Book Review: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn

Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn
Tor
334 pages
Copyright 2010

Kitty Norville, late night DJ, werewolf, and pack leader has a full life managing her rising stardom on her radio show "The Midnight Hour", her role as pack alpha, and her marriage to Ben, attorney and fellow werewolf and the return of Cormac, Ben's 'brother' and former bounty hunter, from prison.

Things become more complicated when a topic on her radio show leads to her being sued by CEO Harold Franklin after she wonders if his change of Speedy Marts is somehow connected to the supernatural.

Then a friend who runs the NIH's Study of Paranatural Biology contacts her, seeking her help with three soldiers, recently returned from Afghanistan. The men happen to be part of a secret experiment that not even the army knew was taking place; an experiment that led to them becoming werewolves... highly aggressive, post-traumatic, unable to control their shapeshifter tendencies werewolves.

As Kitty tries to cope with the lawsuit and deal with the rogue wolves she also finds herself trying to figure out what the heck is up with Cormac, who seems to have come out of prison with a split-personality.

I liked this one a lot more than the previous title in the series, Kitty's House of Horrors. Kitty and Ben are a great couple and I'm thrilled that Cormac is back. The interaction with the rogue wolves is tense and dramatic. The intrigue with the Speedy Marts is an interesting second story line and Vaughn wraps it all up very well.

Recommendation: Finally, a new book in a much-loved series that didn't disappoint me. I think Vaughn handles the shapeshift world as well as anyone so if you like werewolves, you'll probably enjoy hers.