*Originally read 7/6/10 - 7/7/10*

I don't exactly know how to review this book. I have such a polarized reaction about it. I loved it, but it absolutely pissed me off. When I got to the end and saw that I'd be left hanging like that, I was absolutely infuriated! I think that if the 4th book was out right now, what happened in the book (and the ending) wouldn't have hit me quite as hard. But it's not out! I closed the book knowing that I'd have to wait a year to read the next one. Noooooooo!

In the More...

Perfection! There's not much more I can say, just get a copy and read! Actually, get all three books, they really need to be read in order. :)

If anyone from marketing takes a look at goodreads...I want the original Merit back on the cover for book 4!!!

I'm glad Ethan was such a jerk. Merit is entirely too kick-ass for him. I hope Neill sets up a new love interest for her in the next story and Ethan is out of his mind with jealousy. Take that Darth Sullivan!

4.5 stars
This is definitely my favorite of the series so far!! I absolutely loved it - loved it, loved it, loved it! Cannot wait to read the next one, which is apparently drama-ridden and has created such chaos among readers. For anyone who hasn't started the series, while this is the best book so far, these are definitely not stand-alones and should be read in order.

{ Merit, Whom I For Once Did Not Want to Kill }
I was finally able to actually enjoy Merit, instead of constantly wishing someone w More...

After reading Some Girls Bite and it's follow-up Friday Night Bites , I've come to adore Chloe Neill's new urban fantasy series. Not only does Twice Bitten continue the Chicagoland Vampires series's winning streak, it ups the ante.

Picking up directly where the second book left off, it's two months after Merit made the change from human to vampire and became the Sentinel of her new house, Cadogan. Although she still struggles - with lust as well as the fighting - during her physical training ses More...

Twice Bitten picks up shortly where Friday Night Bites left off. We find out who was sending Merit those mysterious unsigned invitations (no, I won't hint because it'd be a major spoiler, but I will say it's a cool plotline!) The shifters are coming to town and Ethan tells Merit he needs her help in providing security for them during their convocation. His hope is to convince the shifters to stay and become allies. They believe war may be coming and need the shifters' support. Working as Sentine More...

I think Ms. Neill is my kindred author. Or maybe it's that Merit is my kindred protagonist. ^_^ Either way, the Chicagoland Vampires series is definitely at the very top of my "autobuy" list. Not only that, I also find myself obsessed with Merit and her merry band of characters.

For a while though, I was feeling like something was missing from Merit's usual spunky sassiness. Until I realized that it was because for a while, there was no Mallory! They make such a great pair of pals, and bring out More...

I totally love this series...I should have waited until she finished the series before I started it! I am anxious about the next one.

What I really like about this series is that although the heroine is rough and tumble and can get down and dirty with the boys, she is still a woman with a soft side and has to fight against the humanity that still remains within her. A lot of time the bad ass heroine is so tough and repressed it is hard to relate to her, but not Merit.

The men in this series are More...

Full disclosure: I didn't finish this book. I gave up on it (and by proxy, the series) halfway through.

Life is short, read what you want.

I got tired of Merit and Ethan (mostly Ethan, Merit is okay), of Mallory going from a pretty awesome character to a stereotype.

I got tired of EVERY SINGLE MALE CHARACTER being introduced as "brutally handsome" and "too handsome" and "dangerous" and so on. I think there is something to be said for creating an average-looking (or even ugly) man and have him becom More...

From the beginning of book one to the very last page of Twice bitten, the Chicagoland vampires series has kept me awake and often very hungry because I just couldn't put the book down.
Merit finally found her place and is a great Sentinel for the Cadogan house. Sure, Ethan pissed me off a couple of times, but all in all the book was fantastic. I have laughed, cried and jumped in my seat going trough the events side by side with Ethan and Merit.
I highly reccomend this book. I've read a lot of UF More...

I was very glad that I re-read books 1&2 before reading this book... It had been 6 months and I had forgotten what had happened up to that point. This one started a little slow for me with some of the shifter scenes, but the pace quickly picked up -- Al Capone style. Wheee! I enjoyed the emotional relationship between Merit and Ethan -- lots of interesting plot on that one in this book. I love drama in my urban fantasy, and this one certainly delivered it. hehehe :)

This is the third book in the Chicagoland Vampires series and my favorite so far. This book had a more solid plot than previous books and things escalate both between Ethan and Merit and between the shapeshifters and the vampires. Definitely a must read if you enjoyed the first couple books of this series.

I listed to this on audiobook and the audiobooks for this series are incredibly well done. This is one of those series that I think sounds even better than it would read; the narrator just does More...

Best of the series so far!! I love Ethan/Merit :)

Review Posted on Reading Lark 5/5/11: http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2011/...

Vampires, Shifters, and Magic - oh my! This was by far my favorite book in the Chicagoland Vampires series so far! Everything heats up in this installment - the romance, the action, and the tempers. I couldn't wait to get back to listening to this one every day during my commute. It occupied my thoughts in between drives quite frequently. The fourth book was just released this week and I instantly scooped it up for my More...

review by Saluki

*Warning: possible spoilers ahead.*

The third installment of the Chicagoland Vampire series is my favorite book yet. I'll try not to give too much in my review, but so much happened in this book that there might be a little spoiling ahead, so be warned.

