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    Kitty Takes a Holiday
    Kitty Takes a Holiday
    Kitty Takes a Holiday
    Audiobook8 hours

    Kitty Takes a Holiday

    Written by Carrie Vaughn

    Narrated by Marguerite Gavin

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    About this audiobook

    After getting caught turning wolf on national television, Kitty retreats to a mountain cabin to recover and write her memoirs. But this is Kitty, so trouble is never far behind, and instead of Walden Pond, she gets Evil Dead.

    When werewolf hunter Cormac shows up with an injured Ben O'Farrell, Kitty's lawyer, slung over his shoulder, and a wolf-like creature with glowing red eyes starts sniffing around the cabin, Kitty wonders if any of them will get out of these woods alive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 26, 2009
    ISBN9781400182602
    Kitty Takes a Holiday
    Author

    Carrie Vaughn

    Carrie Vaughn's work includes the Philip K. Dick Award winning novel Bannerless, the New York Times Bestselling Kitty Norville urban fantasy series, over twenty novels and upwards of 100 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Hugo Award. An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado. Visit her at www.carrievaughn.com.  

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    • 4/5
      I've read a lot of urban fantasy, but strangely I hadn't before come across a Native American shaman character until now, and it was a nice addition. I also really appreciate that the author can tell a compelling story without needing to include graphic sex scenes.
    • 5/5
      Once again Carrie does it. Creates excitement and adventure with Kitty and her pack. She starts of having a nice holiday by herself and ends up with quite the mess on her hands with people trying to get her to leave. Cormac suprises her with a visit and a very under the weather Ben. I don't want to give to much away but again I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to crack open the next one.
    • 3/5
      After being caged and forced to transform into a werewolf on national television, Kitty decides she needs a little breathing room. She hunkers down in a remote cabin and tries to write her autobiography. But it feels like she's hiding more than healing. Even worse, skinned animals and silver crosses start turning up in circles around her cabin. The police aren't helpful--if anything, they seem to blame her for the mutilated animals. And unfortunately, her lawyer is out of commission.

      This book starts out lightweight, with a rival talk show as the biggest problem Kitty faces, but the plot gets dark fast. The old magic traditions are capricious and dangerous. Often when I'm reading fantasy, I wonder why more people don't try to use magic. In this series, it's very clear. The sacrifices required would rend the heart of an ordinary person, and damage the souls of those who use it. The way Vaughn writes it, magic is genuinely creepy.

