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Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5) (edición 2009)

por Carrie Vaughn

Series: Kitty Norville (5)

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:Werewolf Kitty Norville and her mate Ben face-off against werewolf-hating bounty hunters ?? on their honeymoon, no less ??in this suspenseful follow-up to Kitty and the Silver Bullet.
Already the alpha pair of Denver's werewolf pack, Kitty and Ben are planning to tie the knot human-style by eloping to Vegas. Kitty is looking forward to sipping fru-fru drinks by the pool and doing her popular radio show on live TV ?? but her hotel is stocked with werewolf-hating bounty hunters.
Elsewhere on the Strip, an old-school magician might be wielding the real thing; the vampire community is harboring a dark secret; and the irresistible star of a suspicious animal act is determined to seduce Kitty.
Sin City has never been so wild, and this werewolf has never had to fight harder to save not only her wedding, but her v
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Título:Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5)
Autores:Carrie Vaughn
Información:Grand Central Publishing (2009), Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
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Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand por Carrie Vaughn

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  cshalizi | Jul 24, 2023 |
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
3 Stars

Convinced that wedding plans are not for them, Kitty Norville and her fiancé, Ben O'Farrell, decide to elope to Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the City of Sin is inundated with threats including a bounty hunters convention, a stage magician with some intriguing powers, and a Siegfried and Roy style animal show whose members are more than they appear to be. Will Kitty and Ben manage to get out alive?

Carrie Vaughn is a skilled story teller and her plots and character development are very appealing. Nevertheless, there are certain problems with this series that prevent it from being truly excellent.

To begin with, the structure of the books results in unbalanced pacing as the first half is dedicated to establishing setting and building up the plot points while the section half is more action-packed.

In addition, Kitty epitomizes an annoying aspect of several UF heroines, such as Mercy Thompson, Rachel Morgan and Kara Gillian, all of whom possess supernatural abilities yet are unable to defend themselves in dire situations. In Kitty's case, she is a freakin' werewolf alpha for crying out loud, but needs to be rescued by a magician!. To add insult to injury, Kitty has an abundance of TSTL moments in this installment, and the near rape scene toward the end is completely unnecessary. Why do female UF authors resort to this trope? It adds nothing to plot or characterization.

Despite these issues, the series has sufficient potential and the twist at the end of this one is intriguing enough to keep reading. ( )
  Lauren2013 | May 5, 2023 |
How enjoyable to return to this series after I gave it a bit of break. Kitty and Ben' Vegas adventures are a little like I imagine that city to be -- over top, crowded, and all about show business, but I think it is the perfect setting for their wedding. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Fun fluff with some less fluff moments that sat weirdly with me. The less fluff was also fun. ( )
  wetdryvac | Mar 2, 2021 |
I’m a big Kitty Norville fan: she’s witty and brave and the books have serious content, delivered with a light touch. Normally I’m cheering for Kitty to win the day and sad that there are no more pages left to read. Yet with “Kitty And The Dead Man’s Hand”, I found myself going “Is that it?” and “What was Kitty thinking”.

The story seemed promising enough: Kitty and Ben, already mated for life as an Alpha pair in a werewolf pack, decide to make things official in the human world and get married. To avoid the fuss of a big wedding, Kitty decides to get married in Vegas and her boss uses this as an opportunity to get her to do her radio show live on TV. He also books Kitty and Ben into a hotel that is running a gun show, complete with silver bullet carrying bounty hunter. Add in a magician who reads H P Lovecraft, a Vampire Master only interested in partying and a bizarre tribe of werecats and it should have been quite a ride.

Instead, I found it unsatisfying.

I’ve been to Vegas a few times, I even renewed my wedding vows there, and I thought Carrie Vaughn caught the atmosphere of the place well, so that wasn’t the problem.

I think the problem was Kitty. She’s on her own for most of the book for various reasons, even though she brought Ben and her mother and father to Vegas with her. She stumbles around getting into trouble and mostly waiting for someone else to get her out of it. She gives little thought to her family and only a little more to Ben. Her relationship with the BDSM-loving werecats didn’t convince me. The way two of bounty hunters reacted to her was also hard to swallow. The marriage, when it did finally occur, seemed crass and narcissitically self-indulgent.

Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood, or maybe I didn’t get the appeal of all those bare-chested young men, but I just couldn’t settle in to this book. In every other book, Kitty has grown and developed. In this book, she seems to take a holiday from herself.

Oh, and I still don’t have a clue what the title means.

Anyway, I hope I get the real Kitty back in book six. ( )
  MikeFinnFiction | May 16, 2020 |
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To all the teachers who told me it was okay to write, draw, and tell stories. Thanks especially to:
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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:Werewolf Kitty Norville and her mate Ben face-off against werewolf-hating bounty hunters ?? on their honeymoon, no less ??in this suspenseful follow-up to Kitty and the Silver Bullet.
Already the alpha pair of Denver's werewolf pack, Kitty and Ben are planning to tie the knot human-style by eloping to Vegas. Kitty is looking forward to sipping fru-fru drinks by the pool and doing her popular radio show on live TV ?? but her hotel is stocked with werewolf-hating bounty hunters.
Elsewhere on the Strip, an old-school magician might be wielding the real thing; the vampire community is harboring a dark secret; and the irresistible star of a suspicious animal act is determined to seduce Kitty.
Sin City has never been so wild, and this werewolf has never had to fight harder to save not only her wedding, but her v

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