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    Kitty Steals the Show
    Kitty Steals the Show
    Kitty Steals the Show
    Audiobook8 hours

    Kitty Steals the Show

    Written by Carrie Vaughn

    Narrated by Marguerite Gavin

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    Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world-and Kitty, Ben, and Cormac are right in the middle of it.Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own. With the help of the Master of London, Kitty gets more of a glimpse into the Long Game-a power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries-than she ever has before. In her search for answers, Kitty has the help of some old allies and meets some new ones, such as Caleb, the alpha werewolf of the British Isles. The conference has also attracted some old enemies, who've set their sights on Kitty and her friends.All the world's a stage, and Kitty's just stepped into the spotlight.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 31, 2012
    ISBN9781400188031
    Kitty Steals the Show
    Author

    Carrie Vaughn

    Carrie Vaughn survived her air force brat childhood and managed to put down roots in Colorado. Her first book, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, launched a popular series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk-radio advice show. She is also the author of Voices of Dragons, her debut novel for teen readers. Ms. Vaughn lives in Colorado.

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    • 2/5
      After becoming a werewolf, Kitty Norville was beaten down, both literally and emotionally. She found new strength in an after-hours radio show, and since then has become leader of the Denver pack and internationally known for her work exposing the supernatural. Now Kitty has been invited to the first conference on the paranormal. While in London, she shakes up werewolves' subservient role to European vampires, thwarts a kidnapping, and meets fairies. And for her final trick, she uses her keynote address to expose Dux Bellorum (the two thousand year old vampire who has been manipulating events behind the scenes) to the public eye.

      There isn't much action, whether of the physical, metaphysical, or emotional variety, in this book. Cormac's subplot about finding Amelia's long-lost family is boring and completely without tension. Kitty mostly strides around babbling at people, hoping they'll spill their secrets, and sometimes her standard verbal attack even works. But this negative aspect of the book is due to Vaughn's comfortable understanding of Kitty and her friends: she clearly has their psyches completely mapped out. I look forward to the climax of the Long Game: after so many books spent building up to it, I'm sure it will be exciting!
    • 4/5
      Kitty books are always sure to be quick, fast, and fun reads. This was no exception. I loved the introduction of European vampire culture, and seeing the difference in how vampires and werewolves interact in Europe as compared to the US.And actual plot movement on the Long Game!
    • 4/5
      Kitty's in London for a supernatural conference, and events allow her to further her long game agenda. Finding new allies, reconnecting with older ones and solidifying a strategy to keep as many people alive as possible.
    • 2/5
      This series has become more of a source of frustration for me than an enjoyable read. The first four or five books were pretty solid- some fresh ideas, wit, excellent cast of characters. A werewolf running a radio show? Finding her strength and independence from an abusive pack? Brilliant.

      But at some point, the stories started focusing on some silly vampire long-game, when it worked so much better as discreet storylines with more character growth, new supernatual discoveries, new triumphs. And that bizzare book with the chinese mythological storyline? I really hated that one, it was the worst offender of the lot.

      And the story has no dramatics, no wild romance. The main characters are do-gooders all the way, with no flaws to liven things up. Cormac. Louis. Why on earth did Carrie ignore the potential there? Yes, I appreciate Ben & Kitty's strong and dependable, lovey dovey relationship. But it is getting boring. Kitty doesn't need to turn into a screaming harlot, but perhaps Carrie could throw in some irrational jealousy? A torn conscience? The slightest bit of temptation? Just one teeny little lovers quarrel to distract us from the trainwreck that is the overarching plot.

