Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty Norville, #6)

Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty Norville #6)

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Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas.


Kitty and Ben flee The City That Never Sleeps, thinking they were finished with the dangers there, but the sadistic cult of lycanthropes and their vampire priestess have laid a curse on Kitty in revenge for her disrupting their rituals. Starting at the next full moon, danger and destruction the form of fire strikes Ki...more
Mass Market Paperback, 311 pages
Published March 1st 2009 by Grand Central Publishing
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Jess
I don't know what to say. I'm just losing interest in this series. The last book was terrible, this one at least had more focus and a clear plot line. But I don't know... it doesn't grab me as the first few books did. I read it, but I find my mind wandering at parts and I had to re focus myself.

Kitty has definitely become a different character imo, in this one she's running around and trying to solve everything on her own. and she's not really listening to Rick who's trying to help her.

Plus this...more
Julie (jjmachshev)
Well Kitty is really up against the wall with this one. If you aren't familiar with this series here's a quick synopsis. Kitty is a radio DJ who is a werewolf--and yes she's heard all the 'werewolf named Kitty' jokes. Anyway, the series follows her life and trials from the time she's bitten until she becomes (unwillingly) the most famous werewolf in the U.S. (read Kitty goes to Washington). Each books reveals a little more about one of the continuing characters and Kitty's growing circle of frie...more
Levi
DAMMIT, I just lost everything I typed. *mopes*

I just read six of these in a row, and I think I'm done for now. I'll spare you separate reviews of all of them.

One of Vaughn's more... unique... writing traits is a tendency to wrap up major plotlines halfway or 75% of the way through the book. No way was that the end, you think, they only thought they defeated the baddie, and it's going to come roaring back when we least expect it. But no. The third book was a particularly strong example: you disc...more
Kathy Davie
Sixth in the Kitty Norville urban fantasy series about an alpha wolf/radio show host and the scrapes she falls into.

My Take
This one is just vicious with a great deal of tension and really tests Kitty's alliance with Rick. We do learn a bit more about Rick's history.

It's a combination of terror and Ouija boards. With everyone...and I do mean everyone learning more than they ever expected about each other, themselves, and those around them.

The Kitty Norville series has a very urban flavor to this...more
Cstillsquare
This is probably my favorite so far in the Kitty Norville series.

This series manages to ground its supernatural elements in real world in a way that is lacking from most urban fantasy.

Heroine who is more likely to talk her way rather than fight her way out of trouble? Who has tireless optimism about humanity and the supernaturals? Who makes just as many friends as enemies wherever she goes? Who saves the day through the strength of these friendships and her ability to persuade others to her si...more
Liviania
Kitty and the husband are back from Vegas, but somebody forgot the slogan quoted above. Not willing to forgive and forget, a firestarting force has been let loose on Kitty and the things she loves and protects. Her options are the master vampire of Denver, who doesn't know how to help, a newcomer vampire whose price might be too high, and a group of human paranormal investigators.

I liked the Paradox PI crew and felt Kitty was somewhat insensitive to the fact they were human and thus not well-sui...more
Fangs for the Fantasy
Kitty is back home in Denver – but it seems something has followed her from Vegas. After severely hurting and annoying a cult dedicated to Tiamat, a personification of chaos, she finds the deities name burned into her club. Very soon, it’s clear that some kind of fiery, intangible entity is hunting them.

And how do you fight something intangible? Something intangible that can burn anything it touches? Something intangible you can’t even see yet can burn you from the inside out?

And how do you do t...more
Karissa
This is book 6 in the Kitty Norville series. I thought this book was better than the last book and a great addition to the series.

In this book Kitty returns to Denver to try and live a normal life with her new husband Ben. Well, of course things don't stay normal. Kitty's pack is being hunted by a horrible, invisible, fire-loving supernatural creature of some sort and Kitty thinks it might be tied to the events that happened in Las Vegas in Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5)....more
Danika
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Genie
“Kitty Raises Hell” picks up where “Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand” left off. Kitty and Ben returned from Las Vegas thinking they had left the worst of the problems encountered behind. Breathing a sigh of relief and thinking they returned to Denver safe and sound, they soon discover their Vegas troubles followed them home. The feline lycanthropes involved in the death cult are out for revenge. They plan to make Kitty pay by taking out members of her pack one by one and, eventually, Kitty herself....more
Chris
This book directly follows Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, and is better than its prequel. Back in Denver, Kitty and Ben must deal with pack power dynamics, the demon (or is it ?) as well as vampire politics.

