Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand

Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand (2009) Carrie Vaughn

Kitty and Ben are trying to plan for their wedding, and when they decide on a Vegas wedding, Kitty’s producer decides that would be a great opportunity for Kitty to try her hand at a live TV show.

I’m still not sure how I feel about Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand. I almost feel like there was too much going on: Dominic, Odysseus Grant, Balthasar and his “pack”, Kitty’s wedding, Kitty’s live TV show… It felt like the story jumped around when I would have liked to have spent more time focusing on one or two elements, instead of being overwhelmed by so many different plot ideas.

Then again, it was supposed to be an overwhelming action-packed weekend, so perhaps that’s the reason.

I also didn’t care for the ending of the epilogue (I should just learn never to read epilogues. It never ends well for me), but I was appeased by the fact that the next book is coming out in a month–and coming out in paperback. So I can live with that.

I’ll be curious to see which elements in this book are dropped and which are continued. Unless Kitty goes back to Vegas, I don’t see Dom coming back, but I would like to see more of Odysseus Grant.

If you like supernatural fantasy, this is still a good series, and I’m waiting impatiently for the next book.
Rating: 7/10

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