Wild Things

Chicagoland Vampires, Book 9

By: Chloe Neill

Narrated by: Sophie Eastlake

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Since Merit was turned into a vampire and the protector of Chicago's Cadogan House, it's been a wild ride. She and Master vampire Ethan Sullivan have helped make Cadogan's vampires the strongest in North America, and forged ties with paranormal folk of all breeds and creeds, living or dead...or both. But now those alliances are about to be tested. A strange and twisted magic has ripped through the North American Central Pack, and Merit's closest friends are caught in the crosshairs. Gabriel Keene, the Pack Apex, looks to Merit and Ethan for help. But who - or what - could possibly be powerful enough to out-magic a shifter? Merit is about to go toe to toe, and cold steel to cold heart, to find out.

©2014 Chloe Neill (P)2014 Tantor

Happy

I am immensely enjoying this series now that Ethan and the sentinel are together I just hope this stays together and that soon they will have a baby I really get into the characters of the books I listen to they become almost real to me like family and even though sometimes I just wanna read or listen to some thing else I just can’t tear myself away thank you

loved it!

this series gets better and better with each new book! Chloe Neill spins an enticing web of story, and Sophie Eastlake is a phenomenal voice actor! her inflection is always on point, she has an incredible range when it comes to accents, and she never mispronounces Anything! love her!!
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Family ties

We find Merit trying to keep Ethan out of jail and staying at a shifter' home. During the shifter's annual party they are attacked by harpies then by elves. Merit is now on the path to locate missing sups. The story is great and Sophie Eastlake does another awesome job in the storytelling. ⚘⚘⚘

Good story and a great series

I really enjoyed this book. Even though the subject matter is "out there", it takes my mind off of the daily things in life that get boring. I think it's written well.

Great story - Narrator so-so

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

Been a good series despite the narrator's lack of ability to have decent male voices.

Any additional comments?

Does good female voices. however her attempt at male voices is laughable.

Good

This one wasn't my favorite of the series and so I didn't enjoy this one as much. I'm not even sure why. Maybe it was the lack of trust between Ethan and Gabriel. Anyway, still a necessary part of the series.

CHLOE NEILL FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!

If you could sum up Wild Things in three words, what would they be?

Way to Evolve!!!!!

What other book might you compare Wild Things to and why?

Not too many other books out there that can keep a story a live like Chloe can - but the ones that are out there along with Chloe = THANK GOD for Writers with SKILL & Imagination!!!!!

What about Sophie Eastlake’s performance did you like?

ALWAYS does a very good job = Thank you Sophie!!!!!

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

YES = I felt "very" satisfied during the read and left "wanting" more after the read!!!

Any additional comments?

Just soooo VERY Proud of Chloe for keeping her skill and imagination up with this Series - She just has that "KNACK" for Writing and for that.....I am so very GRATEFUL!!!!!

I will "continue" to Spend my Hard Earned Money on Chloe's Books because I soooooo enjoy them - they "truly" take me on an adventure "each & every" time!!!!

GREAT JOB CHLOE!!!!!!!

Can't get enough of Merit and Ethan!

Any additional comments?

Despite the fact that this is the 9th installment in the series, I’m not even a little bored or sick of Merit, Ethan, the story or the rest of these characters. I admit that I was a little bit nervous when I first heard how many books were planned for the series (13 so far) but now that I’m more than halfway through the series, I don’t think I can ever get enough. Who doesn’t like a kick-ass vampire with a love of all things bacon? (I was going to say meat but that sounded dirty ;) ) With a great cast of characters that includes my favorite vampire, Ethan, Jeff, Gabriel, Catcher, Mallory and Jonah (among others), there’s still so much more of their story to tell!

After Cadogan House and more specifically Ethan, are being targeted by both the GP and the mayor, Ethan and Merit are forced to go into hiding and to once again rely on the help of the reluctant shifters. Lucky for the, they have a very powerful ally in Gabriel Keene, the pack leader and several other shifters including hacker extraordinaire Jeff Christopher. Unfortunately, not all the shifters feel that way and they love to blame their recent problems on the vampires. The fact that Gabriel is helping out vampires is making some of the other shifters question his loyalty and leadership. When a new supernatural creature starts attacking shifters, it’s up to Merit and Ethan and the rest of the gang to stop them before they lose their only alliance.

