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A carregar... Kitty Goes to Washingtonpor Carrie Vaughn
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2007-12.html#kitty ( ) Kitty Goes to Washington 3.5 Stars As the title implies, Werewolf radio talkshow host, Kitty Norville, travels to the capitol to testify before a Senate committee on the existence of supernatural beings. While there, she becomes involved in the various agendas and machinations of a variety of dangerous groups - vampires, lycanthropes, and politicians. Despite its potential, this follow-up novel falls short of expectations. The first half of the book is slow with a great deal of exposition, and the second half fails to capitalize on the small amount of tension that does build up. Kitty's characterization is problematic. Not only does her poor decision-making play into the dumb blond stereotype, but she is too much of a damsel in distress in need of rescue. The woman is a freaking werewolf for crying out loud, yet In terms of the plot, there are several threads that ultimately come together, but each is rather anti-climactic and is resolved either too easily or by an almost deus-ex machina element. Despite these issues, Kitty is a very appealing heroine and the secondary cast is interesting enough to continue with the series. Moreover, Marguerite Gavin's narration of the audiobook is excellent. I could listen to her read the phonebook and enjoy it. The Kitty Norville series is right up there with Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris and maybe even my beloved Jim Butcher for great urban fantasy. The genre is flooded, and a lot of what I've tried out in the last year has been so-so or just bad. The radio show adds a nice element to the plot lines, and the fact that our heroine is often brave in spite of herself is refreshing. She often feels fear, cries when horrible things happen, wants to run away, but doesn't, and none of it comes across as being whiny. The first in the series was good enough that I eventually picked up the second, but this second one has me hooked. I'll read them until Carrie Vaughn stops writing them. I'm feeling better about Kitty's adventures all the time, although the creepy shit the government pulls gives me the holy heebie jeebies and feels all too real. I hope she continues to kick butt and gather people around her. I am deeply amused by Kitty's complete embrace of tourist opportunities, and strangely, I really like her lawyer. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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HTML:In this tantalizing sequel to Kitty and the Midnight Hour, celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville returns to take on dirty politicians in America's capital. Kitty Norville prefers to be heard and not seen. So when she's invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, and her face gets plastered on national TV, she inherits a new set of friends. She also inherits a new set of enemies, including the vampire mistress of the city; an über-hot Brazilian were-jaguar; and a Bible-thumping senator who wants to expose Kitty as a monster. Kitty quickly learns that in this city of dirty politicians and backstabbing pundits, everyone's itching for a figh Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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