House Rules by Chloe Neill

House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires, #7)

by Chloe Neill

Seventh in the New York Times bestselling series about “wonderfully compelling reluctant vampire heroine”* Merit and the paranormal Chicago underworld.
 
In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.
 
At age twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.
 
It starts when two Rogues vanish without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their House in peril, Merit and her Master, Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

Reviewed by MurderByDeath on

4 of 5 stars

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Well, number 7 didn't disappoint at all. I really enjoyed this story and the mystery behind the deaths a great deal and I was pleased to see that Ms. Neill didn't feel like she had to out-do her previous plots (Merit must save the world!). This book is all about taking care of things close to home; endings, beginnings, etc.

There was less snark in this book, but still enough to keep me happy, and it made sense within the story line as Merit tries to figure out how to interact with people without sarcasm. Plus, not a lot of Mallory in this book - again, it was completely in keeping with the overall story line of Mallory's rehabilitation, but I still missed that fabulous, electric rapport between Merit and Mallory. Loved reading about Ethan and Merit together, and I'm liking Jonah's character more and more.

Gonna be a long year until book 8.

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