Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty Norville Book 6)

Kitty Raises Hell

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Kitty is a werewolf and when the series begins she is basically surviving at the bottom of the pack, trying to stay invisible and being abused by her pack's Alpha. She works at a radio station and suddenly she finds herself telling the world about her supernatural existence and hosting a weekly late night radio show, Kitty and The Midnight Hour.

That's where Kitty's story starts being told and throughout these 7 novels she goes through such a incredible, terrifying journey, that you can't help but being riveted by the stories Carrie Vaughn weaves. On the romantic side we get a begining of something with werewolf hunter Cormac and later a stable and loving relationship with Cormac's cousin, Ben. I love both men and even though things seem to have settled in the heart department for out girl Kitty, I feel that things might get rocky, even though I do love her relationship with Ben.

On the plot side, the series is absolutely rich, full of supernatural creatures, dangerous plots, nasty villains and interesting characters, what more can you ask for from a great Urban Fantasy series? One person found this helpful. Carrie Vaughn has created an interesting set of characters. This is the six of 14 books and each Kitty and her companions grow. I have found the entire series interesting.

Mass Market Paperback Verified Purchase. Carrie Vaughn has more than made up for the lackluster 5th book in the series which preceded this book. Kitty Raises Hell is possibly the best in a series that has had only one clunker so far. This book finds Kitty ready to fight and raring to protect her pack as Denver comes under attack from a mysterious firey being.

The magic is believeable, the characterizations top-notch, and the action sequences taut as a wire here. There are some new characters that are seamlessly woven into the tapestry of Kitty's world that should enhance the series as it moves forward. This book had me running into my bedroom during Thanksgiving to sneak 'one more chapter' as often as I could get away from my hosting duties. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. I had been needing another favorite author and they are hard to find.

I was thrilled to find this one. These books are not erotic, though there is good sex. They are not romance, though there are relationships. These books are intense action and mystery with people behaving wisely for the most part. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that I don't have that NEED to see the next one after I finish one, as I do with just a few favorite authors. And yet they stick in my head enough that when I am done reading other favorite's new releases, I immediately get the next in this series.

I just finished this book today, and will go on to buy 7 in the series tonight.

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And in the past few weeks I have read the preceding 5 books and have enjoyed them tremendously. But while this book, 6, is good While the previous 5 books are completely original, 6 is mostly like a host of other similar novels I've read in the past few years. The spark from the previous novels is not there. When I reread this series later, I will likely skip 6 entirely, or just skim it. I liked it for the interesting plot and character development as well as Grant a new character.

This book can be read by its self but they really go together. Here the cult of Tiamat sicks a jinn on Kitty in revenge I really liked the comment about the Desneyized Grimm and the Gene is a Desneyized jinn. Overall an very good plot and an excellent read. Very nice characters now with good depth. Kitty and Ben are working out their issues as they are both very independent and dominant and not use to thinking of others much.

If they had had that and a practitioner available they could have used the Pentacle of Lead or the Seal of Solomon to subdue the critter but Grant would have probably object. BTW the cover is horrid. Not as bad as some but a big let down from the rest of the series where the covers are at least OK. Nothing to do with the story, Kitty is a Blond!

And btw if that's Ben on the cover he's a dom and would probably bite Kitty on the but over the chain I don't think that she would enjoy that as she is a dom as well and he is the wrong color. The pose is wrong for a wolf or even a dog. Kitty Norville is a bad-ass werewolf whether she wants to be or not.

Her life has reached a level of such oddity and yet she would never change it. Her past is filled with extremes and her future full of uncertainties that no one can predict, but she is constantly hopeful.

Carrie Vaughn is original with a topic of werewolves that has been beaten to death and then tar and feathered. She makes you want to read every word and try to guess just what else will happen to Kitty the werewolf late-night DJ? A bit slow at times and I really hoped to see Kitty find more confidence in her role as an alpha. Don't get me wrong the elements were there but I'm still not convinced. An interesting concept surrounding the storyline with a paranormal reality TV show.

Not my favorite Kitty novel but you can bet I'll be buying the next one as soon as I'm done writing this review. See all 87 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published 7 months ago. Published 11 months ago. Published 1 year ago. Published on June 12, Published on May 23, Pages with related products. See and discover other items: There's a problem loading this menu right now.

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Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs. Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon. Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. Jul 07, Natasha rated it it was amazing. Kitty Raises Hell is the sixth book in the Kitty Norville urban fantasy series. Kitty Raises Hell takes up immediately after the events of the previous book. Kitty Raises Hell introduces us to Gary, Jules and Tina, the producers of a paranormal reality show shooting an episode in Denver. While working on a project with Kitty the group is attacked. Odysseus Grant, the mysterious magician from Las Vegas in the previous book also lends his assistance in this book.

