HONEYMOON IN VEGAS? Already the alpha pair of Denver's werewolf pack, Kitty and Ben now plan to tie the knot human-style by eloping to Vegas. Kitty...
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Feb 02, 2009
Julie (jjmachshev)
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I love Kitty. I want to be Kitty...er, without Kitty's problems anyway. If you don't know who Kitty is, then you haven't been reading Carrie Vaughn's series starring werewolf Kitty Norville; and shame on you! This series is hilarious, scary, exciting, and sexy all at the same time. In the four previous books, Kitty's been turned, exiled, outed, hunted, and mated. Now her life continues in book five, "Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand" where she 'tries' to get married.
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Jan 27, 2009
Cameron
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Kitty gets to play with some new kitties! Watch for those claws, and are those boys bunny kicking or...!!!
Kitty's Vegas elopement suffers from quite a bit more than the typical cold feet dilemma: vapid vampires, lusty werecats, mysterious magicians, a gun show with itchy-fingered bounty hunters in her hotel, and the worst - a live televised Midnight Hour. It is the later that proves to be the most character building, the rest felt rather superficial. One thing I love about this se More...
Kitty's Vegas elopement suffers from quite a bit more than the typical cold feet dilemma: vapid vampires, lusty werecats, mysterious magicians, a gun show with itchy-fingered bounty hunters in her hotel, and the worst - a live televised Midnight Hour. It is the later that proves to be the most character building, the rest felt rather superficial. One thing I love about this se More...
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Nov 23, 2011
Rita
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After plowing through 4 books in one week, I didn't think I could be disappointed in any of the Kitty books. Oh, there were little things that annoyed me here and there. Mostly related to character development. Some characters seemed flat, but the plot was thick and fast paced. The problems were easy to overlook.
But in Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, I thought the characters and the development wasn't just a little flat anymore. For one, Kitty and Ben are supposed to be in love. Kitty More...
But in Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, I thought the characters and the development wasn't just a little flat anymore. For one, Kitty and Ben are supposed to be in love. Kitty More...
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Oct 19, 2009
Sheri
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Kitty and the Dead Man's hand is a suspense filled all night read. Once again Carrie Vaughn pulls off another hit. Kitty is in Las Vegas planning to get married when trouble arises.
With bounty hunters on her tail, an old school magician who may be the "real thing", an animal act leader who lusts for Kitty, and a laid back Vampire leader, Kitty once again does not know who to trust.
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With bounty hunters on her tail, an old school magician who may be the "real thing", an animal act leader who lusts for Kitty, and a laid back Vampire leader, Kitty once again does not know who to trust.
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Jan 17, 2012
Fangs for the Fantasy
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Kitty is getting married and the plans are consuming her life. Wouldn’t it be relaxing if she and Ben could just elope? And if you’re going to Elope, why not do it properly and head for Vegas?
Of course, what should have been the simple option quickly becomes much much more complex. First there’s her producer who thinks Vegas would be the perfect opportunity for her to have her first real television show, which takes a lot of preparation
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Of course, what should have been the simple option quickly becomes much much more complex. First there’s her producer who thinks Vegas would be the perfect opportunity for her to have her first real television show, which takes a lot of preparation
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Sep 11, 2011
Cynthia
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You'd think that a series about a werewolf with a radio show would start to get a bit stale after a few installments. You'd be wrong.
Carrie Vaughn pulls out all the stops as Kitty and Ben head to Las Vegas so that Kitty can do a live TV broadcast of The Midnight Hour. And they plan to get married. Sounds like a plan, right? Unfortunately, there's a gun show in progress in the very hotel where Kitty will be doing her show. On stage. In front of hundreds of people. And in the mi More...
Carrie Vaughn pulls out all the stops as Kitty and Ben head to Las Vegas so that Kitty can do a live TV broadcast of The Midnight Hour. And they plan to get married. Sounds like a plan, right? Unfortunately, there's a gun show in progress in the very hotel where Kitty will be doing her show. On stage. In front of hundreds of people. And in the mi More...
Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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This is book 5 in the Kitty Norville series. It was definitely not a strong book in this series. The book really spent more time kind of setting up a new story.
