Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
I really liked this first book of the Kitty Norville series and I think it shows a lot of promise for the series as a whole.
Kitty is a disc jockey at a radio station and has taken over the midnight shift since she also happens to be a werewolf. One night when she's feeling bored Kitty takes a caller who brings up some paranormal activity. Kitty plays it cool like the whole idea of vampires and werewolves is a really good joke but her frank commentary and easy acceptance or dismissal of ideas (and callers) makes her rating soar and all the sudden Kitty has her own syndicated show.
Of course no one on the radio knows that she's a werewolf - well until someone sends out a hitman to take her out while she is on the air. Kitty manages to talk down the killer (she points out that someone is playing him) but admits on air to being a werewolf. Kitty's ratings (and problems) go through the roof at her admission.
Most of her problems are pack related - keeping the right "people" happy is tough and Kitty refuses to give up her show to make others happy.
The best part for me was seeing how much of what happens in Kitty's life is luck. A lot of what she does would be really impressive, if she had meant to do it that way. But as with most other things in life, for Kitty it's guesswork and being in the right place at the right time and being open to other possibilities.
I also liked the author's sense of humor which translated to some of Kitty's snarky on-air commentary. And having a werewolf named Kitty is just ironic.
I really liked this first book of the Kitty Norville series and I think it shows a lot of promise for the series as a whole.
Kitty is a disc jockey at a radio station and has taken over the midnight shift since she also happens to be a werewolf. One night when she's feeling bored Kitty takes a caller who brings up some paranormal activity. Kitty plays it cool like the whole idea of vampires and werewolves is a really good joke but her frank commentary and easy acceptance or dismissal of ideas (and callers) makes her rating soar and all the sudden Kitty has her own syndicated show.
Of course no one on the radio knows that she's a werewolf - well until someone sends out a hitman to take her out while she is on the air. Kitty manages to talk down the killer (she points out that someone is playing him) but admits on air to being a werewolf. Kitty's ratings (and problems) go through the roof at her admission.
Most of her problems are pack related - keeping the right "people" happy is tough and Kitty refuses to give up her show to make others happy.
The best part for me was seeing how much of what happens in Kitty's life is luck. A lot of what she does would be really impressive, if she had meant to do it that way. But as with most other things in life, for Kitty it's guesswork and being in the right place at the right time and being open to other possibilities.
I also liked the author's sense of humor which translated to some of Kitty's snarky on-air commentary. And having a werewolf named Kitty is just ironic.
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