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Kitty Steals The Show (2012)

by Carrie Vaughn(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0575098708 (ISBN13: 9780575098701)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Gollanz

series

Kitty Norville

review 1: While the realm of urban fantasy has gotten exceedingly overcrowded, I still get a lot of fresh pleasure from each Kitty Norville book I read. Not only does Vaughn keep the character and her cast developing and growing, she usually makes a good story out of each installment, with a minimum of bodice-ripping and preternatural passion.In this volume, Kitty -- a werewolf talk show host in Denver whose "outing" on YouTube at the hands of a ruthless researcher forced the public to become aware of the world of lycanthropes, vampires, etc. all around them -- has been asked to come to London to give the keynote speech at a first-ever academic conference on the supernatural. In doing so, she (and we) learn a lot more about how things operate across the Pond amongst the supernatura... morel types there, and we learn more about the Roman and his plot to take over the vampiric, and thus supernatural and "normal" world. Kitty not only has to protect her folks and find allies, but she has to make some tough decisions about what her role is going to be in both that impending war and in society as a whole -- decisions that have ramifications for the future.Good fun, a fresh change-up of scenery, some fine new (and old) characters, interesting twists on some of the fantasy worldbuilding Vaughn has done, nice action (though, again, our titular hero spends a minimum amount of time furry), and a strong installment in the series.
review 2: This series has become more of a source of frustration for me than an enjoyable read. The first four or five books were pretty solid- some fresh ideas, wit, excellent cast of characters. A werewolf running a radio show? Finding her strength and independence from an abusive pack? Brilliant. But at some point, the stories started focusing on some silly vampire long-game, when it worked so much better as discreet storylines with more character growth, new supernatual discoveries, new triumphs. And that bizzare book with the chinese mythological storyline? I really hated that one, it was the worst offender of the lot. And the story has no dramatics, no wild romance. The main characters are do-gooders all the way, with no flaws to liven things up. Cormac. Louis. Why on earth did Carrie ignore the potential there? Yes, I appreciate Ben & Kitty's strong and dependable, lovey dovey relationship. But it is getting boring. Kitty doesn't need to turn into a screaming harlot, but perhaps Carrie could throw in some irrational jealousy? A torn conscience? The slightest bit of temptation? Just one teeny little lovers quarrel to distract us from the trainwreck that is the overarching plot. I apologise for the rant that barely mentions the book, but at the very least, if you are as frustrated by these things as I am, you can know that this book does not return Kitty to her earlier glory. less

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pksinha

Kitty Norville is pretty much my ideal main character: someone who gets out of (and sometimes into) trouble by talking, not fighting - though she can fight if she must - and who builds a good deep bench of allies in the process; who gets through scary situations basically on chutzpah; and who is able to exercise a keen intelligence, even while terrified, outnumbered and outgunned.I wouldn't say that this is the best of the series, certainly, but I enjoyed it. I did feel that the big speech near the end, for which we got a lot of build-up starting early on, wasn't as powerful as I had hoped it would be. It did its job, though, and in a way, a speech that leaves much of the audience uncomfortable and thinking less of Kitty than they did before is a better move in a long-running series. It's worth the extra dollar or two above the price of an indie book to get decent editing, too. I have the samples for the next two books on my Kindle, and will be getting them next time I feel like this particular brand of urban fantasy: a medium level of stakes and action, a smart protagonist and a competent supporting cast.

trinny

This was not my favorite entry in the series.It was fun, but it felt like an installment that attempted to get the plot from point A to point B. There wasn't enough character development for me. That could be because Kitty and Friends are (mostly) self-actualized adults by now. However, it was still a problem. Other than being upset at events, and working to Save The Day, it didn't seem as the events in this book touched Kitty very deeply.That said, I will still keep buying and reading every book in this series because even a three star Kitty Norville book is better than most books out there.

Zaar

I think this is where I finally leave the Kitty seriesyawn yawn yawn yawn

aj01211

This book bored me a bit, I had t push to finish it.

chez

Moves the series along nicely a good solid story

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