Kitty in the Underworld

Kitty Norville Series, Book 12

By: Carrie Vaughn

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

As Denver adjusts to a new master vampire, Kitty gets word of an intruder in the Denver werewolf pack's territory, and she investigates the challenge to her authority. She follows the scent of the lycanthrope through the mountains where she is lured into a trap, tranquilized, and captured. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a defunct silver mine: the perfect cage for a werewolf.

Her captors are a mysterious cult seeking to induct Kitty into their ranks in a ritual they hope will put an end to Dux Bellorum. Though skeptical of their power, even Kitty finds herself struggling to resist joining their cause. Whatever she decides, they expect Kitty to join them in their plot... willingly or otherwise.

©2014 Carrie Vaughn, LLC (P)2013 Tantor

meh

I've been a fan of most of the books in this series, but I'm getting a little bored of the Roman saga. I liked the series more when there was a different "villain" adventure for every book.

sure isn't as bad ass as she should be

this is my last favorite of all the stories they could hand ended it with Roman by taking him out by his creator but nooooo kill more ppl off and the bs continues
you would think she pick up some fighting skills by now. it's just getting old hurry up and kill Roman

Not the best in the series

I listen to the book thinking it was going to be the worst in the series because of the bad reviews but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. The book lets us find out a little more and it seemed necessary to move the story along in the right direction. My only complaint is I wish it was a little shorter and quicker to the point.

Not a deep plot.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Limited story line in this one. The ending sets up a great idea for the next books and many potential plot lines. The majority of this book could have been accomplished with many fewer chapters and been a good element in a multiple plot-line book.

Not the best in the series, but important.

Things take a turn for Kitty when she’s kidnapped (again!) by people who think they have a way of getting rid of their shared nemesis, Roman – and this time for good.

Much like Books 05 and 06, Kitty in the Underworld is not one of my favorite in the series. It feels like a "bottle episode;" except that the majority of the time, Kitty is with previously unknown characters.

Most of the story takes place inside an abandoned silver mine -- so the setting is pretty confined and uninteresting. The characters who have kidnapped Kitty don't talk much, except in the most obscure terms. And, once again, the plot revolves around Roman without him even being around. Because Kitty is alone a lot, there is a ton of exposition. I wanted to smack Kitty upside the head when she found her way out of the mine, but then went back to her kidnappers. I get that defeating Roman is important, but can we say Stockholm Syndrome?

That being said, some really good things happen in this episode, like Kitty's connection with the first Regina Luporum. A lot of this book is set-up for the last two books in the series, so you don't want to skip it. It's the same good writing, the same characters, the same world, and the same great audio narrator; it's just isn't one of Kitty's more exciting adventures.