Biting Bad Author: Visit Amazon's Chloe Neill Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0451415183 | Format: PDF
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Review
Praise for the Chicagoland Vampires novels
“If you are looking for a vampiric role-model, you couldn’t do any better than Merit…Chicago is lucky to have her.”— #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris
“A wonderfully compelling vampire heroine.”—USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Kenner
“One of my all time favorite heroines.”—Loves Romances
“[For] fans of Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake.”—Library Journal
“Chloe Neill keeps readers right on the precipice of anticipation.”—Fresh Fiction
“Delivers enough action, plot twists, and fights to satisfy the most jaded urban fantasy reader.”—Monsters and Critics
“A refreshing take on urban fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly
“Smart, sexy, and delightful. A must-read.”—Candace Havens, author of Dragons Prefer Blondes
“A fun cast of quirky characters and smoking hot sexual tension…A stunning combination.”—Tate Hallaway, author of Honeymoon of the Dead
“If you loved Nancy Drew but always wished she was an undead sword-wielding badass, Merit is your kind of girl.”—Geek Monthly
About the Author
Chloe Neill was born and raised in the South, but now makes her home in the Midwest--just close enough to Cadogan House and St. Sophia's to keep an eye on things. When not transcribing Merit's and Lily's adventures, she bakes, works, and scours the Internet for good recipes and great graphic design. Chloe also maintains her sanity by spending time with her boys--her favorite landscape photographer and their dogs, Baxter and Scout. (Both she and the photographer understand the dogs are in charge.)
- Series: Chicagoland Vampires (Book 8)
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: NAL Trade (August 6, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451415183
- ISBN-13: 978-0451415189
- Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I love the Chicagoland Vampire series. It's one of my favorites. As a long-standing fan this series has pulled me through the ringer. I have gone through a JOURNEY with Merit. I was there when she became a vampire. I've fallen in love, mourned, and healed with Merit and that is why I find books like BITING BAD to be so heartbreaking. Because this is a filler book and in my opinion filler books bring down the quality of a series.
Don't get me wrong, I was entertained, but not much happens. It's like every other book in the series, but unnecessary. We don't get to understand what Gabe's prophecy is, the GP is still enemy of our favorite vampire house and McKetrick is still out there. When the book ends, Merit and Ethan are in the same exact predicament that they were in when the book began. I closed the book and felt cheated. I did, because I didn't get much out of it. Sure, I was interested in the drama, but only because I am invested in the series and characters, not because I was invested in BITING BAD.
Here is what worked for me: Ethan Sullivan. Ethan is probably my favorite vampire guy. He's confident, loving, romantic and BAMF. Honestly, what more could I want? From Book 1 of this series Ethan has been swoon worthy and I love reading about his relationship with Merit and his relationship to the house. Another aspect of this book that works is our look into Gray house.
We've known about the other two vampire houses, their masters and even had a look into independent vampires, but this is the first true look we've had into Gray house and how it works. Scott as a Master is very different from Ethan and it was great to see another Master who is equally as competent, but in a different way.
Reading Biting Bad was kind of like coming home after being away for awhile. All my favorite things were there - Merit, Ethan, Gabriel, Luc, Cadogan House, Mallocakes. Burrowing myself in another book in which Merit and Ethan find themselves in peril yet again was the highlight of my week. Goodness, I love this series.
Merit and Ethan are just trying to have a normal Valentine's Day for cripes sake. But, McKetrick and his band of merry goons seem hell bent on making sure that doesn't happen. Riots and attacks on important vampire-related buildings are happening seemingly randomly over Chicago. Humans are vilifying vampires to the point of extreme violence. And Merit needs to get to the bottom of it before anyone else dies. And before hers and Ethan's Valentine's Day is completely ruined.
Ethan and Merit are finally in a comfortable place regarding their relationship. With all they've been through together, it's about time. Although it's not as hot and filled with sexual tension as it once was, the familiarity they have with each other is still nice. What's going on around them takes more of a center stage when we aren't constantly fretting over whether they'll still be together at the end. We know they will be and there's a measure of comfort that comes in that knowledge. And, as an added bonus, we get to see Ethan get romantic, which truly is something special.
I really enjoyed getting to know Scott Grey better in Biting Bad. We see much more of him in this book than in any other. We also see a lot of Jonah, which is awesome. I've loved him ever since Drink Deep.
Getting to see some previously peripheral characters more means we don't see some of our usual favorites much. The Ombuddies are seen only sporadically, as are the shifters.
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