KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON is a wee bit more traditional when it comes to urban fantasy and paranormal romance, but it packs a really shocking moment at the end that I never saw coming.
KITTY TAKES A HOLIDAY shocked the hell out of me and really, really made me re-examine how characters and romances are handled in the genre, especially from a violence stand-point (and by violence, I'm not referring to romance, but rather character-actions).
KITTY AND THE SILVER BULLET, well, I've already told you it brings the series full circle in a good way, so that's all I'll say. :)
The fifth book is sadly the most stereotypical UF in the series, but like I said, book six makes up for it by continuing the story in a far more interesting way. Still, there are things about book five that make me grumble. :-/
The violence has nothing to do with romance, but a character who uses violence to handle situations is basically . . . dealt with VERY REALISTICALLY in terms of how the real world works.
And the romance in that book? Is totally out of left field, but in a good way (and not related to the violence). :)
Based on my foggy memory, I can understand why you cringed. Hell, if I hadn't read that book then and read it now, I might have the same issues. But one thing Vaughn does is handle Kitty in a very human, realistic manner. She's not just SUDDENLY BETTER in terms of how she's been used. Recognizing that you're in a bad relationship is a small but exceedingly important step, you know? If Kitty had suddenly become super woman, if she'd gone all bad-ass at the end, it wouldn't have been realistic at all.
Just trust me on this series. Kitty definitely isn't an over-powered super-kick-ass heroine stereotype, she does grow and change (though I can't say much for her timing) and the romances that follow aren't anything like what you saw in the first book.
In other news, I finished MAGIC BURNS today and immediately wanted the third book. :)
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KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON is a wee bit more traditional when it comes to urban fantasy and paranormal romance, but it packs a really shocking moment at the end that I never saw coming.
KITTY TAKES A HOLIDAY shocked the hell out of me and really, really made me re-examine how characters and romances are handled in the genre, especially from a violence stand-point (and by violence, I'm not referring to romance, but rather character-actions).
KITTY AND THE SILVER BULLET, well, I've already told you it brings the series full circle in a good way, so that's all I'll say. :)
The fifth book is sadly the most stereotypical UF in the series, but like I said, book six makes up for it by continuing the story in a far more interesting way. Still, there are things about book five that make me grumble. :-/
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And the romance in that book? Is totally out of left field, but in a good way (and not related to the violence). :)
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In other news, I finished MAGIC BURNS today and immediately wanted the third book. :)
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