This book is closer to the earlier Kitty books in tone as well continues the dog versus cat theme from Dead Man's Hand. It still lacks in some areas. It does seem like sometimes Kitty keeps running headlong into trouble without pausing to think.

That said, however, there is much to like in th...more
Samantha
Provide a brief summary of the book:



Kitty Raises Hell brings Kitty back to Denver and trying to protect her pack from an evil that was unleashed back in Las Vegas. Filled with action and suspense, the reader goes on another wild ride with Kitty that doesn't disappoint.


Likes?



What isn't there to like about this series? Kitty has become such a strong female character that I like more and more. She is learning more about what goes into being the leader of her pack while staying true to herself. I l...more
Literary Feline
Trouble seems to follow Kitty no matter where she goes, and it certainly has found her in Denver. Something is stalking her and threatening her pack. She is up against a supernatural force she cannot explain, much less name. Seeking help from the crew of a televised paranormal investigation show, maybe she will be able to figure out who or what is behind the strange happenings and learn how to stop it before it wrecks even more havoc than it has already.

She also is offered help from another sour...more
Schnaucl
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April
In this latest installment of the Kitty Norville the werewolf series, Kitty and Ben have returned home after their quick and dangerous wedding in Vegas (chronicled in the previous book ‘Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand‘). However, the Band of Tiamat (were-cats led by an evil and ancient vampire) isn’t done. What appears to be a demon has been unleashed on Kitty leaving all her friends and family in danger. Relying on Rick (lead Vampire in Denver) to help her find a way to rid herself of the demon....more
Cameron
A hearty thank you to Ms. Vaughn for not making us wait to resolve the cliff hanger of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand. Stepping back into Kitty's world - that of her newly formed and thus fragile pack - after the curious Vegas elopement, we find that Kitty's decision to be a "newfangled modern" werewolf who solves the pack's problems with her verbal repartee rather than by abuse is not quite as simple as she'd like to idealize it. The dynamics of dominance still hold sway, and perhaps the best pa...more
Wealhtheow
Kitty Norville, werewolf and radio show host, has just returned from Las Vegas. She just wanted to get married there, but she got a whole lot more than she'd bargained for. The band of weres she defeated in Vegas have sent a nasty curse after her, and it's not just going to hurt her. It's going to hurt everyone she knows.

Kitty calls on all her allies, including the cast of a paranormal investigation reality show. There's some spooky goings-on in here, to the extent that I actually got chills up...more
Shdnx
This is the 6th book of the Kitty Norville series, and it's definitely began to burn out. While this installments was much better than the previous one, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, it still wasn't as good as any of the first 4 books.

The world expanded considerably in the 5th book, revealing a secret battle between the forces of order and chaos. Kitty encountered new types of magic, and while she managed to escape last time, something comes after her and hell is unleashed in Denver.
I have to a...more
Yodamom
3.5 Kitty is being hunted, by something that burns. She can smell something burning, fell heat, hear screams. This is only the beginning, a whole new evil has come to town and it wants Kitty dead and anyone around her. To top it off outsiders are in town offering help, but are they trust worthy ? Her trip to Vegas left some open issues between her and some very pissed off Weretigers who worship a nasty deity. Kitty has to call in her friends for help, she has to trust outside her pack and she m...more
Julia
Maybe it's that I read three Kitty books in a month, with #5 & #6 in two days. Too much Kitty may just be too much.

But at the same time, reading them this way helped. It was very easy to read these two books back to back, since so much of what happened in The Dead Man’s Hand had consequences in Raises Hell. In Las Vegas Kitty took on the weres who are part of the Hanging Garden’s show, and Kitty and her friends took down five of them. In this novel the vampire sends a fire demon to Denver to...more
Ladiibbug
#6 Kitty Norville - Werewolf/DJ Paranormal Romance

Kitty joins forces with a paranormal TV research team. The evil entity that's followed Kitty home to Denver from Las Vegas is escalating in violence. Kitty turns to Rick, Denver's Master vampire for help. She's approached by a new-to-her vampire named Roman who says he can help banish the evil spirit, demon, or whatever it is ... for a price. And he doesn't mean money.

