It took me a while to get interested in this Kitty Norville adventure. I think I had to read about a third of the book before I stopped having an attitude about it. Once the monkey business in Chinatown got under way, I enjoyed the book more, and the bits of Chinese mythology she brought into the story were fun. I'm tired of Roman, though, and the "long game". For such a big bad scary dude, he sure walks away from fights pretty easily. I hope he's not the built-in baddie for much longer.

I've had my ups and downs with this series, but I'm still invested in the characters enough to see what happens next. I'll eventually pick up the next one. ( )

Nice little caper, with new allies and old villains. While the world keeps getting bigger and stranger, I like that Kitty doesn't really power up, she just gets more friends. ( )

This is #9?! Crumbs, I thought it was #2. I'll have to pick another one to start with.

Fun less-fluff-all-the-time - really liked this one. ( )

Kitty the Werewolf goes to Big Trouble in Chinatown. Literally. I can almost see Kurt Russell hopping in and the dude with the lightning bolts. Only this time we've got Naruto joining in the fun. Or at least, we've got a nine-tailed demon fox.

The thing is, the novel is okay. It's meant to be lighthearted fun and a little treasure hunting adventure and a little new discovery with Cormac and a little encounter with Roman.

Fun? Sure. But it's no more than adventure time with our favorite radio announcer. With wild west vampires, hero worship with Civil War werewolf leaders, magical pearls, and campy fun.

Is this what the Kitty Norville series has become? Sure, it's fun to have all these idea points, but where's the personal involvement? Everyone in the cast is pretty much set in stone.

I suppose that's fine if you want an ongoing series that doesn't change all that much, but ... it is what it is. Just okay. ( )