      I apologise for the rant that barely mentions the book, but at the very least, if you are as frustrated by these things as I am, you can know that this book does not return Kitty to her earlier glory.
    • 4/5
      Kitty ends up at a conference in London and has to deal with other politics rather than the familiar American stuff, various countries have different customs and she has to see about staying alive and trying to disrupt politics that has been going on for a long time. Kittty is changing the game and she's not sure why it keeps being her that has to do a lot of this.I liked it, the politics are complicated but Kitty is still using her words and her head before her fists and it's interesting to see.
    • 4/5
      Kitty hits London and she makes her presence known. She was just traveling to work on her show maybe do a few interviews and see the sights, but nothing is that easy when you're Kitty. She meets some very interesting people on this tour and some very unwelcome ones too. The war is getting closer, the unrest is rising, powers are taking sides and there is nothing to stop them but blood shed, or is there. Kitty is taunted, followed and tempted to cross the line.
      Excellent addition to the series, Kitty just keeps growing and getting better. The author keeps the characters fresh and delves into new adventures with each new book. i can't wait to see what happens next.
    • 4/5
      Kitty has been invited to London to give the keynote speech at a conference about paranormals. She is excited to learn and excited to line up interviews for her radio show. But no conference can go smoothly when protesters both favoring and hating paranormals are a constant presence. Also Roman is still agitating in the background in his quest for war. Kitty, Ben and Cormac have been invited to stay with the master vampire of the city. Ned was a famous Shakespearean actor and knew Shakespeare and other literary lights of the day. Kitty is awed and fascinated by him. But as a vampire, Ben and Cormac don't trust him. Ned arranges for Kitty to meet other vampires who have gathered out of concern for the conference where Kitty sees things a modern American werewolf has trouble handling.Kitty also meets the werewolf who is the alpha of the British werewolves. And Kitty meets faeries. Kitty is gathering allies for the upcoming war and foments rebellion among the werewolves who are held as property by some of the vampires. She is also trying to find out which vampires are allied with Roman.When her friend Tyler is kidnapped, Kitty calls on all her allies to help find him including the werewolf alpha, the vampire Ned, and her new human contact who is a descendent of Amelia, the spirit who is sharing headspace with her friend Cormac. This was an exciting and entertaining addition to the long running Kitty Norville series. I liked the way Kitty firmed up her belief that communication can solve many problems and that conspiracies exposed to the light lose some of their power.
    • 3/5
      I would give this story a four, except that I was greatly disappointed by what I felt was an anticlimactic ending. I think the story would've benefiteed from a more dramatic move. It's been 10 books now. Kitty has earned the right to really shake the world stage in a more impactful way
    • 3/5
      The tenth book has the action in London at a conference on Paranatural Studies. The book gets more into how the rest of the supernatural world gets along and how different it is compared to the US. And of course Kitty finds out there is more supernatural out there than she knew. It was more of a setup book for the rest of the series setting up the battle lines against Roman. A good read and will be waiting for the next one.
    • 3/5
      Kitty goes to London to attend a supes convention. Trouble occurs, she attempts to fix it. I have to honest, I don't remember the plot of the last book all that well and thus felt like I was being reintroduced to the series. (Too many other books between the last in this series and this book.) Overall a good read, I look forward to learning how the characters deal with the "long game".
    • 4/5
      Kitty has been invited to speak at a special conference on the paranormal on London. While there she is once again challenged by Roman and his allies as well as some old adversaries. An enjoyable tale.
    • 3/5
      I love the first few Kitty Books. But, I think I am tiring of the series. I liked this one better than the last one, but I think its missing something that I loved with the first books. This has all the elements I loved - but I didn't love it. I think maybe there are too many elements, too many people and plots to keep track of.
    • 3/5
