Friday Night Bites

by Chloe Neill

Series: Chicagoland Vampires (#2)

Published by: Tantor Media Inc.

January 10th, 2011

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Format: Audiobook

Source: Library Loan

Rating: 4 Stars

Vamps in Chicago!

     You’d think headlines like that would have provoked the fine citizens of the Windy City to take up arms against us bloodsucking fiends. Instead, ten months later, we’re enjoying a celebrity status reserved for the Hollywood elite—fending off paparazzi only slightly less dangerous than cross and stake-wielding slayers. Don’t get me wrong, Joe Public isn’t exactly thrilled to be living side-by-side with the undead, but at least they haven’t stormed the castle yet.

     But all that will change once they learn about the Raves—mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle and drink themselves silly. Most civilized vampires frown on this behavior, putting mere mortals at ease with their policy of asking a person’s consent before taking a big gulp of the red stuff. However, that doesn’t make good copy for a first time reporter looking to impress his high society family.

     So now my “master,” the centuries old, yet gorgeously well-preserved Ethan Sullivan, wants me to reconnect with my own upper class family and act as liaison between humans and vampires—and keep the more unsavory aspects of our existence out of the media. But someone doesn’t want people and vamps to play nicey-nice—someone with an ancient grudge.

     Several months have passed since the events of book 1 and Merit is ready to move out of Mallory’s house and into Cadogan’s house to better serve it as it's Sentinel. Like the first book, Merit is thrust into the middle of a vampire mess that she has no idea about but is her job to fix.

     This new threat includes an ex that Merrit didn't know as well as she thought she knew him and an old rival that will stop at nothing in the quest for vampire dominance.

     I am falling in love more and more with this series and although there are some things I'd like different I can't complain about anything Chloe Neill has shown me so far. One of my favorite characters (aside from Merit) I'd have to say is Catcher and every time he gets airtime I find him more and more kickass.

     The only thing I'll complain about this book is that Merrit didn't even give Morgan a fair chance to win her heart even with the little time they were together. Other than that I can't wait to read/listened to more of this newly changed vampire and all the trouble she'll get into.