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Kitty Norville #13
Low Midnight
Low Midnight spins out of the series on the wave of popularity surrounding Kitty's most popular supporting character, Cormac Bennett, a two-minded assassin of the paranormal who specializes in killing lycanthropes. In his first solo adventure, Cormac, struggling with a foreign consciousness trapped inside him, investigates a century-old crime in a Colorado mining town which could be the key to translating a mysterious coded diary… a tome with secrets that could shatter Kitty's world and all who inhabit it. With a framing sequence that features Kitty Norville herself, Low Midnight not only pushes the Kitty saga forward, but also illuminates Cormac's past and lays the groundwork for Kitty's future.
309 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 30, 2014
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Carrie Vaughn
282 books4,546 followersCarrie Vaughn is the author more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories. She's best known for her New York Times bestselling series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. In 2018, she won the Philip K. Dick Award for Bannerless, a post-apocalyptic murder mystery. She's published over 20 novels and 100 short stories, two of which have been finalists for the Hugo Award. She's a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared world superhero books edited by George R. R. Martin and a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop.
An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado, where she collects hobbies.
Visit her at www.carrievaughn.com
For writing advice and essays, check out her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carrievaughn
An Air Force brat, she survived her nomadic childhood and managed to put down roots in Boulder, Colorado, where she collects hobbies.
Visit her at www.carrievaughn.com
For writing advice and essays, check out her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carrievaughn
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January 12, 2015
3.5 stars, maybe 4.
Kitty fans tend to love or hate Cormac. I’m in the middle; I like him quite a bit but I don’t love him. He is a fascinating character – a former hunter and killer for hire of vamps, weres, and other supernatural beings, he’s now friends with Kitty, a werewolf, who’s married to his cousin Ben, also a werewolf. He went to prison for killing a shifter. Now out on parole, he’s trying to figure out what to do next with his life.
I have a love-hate relationship with the Kitty Norville books. Some I’ve enjoyed, some were meh, and a couple were just bad. The last Kitty book, “Kitty in the Underworld”, was meh but the ending had promise and provided the storyline for this one. “Low Midnight” moves forward the story arc of the Long Game, though not as much as I’d like. What it does give us is Cormac’s story. Cormac and his ghost friend Amelia are the stars of the book; it’s told from his POV with Amelia’s scattered in here and there. Amelia is formal, a little prudish, bossy, and empathetic. Cormac is still the strong silent type but we also see that he has insecurities and that he’s still struggling with the family that he now has. He has people who care about and whom he cares about; he doesn’t quite know how to handle it.
The sense of obligation was…discomfiting. He didn’t like feeling that he owed them, or anyone, something. Loyalty was difficult. It was an anchor holding him in place. At the same time, knowing he belonged here, with people who wanted to see him-that was a prize…Yet here he was. The feeling of belonging was growing on him, like a pair of leather boots finally breaking in to mold to his feet.
Using the information Kitty gained in “Kitty in the Underworld”, Cormac and Amelia try to learn more about Roman, their vampire nemesis, and break the code in a wizard’s grimoire. That leads to Cormac and Amelia trying to solve a 100 year old mysterious death and deal with hunters from Cormac’s past. Cormac has changed, even more than he realized.
“Low Midnight” gives us some intriguing developments and we learn a lot more about both Cormac and Amelia. It’s a mix of character driven and plot driven and provides insight into both Cormac and Amelia. I would love to see them set up shop as paranormal investigators.
Author Carrie Vaughn has posted an important update on the Kitty Norville series. - https://carriev.wordpress.com/2015/01...
This review first appeared at Romance at Random - http://romanceatrandom.com/low-midnig...
Kitty fans tend to love or hate Cormac. I’m in the middle; I like him quite a bit but I don’t love him. He is a fascinating character – a former hunter and killer for hire of vamps, weres, and other supernatural beings, he’s now friends with Kitty, a werewolf, who’s married to his cousin Ben, also a werewolf. He went to prison for killing a shifter. Now out on parole, he’s trying to figure out what to do next with his life.
I have a love-hate relationship with the Kitty Norville books. Some I’ve enjoyed, some were meh, and a couple were just bad. The last Kitty book, “Kitty in the Underworld”, was meh but the ending had promise and provided the storyline for this one. “Low Midnight” moves forward the story arc of the Long Game, though not as much as I’d like. What it does give us is Cormac’s story. Cormac and his ghost friend Amelia are the stars of the book; it’s told from his POV with Amelia’s scattered in here and there. Amelia is formal, a little prudish, bossy, and empathetic. Cormac is still the strong silent type but we also see that he has insecurities and that he’s still struggling with the family that he now has. He has people who care about and whom he cares about; he doesn’t quite know how to handle it.
