Some Girls Bite

Merit was turned into a vampire against her will now she has to decide if she will stay in the Cadogen House or go rogue or into another house if they would have her. There is a sexy leader of the clan she is born into and she is damned if she will follow his rules when she never asked to be a vampire. The pacing is good and the world building is fleshed out pretty well for me to just jump into the story. Ethan is a bit overbearing but I assume that's because he's 400 years old.

I would call this decent? I liked some of the characters but it all just felt very...tropey. It feels like standard urban fantasy ( with a romance twist) of a certain era. Nothing grabbed me and made me obsessed with the world. I'm more likely to tell someone to read the first few Hollows books. That being said if you enjoy female narrators and insta-lust, the writing isn't half bad.

Your standard run of the mill vampire PNR. Better then many, but nothing interesting. Its reads like a fanfic the author made for her and her best friend.

Meredit becomes a vampire, and takes her best friend everywhere she goes, even into secret members only vampire meetings. But then her friend finds out she has magical powers. And then Meredit finds out her grandfather is the human encharged to investigate supernatural beings in the city, and he employees a sorcerer and a shifter to help him out.

Meredit needs to comply to the rules of vampire society, and answer to the master vampire for her actions. But as she is a independent and strong woman, he decides to defy him on every opportunity.

Being vampire is nothing but a genetic change that makes you vulnerable to daylight, hungry for blood, stronger, faster and immortal. You get more muscles and still crave and can eat all you want.

Oh, and by the way, everyone is sexy and wants to have sex with each other. And they love to go out clubbing and drinking.

Read 4:52 / 11:11 44%

Actual rating: 3.5

This book follows Merit, a college student turned vampire.

Merit was walking across campus at night and was attacked by a vampire. He only had time to tear her neck open before he was scared away. Scared away by another vampire. Her “savior” saved her life by turning her into a vampire.

She wasn't turned by just any vampire, she was turned by Ethan, the master of Cadogan House.

As if being turned, and kicked out of school isn't enough, now she has to decide if she will give up her independence and swear loyalty to Cadogan House, or be an outcast.

This book started pretty slow for me. It picked up in the middle though. I guessed the outcome, so because of the predictability, I gave it only 3 stars. The characters were likable enough that I will probably continue on in the series.

This is one of those books where the heroine is toted as a potential badass and yet totally isn't. Now, usually I'd just stop there, but the thing is she is brand new to the vampire life and never fought before, so I think this aspect will get better which is why I'll give the sequel a try.

The characters are okay, they feel like they are still developing and coming into their own. I suppose that is the weird feeling I got from this book: it is a starting point into the series. The mystery is solved at the end through no investigation, just happens, and there are a few potential love interests– although we all know who she will end up with (most likely).

So, not a bad book, just the beginning, like I said, so I'll read one more to see. Interesting take on vampirism and the inclusion of other supernatural beings was a nice surprise.

I didn't expect this to be a quick read, but it ended up being something I sped through. There was more world building than character development in this first installment which was a little annoying to me. Also the almost instantaneous connection between Merit and Ethan and Merit and Morgan were both a little shaky to me. I could quite get a feel for the timeline the author was trying to present. Overall though I had a good time reading this. I was entertained pretty thoroughly and I'm giving it an extra star for being set in Chicago.

I am not normally into Vampire fiction, but the idea of the series intrigued me so I gave it a shot. I was not disappointed.

This novel had a good balance of paranormal mystery, vampire politics, interesting characters, and touched very lightly into paranormal romance - just enough to keep the vampire seduction vibe in view, but not too much to place it into erotica.

I enjoy the character, particularly because she is a strong character who doesn't actually want to be a vampire, which makes the dive into the secret world of Chicago Vampire House Politics all the more interesting.

I will be giving the other books in the series a try.

Hat mir noch besser gefallen als Blutröte Küsse _
So viel Sarkasmus und eine interessante Dreiecksbeziehung ;)