Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5)
by Carrie Vaughn
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Author: Carrie VaughnEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN: 0446199532
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Summary: 5 Stars
KITTY AND THE DEAD MAN'S HAND
CARRIE VAUGHN
Contemporary Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance
Grand Central Publishing
Sensuality Rating: Sexy
Rating: 5 Enchantments
Kitty Norville isn't your average radio personality. She hosts the talk radio show "The Midnight Hour" and she's currently the most well-known werewolf in the States, if not the world. Having someone film and televise her `change' will do that--but that's an earlier story. KITTY AND THE DEAD MAN'S HAND is author Carrie Vaughn's fifth book about Kitty's world and the special characters that populate it.
Kitty's life has become very complicated over the last few years. She's been bitten by and turned into a werewolf. She's been an escapee lone wolf from a crazy Alpha. She's been captured and filmed through her `change' to prove the existence of werewolves. She's been chased, cornered, and then saved by a bounty hunter who's now her friend. Her lawyer has been bitten and changed and is now her boyfriend. Her best friend died trying to save her. And her mother is dying of cancer. But life's not all bad news--her radio show is one of the most popular late night shows around and Kitty likes to think that she's helped both humans and `others' open a strange type of communication via her show. Now for the biggest news of all...Kitty's getting married!
Of course, Kitty's not exactly your normal blushing bride. So when the opportunity arises to escape the insanity and marry in Vegas? Well, Kitty's sure a vacation by the pool with Ben will be just the thing. But it doesn't take long for the vacation to become an opportunity for a little free advertising. It seems her boss has gotten wind of the Vegas trip and tosses Kitty the chance to do her show live in Vegas! How cool is that? Okay, it would be cool--if it weren't for: her hotel's convention of bounty hunters looking to score a werewolf, vampire politics, a magician who just might be the real thing, a suspicious shifter animal act, and a kidnapped groom. Maybe going to Vegas for the wedding wasn't such a good idea after all.
I love Kitty Norville. No, wait. I want to be Kitty Norville. Well, without the danger...and the bad stuff...and the...OK, how about I want to be buddies with Kitty? I can see the two of us kicking back with a drink or two discussing...ummm, life? Men? In any event, Kitty's the kind of heroine it's hard not to like. She's kind yet not afraid to `throw down' to protect herself and her friends. She's fully aware of how strange her life has become but still manages to keep a sense of humor about it. She's taken some very hard knocks and can still believe in love and struggles to do what's right.
Carrie Vaughn is a genius. No, really. When I think back to the first book in this series, KITTY AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, I'm amazed at how smoothly Vaughn has rolled out the events (so far) in Kitty's life. Her writing is crisp, her plots are tight, and her ever-growing cast of characters enchant. Even with all the reading I do, as soon as I pick up a new Kitty book, within a few pages I'm pulled right back into Kitty's world. I don't know how she does it and if I did I'd be banging out my own series right now!
I would caution readers, though. Once you pick up one `Kitty' book, you'll be hooked. You'll head for the bookstore to pick up her back list and closet yourself in a quiet room reading as fast as you can turn the pages. Then you'll hit her website, http://www.carrievaughn.com, desperately hoping the release date for the next book has been moved up. Oh wait...that's me J
JJ
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
April 2009
Summary of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5)
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS?Already the alpha pair of Denver's werewolf pack, Kitty and Ben now plan to tie the knot human-style by eloping to Vegas. Kitty is looking forward to sipping fru-fru drinks by the pool and doing her popular radio show on live TV, but her hotel is stocked with werewolf-hating bounty hunters. Elsewhere on the Strip an old-school magician might be wielding the real thing; the vampire community is harboring a dark secret; and the irresistible star of a suspicious animal act is determined to seduce Kitty. Sin City has never been so wild, and this werewolf has never had to fight harder to save not only her wedding, but her very life.
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