In this book Kitty and Ben decide to go to Las Vegas to get married. Only things start to get complicated. Kitty's boss talks her into doing a televised version of her radio show while she's in Vegas and Rick asks Kitty to deliver a note to the Master vampire of Las Vegas. Things begin to fall apart when Kitty finds out about th More...
In this book Kitty and Ben decide to go to Las Vegas to get married. Only things start to get complicated. Kitty's boss talks her into doing a televised version of her radio show while she's in Vegas and Rick asks Kitty to deliver a note to the Master vampire of Las Vegas. Things begin to fall apart when Kitty finds out about th More...
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Mar 30, 2010
Genie
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Although I’ve read a number of negative reviews about this book, I found "Kitty & the Dead Man's Hand," to be an enjoyable read. Kitty is given the chance to broadcast her show, The Midnight Hour, live, on television from a studio in Las Vegas. She jumps at the chance for two reasons. First it gives her an opportunity to promote her show in a new market. Second, it makes it possible for her to escape her mother’s grip on her wedding plans. And so Kitty & Ben head out to Las Vega
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May 26, 2009
Julia
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Kitty and Ben have been together as a couple for a year and have decided to get married. Not wanting or caring about all the hoo-haa of a big wedding they decide to go to Las Vegas. There, her radio producer puts together a tv show for her instead of her usual radio show, with a live audience. So, the wedding's made even cheaper wit the radio station paying for the hotel and flight. They are booked into a hotel with a big gun show where Ben’s former colleagues, of the monster hunting variety, ar
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May 23, 2009
Gail
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Kitty the midnight-DJ-werewolf is getting married to her mate, Ben-the-lawyer-werewolf. It's too hard to arrange everything, so they decide to elope to Las Vegas. They invite her mom and dad, the very normal suburban couple.
Her manager arranges a tv show in the town that's all glitter and show. She meets the Master Vampire and is puzzled by him. She meets a magician whose magic is rumored to be real, and then there's the wild animal show that's got lycanthrope smell all over it More...
Her manager arranges a tv show in the town that's all glitter and show. She meets the Master Vampire and is puzzled by him. She meets a magician whose magic is rumored to be real, and then there's the wild animal show that's got lycanthrope smell all over it More...
Apr 25, 2009
Literary Feline
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Kitty heads out of town again, this time for Las Vegas. She somehow was talked into hosting a live television special in the City of Sin and in delivering a message from Denver’s Master Vampire to the one in Las Vegas. Add to that a wedding, a poker tournament and mobsters; what could be more fitting for the setting of this novel?
Kitty is booked into the same hotel that is hosting a gun show and some of the conference goers are not too keen on her kind. It does not take much to make an More...
Kitty is booked into the same hotel that is hosting a gun show and some of the conference goers are not too keen on her kind. It does not take much to make an More...
Apr 09, 2009
Margaret
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Though I enjoy a good literary read that leaves me with a deeper understanding of the world around me, a fun, mindless read like Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand by Carrie Vaughn is still my first love—and Ms. Vaughn delivers two-fold.
Kitty and Ben are Denver’s werewolf pack’s alpha pair. Now their human sides want to get married—and what better way to do it than Vegas-style? But things are never simple. Kitty’s boss wants her to do her popular radio show, The Midnight Hour, on live TV, More...
Kitty and Ben are Denver’s werewolf pack’s alpha pair. Now their human sides want to get married—and what better way to do it than Vegas-style? But things are never simple. Kitty’s boss wants her to do her popular radio show, The Midnight Hour, on live TV, More...
Aug 24, 2011
Sinn
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To say that I love the Kitty books would probably be an understatement. First, you have a kick ass heroine, find out she's an English major, she has her own radio show, and she's a werewolf. How could you go wrong with that?
Even though I toyed with the idea of Kitty and Cormac getting together, I knew it could never work. While he had a great understanding of her, there lives were too different. Further, she could never fit into his lifestyle of being a supernatural bounty hunter. When More...
Even though I toyed with the idea of Kitty and Cormac getting together, I knew it could never work. While he had a great understanding of her, there lives were too different. Further, she could never fit into his lifestyle of being a supernatural bounty hunter. When More...
