turns in the plot that will leave you surprised and wishing that the next installment of this series was already on the shelves time you finish reading it. If you haven't read Some Girls Bite, don't wait any longer. Go out and get this book, you will not be disappointed.

The second book Friday Night Bites releases on October 6, 2009, that's one Tuesday release day that can't come soon enough.

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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend

The story occasionally wavered but overall this story of a vampire learning the ropes was interesting. Merit is happily working on her grad studies when she's attacked and almost killed by a vampire, however she's saved by a vampire and finds herself in a war of power, and she has the potential to

be one of the powers.

I did enjoy the read, there were some moments where it faltered a bit and didn't flow as smoothly as it possibly could but overall I was quite satisfied with it and look forward to more in this series.

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LibraryThing member RuthiesBookReviews

First of all, I have to say that this book is incredibly funny, snarky and full of sexual tension and action. It's really a great read. Merit is telling the story of what happened to her. She got attacked and then turned into a vamp. And really, she's not to happy about it. Plus, her family comes

from a lot of money and her father is always under the assumption that she's going to keep screwing things up and making him look bad. So in the beginning, she really had trouble accepting the fact of what she was. And on top of all that, she learns some secrets about her beloved grandfather....who knew? She didn't....lol.

Throughout the book she comes face-to-face with creatures that she never imagined existed, boy does she have a lot to learn. Now she has to prepare for the initate ceremony at the Cadogan House. She doesn't really want to, but it's either that or become a rogue herself. But there is still a killer on the loose and Ethan and her have this undeniable attraction towards each other, even though it gives them both the heebie jeebies.

Chloe Neil created a world where the vamps are like the ones that we know and love but they do have their differences. Read the book, you'll understand what I'm talking about. But reading as Merit really came into her own and really accepted what she now was...made this book turn out to be a great read. The plot of the story and finding out 'whodunnit' was really cool - never in a million years would I have guessed at who was behind all the racket going on. Really cool. I can't wait to dig into Friday Night Bites, the second book in this series.

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LibraryThing member Tinasbookreviews

This story opens with Merit awaking to her new life as a vampire; she was changed against her will and has a hard time through the duration of the book coming to terms with the loss of her human life. Merit at first seemed to be the stereotypical girl next door and I have to admit during the first

few chapters I really wasn’t looking for the “written about a thousand times” butt kicking heroine. I must say once I got sucked into the storyline I was surprisingly impressed. This was my first Chloe Neill book, and I loved it! Think Underworld with lots of humor and spicier romance. The writing was suburb and the plot was fast paced and full of everything that makes a story great! Slowly and well done, Neill begins to peel back layer after layer of Merit, who by far is one of my favorite characters in a vampire series. Mallory, Merits best friend- is perfect; she’s funny and supportive and brings so much humor to the story. I loved the banter that flowed between the characters and the various laugh out loud moments. The humor gives the book a break from the serious undertone of Vampire wars and steamy romance. By the end of the book we know Merit is stronger and smarter than the average vampire, one of my favorite parts in the book was reading through her training sessions with Catcher, who discovers Merit’s weapon of choice: A Katana Sword. There’s a lot of background information I think this author has coming, I’m still wondering what happened in Catcher’s past, why was Merit targeted for death in the first place? Why is she so powerful, why is her father such a butt, and why is it that Merit gets to eat like a pig and not gain a pound!!! For sure a fun Read!!

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LibraryThing member pacey1927

There are so many books out there right now with the plot: Human girls is turned vampire against her will, to save her from dying, and then must learn to fit into her new role and the new 'vampire' rules. Its hard to find one that sticks out now but "Some Girls Bite" definitely does! This was a