I find I'm missing Cormac more and more and I cannot wait until he's out of jail to make a bigger appearance in the books. All in all, I loved this book! It keep me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't put it down until the last page. It has great characters and the writing is fantastic. Jan 19, Beth Cato rated it really liked it Shelves: Slowly working my way through this series. I should do so faster, because I'm enjoying every book even though I'm not really a fan of werewolves and vampires. Vaughn's writing is engaging and she does a wonderful job of building up layers with each book.

This volume brings in some paranormal investigators who turn out to be surprisingly legit--and some nasty new villains that keep the suspense high. Jul 18, Ruth Ellen rated it really liked it. Kitty and Ben come home and find they have been followed by an innity. It smells like smoke and brimstone. It is connected to the Las Vegas Band of Tiamet. See how they figure it all out. Jun 15, Dima rated it it was ok Shelves: For some reason, this book was super boring for me and didn't hold my interest for long. I guess it's time to take a break from this series or stop reading it altogether.

This review appeared first at Fantasy is More Fun. I just couldn't put Kitty Raises Hell down!

I see a complicated mess building in the background that I assume will be the major big bad to be defeated before the series comes to an end. It's been slowing building and I'm excited to see it so fully now! Things get pretty intense as Kitty tries to protect her pact fro This review appeared first at Fantasy is More Fun. Things get pretty intense as Kitty tries to protect her pact from an unidentifiable evil. I loved seeing her refuse to back down - she's certainly become alpha!

Who would have thought huh? Ben's a great support to Kitty and just when I thought he wasn't quite co-alpha material he steps up! In Kitty Raises Hell a title I actually do get! Kitty's amassing even more friendships - I'm starting to feel that Kitty has something in common with Rachel Morgan of The Hollows by Kim Harrison beyond the same fab narrator, Ms. They both have this QUALITY - They pull people to them because, while they basically land in one disaster after another, they both have this deep down goodness.

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And I'm thinking that, much like Rachel, Kitty is going to be very happy she's amassed all these friends by the end of this series. Not to say that they're the same - the series are quite different. It's just a similarity in their heroines which is one of the most important elements, right? Anyway, I felt like Kitty was in the battlefield with all these allies but for a good part of the book they couldn't even see the enemy - the cover was finally pulled back at the end and let's just say it's a small piece of a bigger picture that I can't wait to dig into!

As I mentioned above, Marguerite Gavin is a fantastic narrator and, at this point, I can't imagine reading these books. I will be devestated if I discover she didn't narrate one of the books More Kitty to come very soon! Dec 30, Karissa rated it really liked it. 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. This was a great addition to this series. For once Kitty is in charge; she is making smart if not always informed decisions and carrying out plans. Her wry sense of humor is still in force, there is a lot of action in this book and it clicks along as a super fast pace.

I was happy that the storyline dealing with the Las Vegas shapeshifters was expanded on and Odysseus Rex was part of that wonderful storyline. Rick is a great character and another new mysterious vampire enters the scene. I love that this book propelled itself forward without needing all the emotional baggage that comes along with the unstable relationships featured in a lot of paranormal series.

Kitty and Ben have a happy, stable relationship and it is nice to see a good story where the characters are well-adjusted caring individuals. The latest news I heard was that there was only going to be 7 books in this series. I am not sure if that is still true or not. Either way I am looking forward to the next book. May 16, Akiva rated it liked it Shelves: I'll spare you separate reviews of all of them.

One of Vaughn's more 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. The third book was a particularly strong example: It does serve to make a simple series of books a little less formulaic, so I don't really object. I think my favorite remains the first one, with its unique take on domestic violence.

The Midnight Hour suckered me in, though: Well, they're werewolves, they have an animalistic side, I can't understand exactly how their social system works, isn't this just how you run a pack? Carl may be a werewolf, but his and other pack members' manipulation and control tactics are inescapably human. You realize along with Kitty that just because you're not strictly human doesn't mean others are allowed to treat you inhumanly.

So glad that this series isn't going downhill for me, yet. The previous was boring and this one started off that way too, but man that fucking ending was perfect. Sucks I only have the next two books to go before I have to put down this series. Why are these books so fucking hard to find?! The only place besides Amazon that I have been able to find them is fucking Ebay.

I checked Barnes and Noble. None of the stores in WI have any of the books. Checked Half Price Books. Feb 17, Anna rated it really liked it Shelves: I think the Kitty series seems to be getting better though I still haven't forgiven Vaughn for putting Cormac in jail! This is part of a extended story arc with 'Dead Man's Hand' which enables Vaughn to develop idas and characters in more detail than usual which is good.

Having said that it is possible to read this as a standalone. I am beginning to wish that Ben was more active in the novels May 09, Cathy rated it really liked it Shelves: It was good, lots of drama, new characters to spice things up and add some stability to the action, a new level of "magic" to be investigated and the continuation of the strong relationship between Kitty and Ben.

Oct 24, Kathy Davie rated it it was amazing Shelves: 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. The Kitty Norville series has a very urban flavor to this pack of werewolves and yet it's homey at the same time with Kitty and Ben loving each other and having the best in mind for the pack. Her relationship with the local Master of Denver is essentially friendly, but this story does test their bonds.