Jul 15, 2009
Chris
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This is more of a 2.5 book. It's not bad, and like all the Kitty Norville books, it is a quick read. It's fun. It's a beach read, and doesn't pretend to be anything else (thank goodness). The darker tone from Kitty and the Silver Bullet isn't here, and its lack relieves fears that Kitty is going to be an Anita clone. For some reason, however, it is not as good as the others in the series.
First, there is the problem of the title. All the Kitty books have titles that refer to somet More...
First, there is the problem of the title. All the Kitty books have titles that refer to somet More...
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Sep 16, 2011
Tina
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What this book brought to the series ...
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* New characters that I can't wait to read more about. Evan and Brenda were a fun bunch. Old hunting buddies of Cormac and Ben. I can see them joining Kitty's pack. After they get over their hatred of werewolves.
* Vegas was a whirl wind of excitement. For this series yes. Rated amongst other books, it was good not great. If you enjoy the other books, you'll like this book too.
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* New characters that I can't wait to read more about. Evan and Brenda were a fun bunch. Old hunting buddies of Cormac and Ben. I can see them joining Kitty's pack. After they get over their hatred of werewolves.
* Vegas was a whirl wind of excitement. For this series yes. Rated amongst other books, it was good not great. If you enjoy the other books, you'll like this book too.
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Jul 16, 2009
Brownbetty
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Having finished the book, I don't think there is a dead man's hand in this book, or at least not one that isn't attached to an only-as-dead-as-usual vampire. A minor quibble, though.
I understand that a lot of people find the Kitty Norville books disappointing since Kitty hooked up with Ben (SPOILER) and those people would certainly not be placated by this one, where Kitty and Ben tie the knot.
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I understand that a lot of people find the Kitty Norville books disappointing since Kitty hooked up with Ben (SPOILER) and those people would certainly not be placated by this one, where Kitty and Ben tie the knot.
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Mar 23, 2009
The_Book_Queen
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Although I haven't yet read the first four books in this series, I'm pretty sure that Carrie Vaughn's work has managed to catch my attention-- in a good way, of course. A light, quick read, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand is a great option for anyone who likes a bit of adventure and humor in their romance novels. And even though it's technically a paranormal, the para-theme isn't too strong, and I'm sure that even those readers who are not usually drawn to the genre would enjoy the series.
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Sep 10, 2009
Wendi
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Perfect for : Personal reading, anyone who likes vampire or werewolf stories
In a nutshell: Book 5 of the Kitty Norville series finds Kitty and Ben the alphas of the Denver pack, and working together with Rick, who is now the Vampire Master of the city. It also finds the pair taking their relationship to the next level - marriage - in Vegas!! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - right? Well, Kitty agrees to do the first real KNOB televised show from Vegas prior to her marriage. When she and Ben More...
In a nutshell: Book 5 of the Kitty Norville series finds Kitty and Ben the alphas of the Denver pack, and working together with Rick, who is now the Vampire Master of the city. It also finds the pair taking their relationship to the next level - marriage - in Vegas!! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - right? Well, Kitty agrees to do the first real KNOB televised show from Vegas prior to her marriage. When she and Ben More...
Jan 11, 2010
Chris
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"It would’ve helped if I’d remembered more of Kitty and the Silver Bullet… I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I’ve enjoyed the previous Kitty novels. Part of that was because it's a cliffhanger, which are a pet peeve of mine. (True, the next book, Kitty Raises Hell, came out about six weeks after this one, but still.)[return][return]In Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, Kitty and Ben head to Las Vegas to get married. Of course, things don't go as planned. Their hotel is filled with werewolf bo
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Aug 03, 2009
Yvensong
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In this novel, we follow Kitty and Ben to Las Vegas. The novel starts out a little slower than some of the others, as we spend time meeting new characters (a few that may be continuing?) and the story is set up. Once the action starts, it is pretty non-stop from that moment on.
The heroine not only wants a normal life, but strives for one. This is an unusual direction for the paranormal genre, and glad that an author has been willing to take the challenge. It's refreshing to have More...
The heroine not only wants a normal life, but strives for one. This is an unusual direction for the paranormal genre, and glad that an author has been willing to take the challenge. It's refreshing to have More...
Aug 07, 2011
Vannessa
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I loved this book - it was the best one so far in the series I think.