great debut novel and Merit's personality is strong enough and fun enough to make her unique. She easily fits in amoung some of the strongest and best written paranormal heroines around. When Merit is attacked, some vampires stumble upon her and turn her to save her life. One of these vampires is Ethan, who happens to be Master of one of Chicago's vampire houses. Cadogan House believes in drinking human blood, but only from humans or other vampires who give their consent. They never drink to harm or without approval. Vampires have also recently "come out" to the public and their are naturally human fears of safety. Merit luckily survives her attack, but some other human girls aren't as lucky. Suspicion is turned to Ethan's Cadogan house as well as the two other local "houses" and Chicago's 'rogue' vampires. Merit quickly proves to be special in her powers and must learn how to use them, and learn how to fit in under Ethan's rule. Their is obvious attraction between Merit and Ethan but their is some definite adversity between them as well. Merit isn't happy about being turned without prior approval and Ethan has some worries about Merit's abilty to be loyal and positive within the house. The mystery of the human murders is good enough, but it fills only a minor role in this first novel. This works out fine, at least it did for me, because I enjoyed meeting Merit and her friends. The interaction with her hateful father even brought a little swell of tears to my eyes. Neill does an excellent job of making you feel how human this 'unhuman' characters are. The writing is concise and not overly wordy. The idea of the "houses" and how they are ran was engrossing. The reason for a four instead of 5 star review: This may sound nit-picky but it bothered me. Merit all of a sudden has these powers that are stronger than most other vampires. The reason for this is never explained, but I feel like we may get more info in that down the road. Merit was a college student and a former dancer in her human life. Yet she has no problem challenging high level vampires. The first time it happens and Merit goes head to head with Ethan, I didn't mind so much. I thought that was a good introduction into her spunkiness and the chemistry between the two. But toward the end there is quite a showdown and Merit walks on in the room and throw down words and menacing poses like she has years of experience. Although internally she admits to being scared, I just felt like this was too much. I would have liked to see her prove herself on some smaller levels first...levels to gain some confidence before gutting the big fish. Still I already have the next book in my cart and I have Neill's new series on my wishlist. This book is not over rated in my opinon and I urge you to read this one and not wait as long as I did to get around to it.

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LibraryThing member terriko

Believe it or not, my library had a category for "fictional grad students" or somesuch and this book came up when I clicked on the link. I can't seem to duplicate the search or I'd offer you a link.

Twitter-sized review: If you liked Betsy the Vampire Queen, you'll probably get a kick out of this

novel too

Longer notes: So yeah, this isn't really much about a grad student at all, as when we meet her she's already been bitten by a vampire and is starting her new life, much to her dismay ("it may not have been much of a life, but it was my life, and I was happy"). Turns out in a plot twist that's pretty much the same as the one in MaryJanice Davidson's humourous "Betsy the Vampire Queen" series, Chloe is a pretty good vampire when it comes to strength an ability, and a pretty terrible vampire when it comes to integration into vampire societal norms. Not quite as laugh out loud funny as Betsy's shoe obsession, but a fun enough twist on the vampire smut genre that I had fun reading it and will likely try another book or two to see if it keeps up the fun or whether it devolves into nothing but fanged make-out sessions.

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LibraryThing member peaceloveandpat

I bought the book the moment I read the back cover, it was one of those afternoon after work where I just decided that I'll surf Borders again and see if I will find something interesting that has not given that much attention that it deserve. I love the underdogs I look for new authors and titles

that are not on the mainstream yet. I love recommending books with friends and my book clubs. At parties I know I sometimes sound like a I am getting paid to talk about it (I wish!), but who cares, if someone asks me what's good I answer. Then they recommend it to their friends then their friend's friend and so on... I mean yeah I know a lot of poeple do that, but you know just hearing that they love it and that their friend love it to and I recommended it is such a nice feeling, and that keeps me goin.Sorry for the little segue, let's get back to the book. As I was saying I am in the constant look out for books that are not given much attention, and this is one of them. Merit's Chicagoland Vampires did their "world revelation" thing too. I groaned when I read that part, was this a wanna be Southern Vampire Mysteries? In a way yes but I did not snicker, snort or think that this was ridiculous. Nope. Chicagoland Vampires are freakin interesting. Merit (our protagonist) was turned into a vampire without her consent by Ethan Sullivan- Number one love interest, our main vampire and Head of House of Cadogan. Yes, I said house, the vampires in this book belongs in a house kind of like a fraternity / organization that you swore fealty and give your loyalty. In Chicago there are three of them. (twelve total in U.S alone) The Navarre, Cadogan and Grey. At the beginning merit seems to be the stereotype. Whiny, stubborn and inlove with her maker. And then she challenged her Leige into a sparring match that showed that she can potentially kick some ass. At first Merit was reluctant to join the house. The usual newly turned drama -she can never go out in the sun anymore, she will have to drink blood, she never going to finish her masters now since the University does not accept vampires, she will never beome a teacher that will teach Tristan &; Isolde, King Arthur, etc., She was one stubborn character too. It wasn't annoying, it actually turned out to be her best trait. She violates most rules in their "Vampire Canon" - a fancy word for rule book, this bowing down to Ethan was the most appaling thing and I was very impressed by controlling her sexual urges towards him. The Commendation and the position given to her wasn't a shock, it was pretty obvious that she will get a big role. The small role of magic courtsey of Catcher and Mallory, a vampire named Morgan from the navarre house, jealous vampire bitches, introduction of a few other supe characters and their hunt for the vampire(s) that killed innocent brunnette almost got Merit killed was more than enough to place this book on the series that I am religiously following. Highly recommended if you are a fan of anything vampires and heroine who rocks.