The sense of obligation was…discomfiting. He didn’t like feeling that he owed them, or anyone, something. Loyalty was difficult. It was an anchor holding him in place. At the same time, knowing he belonged here, with people who wanted to see him-that was a prize…Yet here he was. The feeling of belonging was growing on him, like a pair of leather boots finally breaking in to mold to his feet.
Using the information Kitty gained in “Kitty in the Underworld”, Cormac and Amelia try to learn more about Roman, their vampire nemesis, and break the code in a wizard’s grimoire. That leads to Cormac and Amelia trying to solve a 100 year old mysterious death and deal with hunters from Cormac’s past. Cormac has changed, even more than he realized.
“Low Midnight” gives us some intriguing developments and we learn a lot more about both Cormac and Amelia. It’s a mix of character driven and plot driven and provides insight into both Cormac and Amelia. I would love to see them set up shop as paranormal investigators.
Author Carrie Vaughn has posted an important update on the Kitty Norville series. - https://carriev.wordpress.com/2015/01...
This review first appeared at Romance at Random - http://romanceatrandom.com/low-midnig...
March 24, 2021
Low midnight by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty norville #13
Love love love this series.
This book a little bit of a turn. Instead of following kitty and her wild adventures we follow cormac.
Cormac is an ex bounty hunter that shares his body with a ghost. Cormac and his ghost friend are one lead to figure out a clue to help stop the big bad. While figuring out the next clue they stumble upon a 100 year old mystery.
Raiting: 5 star 🌟
Kitty norville #13
Love love love this series.
This book a little bit of a turn. Instead of following kitty and her wild adventures we follow cormac.
Cormac is an ex bounty hunter that shares his body with a ghost. Cormac and his ghost friend are one lead to figure out a clue to help stop the big bad. While figuring out the next clue they stumble upon a 100 year old mystery.
Raiting: 5 star 🌟
January 29, 2015
This series had been a lot of fun, watching werewolf Kitty and her friends and her pack tracking down evil and giving good talk-show advice on the paranormal. I've been waiting for this one - a better look at Cormac, the ex-bounty hunter and good friend of Kitty's. He's been an intriguing and hard to pin down character.
When Cormac was in prison he picked up a ghost as a hitch-hiker. Amelia now lives in his head, provides Cormac with company (even if ephemeral - at least he can't run away from her and to a degree she keeps him interacting and human.) She also gives him the ability to perform magic, or to step back in his mind and let her perform magic. Which requires some pretty substantial trust. Their relationship is interesting.
This book was a fun chance to look inside Cormac's head. It wasn't as emotional as I had hoped - Cormac has a very dry, stoic affect, but I figured there was more emotion underneath. This book hints that there is, but the narrative voice is still Cormac's stoic one, and so the depths are still buried out of sight.
The plot is solid. The story doesn't move us a lot further along in understanding Roman's "Long Game" but it does help create a much clearer picture of Amelia, how she and Cormac interact, and what they are and are not capable of. And there's a nice little twist at the end, setting us up for the next instalment.
When Cormac was in prison he picked up a ghost as a hitch-hiker. Amelia now lives in his head, provides Cormac with company (even if ephemeral - at least he can't run away from her and to a degree she keeps him interacting and human.) She also gives him the ability to perform magic, or to step back in his mind and let her perform magic. Which requires some pretty substantial trust. Their relationship is interesting.
This book was a fun chance to look inside Cormac's head. It wasn't as emotional as I had hoped - Cormac has a very dry, stoic affect, but I figured there was more emotion underneath. This book hints that there is, but the narrative voice is still Cormac's stoic one, and so the depths are still buried out of sight.
The plot is solid. The story doesn't move us a lot further along in understanding Roman's "Long Game" but it does help create a much clearer picture of Amelia, how she and Cormac interact, and what they are and are not capable of. And there's a nice little twist at the end, setting us up for the next instalment.
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May 7, 2015January 2015???? but...but...it's about a year away!! a year!
May 11, 2017
Probably 2.5 stars, but rounding up instead of down on the merits of the series as whole. I've always liked Cormac, but this book felt like filler more than anything. If you're a fan of the series, you'll read it but it's only okay.