      This is the 10th book in the Kitty Norville series. I thought this book was a bit weaker than previous books, it was nice to see Kitty expand to the international stage...but she deal with the same issues as have been dealt with before. I really don’t have a ton to say about this book; it was okay.I listened to this on audiobook and the audiobook was really well done. The narrator did an excellent job with distinguishing between voices and giving the characters a lot of emotion when they spoke.Kitty and Ben travel to London to attend the first international paranormal conference. While there Kitty end up embroiled in local vamp/werewolf politics. The tension surrounding the 2000 yr old vampire Roman is rising and the long game is coming to a head. There is nothing really all that surprising in this book. It mainly served to build up tension in the upcoming war between Roman and his enemies.Kitty does many of things she has done in many recent books in the series; she gets in trouble and then proceeds to talk her way out of it. Neither her, nor Ben have a ton of character growth in this book and they were both kind of vanilla. Honestly I found both of them to be pretty boring.Cormic is the interesting character in this book. We get glimpses into how he is coping with having Amelia sharing head space with him. Comric does change and grow a lot in the story, but he seems to do a lot of this off screen. I kind of wish we had gotten to follow his story a bit more. Although it is a bit creepy at times how he has a woman stuck in his head.The plot mainly focused around Roman and the Long Game. There is a lot of posturing between vamp and were groups on either side. Lots of talking between groups and choosing sides. Again, it was pretty boring. I am getting a bit sick about hearing about the Long Game over and over but never really knowing what it is or really having much happen with it. I feel like it’s high past time to move on to something new.Overall an okay addition to the series. The writing is solid but the characters and story felt a bit old and boring to me. I don’t know if I am just getting bored with Kitty or what. At this point I am on the fence about whether or not I will read the next book in this series. There are just so many excellent urban fantasy series out there; I would recommend the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, the Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep, or the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews over this one if you are an urban fantasy fan.
    • 3/5
      My partner came across a blurb about this book, and recommended it on the basis that it is set in London at an academic conference on supernaturals ("this book couldn't be more you"). The premise is certainly one that seems promising, but I did not initially realize that I was stepping into the tenth book in a running series, which complicated my reading. Kitty is a standard protagonist in urban fantasy, which actually makes her feel two-dimensional; what I didn't know initially I could suppose, based not on the novel in hand but rather my reading of the genre at large. As a whole, the novel feels like a transition - a shift in focus for an established series - and for that reason is less interesting for a new reader. However, my interest has been piqued, so I may be looking to see how Kitty comes to speak at a conference in London in the first place.
    • 4/5
      The premise: ganked from BN.com: Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world -- and Kitty, Ben, and Cormac are right in the middle of it.Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own. With the help of the Master of London, Kitty gets more of a glimpse into the Long Game -- a power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries -- than she ever has before. In her search for answers, Kitty has the help of some old allies, and meets some new ones, such as Caleb, the alpha werewolf of the British Isles. The conference has also attracted some old enemies, who’ve set their sights on her and her friends.All the world’s a stage, and Kitty’s just stepped into the spotlight.My Rating: Good ReadReading a book where Kitty Norville goes to London while I'm watching the London Olympics was quite fun and appropriate. While I was prepared to continue to feel a little tired of this series, this ended up being an enjoyable installment, one that focuses on the over-arcing story of the series, focusing on the Long Game and moving the puzzle pieces around bit by bit. All the characters we know and love get a chance to shine, and there are some welcome (and unwelcome) cameos of characters from previous books. Definitely easy to recommend if you've been reading and enjoying the series so far, and I'm happily looking forward to book eleven (!!!!), which I imagine will come out next year.Spoilers, yay or nay?: Nay. No need to spoil the ending, but this review will make no sense at all if you're not caught up on most of the series, so if you're caught up, feel free to keep reading the full review, which can be found at my blog. As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. You can visit the full review by clicking the link below!REVIEW: Carrie Vaughn's KITTY STEALS THE SHOWHappy Reading!
    • 5/5
      I love Kitty Norville. She may be my favorite character in any of the Urban Fantasy/Paranormal series that I read. She is strong and can get things done but she is also compassionate and caring. Carrie Vaughn is a strong writer and her world building is amazing. Ms Vaughn also doesn't always write things the way you'd expect and some of her twists through this series had me very nervous for the dear characters I have grown attached to. She has never let me down. All the choices she made as to what happens in this world with these characters have made for a fuller, richer reading experience than most of the other series in this market. So many start out strong and loose focus along the way but ten books in, the Kitty stories are just getting stronger."Kitty Steals the Show" is definitely a bridge book. This story is filled with revelations about the "long game" we have heard whispers of for awhile now. I feel like we are definitely getting closer to a huge climax in the vampire war. Kitty, Ben