Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1) by Carrie Vaughn Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1)
Book Review: Different
Summary: 4 Stars
This is for sure different from most of the other paranormal novels I have read (The Hallows, Sookie, etc) but still quite good. Kitty annoyed me a bit at the start, but she quickly becomes an interesting character. Really creative story idea.Book Review: werewolves and vampires, interesting...
Summary: 4 Stars
KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR is the first of the Kitty Norville series of books. Kitty is a late night disc jockey who is also a werewolf. This is what intrigued me about the story. There are so many vampire books out there, and not enough werewolf stories. But guess what, this has vampires also. Neither group likes the publicity that Kitty brings, and hence the story. Some of the characters that call in are just plain silly, but fun. There is a lot of character development that needs to be explored and I am sure they will in the sequels.Book Review: Great urban fantasy debut
Summary: 4 Stars
One call that might've been a crank and late night DJ Kitty Norville ends up the hostess of the popular "The Midnight Hour." People call in with supernatural problems and she helps - without mentioning she's a werewolf herself. Kitty truly loves her job, and it helps her become more confident.
I though Kitty was a nice change of pace from the urban fantasy heroines I've been reading about. She's not the big bad, she's just a girl who would rather someone protect her. Being able to turn into a wolf helps sometimes, but other people has abilities as well and her wolf isn't equipped with dominant instincts.
I also liked Cormac, a human assassin of things that go bump in the night. Kitty talks him down from killing her and their relationship progresses from there. Even with my fondness for assassins, he's a good character. He's after the monsters but he's not a fanatic; he can use logic.
KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR isn't perfect, but I picked up the second the instant I finished. It's very mainstream urban fantasy, but has a little different approach.
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Book Review: Kitty the Cowardly Wolf becomes a kick-butt woman by the end; fun, fast read
Summary: 4 Stars
Plot Summary: Kitty has been a werewolf for several years now, after being forcibly changed by a wolf in the Denver pack. One night she takes the graveyard shift at KNOB, and opens a dialog about supernatural creatures with her listeners. Her show becomes an overnight success, and no one in town is happy with her. Her alpha orders her to quit, the local vampire Family starts gunning for her, and a hired werewolf hunter nearly plugs her with silver during one of her shows. As Kitty's confidence in herself grows, she begins to question her life within the pack. Is she really happy being the lowest wolf on the totem pole?
Thank goodness this story took a U-turn toward the middle. Watching Kitty the Cowardly Wolf during the first half really set my teeth on edge. Her alpha beats her, screws her, and keeps her in line with sick, twisted reverse-psychology; what's even worse is that Kitty loves every minute of it. Pack life seemed pretty sucky to me, so it was a relief when Kitty finally blew the feathers out of her brain and realized that if she was just a human, this kind of treatment would qualify as abuse.
This series has been on my `need to read' list for a while now. It's hard to avoid comparing it to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, which has a much grittier, intense feel. This story felt lighter, more irreverent, and that's due in large part to Kitty's big mouth, which gets her into trouble. Kitty is not too bright sometimes, but she's also never boring. Her on-air discussions are just as entertaining as listening to a real radio talk show, and the action in between made this feel like a fast, easy read.
On the spine this book says it's a Fantasy, and that sounds about right to me. There was no romance, but like all urban fantasy's nowadays, I fully expect that somewhere down the road Kitty will become involved with somebody. Book one was definitely enjoyable enough to warrant getting "Kitty Goes to Washington," the next book in this series.
Book Review: Great start!
Summary: 5 Stars
Picked this up used, read it, and immediately went looking for the rest of the series. Kitty is a great character, and the ensemble that grows over the first four books is a lot of fun. Plot directions are unpredictable; I was a bit put out when it turned out Kitty's love interest wasn't going to be who I thought it should be. Getting your readers to care that much about your characters is no mean feat.
It's a continuing story; so try to read them in order.