November 20, 2024
A penultimate book in a long, drawn-out series that decides to focus on the first, failed love interest of the main protagonist with only the teeniest shreds of relevance to the overall series? I'm getting Tower of Dawn flashbacks.
Mercifully, Carrie Vaughn is not Sarah J. Maas, so Low Midnight isn't torturous to get through, but that's not to say it isn't meandering and superfluous in its own right. It's just not eight hundred pages long.
Low Midnight focuses on Cormac. When we were introduced to him, he was a supernatural bounty hunter that's worldview was shaken after getting to know Kitty. Then he went to prison and became a moody magician. What's made this particularly unwelcome was that before he got out of prison, Vaughn had already introduced a far more compelling magic-user in Odysseus Grant. I would have prefered Grant tag along on Kitty's adventures the last few books.
And since his return, Cormac hasn't even been able to stir up a little soapy drama between himself, Ben and Kitty. Something juicy to make all of the dull baggage he brought with him worthwhile. Outside of that, his use has mostly been a product of Kitty forgetting she has a pack and outsourcing him.
While I don't like the idea of Vaughn letting him rot in prison or giving him a thankless death, having him take up so much space without adding anything is worse than either of those outcomes. In those other scenarios, I might still care about Cormac. Now, I groan everytime I see his name.
So Low Midnight was a hard sell. The other element that's never worked for me was Cormac being possessed by a nineteenth century magician. It's mostly a ridiculous plot point that's hid around the edges of the previous books and now that it's getting attention, I was expecting something more chaotic between the two. Two people from drastically different worlds, times and perspectives share a body? You'd think a little wackiness might ensue, but no. The dynamic between the two is remarkably boring.
Maybe some rivalry, flirtation—anything other than stuffy English women occationally trying to get the emotionally stunted manly man to open up.
The plot of Cormac trying to get the USB from the last book decoded is hastily sidelined for a mystery that itself gets sidelined when he comes across old buddies of his from his childhood/hunting days. This is the kind of plot I would have died for before Cormac went to prison and Ben and Kitty got married. Had this been the situation that got Cormac his prison time, Kitty takes a Holiday could have been that elusive five star read.
Watching Cormac and Ben try to juggle their conflicting feelings would have made for excellent drama. So, of course, they barely speak in this book. Instead, the drama we got only really worked for me in the last fifty pages. I feel like there's a decent novella in Low Midnight (especially those last fifty pages), but the two-hundred and fifty before that were excessive set-up for what was a fetch quest with a character that hasn't been relevant since book three.
Low Midnight is a forgettable, unnecessary spin-off that will probably end up amounting to a single paragraph in the next and last Kitty Norville book.
Mercifully, Carrie Vaughn is not Sarah J. Maas, so Low Midnight isn't torturous to get through, but that's not to say it isn't meandering and superfluous in its own right. It's just not eight hundred pages long.
Low Midnight focuses on Cormac. When we were introduced to him, he was a supernatural bounty hunter that's worldview was shaken after getting to know Kitty. Then he went to prison and became a moody magician. What's made this particularly unwelcome was that before he got out of prison, Vaughn had already introduced a far more compelling magic-user in Odysseus Grant. I would have prefered Grant tag along on Kitty's adventures the last few books.
And since his return, Cormac hasn't even been able to stir up a little soapy drama between himself, Ben and Kitty. Something juicy to make all of the dull baggage he brought with him worthwhile. Outside of that, his use has mostly been a product of Kitty forgetting she has a pack and outsourcing him.
While I don't like the idea of Vaughn letting him rot in prison or giving him a thankless death, having him take up so much space without adding anything is worse than either of those outcomes. In those other scenarios, I might still care about Cormac. Now, I groan everytime I see his name.
So Low Midnight was a hard sell. The other element that's never worked for me was Cormac being possessed by a nineteenth century magician. It's mostly a ridiculous plot point that's hid around the edges of the previous books and now that it's getting attention, I was expecting something more chaotic between the two. Two people from drastically different worlds, times and perspectives share a body? You'd think a little wackiness might ensue, but no. The dynamic between the two is remarkably boring.
Maybe some rivalry, flirtation—anything other than stuffy English women occationally trying to get the emotionally stunted manly man to open up.
