Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires Series #1-4

Chicagoland Vampires #1-4

by Chloe N eill

In this collection are:-
Some Girls Bite
Friday Night Bites
Hard Bitten
Twice Bitten

Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Paranormal

Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Steven Cooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

On the whole, a fairly entertaining set of books. If you liked the "Twilight" series and other re-imaginations of classical supernatural characters, you will probably like these. The mysteries are pretty good, but the story line (and characters) do get too predictable without becoming any more endearing as the series progresses.

[Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)







First time read the author's work?: No

Will you be reading more?: Yes

Would you recommend?: Yes


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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)

All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
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2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked

Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

all my loves here, went away from pnr for a bit but i'm back! I'm a huge a fan of the "Underworld" series, Resident evil, Lara croft -- all kick ass heroines so this is definately my type of heroine, just wish the H would have manned up sooner but then thats what kept the tension going., cant wait for more!

[Ashley Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very addictive urban fantasy series! It offers strong females and swoon worthy male heroes!

[Rachel Von hindman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the characters in this series, and some of the world building. I think the plots are the weak point, but not bad enough to make me stop reading.

[Victoria M Solomon]

I technically have one more of these books to go, but I'll write my review now.

What I loved:

These are the most human vampires I've ever read. They love human food. They don't attack humans. They are easily overpowered. They're killed in car crashes. The list goes on. Sure, they can't go out in the sun, and they can be killed by wooden stake, but do things like binge watch bad TV with deep dish pizzas and drink bottled Tex-Mex flavored blood.

I could go on. Merit, the main character, falls down all the time. She gets beaten up by humans. People can sneak up on her. She's a slightly enhanced human, not a typical (boring) all-powerful vampire. Combined with a detailed city-specific world (Chicago), the stories are campy and relatable enough to be totally enjoyable.

The bad guys. There are evil sorcerers, otherworldly creatures, bad vampires, and a host of others evils who are clearly from the land of myth, but each bad guy has a totally humanlike vice. They want money. They are entrenched in bureaucracy. They have good sides and bad sides. In other words, they're often complex antagonists, which makes them good bad guys.

One weird thing:

There are NO gay relationships in these books and almost all the vampires appear to be white. That, combined with the fact that they live in big houses in the city, sometimes makes the stories feel like they're basically frat-boys made into vampires. Overall, they just feel very, very white, which was too bad since they're set in a diverse urban environment.

[Kathy Nisbett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel was the tip of the iceberg to a great and wonderful series. I loved all the conflict, the relationships. I loved the idea of a woman distracted with a set goal in life is thrown through a loop and is made to grow into something so much more than she dreamed she could be. I greatly look forward to continuing this series.

[Suahs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book, and nice representation of characters

[Keka · Rating 1 out of 5]

They are the most badly o the worst books I've ever read

[Patricia Cazella]

estou os livros da livros da últimos livros da série, é fantástica intrigante e nunca se sabe o que vai acontecer no próximo livro... espetacular