THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND SWEARING
Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
Chicagoland Vampires #5
AH’s Review – 3.5 stars
Erika’s Review: 2 Stars and she’s done reading the series
That’s when the waters of Lake Michigan suddenly turn pitch black-and things really start getting ugly.
Chicago’s mayor insists it’s nothing to worry about, but Merit knows only the darkest magic could have woven a spell powerful enough to change the very fabric of nature. She’ll have to turn to friends old and new to find out who’s behind this, and stop them before it’s too late for vampires and humans alike
AH:
OK. I had high hopes for this one. I mean, after the events of the last book, or rather the last agonizing 10 pages; the author had to give us something, right?
Well…it wasn’t enough. It really felt like something was lacking in the book. I couldn’t stay focused on the story. Many reviewers have said it and I’ll reiterate: Not enough Ethan!
Sure, Jonah steps in to fill the void. Jonah is great – he’s gorgeous, he’s smart, he’s an incredible guy. There’s a few touching scenes. Jonah just doesn’t have the spark or the presence. Jonah makes a great partner, but not a love interest. At least not now.
A few things drove me crazy:
- Frank. Why was he allowed so much freedom? Why didn’t Malik stand up to him?
- Mayor Kowalcyzk struck me as a shrill, power hungry, easily influenced character. How did she get under the influence of McKetrick?
- Tate – What is he?
I found that the book lagged a little with all the excitement saved up for the last third. Then poof! A kind of anti-climactic ending. This has the feel of a filler book. Nevertheless, I was intrigued enough by the ending to want the next book right away. I hate when that happens.
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Erika:
I’m out peeps. All done with Meritverse.
I’m not sure I can adequately express my irritation with the character directions that seem to come out of left field, so I’m not even going to try.
How can you spend four books cultivating relationships and then squander them away in the blink of an eye..or in the stake of a heart. Mallory and Ethan. Geez Ms. Neill. Really? Ethan is like an emotionless…emotionless…vampire! and Mallory? What. the. hell. I’m just not feeling…well…anything. It’s like the emotions were all sucked out of your writing.
The reunion was so fucking BORING. We are told Merit cries, has a sob and then…it’s over? All is right with the world? Frank get’s kicked to the curb, and everyone is joyous. In what seemed like two pages? That is what you give us? For real? How, trite. How contrived.We are robbed of any emotional ties between Merit and Ethan. We aren’t privy to him drinking her blood, which is a first time for her? They are together all night and we don’t get any of that? We spent 5 books to watch them finally get together and we get glossed over fucking crap? I’m sorry, but I feel cheated, irritated and quite frankly, I’m all done buying the Chicagoland books. I don’t like the direction the series is going, nor do I like how we get fade to back on the important emotional scenes. I’m not even talking just the sex scenes. Ethan was gone for two effin months. TWO MONTHS. we get two pages of reunion? It wasn’t enough to satisfy me as a reader.
If it was that simple to kick Frank out, why didn’t Malik do it sooner?
I still don’t get Jonah and his little speech at the end.
The only reason I’m not giving this one star, is I do like Ms. Neill’s writing voice. I like her style and her descriptions. I just hate the execution.
So, yea. I’m all done yo.
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Hi all! Bonjour! I’m AH and I am obsessed with reading. I read all kinds of books, but my favorites are paranormal romance and urban fantasy. What is it about those vampires and shape-shifters? Lately, I seem to be reading a lot of dystopian books as well. Are zombies the new vampire? I hope not. I have 3 boys – all reluctant readers so I tend to read a lot of young adult books aimed at boys. I want them to catch the reading bug too! I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts about books with you. Hope we can discover some great reads together.
I am so with you both! I have no idea what to rate this book. Parts were awesome but too much made no real sense. You guys got it bang on. Great review!
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I loved this one. I felt it was about merit coming into her own as a vampire without Ethan and under pressure. So the ending was gravy. Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust
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I'm glad you liked it Steph. I didn't love it. I thought the end was such a major mistake. I liked how Merit grew without Ethan as well. I just hated the ending. I also hated Mallory's role in the events. It just doesn't seem right to me.
Well, I can't really comment since I only read the last couple of chapters. I tried reading the book, but just couldn't
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I am with you. All the other books I couldnt put down and finished them in a day. This one took me almost a week. I will keep reading just to see where this goes but thats it. I felt rather dissapointed at the end of the book, and I was quite pissed that I paid good money for it!!!!
This series has been added to and removed from the TBR multiple times now. One review makes me want to read it, another doesn't…I'm beginning to think I'll skip it. Kinda over the vampire thing right now, anyway…
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Finally finished the book. I kept on dragging my feet so to speak on finishing it. What do I say…it sucked? But then parts didn't suck. So very slow in the beginning then Mallory?? WTF!! And then the ending? I am glad he is alive but so unhappy with the reunion. In this book Merit is too cold for me. She was so devastated when Ethan dumped her i just thought the mourning would be more and the reunion better. I am really at a loss, not sure I understand this book. Will I read the next one, I suppose, but if the next one isn't any better…
You said it well. I found that the ending made me want to read the next book. I just don't know if I'll be purchasing it right away or waiting for a library copy.