The plot of Cormac trying to get the USB from the last book decoded is hastily sidelined for a mystery that itself gets sidelined when he comes across old buddies of his from his childhood/hunting days. This is the kind of plot I would have died for before Cormac went to prison and Ben and Kitty got married. Had this been the situation that got Cormac his prison time, Kitty takes a Holiday could have been that elusive five star read.
Watching Cormac and Ben try to juggle their conflicting feelings would have made for excellent drama. So, of course, they barely speak in this book. Instead, the drama we got only really worked for me in the last fifty pages. I feel like there's a decent novella in Low Midnight (especially those last fifty pages), but the two-hundred and fifty before that were excessive set-up for what was a fetch quest with a character that hasn't been relevant since book three.
Low Midnight is a forgettable, unnecessary spin-off that will probably end up amounting to a single paragraph in the next and last Kitty Norville book.
March 19, 2015
3.4
Yes finally Cormac got his book, and it was good to see so much of him. The bits and pieces I normally got of him in earlier books never sated the appetite. This book was 85% Cormac and the rest bits of Kitty, Ben, Amelia, and some others I didn't bother to remember their names.
It was a slow start, with a shocking ending cliffhanger that will make the next book boom ready to go off. The pacing was a much slower then most of these stories but I was not disappointed just off, he is a different person now.
I missed the old Cormac in this, he has mellowed out of necessity but he lost some of his shine. There was a lot of thinking, planning, and inner turmoil which was not the Cormac I had grown to love. This Cormac was fresh out of prison, straddled with a magical hurricane, grounded, unarmed, and lacking direction. His insecurities were showing and it made both of us unhappy. He did get some time to blow things up thankfully or I don't think he would have stayed sane.
If you read the series you don't want to miss this one there is a pivotal moment towards the end that will shock you into the next book.
Yes finally Cormac got his book, and it was good to see so much of him. The bits and pieces I normally got of him in earlier books never sated the appetite. This book was 85% Cormac and the rest bits of Kitty, Ben, Amelia, and some others I didn't bother to remember their names.
It was a slow start, with a shocking ending cliffhanger that will make the next book boom ready to go off. The pacing was a much slower then most of these stories but I was not disappointed just off, he is a different person now.
I missed the old Cormac in this, he has mellowed out of necessity but he lost some of his shine. There was a lot of thinking, planning, and inner turmoil which was not the Cormac I had grown to love. This Cormac was fresh out of prison, straddled with a magical hurricane, grounded, unarmed, and lacking direction. His insecurities were showing and it made both of us unhappy. He did get some time to blow things up thankfully or I don't think he would have stayed sane.
If you read the series you don't want to miss this one there is a pivotal moment towards the end that will shock you into the next book.
November 16, 2023
2.5 stars
August 15, 2016
WTF? That is what I kept thinking while listening to this audiobook. I consider myself a fan of the Kitty Norville series, but this one came out of left field.
First, it is told from the alternating perspectives of Cormac and his alter ego that haunts his body, Amelia. Thirteen books into the series and for the first time the POV is shifted from Kitty's perspective? Not only does it not make sense, but it TOTALLY changes the vibe of the story. And not in a good way.
I suspect that the decision to focus on Cormac was in response to fan requests to experience things through his eyes. This would have been a great idea for a side story. However, in my experience, it rarely works out well for authors to allow their audience to influence the direction of a series.
Cormac has long been one of my favorite characters of the Kitty Norville series. In fact, until this book, I always felt like No more. In fact, after this book, I am now convinced that both Cormac and Amelia are selfish @sshats. Cormac shows no regard for those who care about him, pushing them away just because and Amelia is greedy and entitled.
Also, not much really happens in this book. There is so much filler of Cormac and Amelia with their bickering over what they should do next or wallowing in their pasts, neither of which was very interesting. I found myself just wanting the book to be over. It contributed almost nothing to the major plot arc that Vaughn has been building over the last several books. Well, except for the clumsy tie-in at the end that plays out like a cliffhanger. Or maybe it would have if I cared at that point.
Now, for the audiophiles out there, let me address the audiobook narration. Marguerite Gavin is awesome and she does a good job. The problem, however, is that with the book focused on Cormac and Amelia, it played out that I was still hearing everything in Kitty's voice. Perhaps they should have recruited a male narrator who could try to capture the one that Gavin had set for Cormac?
Thank goodness there is only one book remaining in the series. I've invested quite a bit of time in this series, so I want to make it to the end. But, this book was painful. I don't know that I could stomach much more like it.