It always seems like it’s the Cadogan vampires up against the rest of the world. Luckily, they have a lot of help and I love the way the vampires from different houses work together with shifters, sorcerers and other supernatural creatures to solve whatever they’re up against this time. Despite the fact that they’ve done this other times throughout the series, it still doesn’t seem boring to me because it works with the overall story arc and it’s all leading up to events in future books. I’ve always thought of this series like a tv show. Buffy and the gang battled new creatures and saved the people Sunnydale every week, but with all the stuff that was going on with Buffy’s love life and the rest of the characters, it worked…I do wish that everyone would stop blaming Cadogan House for everything that goes wrong. I think Merit and the gang have more than proved their trust.

Merit and Ethan are definitely what makes this series so amazing! They’ve been through so much (that is a huge understatement) and it was nice to see them in a place where they are both on the same page regarding their relationship. They’re relationship has been one of those sloooooow build-up romances that has frustrated me at some parts, made me swoon at so many others, and broke my damn heart. I am so fucking happy to see them so happy and in love! One of my favorite things about their relationship is that they have enough trust in each other to let them fight their own battles. Merit may be a brand new vampire, but she is Sentinel of Cadogan House and she has kick-ass katana skills and can take care of herself. I love that Ethan knows when to fight for her, when to fight along with her, and when to let her fight her own battles. And vice versa. And whoa to stepping up the sex scenes in this book! Ethan and Merit have always had insanely hot chemistry, but I always wanted more than fade to black scenes. Especially considering this is an adult paranormal series. The last few books have upped the hotness level but this one was just wow! Totally increased my love for Ethan Sullivan even more. And hallelujah for no cliffhanger endings! *bows down to Chloe* Seriously, after the brutal cliffy in Hard Bitten (my heart still hurts just thinking about it), I can’t handle another ending like that! The ending leaves us with just the right amount of resolution for the current book, while leaving us excited for the next book. I love that these books have only a 6 month wait time between books instead of a year. Definitely keeping up with this series!

Audiobook Comments: This is the first time I listen to the audio version for this series. I was debating on ebook vs. audiobook but when I saw that Sophie Eastlake narrates these, I decided to go with the audio. I’ve already heard a book narrated by her (Rule by Jay Crownover) and knew I liked her. Considering there are so many important characters, I really loved how she gave everyone their own unique voice. Mallory sounded completetly different from Merit, and they sounded completely different for Lindsay’s character. Same thing with the guys. I knew who was talking right away which is sometimes a hard thing to follow in audiobooks. I’m going to continue the series on audio and have already started buying the first books so I can experience this series all over (and over) again!

Love Chloe Neill!!

Did Sophie Eastlake do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Sometimes the narrator seems to get the characters voices mixed up, for instance using Gabriel's voice for something Ethan said or even Merit's voice for someone else. That can be a little confusing and annoying.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I was particularly moved when Merit finally admitted to Ethan that Gaberiel had had a vision, or whatever it is that he does to decifer bits of the future, about Merit having Ethan's baby. The scene went on to show how well they compliment each other and how very much they love each other. In fact throughout the book the reaffirmed their love with everything from words to a touch to full on wild vampiric sex! And they weren't the only ones showing a little PDA, I think almost all the couples at least shared a hand squeeze and look at some point, if not some kisses, except maybe Paige and the Librarian.

Any additional comments?

As with all Chicagoland Vampire books, this was filled with mystery and intrigue. Of course it wasn't lacking in action or tension either. How could it be when the pack was gathered and Ethan was still facing the stupid mayor's trumped up charges?? Even with the issues with the voices occasionally being out of whack, it is definitely worth a listen. In fact, I don't think I've taken my headphones off except to talk on the phone once and to talk to someone that came to my house once! My poor ears feel a little abused lol!

Love the series

I love the series and love it even more in audio can’t wait to start the next one