Kitty and Ben head out to Las Vegas for this book to get married. At the same time Kitty is asked by her producer, Ozzie, to do a live TV version of her Midnight Hour radio show. Everything is getting organised, but when they arrive at the hotel, they find that a gun show is also being held in the same hotel. A gun show which involved lots of people with guns and bullets. People with silver bullets too, who are associ More...
Kitty and Ben head out to Las Vegas for this book to get married. At the same time Kitty is asked by her producer, Ozzie, to do a live TV version of her Midnight Hour radio show. Everything is getting organised, but when they arrive at the hotel, they find that a gun show is also being held in the same hotel. A gun show which involved lots of people with guns and bullets. People with silver bullets too, who are associ More...
Jan 11, 2011
Ithlilian
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I loved the first few books in the Kitty series, but the recent installments just don't stack up. I don't particularly like Ben, and most of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand seems to be about couple discussing things. Kitty is talking about dresses and planners and wedding stuff for awhile, then she is watching shows and talking to boring vampires. There was too much fluff in this book and not enough substance. It feels like a short story rather than a fully developed novel. When something bad does
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Jan 01, 2011
Yolanda
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Kitty and Ben go to Vegas, where she'll be be doing her show live on television. Oh yeah, and while they're there, they might as well get married too. But in typical Kitty fashion, not only are they staying in a hotel filled with werewolf-hating fanatics, but a magician with what seems to have a very basic stage show turns out to be a little more than he appears. Not to mention that an animal act that captivates the audience could just be a pack of shifters hiding a horrible secret.
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Feb 28, 2009
Jennifer
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I was excited to dig into this book and I was not disappointed!
Kitty and Ben are trying to plan their wedding. As is typical (even for us non-werewolf types) the details are overwhelming and the feeling that the event is out of control overtakes Kitty. She comes up with the brilliant idea to get married in Vegas instead. Of course nothing that simple stays that simple with Kitty.
When her work gets wind of her plans they quickly set it up so her radio show will be broadc More...
Kitty and Ben are trying to plan their wedding. As is typical (even for us non-werewolf types) the details are overwhelming and the feeling that the event is out of control overtakes Kitty. She comes up with the brilliant idea to get married in Vegas instead. Of course nothing that simple stays that simple with Kitty.
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Jan 19, 2009
Nan
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Aug 01, 2011
Shdnx
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Well, this was slightly disappointing. The first about 60% of the book was outright boring - basically nothing happened, the place was filled with descriptions of Las Vegas. After a few pages, I just found myself quick-reading, turning page after page, hoping something would happen.
Even when the story kicked in, it was just... lame. Sorry, I simply can't find a better word. Kitty was basically dumb, and while Ben being missing is a good excuse, Kitty has already proven to be able to More...
Even when the story kicked in, it was just... lame. Sorry, I simply can't find a better word. Kitty was basically dumb, and while Ben being missing is a good excuse, Kitty has already proven to be able to More...
Feb 08, 2009
Lori
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I love the Kitty Norville series. This may not be her strongest effort, but Kitty and Ben (who are the alphas of their werewolf pack) decide to combine a trip to Vegas with a live TV edition of her popular radio show AND their wedding. Kitty's first inkling that life isn't going to be simple is when she finds their hotel/casino is also hosting a gun aficionado convention. She soon finds out that some of them ARE werewolf hunters and have silver bullets.
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Mar 29, 2009
Jodi
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The latest Kitty book is a page turner but not particularly compelling. It was almost as though (and it sort of is) a set up for the next book. Kitty and Ben decide to go to Las Vegas to get married. While she's there she takes her radio show live as in television live. While trying to get guests for her show she meets a magician who may be the real thing and she discovers the reason there are no werewolves in Las Vegas. But it isn't the Master of the City who graciously welcomes her unlike the
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Feb 27, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
Lori
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I'm still very much enjoying this series. I really like Kitty and Ben as a couple, so the Ben arc here had me biting my nails (figuratively, anyway). My only real complaint about it is the resolution of the Ben arc... I would have liked Kitty to be a little more involved in it. As it was, Kitty's own peril was somewhat clumsily resolved... kind of like when (if you'll forgive the gaming jargon) your GM brings in an uber NPC that upstages everyone and saves the day. Okay, maybe that's two complai
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