Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
Summary
Kitty is a DJ on the midnight shift, and well she's also a werewolf. One day she gives some advice to someone else who is supernatural on the show, and ratings shoot through the roof. Now though, the rest of her pack and at least the local vampires don't like her, and Kitty must learn to find her own way.
Commentary
I've been having a streak of pretty good urban fantasy novels, which makes me happy since I had begun to have a dim view of this genre before. I'm still a bit wary, but Kitty is another big plus for UF especially because she doesn't start out as any sort of ass-kicking super-heroine. In fact, she's bottom of the pack, which is something I hadn't read yet (well I guess there was Alpha and Omega, but that was a bit different in nature).
I definitely liked the backdrop of a DJ show, and the callers were lots of fun to read about. Granted I really don't know how authentic it was. Also, as the show grows, Kitty grows as well which I really liked.
There was only a tiny bit of romance in this book although there may be more development in the next book. I quite enjoy the slow pacing of the romance, which is somewhat reminiscent of the pacing in the Mercy Thompson series. Even though Kitty is not quite as kick-butt as some of the other UF heroines, I think you guys will still enjoy following her.
Star Rating: 4.0/5.0
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I really enjoyed the early installments of this series. The author surprised me with some bold choices... like the death in the one you just read.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Kitty Takes a Holiday as well, though she went in a different direction than I had hoped.
This sounds like an interesting series to get into, I really like the idea of the DJ show.
ReplyDelete@Jen I was a bit disappointed with the death since I didn't feel like there was as much emotional investment in that character to make the death's impact more... impactful, but it was still gut wrenching
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