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Drink Deep
by Chloe Neill
So I definitely didn't like this as much as I remembered.
Don't get me wrong, it was still entertaining (the sass that I love was most definitely present), but I just...couldn't. This book felt kind close to mostly unnecessary. Yes, there had to be something to happen to change the events of the last book, but at the same time, there was just...something.
I know Merit was grieving but I felt like the story came in too long after the fact. She'd already started moving on and while she was thinking about things and dreaming, she was attempting to move on. It felt like the grief was supposed to be there but I just wasn't able to connect with it as much as maybe I should have?
I found myself a little frustrated though. Mallory was really kind of a bitch (granted there were extenuating circumstances, but still). And Catcher was mostly an ass. Yes, he was dealing with his own personal demons, but they had nothing to do with Merit and that seemed to be where most of his anger got directed. He did admit to the fact that he'd been blind to Simon's tutoring abilities (more like lack thereof), and he'd thought he was just trying to pull Mallory away, but that only minutely absolves him.
I still think Frank's a complete idiot and I kind of wished Ethan had hit him. Although Malik's response was right up there too. I did like that Merit was able to get her little jabs in too. The mayor is another idiot and I still wonder if she's really the one with presidential aspirations or if someone's put a bug in her ear about that. McKetrick continues to be useless and blinded by what he sees as his purpose.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Original Review~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lie low for a bit and let the mortals calm down.
That's when the water of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch-black--and things really start getting ugly.
Chicago's mayor insists it's nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She'll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who's behind this, and stop them before it's too late for vampires and humans alike.
After the events of the last book, what Merit really needs is just some down time. Time to figure out who she really is, time to grieve. Unfortunately, that's doesn't seem to be on the books right now.
Problem #1: She's having dreams about Ethan that make no sense. There's usually some sort of disaster and he's ripped away from her.
Problem #2: After Darius' visit in the last book, the GP has sent a receiver in to evaluate Cadogan and he's doing everything he can in order to make it look like the House is in disarray.
Problem #3: Jonah is trying to push a relationship forward that Merit isn't too sure she's ready for.
Problem #4: Mallory is acting really strange and Merit doesn't quite understand the issue.
Problem #5: The new mayor has designs on the oval office and isn't above blaming vampires (and sups in general) for any and all problems. Especially at the whisperings of McKetrick.
I really think Merit does a good job handling everything that's thrown at her. Even though most of it isn't even her fault (or vampires fault), she does everything she has to to keep both her House and Chicago safe. And boy does she have her hands full with that! She learns about some of the other sups that are out there and how to deal with them. She also learns the not so glorious art of bargaining with criminals who may or may not be involved in the dangers facing the city. Plus, she gets to learns a bit more about some of her abilities as a vampire.
Jonah kind of had me going back and forth. I mean he's clearly a really nice guy and he's got a huge library, but it was kind of obvious that Merit wasn't fully ready for another relationship (whether she'd admit that is another story) so I think he should have backed off on that front. On the other hand, he was always there when she needed a partner. In the end when she finally made her position clear, I was glad he was able to back off and say that he knows where the lines and boundaries are and that he had no interest in breaking up a relationship. Hopefully he can stay that way and find a girl of his own someday.
I know some people have said that they think Merit should have gone with Jonah when he offered, but I truly believe that she and Ethan belong together. She helps him let loose and recall his humanity and he helps her remember to hold on to her humanity.
Mallory seems to be getting deeper in her magic and it seems like it's pulling her away. Merit and Mallory had made some really good improvements to their friendship and I'm seriously hoping that they can at the very least repair it. I know that because of what's happened to the both of them, their friendship will never be able to go back to exactly what it was before (even if there hadn't been issues, their friendship would have changed after Merit was changed) but I still think they have a chance at a makeup of some sort. Fingers crossed!
The new mayor drove me up the wall! How could she seriously pass that registration act? I have to wonder though, is she really the one with presidential designs or is McKetrick somehow pulling the strings? I don't like him at all and my feelings about her are going down the drain by the second. She was right up there with my feelings about Frank. He's clearly incompetent and if the GP thinks that listening to him is a smart idea, then they're even dumber than I first thought.
