2013 Books, mid-May: Vaughn
I had a lot more reading time than normal recently because I was out of town on a business trip. (No kids! Yea! ... Um, I missed them so much. Um, yeah, that's right)
I wanted to take a paperback because it would be lighter (and ya can't read an ebook on take-off and landing) and if it got dinged, no big deal. I settled on Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Rocks the House. It's the fifth book in the Kitty Norville series released by Tor. The first 7 were released by a different publisher and the series starts with Kitty and the Midnight Hour.
Kitty Norville is a deejay with a syndicated radio show about the supernatural. She's married to a lawyer, Ben. Both are werewolves and the alphas of the Denver pack. In the recent books, they've discovered that a group of vampires playing the Long Game plan to take over the world, really. Other oppose them, including the master vampire of Denver, Rick. Rick and Kitty are trying to connect with the other non-take-over-the-world vampires to stop it. In this book, Kitty has to deal with potential allies, a cranky sister, a thread to the pack, and a new threat to the equilibrium of the city. Cormac (and Amelia) make a few appearances--I always find them welcome.
Beyond being well-written, the Kitty series makes a nice change from most of the urban fantasy books on the market. Kitty hasn't 'powered up' beyond becoming more emotionally stable, assertive, and knowledgeable. The threats and squick haven't been ramping up that quickly either. You could probably read and enjoy this entry without reading the rest of the series, but there's quite a bit that you would miss. If you've been following the series, it's a worthwhile addition.
I wanted to take a paperback because it would be lighter (and ya can't read an ebook on take-off and landing) and if it got dinged, no big deal. I settled on Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Rocks the House. It's the fifth book in the Kitty Norville series released by Tor. The first 7 were released by a different publisher and the series starts with Kitty and the Midnight Hour.
Kitty Norville is a deejay with a syndicated radio show about the supernatural. She's married to a lawyer, Ben. Both are werewolves and the alphas of the Denver pack. In the recent books, they've discovered that a group of vampires playing the Long Game plan to take over the world, really. Other oppose them, including the master vampire of Denver, Rick. Rick and Kitty are trying to connect with the other non-take-over-the-world vampires to stop it. In this book, Kitty has to deal with potential allies, a cranky sister, a thread to the pack, and a new threat to the equilibrium of the city. Cormac (and Amelia) make a few appearances--I always find them welcome.
Beyond being well-written, the Kitty series makes a nice change from most of the urban fantasy books on the market. Kitty hasn't 'powered up' beyond becoming more emotionally stable, assertive, and knowledgeable. The threats and squick haven't been ramping up that quickly either. You could probably read and enjoy this entry without reading the rest of the series, but there's quite a bit that you would miss. If you've been following the series, it's a worthwhile addition.