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A review by cathybruce208
Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
3.0
This is a solid third book in the series. It's not quite as much fun as the other two because it focused more on Merit and Ethan's relationship, and less on the supporting characters. M and E have been doing the will-they or won't they thing ever since Merit became a vampire. There's not much I can say without spoiling things, so if you want to stay unspoiled STOP READING right now.
Still here? Okay. So I'm a little irritated that they did and it was good and the whole damn Cadogan House was happy about it, but then Ethan decided he couldn't focus on his job as leader with Merit as his girlfriend/woman/significant other, so he ended it. All this happens in less than 24 hours! Then his old flame shows up at the house in less than 24 more hours (this turns out to be a coincidence, but of course, Ethan doesn't tell Merit and she is humiliated/devastated.) Ethan expresses that he still has feelings for Merit, but she tells him, "you only got one chance." I hope she sticks to that promise. Ethan is an interesting character, but I don't buy him as the one big Love of Merit's afterlife.
Now that this is out of the way, there are other, better, things in this book. We get to see werewolves and understand their politics and powers a little better. We're getting a better understanding of the difference between the way magic works for humans, vampires, werewolves and other magical creatures. We're hearing a little history about what happened to vampires in the past, why they don't get along with werewolves and how there are divisions within both camps over how much they should work together moving forward.
That sounds vague and boring, but it's good world-building and it really sets up the possibility of some really great stories to come. I'm in for the next book. Hopefully, there'll be less Ethan-Merit action and more supernatural creature hijinks.
Still here? Okay. So I'm a little irritated that they did and it was good and the whole damn Cadogan House was happy about it, but then Ethan decided he couldn't focus on his job as leader with Merit as his girlfriend/woman/significant other, so he ended it. All this happens in less than 24 hours! Then his old flame shows up at the house in less than 24 more hours (this turns out to be a coincidence, but of course, Ethan doesn't tell Merit and she is humiliated/devastated.) Ethan expresses that he still has feelings for Merit, but she tells him, "you only got one chance." I hope she sticks to that promise. Ethan is an interesting character, but I don't buy him as the one big Love of Merit's afterlife.
Now that this is out of the way, there are other, better, things in this book. We get to see werewolves and understand their politics and powers a little better. We're getting a better understanding of the difference between the way magic works for humans, vampires, werewolves and other magical creatures. We're hearing a little history about what happened to vampires in the past, why they don't get along with werewolves and how there are divisions within both camps over how much they should work together moving forward.
That sounds vague and boring, but it's good world-building and it really sets up the possibility of some really great stories to come. I'm in for the next book. Hopefully, there'll be less Ethan-Merit action and more supernatural creature hijinks.