SOME GIRLS BITE

CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES #1 : SOME GIRLS BITE

First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate student's introduction into a society of vampires.

Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker-and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.

Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she's traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan "Lord o' the Manor" Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred- year-old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude- and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan's attitude are the least of her concerns. Someone's still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war-and there will be blood.

REVIEW :

I was really looking forward to start this series. I had heard so much about the chicagoland vampires, that  they are a must read for people who are into the supernatural genre etc etc.

But honestly, I was quite dissapointed, I had hoped that it would be something like the Mercy Thompson series from Patricia Briggs, which I really love, but it wasn't. 

This book was funny and interesting to read though. It was the second book that really made me decide to take a break from this series.

Okay, so in general this book was fun to read and interesting, as it is another different take on the vampire genre, and the main character, Merit, didn't want to become a vampire. That made for an interesting twist. Because it is the first in the series they explain alot and you get to know the characters, which in this case I really liked and made me want to read the second book. On the background there is a plot that makes the puzzle complete, and makes for an overall good and enjoyable read.

You are instantly pulled into the plot and intrigue. Merit and Mallory are fun ( a little like Scout and Lilly, from Chloe Neills dark elite series). Ethan is a strange and unpredictable man (who I still have to figure out)And Catcher is a great, typical and interesting guy, and I think we will get to see a lot more of him throughout the series. Merit and Ethans relationship got really really irritating sometimes ( I hope that will change soon, but I'm not getting my hopes up).

So my 'veto' is that you should try this book and then pick up the second book, if you like the second book you will probably LOVE this series. Otherwise I think you will share my oppinion.

So I gave this book 3,5 roses.

PS; sorry if this review is a little bit messy, maybe I will rewrite this review sometime.

FRIDAY NIGHT BITES

CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES #2 : FRIDAY NIGHT BITES

The story of a young heiress's initiation into the dark society of the Chicagoland Vampires continues:

Ten months after vampires revealed their existence to the mortals of Chicago, they're enjoying a celebrity status usually reserved for the Hollywood elite. But should people learn about the Raves--mass feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle--the citizens will start sharpening their stakes.

So now it's up to the new vampire Merit to reconnect with her upper class family and act as liaison between humans and bloodsuckers, and keep the more unsavory aspects of the vampire lifestyle out of the media. But someone doesn't want peace between them--someone with an ancient grudge.

REVIEW : 

Once past the first few chapters, the story was easy enough reading but never managed to get to the higher level of “gripping” or “compulsive” reading. The mystery element of the plot was suitably obscure, and it’s not hard to guess who causes  Merit’s troubles , the path to the big reveal has enough twists and turns to keep readers entertained.

I shall probably be in the minority of opinion with this review but Friday Night Bites seemed a disappointing sequel to Some Girls Bite. To me the main problem with this story was Ethan, and Merit’s relationship with him. Ethan’s character blows hot and cold, one minute he is full of desire for Merit, the next he’s cold, aloof and acting like he despises her.

I'm probably going to read the next book in the series, but not very soon. I have a lot of other great series that I can't wait to dive in to.

I gave this book 3 roses, because it was quite a dissapointing book (I'm crossing my fingers and fervently hoping that the other books in this series are better)

THE DARK ELITE

THE DARK ELITE #1 & #2
(THE FIRST TWO NOVELS, FIRESPELL AND HEXBOUND)

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The first two novels of the Dark Elite series--Firespell andHexbound.

As the new girl at St. Sophia's boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she'll have to face. In Firespelland Hexbound, she'll find out just how wrong she is, as she falls in with a group of rebel teens defending Chicago from vampires, demons, and the corrupted magic users known as reapers.

Review:

An easy but very entertaining and amuzing read. I really love Lily, she's fun , and of course Scout, she is a great character, she's tough but also has a heart of gold. Micheal and Jason (and Jason keeps a secret, which we can already guess, but in the book it's a nice element to have) are the perfect good guys and Sebastian the perfect bad guy, who, in my oppinion , isn't really a total bad guy and is to harshly judged by everyone except Lily. I really really liked the gilmore girls reference in firespell (I am a gilmore girls addict ;) ). Scout and Lily can certainly be compared to Rory and Lorelai, they have wit (I hope that's the correct word :$) are fun to read about, and some of their conversations really are a lot like those of the gilmore girls.

I have to say that the book cover is beautiful and (for me, for now) is one that I haven't seen before. You can have covers that look alot alike ( here's a good youtube clip to show my point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxSwr130ptw )

I gave this book 4,5 roses, I liked it and it was an easy read. But because it was an easy read it was also quite predictable and tame.