Some Girls Bite

Chicagoland Vampires, Book 1

By: Chloe Neill

Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

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 only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker...and this one decided that 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 thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park 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), an 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.

Bite into another Chicagoland Vampires novel.

©2009 Chloe Neill (P)2010 Tantor

Enjoyable

I liked the book. The premise was interesting with a few changes from the regular 'vampire' mythos and I liked the characters. I would have enjoyed seeing a little more of the material Merit was studying as a grad student but that's just personal preference. I didn't guess who the bad guy was until the very end and I'm looking forward to listening to the next book. I always enjoy listening to Cynthia Holloway as a narrator.

Great story, wonderful voice...

Would you listen to Some Girls Bite again? Why?

but the pronunciation b-l-o-w-s. Seriously. When unsure, look it up, and pay attention to the pronunciation. It counts, and it can make or break the story.

Loved it

Good story line, kept me interested. Really liked characters. Narrator was great. I will be listening to next book in series!

Good Characters

What made the experience of listening to Some Girls Bite the most enjoyable?

Neill's characters were great. Merrit was a strong lead, Mallory was a great best friend, I loved Grandpa, and of course all the men :-)

Would you be willing to try another book from Chloe Neill? Why or why not?

Yes. I would be interested in reading the second book in this series

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. I enjoyed the book well enough, but wasn't overly taken with it. Some stuff was funny, but I had no strong emotions either way.

Any additional comments?

While the characters were great, the plot was just okay. The whole take on Vampires was much different than anything I've ever read. Having been in a sorority myself, the whole initiation/rushing process was humorous and original to Vampires. But the big reveal at the end as to who the killer was, was a let down. All-in-all a good book with great characters and an okay plot!

Not quite monotone but close

What did you like best about Some Girls Bite? What did you like least?

I liked the humor of the book and the history behind the house system. I didn't like the lack of action. Though this was a mistake on my part as I thought this was urban fantasy instead of paranormal romance.

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character was Jeff the shape shifter. Loved his geeky wannabe ladies man personality.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Cynthia Holloway?

no. she had a couple of voices but I had to keep rewinding because I could never get into her reading.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Any additional comments?

I've listened to other narrators who can draw me into the story Dick Hill and James Marsters come to mind but that didn't happen with this one. With this book I had to download a copy of the ebook from the library and read most of the second half for myself.

Good read

pros: exciting, fun, variety of characters.
cons: a little too much minutia.
Overall good book, I will be reading the whole series and I'm sure I will get more attached as I go along.

good supernatural vampire story

the narrator did a great job. easy to listen to.

the story was good and engaging. I liked the witty responses the main character came up with and her knack for getting into trouble.

Hidden Treasure!!

If you could sum up Some Girls Bite in three words, what would they be?

What a great book! I stumbled across this book while browsing one of the lists on goodreads. Imagine my surprise to find a new to me series that can rival: Mercy Thompson, Kate Daniels and Charley Davidson. I've had so many recommendations that don't pan out or the heroine turns out to be a pansy but this book delivers in every way. The writing is tight, the characters well developed, great plot and sub plots. The narration works as well. The narrator differentiates each character very well and there are a lot of characters.This is truly urban fantasy. Seems like urban fantasy and paranormal romance are hard genres sometimes since they do walk a fine line. This is a lot of story that happens to have some romantic undertones-in a slow burn kind of way. If you like any of the series I mentioned above you are sure to love this one as well. Super excited about this series!

coudnt stop

What made the experience of listening to Some Girls Bite the most enjoyable?

I listened to the first 3 books in 3 days I couldn't get enough .

Excellent!

Any additional comments?

A great series to settle into! Its hard to find a series that doesn't get predictable as the series progresses! Ill be sad when it's over because finding a good series is hard to find!