Thursday, June 14, 2012

Review #7: Drink Deep


Chicagoland Vampires #5:  Drink Deep
by Chloe Neill

Goodreads description:

Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lay low for a bit, and let the mortals calm down.

That's when the waters of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch black-and things really start getting ugly.

Chicago's mayor insists it's nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She'll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who's behind this, and stop them before it's too late for vampires and humans alike.


My take:


Oh my God!  I loved this damn series.  I devoured it.  I swear Chloe Neill owes me like three nights of sleep.  I've been walking around work tired and sad for days now, but I digress.  Merit is awesome.  From the beginning of the series I fell in love with her snarky comments and stubborn attitude.  She is definitely a heroine to stand behind and proves it again and again throughout the series.  At the beginning of this story she is dealing with a lot of emotions and hardships (I don't want to ruin it for those who haven't read it).  She is trying hard to stay out of the way of the Council while still protecting her house as Sentinel.  


There are a lot of new characters in this installment and they all made me want to read further.  I was heart broken at the end of Hard Bitten.  Literally heart broken, I even cried.  Ugh Ethan I miss him.  In this story Merit finally has to come to terms with the vampire she has become and has to truly evaluate all her relationships and where her loyalties lie.  I was a little disappointed throughout the novel because I figured out the antagonist about 100 pages in and no one else seemed to notice.  Very frustrating.  


Strongly recommend!  Of course start off at the beginning Some Girls Bite was amazing.