      The other plot involves Kitty's lawyer, who confronts his own worst fear when he becomes what he grew up hunting: a werewolf. Kitty talks him down from killing himself immediately, but he's uncertain for much of the book whether he'll be able to live with himself any longer. And it's not just his prejudices at work--being a werewolf makes it nearly impossible for him to practice law, which he values as his escape route from his rough family. Kitty has to work hard and delicately to keep him functional. Putting Kitty into the role of mentor is an interesting change for the character. And I like that there be real legal consequences for supernatural goings-on, even if there aren't laws yet on the books that precisely work with human society's newfound knowledge of the supernatural.
    • 4/5
      This series is crack. I can't put them down, and immediately after one, I have to start the next. I really liked that Vaughn didn't do the obvious thing in this book, and took a decided twist that moved away from cliche, and allowed Kitty, Ben, and Cormac to really have the potential for character growth.
    • 5/5
      Warning: This review contains spoilers.I liked it.I think it'll be good for Kitty to have a pack, small as it is. I liked that she was in a position to help and her book sounds awesome.Poor, poor Cormac though. I think they were right in that the legal system hasn't caught up yet, but damn. The legal system is always a few years behind (at least) so it'll be interesting to see how that plays out in future novels. I'd hate to think Cormac will be in jail for the foreseeable future though. He's too interesting a character to not have a more active part.
    • 4/5
      Almost a horror novel. The story starts out fluffy, then the casualty count starts.
    • 3/5
      I was really looking forward to reading this book since the last one I read (Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards) was such a depressing novel. All the while I was reading Mercy I was thinking ‘just a bit more and I can start the next Kitty book’. What a relief!This is the third in the ‘Kitty’ series and it changes direction a bit with plot. The first two focused on Kitty’s job as a night time DJ and her challenges dealing with lycanthropy – a condition wherein the ‘patient’ metamorphoses into a werewolf during full moons. In Kitty Takes a Vacation, Kitty gets away from it all in a remote cabin in the woods to write a memoir detailing her experiences as a werewolf. It’s not long, however, before odd things begin happening and odder still when the people in the nearby town show their distrust for Kitty and her ilk. Throw in Ben and Cormac – characters first introduced in the previous books – and you have another fun, light read.I won’t give away plot points, but if you’re a follower of the series you’ll meet some other otherworldly creatures called ‘skinwalkers’ and their particular brand of powers. The secondary characters are somewhat chilling in that they display some personality traits akin to the witch hunters in Salem a century and more ago. I also like the fact that in the Kitty books the endings are not always completely happy but a sort of compromise (not saying however that that was the case in this particular book – you’ll have to read it to find that out!).Kitty Takes a Vacation didn’t disappoint me – it lifted my mood and that’s what I expected from it. I’m going to read the next one, Kitty and the Silver Bullet, in May.
    • 4/5
      Kitty keeps growing on me -- just when I start to think, "too much whining" and go to set it down, the plot kicks off and the humor kicks in and it's an interesting ride to the finish. I love the themes of family and pack and collecting people around you. I hope she can continue to do that. I also sympathize with creative burnout, so it's cool to see someone struggle with that and overcome it.
    • 3/5
      ***WARNING: Spoiler!!!!*** ooooookay so this book totally messed up my favorite couple (kitty/cormac)...but I have to say that i don't hate kitty/ben at all...at the end of the book I even came to like them...so I wasn't too much disappointed with the book but still...only 161 pages...a pity that the plot which was good development was sort of cut short...
    • 3/5
      Kitty takes a break to write a book but what that really looks like is she's hiding and having a pity party.
      Oh my goodness BEN!!!
      Poor Cormac too angry/protective for his own good..
      I always thought Kitty and He would get together..
    • 2/5
      Honestly, I had to laugh when Kitty had writer's block. After all she's been through the thing that seems hardest for her is writing a book about herself. So she's hiding out in a cabin in a small town, she's making friends with the locals, and she's keeping to herself. Then Cormac shows up and they have their usual on-again off-again sexual tension. (Seriously, after the first book and what he said about her there is no way I would go near him were I Kitty.) In the meantime, someone or some thing is leaving dead creatures around Kitty's cabin and it's creeping her out. There's also a new paranormal DJ out there and Kitty is childishly angry about it.

