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Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires #2)
by
Chloe Neill (Goodreads Author)
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 citizen...more
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 citizen...more
Paperback, 357 pages
Published
October 6th 2009
by NAL Trade
(first published September 2nd 2009)
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I gave this book 5/10 on my blog but Goodreads doesn't offer half stars.
After reading Some Girls Bite, which I really enjoyed and thought was a great debut, Friday Night Bites is a bit of a disappointment. I was hoping to see the characters grow a lot more, relationships moved to the next level, more action. Instead I got a rather lack lustre tale.
Merit has moved into the Cadogan House and is reluctant to leave her best friend and roommate Mallory, not to mention having to be in close proximity...more
After reading Some Girls Bite, which I really enjoyed and thought was a great debut, Friday Night Bites is a bit of a disappointment. I was hoping to see the characters grow a lot more, relationships moved to the next level, more action. Instead I got a rather lack lustre tale.
Merit has moved into the Cadogan House and is reluctant to leave her best friend and roommate Mallory, not to mention having to be in close proximity...more
I really enjoy the characters in this series. As for the men in the series, you've got your brooding alphas, your token geek, the asshole father, the old flame...there are more, but you get the point.
In book 1, I was torn between Ethan & Morgan as the love interest for Merit. When Ethan basically gave Merit to Morgan, I was a little shocked to say the least, but then again, at that time, he still had his skanky little consort, Amanda to keep him warm at night.
There was a much bigger cliff h...more
In book 1, I was torn between Ethan & Morgan as the love interest for Merit. When Ethan basically gave Merit to Morgan, I was a little shocked to say the least, but then again, at that time, he still had his skanky little consort, Amanda to keep him warm at night.
There was a much bigger cliff h...more
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Let me begin by saying that I was late getting into this book but when I did, let just say it held me captive and I did not want to go. The second book in the Chicagoland vampire series is just a wickedly awesome as the first. Welcome to Friday Night Bites, and we all reserve Fridays for eating out.
So Merit is back and kicking a**, a newly turned vampire her life just went from scholarly to fangtastic. After being attacked while walking home from her school campus she was saved by the change of...more
So Merit is back and kicking a**, a newly turned vampire her life just went from scholarly to fangtastic. After being attacked while walking home from her school campus she was saved by the change of...more
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I'm still tremendously happy I made this re-read. Here goes my second review.
The book picks up right where book 1 ended. In this installment we get to know Merit and some other characters better.The writing style of the author is amazing. The plot is even better. I love how Chloe Neill gets to mix the old vampire world with modern times. It seems so real. That's what I like the most about this series. Even though they are vampires, they look totally normal and the interactions between them are r...more
The book picks up right where book 1 ended. In this installment we get to know Merit and some other characters better.The writing style of the author is amazing. The plot is even better. I love how Chloe Neill gets to mix the old vampire world with modern times. It seems so real. That's what I like the most about this series. Even though they are vampires, they look totally normal and the interactions between them are r...more
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May 30, 2010
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(adult) fans of: Twilight, House of Night.
Great follow up, I'm definitely sticking with this series. FNB picks up about a month after SGB with Merit moving out of Mallory's and into Cadogan House. Merit is still struggling with her new life as a vamp and her relationships are all riddled with drama. Things heat up with Morgan AND Ethan...we get a couple of steamy kisses but not much else. *Oh yeah, LOVED the library scene!* I'm glad Merit isn't a slag but I would love a little more fang! ; ) The story had a great pace, still full of sna...more
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Summary:
Vampires 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 only for the Hollywood elite – fending off paparazzi, who are 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...more
Vampires 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 only for the Hollywood elite – fending off paparazzi, who are 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...more
Rating Clarification 3.5
I am liking Merit more and more.
It's hard to say which part I like most about her.
Her determined mind/stubbornness, doubting and questioning everything around her, or the lack of submission even to herself.
Mind you, I am not being sarcastic.
She may be "abnormal" just like any other heroine I've read but she is the one I most sympathize with and possibly relate to.
The heat between Ethan and Merit is also somewhat very measured but in a good way. I love to read about t...more
I am liking Merit more and more.
It's hard to say which part I like most about her.
Her determined mind/stubbornness, doubting and questioning everything around her, or the lack of submission even to herself.
Mind you, I am not being sarcastic.
