Name: Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, #5)
ISBN: 9780451234865

Chloe Neill

Drink Deep (Chicagoland Vampires, #5)

The fifth entry in Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires series, perfect for fans of Charlaine Harris and Kelley Armstrong Clouds are brewing over Cadogan House, and recently turned vampire Merit can't tell if this is the darkness before the dawn or the calm before the storm. With the city itself in turmoil over paranormals and the state threatening to pass a paranormal registration act, times haven't been this precarious for vampires since they came out of the closet. If only they could lay low for a bit, and let the mortals calm down. 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.

A Chicagoland Vampires Novel

Drink Deep

Sarah Escorsa

Emotionally drained. Pretty much speechless. Definitely giddy. That’s me after reading Drink Deep.

Chloe Neill you are insane. It is not human to have both your poor characters and poor readers go through such an emotional roller-coaster. Despair and sadness: Merit’s grief felt incredibly real (that scene when she sleeps in Ethan’s room is just heartbreaking) and her dreams were… there’s no word for it really. Frustration and disapointment: Catcher, Mallory. Anger and rage: Frank, the GP, Tate… need I say more? Hope and excitement: the RG and… you’ll figure out the rest once you’ve read Drink Deep. 

So the book is less action-packed than previous instalments and it’s a filler of sorts. The plot and its resolution aren’t entirely satisfying and it all feels a bit too neatly tied-in. But you know what? I couldn’t care less. Because of the last few chapters of the book. (view spoiler)[Because His Deliciousness is back. Oh I’m pretty sure Chloe Neill will show no mercy on us poor readers and there will be hell to pay for this but it’s okay, I can take it (I say this now but we’ll see how my poor little heart deals with whatever happens next). (hide spoiler)] Clever clever Ms Neill. I had grand theories about this series after reading Hard Bitten. Theories about why Chloe Neill ended things the way she did. (view spoiler)[My main theory being that Merit and Ethan’s relationship needed to evolve and it was more or less impossible the way things were back then. Something needed to happen before things got either boring or downright annoying between them. So Ethan’s death made sense somehow. (hide spoiler)] What I thought made some sense then makes perfect sense now. Neill found the ideal solution to the problem at hand by completely changing the series dynamics. Great and gutsy move on her part!

Merit still rocks my world. I miss her interactions with Ethan. As handsome, sexy, fun, and smart Jonah might be, he’s definitely no Ethan and his relationship with Merit desperately lacks chemistry. They have nice scenes together but it just isn’t the same. (view spoiler)[In Hard Bitten I thought Neill was being too obvious about where things were headed between Merit & Jonah but she got me there, I completely fell for it! (hide spoiler)]I love Lindsey. I love Luc. And Malik. And Juliet. And Kelley. And the nymphs. And the mercenary fairies. We don’t get too see nearly enough of Jeff. I used to love Catcher and the relationship he had with Merit but his pain in the neck potential has reached nuclear levels. And don’t even get me started Mallory. I was never a big fan of hers but this?! With friends like these who needs enemies right? Frank is a self-righteous asshole. Mayor Kowalczyk is a bitch. McKetrick is still an asshole. So is Tate. So is Morgan. Lovely people all around!

I don’t know what Chloe Neill has in store for us in instalments to come but I can’t wait to find out! Jumping straight into Biting Cold.

Madelynn snobl

3.75. Liked it but didn’t love it. Definitely needed this buffer for what yet to come. Loved the ending though.