About the book:THEY KILLED ME. THEY HEALED ME. THEY CHANGED ME.
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was mine. I was doing fine until Chicago's vampires announced their existence to the world--and then a rogue vampire attacked me. But he got only a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker...and this one decided the best way to save my life was to make me the walking undead.
Turns out my savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now I've traded sweating over my dissertation for learning to fit in at a Kenwood mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan "Lord o' the Manor" Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred-year-old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects my gratitude--and servitude. Right...
But my burgeoning powers (all of a sudden, I'm surprisingly handy with some serious weaponry), and inconvenient sunlight allergy, and Ethan's attitude are the least of my concerns. Someone's still out to get me. Is it the rogue vampire who bit me? A vamp from a rival House? An angry mob bearing torches?
My initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war...and there will be blood.
drey's thoughts:
Some Girls Bite is one of my birthday presents (yay me!). I ran through it once, and really liked it, but couldn't really put my finger on why. I mean, when you think about it, here's another vampire novel, out of the plethora of vampire novels out there. So I read it again. Good thing I read fast, eh? =)
Merit--she goes by her last name only, and there's no reference to why, other than "it's better than the alternative"--is a newly turned, former graduate student, who lives in the Windy City. In this world, the US vampires are organized into twelve Houses, each with its own Master, each with its own identity. Three of the twelve houses are in Chicago, and Merit now belongs to one of 'em. As far as heroines go, she's not whiny, which is a huge plus in my book. She has strong physical abilities--I'm not sure I like how she's "special" right away, but if it's just one aspect out of the whole Merit picture, I can deal--and gets training in weaponry. From a sorceror who happens to work for her grandfather. Yeah, there are some surprises here.
She's sassy, too, and if you know me, you know I like my heroines sassy. There's nothing better than a healthy dose of sarcasm when confronted with centuries-old vamps who think they know everything, lol! And she has a healthy dose of fear to go along with all this too.
In any case, I like Merit, I want to know what the "alternative" is, and I like the story and characters so far. I want more. =)
Title: Some Girls Bite
Author: Chloe Neill
ISBN-10: 0451226259
ISBN-13: 978-0451226259
Paperback: 341 pages
Publisher: NAL Trade, 2009
3 comments:
Oh, this look interesting! I like sassy characters, too, and I think it's nice to have a heroine who's actually a vampire. Thanks! Great review! :)
Hi Drey,
Thanks for the great review, I already have this on my buying list. I am ready to read a sassy heroine. Have a great week. :)
infiniteshelf ~ I think it's nice to have a vamp heroine, too. I know there are a few others out there, but the ones I've read are mostly in the fluffier chick-lit genre. Except for the Night Huntress series, but Cat seems so...angry.
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