“It is better to be hated for what you are,than to be loved for what you are not.” It’s been eight months since vampires have outed their existence to the humans. Vampires doesn’t really interest grad student Merit, who would rather focus on her studies. Until she’s attacked by a rogue vampire, and in order to save Merit’s life, Master vampire Ethan Sullivan, turns her. Now suddenly Merit has to come to terms with her new life as a vampire, saying goodbye to her studies and the life she tho

What an excellent book 1 of the Chicago vampire series. Well it’s started with a bang, consuming me completely. I couldn’t tear myself away if I’d wanted to. Full of excellent characters that connect with each other wonderfully, they’re interesting and passionate. Friendships have easy strong relationships, the story is unpredictable. I love that I couldn’t guess what was going to happen each step of the way. There are different vampire houses throughout the world, with (if I remember correctly

Well, I didn't hate it. But I don't have much else to offer. I find it suprising just how far downhill Urban Fantasy has gone in the last few years, with the exception of the awesomely fantastical (why are you not reading?!) Fever series. Chloe Neill is not a bad writer and she uses most of what you'd expect to find in the genre: strong heroine, hot vampires, bit of mystery thrown in for good measure... and I just feel like it's the same story churned out by numerous authors looking to break int...

After plowing through 50 pages of it, I don't see anything remotely interesting about this book. It simply seems like every other write-by-numbers UF novel. I feel like I've read it a million times before. It is written a little better than Halfway to the Grave, but there is not even sex (yet) and spunky dialog in a sea of uninspired prose and world-building to keep me engaged. Truly, there is no point to read any UF series written in last 2-3 years, they draw too heavily on existing works of be...

DNF at 40%...Why? Because I had the gut feeling to skim read the story for any of my pet peeves. And what would you know...there's a sex scene (quite descriptive one at that) between Ethan (that's supposed to be the hero of this story - and series) and his mistress. And that's not the worst. It just so conveniently happens, that Merit sees it all, even gets feelings of lust. Shocker! And, I'm not done yet, ha!, while he's having sex with that bitch, Ethan sees Merit, wishes and hopes she came to...

Okaaaaay. So on io9 a few months back, someone actually accused my Goodreads account of being manufactured by my "people" to "cull with the fan base" because I rate everything 4 or 5 stars and series tend to get the same score across the bar. I think its the most insulting comment I've gotten on the internet, haha. And referring to my "people" is like, so hilarious, because I'm a poor web series producer, and I have one agent and that's it and I do everything else myself and, well, whatever.Anyh...

4.5 Stars ❤️ This was a hilarious, quick read and it's been ages since I've read a good vampire book ;-)

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT SOME GIRLS BITE:It’s flat out HILARIOUS! Each page is riddled with snarky remarks and laugh-out loud jokes.The World – Neill takes a different approach to the whole vamp thing. The vamps are out in the public eye and belong to frat-like Houses. The politics involved in this is intricate and so interesting!BFFS – Merit and Mallory. I just love it when there’s such a strong friendship between the heroine of the book and her side kick. Sure, having a love interest is important bu...

First books in the Urban Fantasy series genre are a little rough sometimes. With the whole setting-up-the-world thingy, and giving us characters that we will love enough to read book after book about. It actually took me a couple of books to fall in love with Kate Daniels. And, I'm her total fan-girl now. I was the same way with Mercedes Thompson and Harry Dresden. I read all of these series, but I warm-up to them a little slowly - usually. But, I am happy to say that I liked the main character

Okay, so I've changed this review as a series overview.I have a list of favourite series and this one has easily pushed its way on there with Darkfever, Bittenand Magic Bites.What I really enjoy about this series: Merit does not choose to be a vampire but she lives with the changes made in her life and adjusts with as much dignity as she can.She deals intelligently and confidently at all times. She does not stupidly talk out of her ass. *cough* Rose, Vampire Academy*cough* It's actually quite re...

⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*I was so nervous*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱ Re-read: 28.01.2018 (This second reading review is mostly a review where I mention the characters) I can't even begin to tell how nervous and scared I was to re-read this book. Why, you ask? Well, when I read this book (and series) for the first time I loved it. So damn much. In fact, it was one of my favorite series. So reading it now scared the living hell out of me. I mean, what if I don't love it anymore? It's been years since I've read. 4 years in f

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

This was lots of fun! Merritt is going about her grad school life, minding her own business when suddenly she’s changed into one of the undead. Bummer. Her roommate, fortunately, is obsessed with all things occult, so helps her get adjusted to the fangs and annoying urge to drink blood. There’s also the weird attraction/annoyance thing going on with Ethan, the head of her vampire house (in Chicago, in this world, vampires are split into houses, kind of like Harry Potter.) Unfortunately, someone

I read this for the sake of procrastination, works well to pass the time I guess, though there are better books out there.Another book about vampires. Such an overused topic now. This book doesn't portray it much better than most others. What I liked: They showed us a world in which humans know vampires exist. They don't get accepted immediately, and are still not allowed the same freedom given to humans, but seem to be working on it....yeah, I think that's it. Not much I found I liked in this.W...

It's tragic that I feel better equipped to review books I don't like than the ones I do. Which is why I'm still sitting on my review of the Fever series, while the words are just pouring out for this one! I liked Chloe Neill's YA book better than the first book in her Chicagoland Vampires series. I started this book a while ago, and then got pulled into something else, so I finally came back to it now, after Firespell with Great Expectations. Not such a great idea, it turns out. Some Girls Bite

I'm a little bit gobsmacked at how much I loved this book. I listened to the audio, and that tends to downrate a book for me, for some reason. Aside from a few narrators, I tend to want different inflection than what I get. This narrator was perfect for the part. I ended up trying to find things to clean just so I could keep listening. Love when that happens!!I love a slow burning romance, and that is what is happening between Ethan and Merit. Rrrrreallllllly slow, from what I hear, but sometime...

I’d been made one. Vampire. Predator. Initiate into one of the oldest of the twelve vampire Houses in the United States. And I wasn’t just one of them.I was one of the best. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦This is the series I’ve been waiting for. The kind of series I can sink my teeth into (no pun intended). With a glittering ensemble of characters, a rapid storyline, and enough suspense and overall sexiness that’ll teach you all about white

This book was firmly in the "just okay" end of the spectrum for me. I had pretty high expectations for this one and it really didn't deliver. I have been on the hunt for another UF series to rank up there with my tops (the Night Huntress Series, the Fever series, and the Kate Daniels series). This book didn't even come close. I'll do a quick recap of the positives. Part of me liked that it was a fun, lighthearted read. It was not at all what I was expecting, which was something much grittier. I

OMG! How could I forgot how freaking awesome this series was. Really, I had, So I´m happy I made this re-read. This is the first time I make one, I always thought it was wasting precious time you had to read other new books. But that was until now, because reading your fav books is totally worth it. And this is certainly a Fav!This book has everything a first book in a new series must have. It´s entertaining, smart, sexy and delightful. I couldn´t put it down, but not just that, I wanted to run

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.3.5 StarsBefore I started reading this book, I was absolutely positive that I was going to go crazy over this series like some kind of deranged teenager. I actually bought the book on sale a couple of years ago and had been waiting for just the right moment to savor it. When a group of friends decided to buddy read this book on Goodreads, I knew that I had discovered the perfect moment to read it. I had a hunch that I would become obsessed wi...