Chloe Neill
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Details About Books Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
| Title | : | Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6) |
| Author | : | Chloe Neill |
| Book Format | : | Trade Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | August 7th 2012 by New American Library (first published August 1st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Romance. Paranormal Romance |
Relation In Pursuance Of Books Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
“If you have a preferred god, Sentinel, I suggest you start praying. And soon.”
Pray that Neill will put this series out of its misery ASAP, that is.
First impressions
This is the last chance I’m giving Chicagoland Vampires. Screw this up and I’m out. Hell, I’m actually expecting a screw-up, but maybe it’s for the best. I don’t really feel like continuing this series anymore. All of this because of how things evolved between Merit, Ethan and Mallory. Well, when you put it that way it’s almost everyone in the book. So yeah, there you have it. I’m being dramatic, I know. Whatever.
The plot
Ethan is back from the dead and he isn’t a zombie. Yet. Mallory is still on the run, endlessly chasing after the big evil book, the Maleficium. Why is that? To publish another Chicagoland Vampires book. Duh! Merit and Ethan join forces, of course, to stop the evil
Yes Miss Neill, a worthy punishment for a person who switched to using black magic and almost destroyed the world is to wash dishes.
Even so, the danger is not over. The freaky binary fission produced another worthy enemy. An evil angel –
I’m sorry, but I can’t be serious when talking about this. First gnomes. And now angels. Getting desperate Miss Neill?
Anypoodle, as I was saying. Another enemy, a fallen angel, who – surprise, surprise – wants to destroy the world. Can these people get a bit more original? Everyone wants to destroy the world. Can’t they just threaten kittens with guns or something? Ugh. So yeah, he wants to destroy the world and our golden couple, Ethan and Merit, is the only hope this dear planet has.
My thoughts
Now this was a total waste of time. I’ll save you the bother of reading till the end and tell you now that I won’t be continuing the series. It’s obvious that Neill either lost her touch or is going through a bad state but the Chicagoland series is going to hell in a handcart.
I don’t give a shit about Merit’s relationship with Ethan anymore. I want a good story not a bunch of pages filled with useless romance. And that’s where my problem lies. The good story. I used to think that the whole evil witch thing was not nice. And now we get fallen angels. FALLEN FUCKING ANGELS! What are we in Disneyland? Throw in all the mythical creatures you can, I’m sure the peeps will love it.
No, the peeps won’t fucking love it! At least not me! And twin brothers? One good one evil? Cheesy much?
Apart from the angel issue I got hit in the head with how slow and boring the book’s pace is. Action scenes? No thank you, we should totally focus on Ethan’s emo phase because emo guys are SOOOO popular these days.
Emo my ass.
Merit and Ethan’s relationship weakened dreadfully. I don’t feel the passion between them; I am not interested in them getting together even. This is totally going to happen, btw. It’s TOO obvious. Merit will never go for the other guys. Why? Because they are better than Ethan. It’s a book rule. Chicks never go for the obvious choices. They go for the emo ones.
Mallory’s redemption was also pure filling. Her sole purpose was to bring Ethan back, since Neill was out of better ideas. She served it and now she’ll get back to normal. Mark my words.
I was going to give it two stars but the twin-Tates incident is why I’m removing one star from my rating. The
A short conclusion
Biting Cold is full of tasteless romance and the story is not good enough to make up for all the other weak points. Which are far too many. I can’t begin to express how disappointed I am with it. I was hoping to give Chicagoland Vampires a second chance but Biting Cold sealed the deal. I won’t be continuing the series anymore. My advice for Chloe Neill, four words: just kill it already.
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*Buddy read with Dee. You can read her review here.*
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Define Books To Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
| Original Title: | Biting cold |
| ISBN: | 0451237013 (ISBN13: 9780451237019) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chicagoland Vampires #6 |
| Characters: | Caroline "Merit" Merit, Ethan Sullivan, Mallory Carmichael, Catcher Bell, Jeff Christopher, Lindsey, Jonah, Seth Tate, Darius West, Gabriel Keen |
| Setting: | Nebraska(United States) Chicago, Illinois(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Paranormal Fantasy (2012) |
Rating About Books Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
Ratings: 4.15 From 21784 Users | 1330 ReviewsColumn About Books Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6)
I had a really hard time getting into this book. As a big fan of Ethan and Merit, I had high hopes for the reunion brought on by the events of Drink Deep. Granted, I wasn't overly excited by the prospect of the Mallory arc, but that turned out to be a moot issue anyway, since very little of the book is about her. Let me back up.This book begins right where the last one left off, with Ethan and Merit in pursuit of Mallory and the dark book she covets. There are a lot of longing looks andEthan was back again: tall, blond, fanged, and handsome... Yay! I get to bring back an Eric/True Blood gif!So, I admit that I almost skipped all of book 5, following the advice of almost everyone who read it. I skimmed it - I got it - I agreed. I'm not a big fan of those "filler books" in series. Everything that the person goes through means basically nothing because the horrible thing that happened to cause it gets erased. I'm glad he's back, though. Just maybe, don't kill people off in
WHY IS THE COVER SO SAD? WHY COULDN'T IT SHOW A HOT, SHIRTLESS ETHAN?Oh Ethan, come baaaaack!!!
My spoiler-free, general train of thought while reading Biting Cold: Oooh, sexy times commence!...Damn, that's horrible...I hate Mallory...Yay, they're finally getting it on!...Wait, what?...Please no more love triangles!...Oh, phew, false alert....EXCUSE ME, YOU DID NOT JUST GO THERE, ETHAN!!!...I'mma DNF it...Never mind, go, Merit!...Wow, this is so interesting...Maybe I'll finish it after all...Ugh, how predictable...But wait, that was awesome!...Best ending ever!The slightly longer version:
If you have a preferred god, Sentinel, I suggest you start praying. And soon. Pray that Neill will put this series out of its misery ASAP, that is.First impressionsThis is the last chance Im giving Chicagoland Vampires. Screw this up and Im out. Hell, Im actually expecting a screw-up, but maybe its for the best. I dont really feel like continuing this series anymore. All of this because of how things evolved between Merit, Ethan and Mallory. Well, when you put it that way its almost everyone in
3 1/2 Stars!! Enjoyable enough, but I almost had to jump in the book and smack Ethan upside the head!! Jeez this is getting old!!For the most part, we got a pretty good story, as the Mallory debacle resolves itself, she has a way to go though! Thank God for Gabriel and the shifters, I love their brand of justice and they breathed some life into this series. Overall, I was invested in the plot, and for the most part, it was original and exciting. However, I would think that the Merit and Ethan
SO much better than the last book! A lot of Ethan and Merit time in this one which is what we needed. It was frustrating waiting for the reunion that I wanted between them. I don't want to share what happens but I still think Mallory got off too easy for what she did. We only saw Jonah for a second in this one and I wanted more of him! Hopefully in the next book? It will be interesting to see where the Cadogan vampires go from here!
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