Don't get me wrong, it was still entertaining (the sass that I love was most definitely present), but I just...couldn't. This book felt kind close to mostly unnecessary. Yes, there had to be something to happen to change the events of the last book, but at the same time, there was just...something.
I know Merit was grieving but I felt like the story came in too long after the fact. She'd already started moving on and while she was thinking about things and dreaming, she was attempting to move on. It felt like the grief was supposed to be there but I just wasn't able to connect with it as much as maybe I should have?
I found myself a little frustrated though. Mallory was really kind of a bitch (granted there were extenuating circumstances, but still). And Catcher was mostly an ass. Yes, he was dealing with his own personal demons, but they had nothing to do with Merit and that seemed to be where most of his anger got directed. He did admit to the fact that he'd been blind to Simon's tutoring abilities (more like lack thereof), and he'd thought he was just trying to pull Mallory away, but that only minutely absolves him.
I still think Frank's a complete idiot and I kind of wished Ethan had hit him. Although Malik's response was right up there too. I did like that Merit was able to get her little jabs in too. The mayor is another idiot and I still wonder if she's really the one with presidential aspirations or if someone's put a bug in her ear about that. McKetrick continues to be useless and blinded by what he sees as his purpose.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Original Review~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lie low for a bit and let the mortals calm down.
That's when the water of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch-black--and things really start getting ugly.
Chicago's mayor insists it's nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She'll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who's behind this, and stop them before it's too late for vampires and humans alike.
After the events of the last book, what Merit really needs is just some down time. Time to figure out who she really is, time to grieve. Unfortunately, that's doesn't seem to be on the books right now.
Problem #1: She's having dreams about Ethan that make no sense. There's usually some sort of disaster and he's ripped away from her.
Problem #2: After Darius' visit in the last book, the GP has sent a receiver in to evaluate Cadogan and he's doing everything he can in order to make it look like the House is in disarray.
Problem #3: Jonah is trying to push a relationship forward that Merit isn't too sure she's ready for.
Problem #4: Mallory is acting really strange and Merit doesn't quite understand the issue.
Problem #5: The new mayor has designs on the oval office and isn't above blaming vampires (and sups in general) for any and all problems. Especially at the whisperings of McKetrick.
I really think Merit does a good job handling everything that's thrown at her. Even though most of it isn't even her fault (or vampires fault), she does everything she has to to keep both her House and Chicago safe. And boy does she have her hands full with that! She learns about some of the other sups that are out there and how to deal with them. She also learns the not so glorious art of bargaining with criminals who may or may not be involved in the dangers facing the city. Plus, she gets to learns a bit more about some of her abilities as a vampire.
Jonah kind of had me going back and forth. I mean he's clearly a really nice guy and he's got a huge library, but it was kind of obvious that Merit wasn't fully ready for another relationship (whether she'd admit that is another story) so I think he should have backed off on that front. On the other hand, he was always there when she needed a partner. In the end when she finally made her position clear, I was glad he was able to back off and say that he knows where the lines and boundaries are and that he had no interest in breaking up a relationship. Hopefully he can stay that way and find a girl of his own someday.
I know some people have said that they think Merit should have gone with Jonah when he offered, but I truly believe that she and Ethan belong together. She helps him let loose and recall his humanity and he helps her remember to hold on to her humanity.
Mallory seems to be getting deeper in her magic and it seems like it's pulling her away. Merit and Mallory had made some really good improvements to their friendship and I'm seriously hoping that they can at the very least repair it. I know that because of what's happened to the both of them, their friendship will never be able to go back to exactly what it was before (even if there hadn't been issues, their friendship would have changed after Merit was changed) but I still think they have a chance at a makeup of some sort. Fingers crossed!
The new mayor drove me up the wall! How could she seriously pass that registration act? I have to wonder though, is she really the one with presidential designs or is McKetrick somehow pulling the strings? I don't like him at all and my feelings about her are going down the drain by the second. She was right up there with my feelings about Frank. He's clearly incompetent and if the GP thinks that listening to him is a smart idea, then they're even dumber than I first thought.