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LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag

Merit is just your average rich kid, although at odds with her family, who is completeing her graduate degree when she is attacked by one vampire and saved from death by another. OK, so now she is a vampire, which is not such a big deal since vampires recently came out to all of Chicago. But Merit

does not like to be told what to do, and being changed against her will is not sitting well. However, before she knows it she is in the center of vampire politics and also the center of attention for a couple of very powerful vampires.

This is a really good start to a new urban fantasy series. The characters are engaging and the world created is very basic and reality based. Basically, I mean the paranormals are pretty normal. At the same time the story that is building has the promise of a good old medieval style witch hunt. Will definitely be following this series.

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LibraryThing member Ziaria

I loved the main character Merit. She's strong willed, stubborn and feisty. I related well to the character Chloe created and that could very easily be what grabbed me right from the start. Although I admit the story started off catchy too, it was the actual character that grabbed me. The

supporting characters are all well written and unique in each of their own ways. Gives the world she created more depth. I look forward to getting to know the other characters and Merit more in books to come.

The story was easy to follow and kept me wanting to read longer than I had time too, always a plus in my book, and by the end of the book I was wishing there was more for me to read.
Needless to say I am anxiously awaiting book 2 to come out now.

All in all I give the book a big two thumbs up and would recommend it to anyone who has a soft spot for vampires and the other creatures of the night.

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LibraryThing member lost.in.stories

**spoiler alert** As one of Chicago's newest vampires Merit has a lot to learn about vampire society especially the part about obeying your Liege.

After being turned into a vampire (because she was attacked and would have died) by Ethan Sullivan the head vampire of Cadogan House Merit must now

swear an oath of loyalty to protect and serve both Ethan and the house. The only problem is Merit has issues with the whole swearing an oath to the house and her new Liege Ethan. Merit has serious issues with Ethan, I mean he turned her into a vampire, which she never asked for, but she has some other feelings for him too which she finds hard admitting to herself. Apart from Merit's feelings towards Ethan, he also has some feelings for her too but he seems to be surprised by this but does ask Merit to be his mistress to which she replies no, what century are we in! Boy the sexual tension between these two characters is hot! Apart from vampires there are also a host of other supernatural beings that are introduced such as shifters and sorcerers and other vampires from the different houses.

Whilst most of the book deals with Merit trying to come to terms with her new lifestyle there is also an investigation going on to determine who tried to kill Merit which we find out at the end of the book.

Merit was by far my favourite character, she was headstrong, loyal, smart and took no crap from anyone. Ethan on the other hand, what can I say apart from the fact I can't decide if I love Ethan or hate Ethan sometimes I loved him other times I wanted to scream at him for being stupid! Arghh so frustrating!

By the end of the book you know that there is something different about Merit from other vampires and I'm sure this will be explored more in the next book because there is a lot more to know. I can't wait for the next book I need to get my hands on a copy ASAP!

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LibraryThing member AverysBookNook

Typically I rate book boys based on their swoon-worthiness (ie. wholesome boys with their Abercrombie and Fitch model looks, sweet/ caring personalities and awesome senses of humor). But the boys in this book? Well they are in a league of their own, they surpass the swoon-worthy category and land

smack-dab in the centre of the smoldering category. Seriously between Catcher, Ethan, and Morgan, a girl has nothing to complain about!

Merit (a name that I now love) may seriously be the most kick-ass girl I have ever come across. Seriously (move aside Faythe, Ellie and Isabella). She is so dynamic- from her wit, to her obvious intelligence, to her aforementioned bad-assness.