      Later, Cormac comes back with an injured Ben in tow. They were out hunting and Ben got bit. We learn a great deal about their joint past in this book, about fathers and sons and boys who are brothers in all but blood. They have a promise--if either one gets infected the other will kill him. Ben wants Cormac to remember that promise. Cormac, surprisingly, isn't so keen on the idea, and to Kitty it's right out. Ben hates the idea of being a werewolf and all that hate makes Kitty feel, well, pretty terrible. But she hangs in there, she tries to help Ben accept what he is now, even though it isn't something she chose for herself or would have ever chosen for him. She's at war with herself over this, her human side hurting and scared for Ben, her wolf side wanting a pack mate and a mate. Meanwhile, Cormac is torn between his promise to Ben, his love for Ben, and his desire for Kitty. This is what makes the book for me, the relationships between the three of them. I enjoyed this book very much.
    • 4/5
      (audio version) Things change, Kitty's life changes in a blink of the eye. She is alone with her wolf and herself, avoiding reality. She rents a place outside of a small town where the residents don't seem too happy having the infamous werewolf about. Dead, bloody warnings start showing up then things get worse. Cormack the werewolf hunter drives down her road. This visit changes everything for one of them.
      I really loved the twist and turns for the characters in this book. Ms. Vaughn gave them a fresh new path that I am looking forward to continuing.
      Quote" 10 Ways to Defeat Macho Dickheadism"
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this one -- ready to start the next in the series. Fast reading, too.
    • 4/5
      Kitty enjoys a holiday ... er ... well, this is Kitty Norville. Blurb at goodreads accurate enough. I thoroughly enjoyed this third book of the series although a little disappointed in ending with what happens with Cormac. Another reviewer posted that they were eager to get back into Kitty Norville books after reading several stinkers -- yup, me too (wasn't, budgetwise, planning on buying this one yet but was exactly what was needed after some horrendous reads). Looking forward to more in the series.
    • 4/5
      These books have been consistently good and really fit my mood for something fast and easy to read. Vaughn doesn't go easy on her characters, though. This book had lots of twists and turns, and yet again Vaughn proved she can write an ending that defies all expectations yet is still satisfying.
    • 5/5
      It has been a little while since I read this book but here is what I recall...

      I love the series!! Yummy romance involving paranormal elements. Plenty of steamy action and a touch of humor!

      Definitely a series to get into! I started it and didn't stop until I reached the last book that was released! I am always looking for the next book!

      If you like steamy supernatural romances this is a series to look into!!!!
    • 4/5
      What I love most about the Kitty books is the combination of vulnerability, determination, idealism, and impertinence of the heroine. In a genre that, really, is not all that believable, Vaughn asks for a comparatively minimal suspension of belief. It is an interesting approach.

      I love that patriarchal BS rarely goes unanswered, and that the knocks life offers her sometimes leave Kitty down. I love that she chooses to get back up, and I love that she sometimes realistically wallows. As a character, Kitty is well put together.

      The love triangle in this series is pretty subtle, and is not characterized by the earmarks of the traditional trope. We will see how things go in the newest book with Cormac out of prison (I'm saving that until I've reread the rest), but I do not anticipate irksome drama given Kitty and Ben's solid relationship.

      This particular installation of the series interrogates monstrosity somewhat deceptively. The incidents involved are significant, and powerfully disturbing; yet the writing always feels somewhat lighthearted given the gruesome material. Honestly, this is something I appreciate. It makes the books highly palatable, fun, while still bringing the full impact of metaphor to bear on the plot line. I love the Anita Blake books as well, but lighthearted is something they are definitively not.

      Besides the interrogation of monstrosity, Cormac vs. the parochial townspeople vs. the skinwalker, little jumps out at me for my current projects. There is White Horse Fail, what with Kitty saving Ben (as a nurturer though), Cormac saving Ben (but unable to nurture), Kitty saving Alice (action), Cormac saving Kitty (action). So I'm not entirely happy with the one saving the day being Cormac. Kitty gets to save the day enough in other places, but this one really wasn't hers. She wasn't able to do anything with the trial, or to help Cormac, or to help get info really; she spends a lot of time tagging along. There may be a link between this relative passivity and the "break" from her show, that may be worth pursuing.

      Sex agency is alive and well in this story, Kitty gets to make sexual decisions and gets something that is starting to look like a happily ever after of sorts for it, so reward for the exercise of sexual agency. It isn't as pronounced as it was in the last book what with her positively portrayed fling, but it is there.
    • 5/5
      Not the most sophisticated writing in the world, but the characters and the story are cute and often poignant. She asks the hard questions about life as something more than human. A great paranormal series.
    • 3/5
      I both like the stories she presents with Kitty and dislike them. In everyone she seems to be trying to show the unfairness of the world. Things don't all come together and end nice and neatly with your HEA. Still Kitty grows and the story moves on. It is hard to write much of a review without complete spoilers so I decide to skip it. I liked it but didn't love it. Quick read.
    • 4/5
      ** spoiler alert ** I really like the Ben twist...however, I'm not sold on the romantic relationship aspect of it.
    • 4/5
      This series gets better as it goes. The third book of four (so far), Kitty Takes a Holiday is non-stop. Although the book will stand alone, it is helpful to read the preceding books for a richer background.

