Kitty and The Midnight Hour

Kitty Norville, Book 1

By: Carrie Vaughn

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 7 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Kitty Norville is a midnight-shift DJ for a Denver radio station---and a werewolf in the closet. Sick of lame song requests, she accidentally starts "The Midnight Hour," a late-night advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. After desperate vampires, werewolves, and witches across the country begin calling in to share their woes, her new show is a raging success. But it's Kitty who can use some help. With one sexy werewolf hunter and a few homicidal undead on her tail, Kitty may have bitten off more than she can chew.

©2005 Carrie Vaughn, LLC (P)2009 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Fresh, hip, fantastic.... Don't miss this one. You're in for a real treat!" (L. A. Banks, author of he Vampire Huntress Legends series)

I liked he 1st book

I liked Carrie Vaughn's first book in this series. Marguerite Gavin, is an excellent narrator which dramatically increases the enjoyment. I am going to listen to the next book in the series and hope Audible carries the rest of the series. It was great fun to listen to Carrie Vaughn's story "Kitty and The Midnight Hour."
I recomend this book, it is a great adventure story.

Grateful to anthology for finding Carrie Vaughn

I purchased "Wolfbane and Mistletoe" a while back and Ms Vaugh's character of Kitty Norville, was in one of the short stories. It was really good, so I thought I would start listening to the series. This first book didn't disappoint, I know I will be purchasing the books in this series. I'm so glad that Audiable offers Anthology's, we get to listen to both authors we know and learn about new ones. Can't wait to get book 2.

A Werewolf with a talk show? Brilliant!

I was absolutely delighted to discover Carrie Vaughn. I've been slavishly listening to Robert Jordan, and boy is my brain tired. Marguerite Gavin has never sounded better, with a voice like a silky piece of lingerie, or a great massage. Kitty is a true original, and the series is wonderful. Not to be missed!

Such high hopes...

The story seemed very interesting and a appealing premise for a book. However...the story takes for to long to get going and by the time I was halfway throught the audiobook I didn't really care what happened to any of the charaters. I did not finish the story simply because a connection was not made for the characters.

Good start

Good initial book. Kept my interest and got my interested in the characters. Kitty is a good heroine once she stops groveling.

Prey or Wolf?

Prey or Wolf? at the beginning of the story Kitty isn't sure which she is. It is interesting watching her figure it out. You'll have to check out the book to find out which one she really wants to be.

So curious, I had to buy it

I was so glad that I listened to this. Many years ago, there was a national radio show late at night (Insomnia) that I would listen to. It was called Coast to Coast and the host was Art Bell. It was SO entertaining, I spent many sleepless nights laughing at the show and the people calling in. This book reminded me of the silly, off-the-wall calls and guests. I just bought the second book and I am sure that it will be entertaining also.

Story of a meek young werewolf growing confidence

Kitty Norville is a 20 something night DJ in Denver. She enjoys the night time slot because it’s quiet, she can avoid people and she has no problem telling listeners when their song requests disappoint her. One night she mentions the cover story of a magazine known for the strange which features “Bat Boy.” This leads to the start of her weekly show for the supernatural. But Kitty has a secret of her own, she is a werewolf and she provides advice to her callers from her own experiences in the supernatural community.

Kitty is the newest member of the pack and is at the bottom of the pack. She is expected to follow every order from her alpha and even to sleep with him when he wishes. Some reviewers feel that it is sexual abuse and are turned off by the book because of that but I didn’t get that same feeling from it. And heres why: Kitty feels like she shares her body with her wolf, that they are two separate beings who coexist and Kitty’s wolf likes the attention and affection from her alpha and her instincts are to please the alpha. I would have had completely different feelings about it if Kitty’s wolf didn’t find comfort from his attention. That being said, there is a brief rape scene as Kitty describes the events leading up to her being bit by a werewolf.

As the success of the Radio show grows, Kitty starts to stand up for herself and challenges orders from her alpha. He wants her to stop the show because other supernaturals in the city feel it is drawing too much attention to them but she refuses. Each time she has to fight for her show or other things that she cares about, it makes her a stronger person and a stronger wolf. I feel that each time Kitty or the wolf have to stand up for themselves, the two become more cohesive and less like individuals which makes Kitty stronger and less fearful.

There are lots of other things going on in the story to keep you interested and guessing and it isn’t just focused on her radio show. Having read the next couple books in the series, I can say that Kitty gets more interesting and develops in to a strong character and I hope that continues to the other books in the series that I have not listened to yet.

I enjoyed the narrator, her voice does make Kitty sound a little older than she actually is but she does a great job at creating a voice that sounds like a realistic radio host which is an important part of the series.

I purchased this book during a sale and am glad I did because it was a good start to an enjoyable series. At the time of this review, I've completed book 3 in this series and am still enjoying it.

love the series, but this one kind of blaa

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I don't think so. Story wasn't as good as other books. Didn't keep my interest at all.

Would you ever listen to anything by Carrie Vaughn again?

Yes, of course. One thumbs down doesn't change the other books from being a lot of fun to read!

Did Marguerite Gavin do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

She was OK.

Could you see Kitty and The Midnight Hour being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

yes, would make a good series. No clue who I would like as actor.

Nice Discovery!!

Any additional comments?

I discovered this series while looking for more books narrated by Marguerite Gavin. What a great find. This is a wonderful story. Marguerite Gavin is outstanding, of course. Carrie Vaughn writes a wonderful tale about a average woman turned werewolf. I recommend this book.