She may be "abnormal" just like any other heroine I've read but she is the one I most sympathize with and possibly relate to.
The heat between Ethan and Merit is also somewhat very measured but in a good way. I love to read about t...more
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I have to say that this has become one of my favorite series. It is so well-written. Lots of banter, the sexual tension between the main characters, as well as the "other guy" issue playing a role in it. Fantastic!! And the book is so exciting. The mystery, the intrigue, the OMG moments. I loved this book, and want to shout from the rooftops that everybody that has a love for vampires should definitely read these books. Such true admiration for all of the characters, the main ones and the second...more
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Not quite a 5 star read - I'm giving it 4.75 stars.
I think Friday Night Bites had a slower start than the first book with not a lot going on at first. I guess it's nice to have light and dark or in this case, slow and fast to provide a bit of texture and there was a fair amount of re-capping for the reader.
The thing I most enjoyed was seeing Merit come into her own a little more, she seemed much more relaxed and accepting (even though she was dealing with her inner vampire separatism at the same...more
I think Friday Night Bites had a slower start than the first book with not a lot going on at first. I guess it's nice to have light and dark or in this case, slow and fast to provide a bit of texture and there was a fair amount of re-capping for the reader.
The thing I most enjoyed was seeing Merit come into her own a little more, she seemed much more relaxed and accepting (even though she was dealing with her inner vampire separatism at the same...more
Review to come, bitches.
On a more personal note: cat + ceiling fan + squirt gun.
Not for the faint of heart but could be made into an Olympic sport.
On a more personal note: cat + ceiling fan + squirt gun.
Not for the faint of heart but could be made into an Olympic sport.
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Most paranormal genre-d fans will remember their first paranormal book that introduced them to the genre. More than likely, this first book read is a book loved, and it will have paved the way for them to immerse themselves into this big, bright world of supernaturals. I know I remember mine. Mine was Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, and, my God, did I love that fucking book. To this day, I can still remember being immersed in its telling during my American history class in high school. I can also re...more
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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
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I'm head over heels for this series. Seriously, I'm hooked. Its got its claw in me deep. I feel withdrawl when I don't read parts for a few days at a time. Good thing I own the first one.
Anyway, this is the continuation of Merit's story, in which she finds herself in more trouble than she could have thought possible. Particularly because her arch nemesis has been released, her relationships with her friends are falling down the crapper, and her Master is...well, the same as ever. And not in a go...more
Anyway, this is the continuation of Merit's story, in which she finds herself in more trouble than she could have thought possible. Particularly because her arch nemesis has been released, her relationships with her friends are falling down the crapper, and her Master is...well, the same as ever. And not in a go...more
I REALLY like these books and love the sexual tension between Merit and her 'leige' but i also like morgan too :( i feel i can sort of see where this series of books are headed although i have been known to get carried away with my imagination on what i thinks gonna happen. im not so sure about the direction Merit and Mallorys friendship is going and hope that changes because i like how they 'bounce' off each other, its a lot like my sister and my own relationship how they just know each other a...more
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The second in the vampire series featuring Merit, who has been a vampire for only 2 months. Now she must introduce Ethan Sullivan, master of her house, to her parents' social circle (though she had always shunned this life), and find out why an old friend exhibits unexpected animosity.
The 10-disc audiobook is narrated by Cynthia Holloway.
I have some problems with some of the pronunciations used. For some reason the name Greer is pronounced as though it were a 2-syllable word: Gareer, to rhyme wi...more
The 10-disc audiobook is narrated by Cynthia Holloway.
I have some problems with some of the pronunciations used. For some reason the name Greer is pronounced as though it were a 2-syllable word: Gareer, to rhyme wi...more
The more I get into this series, the more it reminds me of the Night Huntress series. And I’m a big Cat and Bones fan so it’s no wonder I liked this.