As for the secondary characters in this book? Well usually I loathe the secondary characters, I just feel like they are unnecessary or get in the way (or both at the same time *shudder*), but the secondary characters in this book? Well I don't think that there was one that I didn't like (though I will admit that there are a couple I like more than others *cough, cough, 21 year old Jeff who is a video-game addict/ mysterious shifter* or Mallory. Oh Mallory, or who I like to call seriously-the-best-friend-any-one-could-ever-ask-for-because-she-doesn't-let-anything-faze-her).

All in all? This book reminds me of what I am missing out on by skipping over adult PNR and almost exclusively focusing on YA paranormal. From this moment on I vow to seek out other adult PNR like this to read and I vow to read all of Chloe Neill's remaining books.

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LibraryThing member Paul_Salter

Picked this book up a while back and only just got around to reading it.

The story of merit and how she comes to terms with being a vampire.

One night while walking through campus, Merit is attacked by a rogue vampire, this vampire gets scared off and another vampire (who turns out to be Ethan, Lord

of Cadogan house one of the vampire houses in Chicago) saves her, but by doing this has to turn her into a vampire.

Merit starts a job working with the vampires while also learning the rules.

Who was it who initially attacked Merit and who has been murdering other people?

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LibraryThing member aahickman

I loved this book, in fact I am currently re-reading it because I got it from the library (won't pay the $12.99 the publisher wants for the Kindle version) and know that I won't have it in my library to re-read. I would actually have given this 4 1/2 stars if that were possible. There were a couple

of inconsistencies that I noticed when reading it that makes it impossible for me to give it 5 stars but if the stars were based on the story only it would be 5 stars. This book has a bit of everything I enjoy in a good read and on top of it there are numerous references to my beloved Chicago (from someone that knows of what they write). I'm dying to continue with this series & eventually I will probably break down and buy it because it was just that re-readable for me.

So, if you're up for a lot of vamp, a little magic & just the beginnings of some shifters and fey encompassed in a great fast-paced story that will keep you wanting to read the next in the series then check this book out, you will be very glad you did!

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LibraryThing member sbreiden

I gave up on this one. Yet another vampire book. Kind of YAish. Like it at first but then it was the same old thing.

LibraryThing member StephanieOverton

I'm gonna be honest here . . I was drawn to this book because the book club ladies were talking about the newest release A LOT! The newest book being #4 in the series, I couldn't just pick it up and read . . ya have to start with book one, right?

The book was a little slow to start for me. I found

myself rereading sections just to make sure I was clear on what was what, who was who . . you get the picture. Once I got things settled in my head, the book picked up. However, it turned out to be a book I felt like I was reading for the simple joy of just that . . . READING! It wasn't a mad rush to the end to see whodunit. I found myself reading and smiling, enjoying the book.

Merit and Mallory, BFF's! Living together in the house Mallory inherited, didn't know how life was going to change for them . . and soon! Merit finds herself being dropped off at home, dressed NOTHING like she would ever dress . . . confused, and holding the rule book to her new life, and OH Yeah! There is bags of blood in the fridge.

Grip the pages (or the push button to flip) and take a ride. As both Merit and Mallory figure out how different life is going to be from here on out.

I'm currently reading the next installment . . so clearly I enjoyed the first!

Grab yourself a copy and settle in. (I've "heard" it's gonna get bumpy).

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LibraryThing member Lindsey_Shu

Good enough to make me want to read the rest of the series but not right away.

LibraryThing member jenreidreads

A fun, light read. Merit is very sassy and likeable, and Neill does a good job with the first-person narrator voice. Half romance, half dark fantasy, it almost felt YA. I'm not on pins and needles to read the next one, although I imagine the characters will be even more developed as the series

continues.

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Language

English

Original publication date

2009-04-07

Physical description

368 p.; 7.64 inches

Local notes

At twenty-seven, Merit is made a vampire . . . but not just any vampire. She's become one of the most powerful vampires in the world, and she's being initiated into Chicago's controversial Cadogan House. Added to that, she's got a sexy but pretentious Master, a she-vamp with a centuries-old chip on her shoulder, and a best friend who has supernatural issues of her own.

Good-natured frothy fun, and nice to have a strong sassy heroine.