Book Review: Kitty Goes to War (Kitty Norville, #8) by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty Goes to War (Kitty Norville, #8) by Carrie Vaughn. © 2010 Tor. ISBN 9780765365613. Mass Media Paperback. Urban Fantasy. 334 pages. Source: purchased at Books-A-Million.
Back Cover Blurb: Kitty Norville, alpha werewolf and host of The Midnight Hour, a radio call-in show, is contacted by a friend at the NIH’s center for the Study of Paranatural Biology. Three army soldiers recently returned from the war in Afghanistan are being held at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs. They’re killer werewolves–and post-traumatic stress has left them unable to control their shape-shifting and unable to interact with people. Kitty agrees to see them, hoping to help by bringing them into her pack.
Meanwhile, Kitty gets sued for libel by CEO Harold Franklin after featuring Speedy Mart—his nationwide chain of twenty-four-hour convenience stores with a reputation for attracting supernatural unpleasantness—on her show.
Very bad weather is on the horizon.
Review: Werewolves in the military was a great addition to the urban fantasy genre. I commend Carrie for tackling such a difficult topic in such a way as to make for a fantastic storyline but also with delicacy.
The book seemed to focus more on Kitty’s emotions (she‘s still dealing with the aftermath of all she went through in book 7, Kitty‘s House of Horrors, after all) as compared to her physical endangerment like the others and it was quite refreshing. I always enjoy getting into her head and seeing what’s going on and how she always seems to bring courage to the forefront of all she does—even when doubting herself.
As this book takes place in and around Kitty’s home base of Denver, Colorado we get lots of Rick, Ben and their pack … and also the return of Cormac! And boy, do we have some surprises in store concerning him. Overall, a great follow-up to Kitty’s House of Horrors (which I loved!) and Carrie does brilliant at juggling and interweaving two plots. 4/5.