I so enjoyed the themes of a haunted house, telekenesis, every kind of cool par...more
Kristin
Writing: 4
Story: 4
Satisfaction: 4

The stakes are higher and the story is more serious that the previous books. Kitty plays a more active role in trying to problem solve and gets into even more trouble as a result.

Kitty Raises Hell is a direct sequel to Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand. Newly married, Kitty and Ben return to Denver hoping to put the problems they faced in Vegas far behind them. Unfortunately, the ones they went against in Vegas aren't so willing to let bygones be bygones and after s...more
Wendi
Perfect for : Personal reading, anyone who likes vampire or werewolf stories

In a nutshell: In Kitty Raises Hell, what happened in Vegas DIDN'T stay in Vegas! After surviving a gun convention teaming with were-wolf hunters toting silver bullets, and a near were-wolf sacrifice by the followers of Tiamat, something has followed Kitty and Ben back to Denver and it looks like it is out for revenge - with fire and brimstone! When the thing that followed them back starts attacking members of the pack,...more
Jenn
I find these books to be a good, page-turning time for when I'm on my treadmill, but I have to say that they kind of blithely move past having to explain important things to people who need to know them and some of the ways that the characters behave seem unrealistic to me. If you were attacked by something supernatural, wouldn't you tell people, or would you get distracted by a pretty butterfly? I'm being overly facetious, but there's some major plot A.D.D. going on here or something. *spoiler*...more
Tina
2.5 stars- What this book brought to the series ...

Yeahs::

* Every book tends to bring new exciting characters to the series. This one was no exception. The Paradox Paranormal team join Kitty's list of friends that I hope pop up again.

* Re-turning characters- Kitty, Ben, Rick, Cormac, Oddysius Grant, Nick, Shaun, and Officer Hardin. Plus a new villian to torment Kitty and Ben.

* This book was not a page turner, it was just okay. It kept my interest for the moment and I'll continue the series, but...more
mlady_rebecca
The kitty cat cult from book #5 wasn't prepared to let what happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. Some strange force/being/demon follows Kitty and Ben home and starts attacking those near and dear to them.

In the meantime, a local "ghost hunters" style paranormal investigation show is in town and Kitty is trying to get them to appear on her show. Turns out they are more science than science fiction, and potential allies.

At this point in the series the hinted at "Long Game" of the vampires seems to be...more
Kathy
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Vannessa
I do believe I am wrong. I don't normally admit to being wrong because I am always right, but for once I will admit I was wrong! I said that Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (#5 in the Kitty Norville series) was the best book so far, but this one was even better.

This once carries straight on after Kitty and Ben return from the trip to Vegas. The trouble from Vegas has followed them home and someone finds Kitty's bar, New Moon, and burns the word Tiamat on the door. Kitty obviously knows what and wh...more
Ithlilian
Maybe it is the subject matter that threw me here, but I really did not enjoy Kitty Raises Hell. The bad guys from the last book sent something bad after Kitty and she spends the entire book asking for people for help figuring out what it is. There is no character development, just the same old tired cast of people. There is no all encompassing plot that makes me want to read the next installment. The book is just a big ghost hunt and I found myself skipping over sections of repetitive details....more
Gail
Kitty is back from Denver and settling into married life after her adventurous elopment to Las Vegas. Unfortunately not everything stayed in Vegas and she is being targeted by a mysterious being that commands fire. Through her work as a late night DJ to the paranormal crowd, she gets involved with a reality TV program called Paranormal PI. Plus there's an ages old vampire in town playing a mysterious power game.

This book rocks. Building on the past books and bringing in all sorts of new ways to...more
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Vaughn was born into a military family and has lived all over the U.S. She received a BA from Occidental College, after which she went on to work too many jobs to count until she went back to school to receive her MA from University of Colorado at Boulder. She currently lives in Boulder, CO.
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Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, #1) Kitty and the Silver Bullet (Kitty Norville, #4) Kitty Goes to Washington (Kitty Norville, #2) Kitty Takes a Holiday (Kitty Norville, #3) Kitty's House of Horrors (Kitty Norville, #7)

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