and Cormac travel to London in "Kitty Steals the Show". Kitty has been invited to be the keynote speaker at the first paranormal conference. This gives the perfect set up to get a lot of the 'long game' players in one place. Enemies are established and allies are formed. We also visit with several characters we met in previous installments. Reading about Ben meeting Carrie's ex-lover and werepanther. I laughed out loud at that part and even teared up at a couple other parts. That is a sure sign that I love what I am reading!Oh Cormac! I have such a 'thing' for this guy. I have from the start. I enjoyed his part of this story very much. He is very present and I love seeing him start to come to 'life' in a way. However right now I am not a fan of Amelia the ghost who is living in Cormac's body. She doesn't seem very useful and I really feel like his character is stunted by having her there. Referring back to my earlier comment about Ms. Vaughn never leading me astray, I will keep positive while I see how this all ends up being resolved.Every time I get a new Kitty novel, I am reminded about what a wonderful series this is. This did nothing to change my mind. I wish I could everyone reading this series! It is so worth it.
    • 4/5
      Before I start my review, I must admit that I've not read any of the other books in this series. When the folks at TOR asked me to participate in the blog tour, I almost declined because I really don't like starting a series late in the game (and in this case, the tenth book), but the premise intrigued me, and for some reason I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did (though my checking account is probably pissed at me because now I feel the need to go back and buy the other books so I can catch up on what I've missed.)In this installment Kitty (I love her name -- more on why later) and friends head off to London for a meeting of paranormal folk where Kitty is set to be a keynote speaker. London is filled with paranormal peeps (werewolves, weretigers, vampires, ghosts...okay, you get the picture) who have come together to meet with others like themselves as well as other activists/supporters of their kind. As expected, there are also protestors, and a few rogue paranormal beings who will make Kitty's trip a memorable one.I was surprised at how easily I was able to follow the story and the characters. While I could tell that there was a lot of history between them, I never felt lost as to who was who and what role they played. I did feel that there were probably plot points that would have had more of an impact had I actually read the other books, which was to be expected, but that will just make going back and reading the others that much more fun.I found this to be a really fun read. Though I haven't read any of the Sookie Stackhouse books, I am a huge fan of "True Blood", and this book definitely had the same feel. I absolutely adore Kitty. I also love that she's a werewolf and her name is Kitty (yeah, I'm easily amused). She's tough, likable, and very relatable and I can't wait to find the time to go back and get to know her from the beginning of the series.
    • 4/5
      Kitty Norville has been invited to London, to be the keynote speaker at the International Conference on Paranatural Studies. This event will bring out all types. Humans and paranormals. Kitty and her friends will need to keep a sharp eye, for anything is possible.Although it's been a while since I visited Kitty's world - she's still one of my favorite heroines. She's funny, snarky and doesn't take crap from anyone no matter what type of creature she's dealing with. I loved seeing Kitty in a London setting, it made an enjoyable story. This is Vaughn's 10th Kitty Norville book and it still going strong with excellent writing and fresh stories. Kitty Steals the Show is an action packed ride, with new/old friend and old enemies. Fans of this series will relish this latest installment.
    • 4/5
      I have really enjoyed the Kitty Norville series. All the books have their own storyline yet connect the series with other continuing factors. There has not been one book in the series that I disliked and I am always happy to dive into the next one. I love being inside Kitty's head as she finds her way out of whatever situation she has found herself in. She has a great way with words and always seems to be the voice of reason. I enjoy the way she answers her callers on her talk show and how she takes care of those out to hurt her and those she loves and protects. Although I miss her pack when she is off in the world I do enjoy the different locations of each book. Carrie is great with world building and making her reader feel a part of the journey. KITTY STEALS THE SHOW follows Kitty as she attends the International Conference on Paranatural Studies where she is set to be a keynote speaker. There wasn't quite as much action as we have seen in previous books but there is still plenty of suspenseful situations. New allies are found and new enemies revealed. We get to see some previous characters and hang out with some interesting people while finding out more about the world in which the series takes place. Kitty's Keynote speech rocked but was a shocking way to go and was not enjoyed by all. If your new to the series I think you could jump into the series and be ok but I would recommend starting with book one so you get to know Kitty better and see how much she has evolved and grown. I cant wait to see what happens next.