I'm having a hard time reviewing Friday Night Bites. Frankly, not a whole lot happened in this installment. Are new threads being revealed and are we deepening our understanding of the world? Yes, for this Friday Night Bites succeeds. On the other hand, nothing feels completed. Rather it's another piece of the puzzle to be told over like 13 books. This was a "yes and..." kind of story. It built off of the foundation laid in Some Girls Bite and added new thematic elements that I'm sure will be explored further in the future. But if I look at this book as its own separate entity it is composed entire out of "middles." There's resolution to the main conflict of the story, yes, but I would like to venture that much of the story really wasn't about the main conflict. 
 It's hard to put into words the exact feeling I have after reading this. I guess the best word is "meh..." Generally, I was just kind of bored during this one. What kept me going was Merit. I really do like her as a heroine. She shows some vulnerability here and it makes her an endearing character. However, I'll admit that at times I just wanted her to spit it out. Like girl... keeping secrets isn't doing anyone any good. You need to just ask a freaking question at least! 
 Essentially, I really like Merit but I just wish these books could stand better on their own than they do. Will I continue on with the series? Yes, but I'm not really in a rush to get back to it.