Biting Cold

Chicagoland Vampires, Book 6

By: Chloe Neill

Narrated by: Sophie Eastlake

Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

Turned into a vampire against her will, 28-year-old Merit found her way into the dark circle of Chicago's vampire underground, where she learned there was more to supernaturals than met the eye - and more supernaturals than the public ever imagined. And not all the secrets she learned were for sharing - among humans or inhumans.

Now Merit is on the hunt, charging across the stark American Midwest, tailing a rogue supernatural intent on stealing an ancient artifact that could unleash catastrophic evil on the world. But Merit is also the prey. An enemy of Chicagoland is hunting her, and he'll stop at nothing to get the book for himself. No mercy allowed. No rules apply. No lives spared. The race is on.

©2012 Chloe Neill (P)2012 Tantor

New reader...not bad, but not the same

Not sure if it was the new reader that thru off the rhythm of the seriers but on first listen it seems to be a combination of both the story development and the reader. Neither were as good as the previous installments but still a decent listen.

DON'T CHANGE NARRATOR MID SERIES

DON'T CHANGE NARRATOR MID SERIES AND IF YOU DO, TRY TO AT LEAST GET SOMEONE WITH THE SAME STYLE.

Well written and well read!

I continue to be pleased and amused by this series. It, like many others, is helped by the narration. Although the change in narrators was disconcerting at first, the essence of the stories was still well portrayed.

I love the characters

The characters are fun and well developed. The storyline in the series has been strong, but I think this one is weaker than previous ones. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but it seemed a little formulaic in comparison to what I think have been more original plot lines.

WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS ONE

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would absolutely recommend this book to a friend. I came late into the Chicagoland books but I was caught up in a very short time. I love the series all of the characters The person who narrated the book was something that I had to get use to but the story just too good for that to be a real issue.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Biting Cold?

When Dominic put Merit in the sun, and it was Morgan who could mind-link with her to save her. and then in came the calvary!!!

Which scene was your favorite?

The sad scene when Merit came to visit Mallory and found Catcher there and when he went to leave, there was no tenderness or touching between them

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

ABSOLUTELY!!!

Any additional comments?

I hope there is a happy ending for Catcher and Mallory I think they are being too hard on her and I hope the next book is about the Order so Mallory can get more time as a main character.

Disappointment in the change of narration

I don't understand why an author or publishing company would change the narrator in the middle of a series! When you listen to a book, you form a picture in your mind about the characters, the story is literally built in your mind. When the voice changes, it changes the view and your connection with the story. It is difficult to want to continue reading when everything changes! ugh!!

new narrator

I listened to the first 5 books and got to feel the characters through the voices and then this book has a new narrator. not a bad one but for me the voices are the characters and it threw me off. still a good story.

Action galore

All of the superb books in this series too this point have been full of action, but this one is particularly action packed. Ethan and Merit have had a very difficult time getting a relationship going and continuing between them, in this book you find out what direction it is going to take. Merit certainly has he choice of suitors and has a connection with Jonnas, he once partnering crime. She also has a secret she’s keeping from Ethan that concerns Jonnas. Way to much happens in this book to go over everything, so enjoy discovering all this books secrets for yourself.

Naysayers be damned...

When I read reviews of this series that are negative because of implausible plot lines, I have to laugh. This is fiction. It does not follow the law of physics, accuracy of historic events or any realistic construct. That’s the beauty of it. I love Chloe Neill’s passion for her characters. Do I wish that previous voice actors would look up a few pronunciations - especially in terms of names? Yes. But I just enjoy the escapism provided by 8 or more hours of distraction from my “This is fine...” commute. I’m invested in the outcomes. And I both laugh and lament appropriately. I’ll keep coming back until this series ends, and I’ll miss the characters when I’m done. Just listen to the book. It’s there for entertainment, not to uncover the secrets of life. Thank you Chloe!

New performer - still good

I am enjoying this series and was worried that the change of audio performance would be a detriment. It wasn’t. Enjoyable read.