We still don't really know much about Rick and his reticence in this one does make me worried. The Story Life seems back to normal. At least until the first full moon run Kitty and her pack take after she and Ben have returned from Vegas. The night something comes after them. It's not the first attack. Nor is it the last. The Paradox PI television show is filming in Denver and Kitty gets some clever ideas about some switch guesting. Good ideas until threats endanger the television team, Kitty's leadership, and everyone she cares about.

Ben O'Farrell was her lawyer; now he's her mate and the male alpha for the Denver Pack. Cormac Bennett is the supernatural bounty hunter who ended up in prison after saving Kitty's life Kitty Takes a Holiday.

And he still wants Kitty. Shaun is her beta and runs the New Moon restaurant in Denver. A casual meeting place for any lycanthrope. Mick Cabrerra , Becky , Tom , and Kris are all part of her pack of eighteen.

Gail and Jim Norville are Kitty's accepting parents; Cheryl is Kitty's sister and she's married to Mark and they have two kids. Matt is her Denver-based engineer. Rick is the new vampire Master of Denver. Those vampires who were loyal to Arturo feel a need to prove their new loyalty, including Angelo. In other words, she's the only cop who was really interested enough to learn more about supernaturals and she calls Kitty. Vegas' cast of characters Dom is only a figurehead for the Master of Las Vegas and he's using Nick , the new leader of the Band of Tiamat who has taken over the show as the King of Beasts with his tiger pride, at the behest of his master.

Tiamat is the goddess of chaos and her priestess, Farida , is a 4,year-old vampire on the warpath to take Kitty and Ben down. Odysseus Grant is a stage magician in Vegas with an active interest in and guarding against the Band of Tiamat. The Paradox PI cast of characters The Paradox PI television show specializes in paranormal investigations and Kitty has some ideas to promote her show. Gary Jason is the front man before and behind the cameras. Tina McCannon and Jules Simpson are also in the show.

Tina has a deeply held secret while Jules is the resident skeptic and a member of the Society for Psychical Research. Peter Gurney is T. He wants to know what happened to T. And he'll haunt Kitty until he gets some. It's a balance with Kitty learning more about the taciturn T. Roman is an old vamp, who shows up offering to help get rid of whatever is attacking Kitty and her people. The Cover The cover is aflame in yellows and reds with a cocky Kitty in her low-cut jeans and cropped halter top, a chain thrown over one shoulder standing in profile to us with her head turned to look out.

Ben as his wolf is snarling at us from behind her. Kitty Raises Hell literally in her response to the attacks on her, her friends, and her pack! Sep 24, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loves this book as much as the first few. I have started the next one. May 07, T. Day rated it really liked it. Fire, brimstone, and bad mojo anywhere she turns. In an ultimate showdown that features introductions to new and important characters, old returning ones, and Fire, brimstone, and bad mojo anywhere she turns.

I was saddened by the attack on New Moon, the werewolf-friendly restaurant that Kitty owns and her pack mate, Sean, runs, not to mention the death of a pack beta. I did love the introduction to the Paradox P. Also, Grant returns and Roman is introduced. Anyway, I liked this one so it gets a four from me. Mar 30, Genie rated it really liked it. 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. With her pack on the line, Kitty takes charge. She takes matters in hand and begins an investigation to figure out what she's up against. The first question is what kind of being is the mysterious, invisible, malicious entity who smells of brimstone and is encased in fire? What will it take to give her the advantage to win the battle against this creature.

As the story continues, Kitty makes new allies among the cast of a ghost hunting reality TV show who are filming an episode on location in Denver. To their surprise, they get the proof of the supernatural that they've been hoping for. Out of nowhere, Kitty also gets an offer of aid from a mysterious and powerful vampire who calls himself Roman. He asks for a very high price in exchange of his help and so Kitty turns him down.

Instead Kitty turns to her own listeners to ask for their expertise to obtain the information that is desperately needed for the survival of her pack. This is one of the best books in the series. The kitty cat cult from book 5 wasn't prepared to let what happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. 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 The kitty cat cult from book 5 wasn't prepared to let what happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. At this point in the series the hinted at "Long Game" of the vampires seems to be expanding in significance. A vampire comes into town promising to help take care of the kitty cat cult's demon, but what does he require in return? Overall, this book was a nice addition to the series. I was a bit leery of the whole "ghost hunters" sideline, but it wasn't overdone.

Generally, I don't look for "ghost stories" in my urban fantasy reads. For me, ghost stories are more horror, and I dislike horror. As for the fact that I'm still reading these marathon fashion, they're holding up fairly well and not feeling repetitive. I prefer books that can handle a marathon read. On to book The worst thing about the marathon read is that I rarely get the individual titles straight in my head. Feb 24, Julie jjmachshev rated it really liked it Shelves: 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. Each books reveals a little more about one of the continuing characters and Kitty's growing circle of frie Well Kitty is really up against the wall with this one.

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