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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a hard one for me to talk about without mega spoilers, so I'll just say vindication.
Ok ill give it to Neill...she knows what th readers want. I dont want to give it awats but WOW much better than book 4. The ending was good. :)
I loved this book. Thank you SJ for recommending this series to me. This is probably the best book of the series yet. I know most people do not really like this series, but for me it is one of my favourites. I love Merit. She is really feisty. I liked Jonah for his spunkiness and the fairies were pretty awesome as well. I really could not stand Frank.
Also, I wonder how the story would be like after that devastating ending in book 4. The story was well-written. I thought it was action-packed and fast-paced. I never knew that the book was going to be this good. Especially with that ending. The ending made me happy, but I am worried for Mallory. I finally got my wish, hopefully it stays that way...lol. Can't wait to read book 6. Overall, an amazing read.
Also, I wonder how the story would be like after that devastating ending in book 4. The story was well-written. I thought it was action-packed and fast-paced. I never knew that the book was going to be this good. Especially with that ending. The ending made me happy, but I am worried for Mallory. I finally got my wish, hopefully it stays that way...lol. Can't wait to read book 6. Overall, an amazing read.
Spoiler
OMG! my faith in Chloe Neill has been restored, granted it took Mere losing Mallory but Ethan is back yayyyyy, for a while I was worried, and then I became really worried that Ethan was going to be ripped away again. I feel horrible for catcher though, poor guy. But extremely totally excited for the next book.
This book actually does not deserve 3 starts why you might ask in high school i was taught by my lowly high school teacher the importance of a frigging plot which was practically nonexistent in this book.
i hate(d)both mallory and catcher in this book and that was before i realized she was a witch bitch she was constantly snarky and just downright hostile towards merit.
why this book got three starts lets just say that chloe niell tried to save herself the pitchforks and protesters at her gate and she brought back Ethan but it was soo rushed that i barely had time to breathe.
why kill him in the first place and then leave us in a lurch.
SHAKE MY GODDAMNED HEAD SOOOOOO VERY ANNOYED
i hate(d)both mallory and catcher in this book and that was before i realized she was a witch bitch she was constantly snarky and just downright hostile towards merit.
why this book got three starts lets just say that chloe niell tried to save herself the pitchforks and protesters at her gate and she brought back Ethan but it was soo rushed that i barely had time to breathe.
why kill him in the first place and then leave us in a lurch.
SHAKE MY GODDAMNED HEAD SOOOOOO VERY ANNOYED
Spoiler Free
This was one of my most highly anticipated reads of the year, and also the one I was least looking forward to reviewing. Because how can I review it without giving away that thing you're not supposed to know? Because you can be sure there's one BIG THING people are dying to know. It's all to do with what happened in the last one. You know, the last one? With the thingy and the whatsit and the doo dah?
Hmm, hmm. You know it.
What I can tell you is that I enjoyed this book. I loved getting back to these characters, especially Merit. She's one of my favourite Urban Fantasy females. And even though she's having a tough time of it, she still maintains that strength of spirit and determination we grew to love in previous books.
The mystery element was particularly strong and was very well-executed. As you can see from the blurb, weird things are a-happening in Chicago, starting with Lake Michigan turning black. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Merit and her team work tirelessly to try and help the situation, even in the face of accusation from the humans that they're the ones responsible. They can't seem to do right for doing wrong where humans are concerned at the moment. This is further fuelled by the new Mayor. If you thought the last one was bad (which he kinda was) at least he was pro-supernaturals. This new one? She's got a face you'd never get tired of slapping.
Some of the secondary characters had time to shine this time as well. I feel like I got to know Jonah a lot more, and remembered just how much I love Lindsey's character. She has some great one-liners.
The reason this one isn't getting the full 5 star treatment is the ending. While I was happy with the events that took place, they felt very rushed. My emotions just didn't have time to catch up with how quickly everything got wrapped up, so this was a little disappointing.
I am really looking forward to the next one, however. Hopefully by then it will be slightly easier to talk about this series without everything you say being a potential spoiler. I'm pretty sure just acknowledging this book exists is some kind of spoiler. It's that much of a minefield.
Can't wait for the next one.
4 stars! ★★★★
This was one of my most highly anticipated reads of the year, and also the one I was least looking forward to reviewing. Because how can I review it without giving away that thing you're not supposed to know? Because you can be sure there's one BIG THING people are dying to know. It's all to do with what happened in the last one. You know, the last one? With the thingy and the whatsit and the doo dah?
Hmm, hmm. You know it.
What I can tell you is that I enjoyed this book. I loved getting back to these characters, especially Merit. She's one of my favourite Urban Fantasy females. And even though she's having a tough time of it, she still maintains that strength of spirit and determination we grew to love in previous books.
The mystery element was particularly strong and was very well-executed. As you can see from the blurb, weird things are a-happening in Chicago, starting with Lake Michigan turning black. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Merit and her team work tirelessly to try and help the situation, even in the face of accusation from the humans that they're the ones responsible. They can't seem to do right for doing wrong where humans are concerned at the moment. This is further fuelled by the new Mayor. If you thought the last one was bad (which he kinda was) at least he was pro-supernaturals. This new one? She's got a face you'd never get tired of slapping.
Some of the secondary characters had time to shine this time as well. I feel like I got to know Jonah a lot more, and remembered just how much I love Lindsey's character. She has some great one-liners.