      This book contains more "stressful" situations for Kitty; it also leaves the least room for the flashes of humor as have been in the previous books.

      The ending (not the epilogue) was a surprise to me, I wasn't sure how I felt about it.
    • 4/5
      Book #3 Kitty Norville Series is the frist book I read of Carrie Vaughn. I really liked the book. I have to find the rest of the series to read. I really injoyed the book. In this book one of her friend is bitten by a werewolf and the other freind is arestted for murder, he is also a hunter of werewolfs& vampires.
    • 4/5
      Vaughn is growing into a very good storyteller. Her characters, including the secondary characters have more depth, and have become less cliche than the 2nd book. The plot is full of tension and wit, making this a very enjoyable read.
    • 4/5
      This is the third book in the Kitty Norville series. I have found that the plots are becoming increasingly more involved and the ending definitely left the doors wide open for the next installment. Kitty, after her experience in Washington DC, decided to decompress by renting a cabin in the woods and writing her memoir. When a friend shows up at her cabin carrying her lawyer over his shoulder and telling her that Ben has been bitten by a werewolf, her Walden Pond dream is shattered. But when she begins finding dead animals and barbed wire crosses around her cabin and she sees red eyes glowing in the woods, she instinctively knows that she and her friends are in danger. This is a quick read, but quite satisfying as usual. On to the next one.
    • 5/5
      More from your favorite characters. They grow, relationships become more complex and interesting, and the action and story line are engaging. I love it.
    • 4/5
      So far, this is my least favorite in the series. Kitty gains a "pack", but loses a friend to the law. She has taken a hiatus from her radio show, and I found that I missed the show. Still a great read, I just thought it was a little duller than the first two.
    • 4/5
      The Kitty series just keeps getting better and better. I think the characters are great and now she is getting a pack. I know there are several more books already out and I am very excited to get into them.
    • 4/5
      This third installment in the Kitty Norville series takes a more serious tone than the first two books. It's more introspective, focusing on the characters' struggle to overcome their various personal issues. The large cast of the previous books is narrowed down to the trio Kitty, Ben, and Cormac. (It's easy to guess the kind of relationship problem that springs up between them.) I found myself missing psychic Jeffery Miles as well as other minor characters like Matt and Ozzy and getting a mild case of cabin fever from the story's unchanging setting. Despite this lack of variety, the three central characters keep the plot moving with scenes full of excitement and drama. Overall, it's interesting and well written, different but still just as entertaining, if not more so, than the first two novels.
    • 4/5
      Yet again Carrie Vaughn has done a great job. I love this series. It’s nothing intricate nor profound, but I love it. She makes Kitty realistic and not some impenetrable superwoman. Kitty has flaws, she knows that and addresses them but she does not let them stop her from figuring her situation out. This particular story has all kinds of fun with Indian curses, new werewolves, and skin walkers. If you don’t know what a skin walker is then google it. J Anyways good book, went by way to fast. I’d recommend it is you’re into that kind of thing.
    • 4/5
      Kitty's taking a break. No radio show, a cabin in the back of beyond, and nothing to worry about but the fact that her crazy "I'm gonna write a book" idea has turned into a bad case of writer's block. Still, except for the dead animals that keep appearing on her door... and the scary little barbwire crosses... and the gutted livestock, things could be worse. Worse arrives when werewolf hunter Cormac arrives with Kitty's lawyer Ben who's about to become the world's latest werewolf. And everything goes completely downhill from there.Things are getting pretty complicated. And darn it, I liked Cormac! It will be interesting to see where Vaughn ends up with this.