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

Surprisingly Good

I'm always leery about trying new urban fantasy authors. I've been disappointed a LOT by how the series progresses through the main romance.

So far I enjoyed this one. Even though I wasn't thrilled with the original consort plot. Sigh.

Quite Good!

I’m pleasantly surprised to find this series is not only well written with good character development but to have a good narrator as well! Looking forward to the next one in the series.

hooked on the series

I liked the story and the characters. I didn't particularly like the performance - weird pronunciation of some words., etc.

Unusual take

It took getting used to for me to get into this series. There were so many differences in the vampire culture than I was used to. I did come to like this particular book as I learned the characters stories. It's not a favorite but still interesting.

1st Audio Book.....won't be the last!

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

Yes, scene set in modern day, content is fun! I read a lot of Paranormal Romance Novels, and am always looking for new Authors. I took a chance on this one and am glad that I did! I look forward to continuing in the Series!

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

yes...on a long day of flying...with a VERY unhappy child 4 rows back! Thank God for Volume Control! :o)

Any additional comments?

This was my first audio book! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Cynthia's voice! She told the story in a fun & comical way!

Wrong narrator

I have given up just a couple of hours in. I think the story might be worth reading but Cynthia Holloway is ruining the experience. There's no distinction between female characters either as the narrator's monologue nor in conversational dialogue. The only distinction she can provide is for one or two males and one of those had a more feminine voice than the female characters.

Worst of all, though, CH gives every sentence an attitude. A single, monotonous, attitude. One attitude for every sentence by every character.

Of the story, there's an element of Pride and Prejudice so far. Very obvious though not yet remarked upon by the lead character who is a literature nut. As I said, though, I'm only a couple of hours in and giving up. Will keep an eye out for the paperback.

Meh...

MC is 27 going on 13 emotionally/maturity. This could have been a good story but it failed in so many ways. Don't buy this... I think that even the YA wouldn't like it

Love the book , not so much the reader

I really didn’t like the narrator’s attempt at character voices. Ethan is supposed to be the steaming hot piece of Vampire heaven but is given a voice of of a want to be pompous show man. The voice just didn’t match. A different reader would have made all the difference. Still going to get book 2.

Really Good Books!

There is actually a storyline.... a "little bit" of sex but not too graphic... a lot of people don't like the Narrator but I think she does a good job... She doesn't have a huge variety of voices but you have no trouble knowing whose speaking. The story line isn't too young with most of the characters being in their late twenties early thirties .... I liked all the series and recommend them all.

Great story, iffy mechanics, poor narrator.

This is a great story with a dynamic plot. The author, however, is the queen of adverbs sometimes sprinkling two or three in one sentence. This is sometimes distracting and seems to me to be sophmoric in writing mecahnics. The narrator - what can I say? If Thurston Howell III and Lovey from Gilligan's Island has a daughter - it would be this narrator. Her inflections are highbrow and wrong. She also mis-pronouces words from time to time.