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Kitty Goes to Washington
by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty Goes to Washington picks up right where the first novel leaves off. It’s a quick, enjoyable read. As in the first book, the best parts are when Kitty is doing her talk show. Vaughn does tie up some loose ends here, in particular with Smith, the cult leader (though the ending to this subplot feels a little anti-climatic).
The bulk of the book centers on how Washington is dealing with the idea of supernatural and Kitty’s testimony in front of a Senate sub-committee. Vaughn should get points for actually showing the reader this and dealing with the issue. It would be just, I feel, to say that she does so in facile way, but she does so. In the Anita Blake series, for instance, the reader is told at various times that Anita is involved in working on such and such a law about zombies, but the reader never sees Anita doing the work (at least up to NIC where I stopped reading the series). Vaughn shows the reader this aspect of supernatural joining the human community.
The book does have some weak points. Kitty going off with Luis the first time not only seemed wrong but incredibly stupid. That section was the weakest part of the book, and Luis is underdeveloped totally as a character. He’s a hot, nice Brazilian and that’s about it. This is true of some of the other supporting characters. The resolution about Smith also could have used more detail, at least the aftermath of the resolution.
I most say, I did enjoy the character of Alette. With Alette, Vaughn presents a various interesting take on female vampires. I also enjoyed the fact that while Kitty is getting stronger, it's a process not something that happens overnight. I do have to ask, however, why in the first two books at least, a man has to step in at the last moment.
The bulk of the book centers on how Washington is dealing with the idea of supernatural and Kitty’s testimony in front of a Senate sub-committee. Vaughn should get points for actually showing the reader this and dealing with the issue. It would be just, I feel, to say that she does so in facile way, but she does so. In the Anita Blake series, for instance, the reader is told at various times that Anita is involved in working on such and such a law about zombies, but the reader never sees Anita doing the work (at least up to NIC where I stopped reading the series). Vaughn shows the reader this aspect of supernatural joining the human community.
The book does have some weak points. Kitty going off with Luis the first time not only seemed wrong but incredibly stupid. That section was the weakest part of the book, and Luis is underdeveloped totally as a character. He’s a hot, nice Brazilian and that’s about it. This is true of some of the other supporting characters. The resolution about Smith also could have used more detail, at least the aftermath of the resolution.
I most say, I did enjoy the character of Alette. With Alette, Vaughn presents a various interesting take on female vampires. I also enjoyed the fact that while Kitty is getting stronger, it's a process not something that happens overnight. I do have to ask, however, why in the first two books at least, a man has to step in at the last moment.