Vampires are starting to get into the good graces of the public again, for now. So when Merit and Cadogan House are called in on a murder investigation, there are those who would believe it's the vampires committing murder again. That's why it's important to solve the investigation as soon as possible. That's easier said than done, especially when Cadogan is still waiting to hear from the GP, specifically Ethan is still waiting to hear from Darius about the challenge he issued him at the end of Wild Things. When Ethan is targeted at an event it becomes clear that there are those who may not want him to try for the top spot of the GP. When is comes out that this person is someone from Ethan's past it causes tension between him and Merit when he won't share the meaning behind the threat. Regardless, Merit has to be the Sentinel she's become and get everything figured out. 
 There's a lot that happens in Blood Games for Merit and Co. to take care of. Usually when I read a Chicagoland Vampire book, I simply cannot put it down from start to finish. Blood Games had the opposite effect on me however. I wasn't immediately drawn in to the beginning of the book. For whatever reason I just could take it or leave it. I would say probably about a 1/4 of the way in everything finally started to click for me and that is when I couldn't put the book down. 
 I hate to say it, but things are almost more interesting when there's conflict between Ethan and Merit. Not the break-up type of conflict but the type where the readers get to see what their relationship is truly made of and how great they are together. Chloe Neill has done great getting Merit and Ethan to a point where I don't worry that they'll be together at the end of the day, but I enjoy seeing them fight for each other still. 
 I have to wonder if there will be many more books in the series. Chloe Neill has gone in an interesting direction with the end of Blood Games, but this is par for the course. She usually ends one story arc only to open another interesting one, but a series can't go on forever. As long as the books remain to be written with the same care, I will continue reading.