Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Kitty and the Midnight Hour

by Carrie Vaughn, 272 pages

Kitty Norville is a late night DJ for a Denver radio station.  Being a radio DJ is kind of like being God, so when Kitty refuses to play any music unless one of her callers requests a song that was made prior to 1990, she inadvertently turns her show into an all night talk show.  The topic: the supernatural.  Most people think it's a joke, but a few start to suspect that Kitty is more than she seems.  Soon she is dealing with a bounty hunter that  specializes in werewolves and angry vampires determined to shut her down.

I couldn't put this book down.  The story is fast-paced and exciting with smart dialog and flashes of humor.  Despite their supernatural origins, Vaughn's characters are surprisingly human.  In the beginning of the book, Kitty is just trying to survivor her complicated life, but as the story builds she starts to figure out what's important and that some things are worth fighting for.  This should appeal to fans of urban fantasy and maybe the paranormal romance crowd, even though romance isn't the focus of the book.  If you're looking for a great escapist read, give this one a try!

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