Reviewed by: Rabid Reads. 
 Chicago has a reputation for good food, crappy weather, and organized crime; Chloe Neill makes a point of including the first two in practically every installment, but the third had yet to surface. DARK DEBT rocketed into the previous book's cliff hanger with little delay while also paving the way for a new mafia plot thread that will in all likelihood become this series' latest story arc. The secondary characters were the headliners of this novel for me with Mallory & Catcher at the head of the pack. 
 Merit is ever so gradually becoming a 'real' vampire after her unorthodox transformation in SOME GIRLS BITE, and the most recent undead trait that she has to contend with is glamour. She's skated by on immunity for ten books, but the time has come to pay the piper. Her pound of flesh came at a pretty high price, and I was afraid that it would be yet another obstacle between her and Ethan. Speaking of Cadogan House's master, his solution was uber uninspired, so I was happy that 1. Merit vetoed it, and 2. She conquered her snag. 
 The author nimbly pulled the wool over our eyes as far as antagonists go. There were two enemies stirring the waters of Lake Michigan in this installment; one was obvious until he wasn't while as the other stayed on the DL until he could deliver a direct hit. I really enjoyed how this story's plot developed, Neill never does anything without a reason, and even though her ploys don't always make sense at the time, they eventually complete their circuit in a rewarding way, so I look forward to seeing where she takes her gangster thread. 
 Mallory & Catcher were the masters of all things feels in this novel. I wish I could blurt out the why of it, but their aaww moment was too good to spoil. Morgan's been the gum at the bottom of the CHICAGOLAND VAMPIRES shoe since day 1, therefore I was kinda stunned when he manned-up, and I found myself genuinely liking him. The same can be said of Merit's dad, he's definitely not a candidate for father of the year however after his actions in this book there may be hope for him yet. Jonah on the other hand... what a hypocrite! 
 Chloe Neill strikes again with DARK DEBT!