Review: Kitty Goes to Washington

Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


For the past two days, I've been struggling to contain a migraine. I've turned to the Kitty Norville books to give me something to do that wouldn't make the pain worse. It's been a good decision.



As this second adventure opens, Kitty has taken her radio broadcast on the road. She's got her reasons for leaving Denver, and she'd rather not talk about them, thank you. Especially not with any humans. Her schedule is interrupted by a call from her lawyer, Ben. He's been handling her mail, and she's received a subpoena to testify before a Senate hearing. Dr. Flemming, our friendly researcher from the first book, went public with his findings after Kitty was outed as the first publicly known werewolf. Now the government wants to know what he's been using their money to study. To get a better understanding of the supernatural, they've invited a number of experts, including Kitty.



On her arrival in D.C., Kitty finds herself the guest of the local Master Vampire, Alette. She also finds herself drawn to the were community, a packless society that meets at a local club. Compared to Carl's pack, this D.C. group is a utopia, but as Kitty discovers, their peace comes at a price--nonintervention.



As the Senate hearing moves forward, Kitty quickly learns that everyone involved has an agenda--especially Senator Duke, the Bible quoting chair of the committee. He's especially fond of the verse "thou shall not suffer a witch to live," and seems to think it covers werewolves as well.



Drawn into terrible events against her will, Kitty has to take control of them in the way that only she can. In doing so, she'll discover that she's more of a leader than she's ever let herself believe.



Fans of the book should definitely read the short story, "Kitty Meets the Band," included in the back of the book. It includes some of my favorite call-ins, from the woman sick of the sound of "Muskrat Love" to a guy who'd love to sell his soul if he could play like Hendrix . . . and we haven't even met the band as yet . . .



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