The reason this one isn't getting the full 5 star treatment is the ending. While I was happy with the events that took place, they felt very rushed. My emotions just didn't have time to catch up with how quickly everything got wrapped up, so this was a little disappointing.
I am really looking forward to the next one, however. Hopefully by then it will be slightly easier to talk about this series without everything you say being a potential spoiler. I'm pretty sure just acknowledging this book exists is some kind of spoiler. It's that much of a minefield.
Can't wait for the next one.
4 stars! ★★★★
Was originally going to be three stars, but the rollercoaster of the last forty pages bumped it up.
It wasn't as good as the previous book, but it was all right. I was disappointed by the resolution of the... let's say... issue at the end of the last installment, but I saw it coming.
The turn of events in this book, however, did really surprise me, although there were clues all over the place. Well played, Chloe Neill.
The turn of events in this book, however, did really surprise me, although there were clues all over the place. Well played, Chloe Neill.
2.5 STARS
Spoiler
Despite my love/hate relationship with Ethan, this series just wasn't the same without him! I loved the ending, but the the last few chapters couldn't compensate for the fizzle of the entire book. Most of the book felt like a filler. I'm still invested in the series and look forward to the next Ethan/Merit filled book.
4.5/5
There's not much I can say without giving away spoilers for this and the prior book, so I'm going to keep it simple.
The plot is that Chicago is going to hell in a hand basket. The river turns black and stops moving, the sky turns red and Merit is tasked to solve it and put a stop to it. She teams up with her relatively new friend Jonah and we get insights to even more supernaturals in the city. But the culprit is closer to home than even Merit realizes, and that's the closest I'm getting to a spoiler.
I said in my review for the previous book it was like HP and the order of the phoenix. I was wrong. This is HP and the Order of the phoenix. Cabot serves as the Chicagoland Vampires version of Umbridge.
Once again, the mystery is well laid out. Good hints throughout the book as to who is responsible for the apocalyptic-changes Chicago is seeing.
The conflicts for the characters are also all well-done. Merit is dealing with a lot through this book; another mystery, the loss of someone close to her, the RG, the GP, etc.
It's all weaved together pretty seamlessly to create lots of tension, suspense, confusion and worry. Plus, a little excitement at Cadogan House banding together to fight the man, or Cabot, as the case may be. I could not stop reading this, I was quite glued to the page in my need to know what happens, and I'm rereading it! Truly, brilliantly done, once again. There was a lot going on in this novel, a lot of opposing and separate threats, but Neill did a great job in weaving them together in a way that was cohesive so it never came off as too much.
This was another strong installment in the series. Very little that I would fix or want changed. Though I do wish we had a bit more insight into what exactly was going on mentally with Catcher and Mallory. We got the attitudes they gave Merit but I wish we had more moments with them to help build that conflict. Tate is another character I wish we had more time with. I also wish the ending was expanded a bit more, especially since the whole book led to that point. It also felt strange to me that the shifters were so left out in this one when a few books ago they were the central focus. I know there can be excuses for that, like they tend to keep to themselves, but when an entire city is coming down around them you'd think they'd have some type of involvement.
That all being said, overall, it was strong and not much to change. There were a couple things I listed above I'd have liked to see and for that I give a 4.5/5. Otherwise, brilliant.
There's not much I can say without giving away spoilers for this and the prior book, so I'm going to keep it simple.
The plot is that Chicago is going to hell in a hand basket. The river turns black and stops moving, the sky turns red and Merit is tasked to solve it and put a stop to it. She teams up with her relatively new friend Jonah and we get insights to even more supernaturals in the city. But the culprit is closer to home than even Merit realizes, and that's the closest I'm getting to a spoiler.
I said in my review for the previous book it was like HP and the order of the phoenix. I was wrong. This is HP and the Order of the phoenix. Cabot serves as the Chicagoland Vampires version of Umbridge.
Once again, the mystery is well laid out. Good hints throughout the book as to who is responsible for the apocalyptic-changes Chicago is seeing.
The conflicts for the characters are also all well-done. Merit is dealing with a lot through this book; another mystery, the loss of someone close to her, the RG, the GP, etc.
It's all weaved together pretty seamlessly to create lots of tension, suspense, confusion and worry. Plus, a little excitement at Cadogan House banding together to fight the man, or Cabot, as the case may be. I could not stop reading this, I was quite glued to the page in my need to know what happens, and I'm rereading it! Truly, brilliantly done, once again. There was a lot going on in this novel, a lot of opposing and separate threats, but Neill did a great job in weaving them together in a way that was cohesive so it never came off as too much.
This was another strong installment in the series. Very little that I would fix or want changed. Though I do wish we had a bit more insight into what exactly was going on mentally with Catcher and Mallory. We got the attitudes they gave Merit but I wish we had more moments with them to help build that conflict. Tate is another character I wish we had more time with. I also wish the ending was expanded a bit more, especially since the whole book led to that point. It also felt strange to me that the shifters were so left out in this one when a few books ago they were the central focus. I know there can be excuses for that, like they tend to keep to themselves, but when an entire city is coming down around them you'd think they'd have some type of involvement.
That all being said, overall, it was strong and not much to change. There were a couple things I listed above I'd have liked to see and for that I give a 4.5/5. Otherwise, brilliant.