Twice Bitten picks up shortly where Friday Night Bites left off. The big news in the vampire community is that shifters are coming to town. Shifters and vampires have long been enemies, but Ethan is determined to forge an alliance w More...

Originally reviewed at Fiction Vixen

Wow. I have really enjoyed this series so far. I think about the stories and the characters when I’m not reading and for me that’s the mark of a really good book. I am fully invested in Merit’s world and I think this series is getting even better as it goes.

Twice Bitten really had it all for me. The twists and turns in relationships had me all over the place emotionally. One minute smiling and then the next having a “don’t make me throw my e-reader” moment. To More...

A good read. Ethan's an idiot but when is he not? He really needs a Guide to Social Interaction & Behaviour: What's Acceptable and What Isn't. He has some begging to do and the gift he gave Merit was a good start, I hope it cost him an arm and a leg.

The shapeshifters are great but I'm disappointed with Gabriel's relationship status. He has a wife and a child on the way. Ethan is interesting but I think he's too juvenile for Merit. Gabriel on the other hand seems more grown up and less stuffy More...

it was worth staying up most of the night reading.loved ethan and merit
full review to come

Twice Bitten is the continuation of Merit and Ethan and the Cadogan house in Chicago. Ethan wants to train Merit to be an even better Vamp and fighter. Merit has been loaned out to help with the Shifters Con Pack.

Merit is still on the outs with Mallory -who is also in training to be a better Witch. I missed seeing the interaction between these two characters. They make me laugh.

Jeff is more in this book sin More...

It takes a really good author for me to actually stop and put random status updates with comments about the book, mostly because its stuff I want to remember. But Chloe Neill managed to do it once again with this book. I loved the third installment in the Chicagoland Vampires series - the only problem is that now i have to wait until April/May for the next installment (totally not cool!) I did a happy dance when Merit and Ethan finally hooked up - heck it only took them two and a half books and More...

I suppose I'm cheating as I'm only 1/3 of the way through but I'm really not sure if I'll finish it. I started with book 3 so perhaps I'm being unfair but frankly only one word comes to mind: tedious.
No atmosphere, indifferent characters, clunky writing, romantic interest is formulaic and have yet to find anything that resembles humour. If I get round to finishing this one I will certainly avoid the rest! Anita Blake this is not, despite what it says on the blurb. Oh and whoever is responsible f More...

Wow, this is the best one so far in this series! I loved it! So it takes place right after Merit gets a message to meet someone at the fountain I'm Chicago. She meets this mystery person and gets offered an opportunity that could make or break everything she's worked for so far. Then things get worse when Merit and Ethan have to help the shifters and try to build an alliance with them and keep them in Chicago. I thought Ethan was a horrible jerk through a lot of this book, but in the end he rede More...

No wonder this one got the highest rating in the whole series. I couldn't agree more with everyone. Fun, haughty, The book has it's frustrating moments! Like how there's so many potential partners for Merit...but Neill always writes them off..I thought Adam, the shifter, would have been a great love interest for Merit..but he turned out evil -___-...and then there's Morgan!! Sighhh, what a waste. I guess we all figured out that it's Ethan's way or no way, huh. And Neill knows how to write embarr More...

Gabriel Keene, pack leader for the North American shifters, comes in town for a conference with the other pack division leaders to discuss supernatural relations. They are currently unknown to the human population-will they remain silent or announce their presence? If the vampires go to war, will they retreat to Alaska or aid in the fight? Merit and Ethan accompany Gabriel and the other leaders to a bar for a meeting of the minds when things go terribly wrong. **spoiler alert** An assassin tries More...

I LOVED this book! I don’t have a single complaint about it. Merit continues to be an awesome character and I love seeing her growth throughout each book. Along with her, the side characters have grown as well, becoming more and more interesting. We got to see more insight into Ethan in this book and I actually feel like I understand him a bit more than I did before. Jeff gets a little more screen time in this book, which is great to see and I’ve even grown fond of Mallory in this book and I did More...

This just keeps gettin better and better!!! *rubs hand excitedly while squealing with glee*

remember the sexual TENSION (and when i say tension i mean TENSION)
well, happily :), its in this one 2
if u want the to kno a short summary of the tension click here
--> (view spoiler)[ sexual TNESION....*angels sing while epic drum roll is played* SEX!!!!...break up :( *hundreds of puppies just died*...Merit rufuses to let him hav another try (which i dont blame her AT ALL).....SEXUAL TENSION.....he tries to get her b (hide spoiler)] More...

My Review:

I liked this book in the series...lots of action, tons of emotion, lots of Merit kicking butt. I like that, but this also was a book where Merit took some serious shots to her heart too, which made my heart ache for her. But it did make for a fabulous book!!

This was it....the book where things turn a corner for our heroine (isn't book #3 where that happens in all these Urban Fantasy series?) Things heated up between her and Ethan, but when that got to be too much for him, he broke her More...

This book was such an emotional rollercoaster to read for me. I love the world Chloe Neill has created and the fact I don’t have to wait to read the next book as they were published awhile ago. The fact that I can roll into the next book is such a relief for me – I can’t even tell you. I H A T E waiting. Hate it.

The shifters have arrived into Chicago, now the vamps are out and a war is brewing (because of Celina, the former master of the Narvarre House) the shifters are going to discuss the wisd More...