Kitty Goes to Washington

Kitty Norville, Book 2

By: Carrie Vaughn

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

The country's only celebrity werewolf, late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard, not seen. But when she's invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, her face gets plastered on national television. Kitty has been in hot water before, but jumping into the D.C. underworld brings a new set of problems - and a new set of friends and enemies, including the vampire mistress of the city; a super-hot Brazilian were-jaguar; and a paranoid, Bible-thumping senator who wants to expose Kitty as a monster. Kitty quickly learns that in this city of dirty politicians and backstabbing pundits, everyone's itching for a fight.

©2006 Carrie Vaughn, LLC (P)2009 Tantor

Kitty has grown stronger! I'm proud!!!!!!!!!!!

What made the experience of listening to Kitty Goes to Washington the most enjoyable?

It was a great story and MG portrays it perfectly...

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kitty of course...she was kinda weak in book one...but she has grown sooooo much just in book 2....this is shaping up to be a great new series for me...I already downloaded 3-5!!! lol

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved when Kitty saved Alette....she was brave, and so kind....Kitty is a great person!!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have if i could have!! lol

Any additional comments?

I am so glad I gave this series a chance...now after book 2 I am sooooo hooked....and Marguerite Gavin as the narrator is just a plus!!!!!!!!!!! Highly recommend!!!!!

Too much D.C., new characters not as compelling

I think Marguerite Gavin does an excellent job. In fact, I found this series because I enjoyed her performance of Kim Harrison's "The Hollows" series so much I looked to see what else she did. I didn't like this second book as much as the first for two reasons. 1) There were only a few of the characters from the first book in this and often only briefly. The new characters didn't absorb my interest the way the first book's characters did. 2) The setting of a Washington, D.C. witch hunt, er, uh, werewolf hunt, came across as "preachy" to me. There were some general plot issues that made it seem that making a point was more important than telling a good story. The first book was able to do both. Still, I accidentally listened the very first part of Book 4 by mistake, and I am dying to find out things get to that point, so I'll be loading up Book 3 with my credits as soon as I click Submit. ;-)

Amazing!

This is a really awesome book. I really loved it. Made me feel better after a long, hard week!

Fantasy fiction hits Washington

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This story is very entertaining and the political hype is on point with today's politics as well.

What did you like best about this story?

The performance and dialogue is fantastic.

What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Kitty is a DJ and Marguerite has a voice that belongs to late night radio.

Kitty at her best

I love this series and can not wait to read what’s next in Kitty’s world.

I hate politics, but loved this

Kitty: “it could be worse.”
Ben: “yeah, you could be a communist werewolf.”

This may be the first book about congressional hearings, lobbyists, and politics that I’ve actually enjoyed. Even in fiction, the political mudslinging is often too aggravating. Thankfully here there’s a gripping, and decently credible, story about how congress might deal with the emergence of vampires and werewolves.

I like the addition of colorful characters such as the werejaguar and vampire Oletta.
Monster hunter Cormac and attorney Ben are fast becoming favorite recurring characters.
This book also improves on the tone, adding a smidge more humor and dialing back quite a bit on the pack-related triggers from book 1.

The pinnacle of oddities!

Found a book from an old series I hadn’t looked at in some time. Kitty Norville is a rogue werewolf who hosts a paranormal midnight radio show. She’s rogue because she couldn’t put up with the jealousy and in-fighting, so she was kicked out of the pack. As a well-known celebrity on the paranormal, Kitty is subpoenaed to testify at a Senate hearing on supernaturals. The underlying theme of the story has merit. The professor, using Kitty as an expert witness, wants to bring vampires and werewolves into society’s light; to research their “affliction” as a disease, treat it as such, and ultimately accept them as misunderstood people. That’s quite an enormous, if not improbable, objective to take on. But this is overshadowed by a boring Senate hearing and an all too strange kidnapping. Throw in some indiscriminate hookup sex, and there you have it. A rather odd mix of plotlines to be sure.

Exposure

Lotta let’s the world see her change. Good story line. Well paced. Kept my interest all the way through.

Coming out of the Closet!

A wild ride! Kitty makes friends with a Vamp ? ? ? Kitty has to go to Washington to appear before an investigative committee. Vampire hunter's, vamps, werewolves, and a club for "weres" of other species besides wolves. It is a great and entertaining book!

Not as good as Book 1, but still good

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, so naturally I wanted to try the next book. Turns out that it wasn't as good as the first one, but still enjoyable. I will probably continue on with this series, but it's not in my top 5, so maybe not.