What I loved about Friday Night Bites was that it lost some of the silliness we saw in Some Girls Bite. Merit and Mallory get serious about their respective new jobs – as Sentinel and Sorceress – and while there are some sad and sombre consequences of this, I respected it. Not everything is bright and happy. As Mallory admitted, “We’re going to chan...more
What I loved about Friday Night Bites was that it lost some of the silliness we saw in Some Girls Bite. Merit and Mallory get serious about their respective new jobs – as Sentinel and Sorceress – and while there are some sad and sombre consequences of this, I respected it. Not everything is bright and happy. As Mallory admitted, “We’re going to chan...more
It's been just under a year since vampires announced their existence to the world and they are currently enjoying a celebrity status. However, a reporter has discovered a secret some vampires don't want humans knowing about-raves where vampires feed on people. The reporter is an old family friend of Merit's, so she seeks to reconnect with her estranged, wealthy family to maintain public relations between the vampires and humans while also keeping tabs on the "story." Meanwhile, Merit is still st...more
Book Blurb: VAMPIRES IN CHICAGO! You’d think that a headline like that would have made the fine citizens of the Windy City to take up arms against us bloodsucking fiends. Instead, ten months later, we’re enjoying celebrity status and fending off the paparazzi, who are only slightly less dangerous than angry 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…. Not yet….
But it might j...more
But it might j...more
My Rating:
I listened to the audio version of book #1, Some Girls Bite, months ago and LOVED it!! But knowing that there were (at that point in time) 4 other books in this series sitting in my TBR, I avoided picking up book #2 because I didn't have time to read the four other books. Well now there are five other books to this series in my TBR pile, but when I started a road trip, I couldn't resist the pull of this one in my audiobook files and started listening to it. I didn't make it very far on...more
I listened to the audio version of book #1, Some Girls Bite, months ago and LOVED it!! But knowing that there were (at that point in time) 4 other books in this series sitting in my TBR, I avoided picking up book #2 because I didn't have time to read the four other books. Well now there are five other books to this series in my TBR pile, but when I started a road trip, I couldn't resist the pull of this one in my audiobook files and started listening to it. I didn't make it very far on...more
My review of the first book: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
+The bad guy (from the first book) is way more than just a chump; she's an actual challenge.
-It's been seven days, but I already kind of don't remember it. (Admittedly, the next to books in the series are causing troubles…)
+I really liked it. There was a thing that we found out in the third book that was set up a piece at a time starting early with a trip home. That kind of early set-up and forethought gets points from me. It's...more
+The bad guy (from the first book) is way more than just a chump; she's an actual challenge.
-It's been seven days, but I already kind of don't remember it. (Admittedly, the next to books in the series are causing troubles…)
+I really liked it. There was a thing that we found out in the third book that was set up a piece at a time starting early with a trip home. That kind of early set-up and forethought gets points from me. It's...more
Friday Night Bites is the second book in the Chicagoland Vampire Series. The first half of this book was a bit of a drag. I kept waiting for something significant to happen besides Merit's day to day life. Thankfully while your waiting for something to happen you get to know a little more about Merit, Mallory, Catcher and Merit's Master Vampire, Ethan. To a certain degree I'm put off by the whole vampires living in houses like college a frat, but it's presented in a way that you begin to underst...more
Another good read by Chloe Neill. We get to see Merit in all her snarky, Sentinel glory. While the last book focused on Merit emerging herself in her new status as Sentinel of the vampire "frat" Cadogen House, this book shows us the side of Merit we only had the briefest moment to know before she was changed, the debutant scholar. Another crisis arises, but this time Merit has to use her family's connections to solve the case. Not only are we invited into the high-society Chicagoland, but Ethan...more
May 14, 2012
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This is another installment that I thoroughly enjoyed. It has to be said that I love Merit's narration. Just her narration alone has made me laugh out loud more times than I can count. When you think of Urban Fantasy or PNR books and you don't think they could be so funny and witty, but Chloe Neill pulls it off.
This book continues just right after the last one ended. Merit is a little more adjusted but still struggling to come into her own vampire self. During this all she leaves Mallory's hous...more
This book continues just right after the last one ended. Merit is a little more adjusted but still struggling to come into her own vampire self. During this all she leaves Mallory's hous...more
Friday Night Bites followed the adventures of its predecessor, Some Girls Bite, in which Merit, a recently turned vampire, continued her adaptation to her new life. It was just as entertaining as the last one. The actions and character interactions kept me turning the pages one after the other.
Without going into all the gory details about what happened in this book, Merit basically was presented with a problem from her Master, Ethan, that an old family friend of hers was going to expose the unde...more
Without going into all the gory details about what happened in this book, Merit basically was presented with a problem from her Master, Ethan, that an old family friend of hers was going to expose the unde...more
Merit ist Hüterin ihres Hauses – und gleich mitten drin im Geschäft. Sie war es, die Celina aufhielt, welche nicht nur versuchte, Ethan zu töten, sondern auch die vampirische Gesellschaft über die der Menschen zu erheben. Nun ist Morgan Meister des Hauses Navarre und zufälligerweise auch der Mann, mit dem sich Merit zu dem einen oder anderen Date trifft – gezwungenermaßen, denn ihr Meister befahl es ihr. Genau dieser ist aber auch an ihr interessiert und gibt gewiss nicht so schnell auf – die Di...more
This was another pleasant read from Neill. I'm so pleased to have stumbled across the Chicagoland Vampires. Although not as enchanting as the first in the series, it did lack that getting-to-know-you feel, it managed to bring a few surprises and make you want for more.
The pros: It's easy to fall into the little world created by Neill; good language, nice flow, intriguing story, with just a hint of the romance that could hum. How long she can keep us suspended on the will-she/won't-she front, rem...more
The pros: It's easy to fall into the little world created by Neill; good language, nice flow, intriguing story, with just a hint of the romance that could hum. How long she can keep us suspended on the will-she/won't-she front, rem...more
The reason for my rating? If this had been a first in series and I hadn't already allowed myself some investment in the characters in Some Girls Bite, I may well have given up pretty early on. It felt as though there was way too much backstory interwoven with current plot that the plot I should have been concentrating on in this book didn't get its full exposure--which meant, it wasn't always fully explained what was going on or it was rushed to the point the reader was expected to absorb too mu...more
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Vampires have recently came out in Chicago and since then paparazzi have literally been swarming around them. It definitely doesn't help that a master vampire murdered two humans in cold blood. That little tidbit has only seemed to fuel their fascination with the vampires. Merit is just trying to get her life back on track. She is a newly made vampire and has recently been given a very important job. She has been made Sentinel, guard of The Cadogan House of vam...more
Vampires have recently came out in Chicago and since then paparazzi have literally been swarming around them. It definitely doesn't help that a master vampire murdered two humans in cold blood. That little tidbit has only seemed to fuel their fascination with the vampires. Merit is just trying to get her life back on track. She is a newly made vampire and has recently been given a very important job. She has been made Sentinel, guard of The Cadogan House of vam...more
The good news: Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires series is staying on my auto-buy list. FRIDAY NIGHT BITES kept me turning pages late into the night, and there were laugh out loud moments galore. When Merit opens the door for sexy vampire master Ethan Sullivan with a cocky, "Age before beauty," I was looking for someone to high-five. Oh, and I was really glad to see Merit the former doctoral candidate finally get jiggy with the library.
The bad news: There are a lot of spinning wheels in FRIDAY...more
The bad news: There are a lot of spinning wheels in FRIDAY...more
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Chloe Neill was born and raised in the South, but now makes her home in the Midwest—just close enough to Cadogan House and St. Sophia's to keep an eye on things. When not transcribing Merit’s and Lily’s adventures, she bakes, works, and scours the Internet for good recipes and great graphic design. Chloe also maintains her sanity by spending time with her boys—her husband (also her favorite landsc...more
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“I’m glad you’ve finally realized I’m your answer, Merit.”
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“I’m glad you’ve finally realized I’m your answer, Merit.”
“I wanted what most people wanted—love, companionship.
I wanted someone to touch. I wanted someone to touch me back.
I wanted someone to laugh with, someone who would laugh with me, laugh at me.
I wanted someone who looked and sawme . Not my power, not my position.
I wanted someone to say my name. To call out, “Merit,” when it was time to go, or when we arrived.
Someone who wanted to say to someone else, with pride, “I’m here with her. With Merit.”
I wanted all those things. Indivisibly.
But I didn’t want them from Morgan.”
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I wanted someone to touch. I wanted someone to touch me back.
I wanted someone to laugh with, someone who would laugh with me, laugh at me.
I wanted someone who looked and sawme . Not my power, not my position.
I wanted someone to say my name. To call out, “Merit,” when it was time to go, or when we arrived.
Someone who wanted to say to someone else, with pride, “I’m here with her. With Merit.”
I wanted all those things. Indivisibly.
But I didn’t want them from Morgan.”
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