First, it is told from the alternating perspectives of Cormac and his alter ego that haunts his body, Amelia. Thirteen books into the series and for the first time the POV is shifted from Kitty's perspective? Not only does it not make sense, but it TOTALLY changes the vibe of the story. And not in a good way.
I suspect that the decision to focus on Cormac was in response to fan requests to experience things through his eyes. This would have been a great idea for a side story. However, in my experience, it rarely works out well for authors to allow their audience to influence the direction of a series.
Cormac has long been one of my favorite characters of the Kitty Norville series. In fact, until this book, I always felt like No more. In fact, after this book, I am now convinced that both Cormac and Amelia are selfish @sshats. Cormac shows no regard for those who care about him, pushing them away just because and Amelia is greedy and entitled.
Also, not much really happens in this book. There is so much filler of Cormac and Amelia with their bickering over what they should do next or wallowing in their pasts, neither of which was very interesting. I found myself just wanting the book to be over. It contributed almost nothing to the major plot arc that Vaughn has been building over the last several books. Well, except for the clumsy tie-in at the end that plays out like a cliffhanger. Or maybe it would have if I cared at that point.
Now, for the audiophiles out there, let me address the audiobook narration. Marguerite Gavin is awesome and she does a good job. The problem, however, is that with the book focused on Cormac and Amelia, it played out that I was still hearing everything in Kitty's voice. Perhaps they should have recruited a male narrator who could try to capture the one that Gavin had set for Cormac?
Thank goodness there is only one book remaining in the series. I've invested quite a bit of time in this series, so I want to make it to the end. But, this book was painful. I don't know that I could stomach much more like it.
April 21, 2015
3.5
Let’s be straight up. The Kitty Norville books are not great literature. They are enjoyable brain candy, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
This additional to the series, which seems to be the penultimate book, is different in that it is told in a viewpoint other than Kitty’s.
This makes it refreshing. It isn’t that Kitty is dislikable, but in a few of the later books, she borders on being the only one able to solve anything, and seeing her in a supporting role was refreshing.
The central characters are Cormac and his spirit resident Amelia. The book is told mostly from Cormac’s point of view, giving the readers more insight to the character. I actually liked him more in this volume than the others. (And for the record, I was never a Cormac/Kitty shipper). Here, Cormac and Ben are more than Kitty appendages. Amelia is more than a plot idea that seems taken from Farscape.
The plot of the book is in part finding a way to decode the magic book that Kitty and her friends gained at the end of the previous volume. Along the way, he must several a very old mystery involving magic, and then he runs into some people who kinda old friends, but not really.
And it ties nicely into the arch of Roman.
Good entry in an entertaining series.
Let’s be straight up. The Kitty Norville books are not great literature. They are enjoyable brain candy, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
This additional to the series, which seems to be the penultimate book, is different in that it is told in a viewpoint other than Kitty’s.
This makes it refreshing. It isn’t that Kitty is dislikable, but in a few of the later books, she borders on being the only one able to solve anything, and seeing her in a supporting role was refreshing.
The central characters are Cormac and his spirit resident Amelia. The book is told mostly from Cormac’s point of view, giving the readers more insight to the character. I actually liked him more in this volume than the others. (And for the record, I was never a Cormac/Kitty shipper). Here, Cormac and Ben are more than Kitty appendages. Amelia is more than a plot idea that seems taken from Farscape.
The plot of the book is in part finding a way to decode the magic book that Kitty and her friends gained at the end of the previous volume. Along the way, he must several a very old mystery involving magic, and then he runs into some people who kinda old friends, but not really.
And it ties nicely into the arch of Roman.
Good entry in an entertaining series.
December 31, 2015
4.5 stars- I really liked Low Midnight (Kitty Norville Book 13) in audio and I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect to like it for several reasons: First, I was really irritated by the last Kitty book and second, as a side character I thought Cormack was kind of ruined by his possession by the spirit of mage Amelia.
They are far more interesting in the lead, since you get both sides of their interaction - I don't think Cormack would have been good in the lead otherwise, he's just too straightforward and emotionally contained. This book sets up for the big finish of the Series, but not until the very end and I liked getting away from the long game for awhile.
They are far more interesting in the lead, since you get both sides of their interaction - I don't think Cormack would have been good in the lead otherwise, he's just too straightforward and emotionally contained. This book sets up for the big finish of the Series, but not until the very end and I liked getting away from the long game for awhile.
September 21, 2019
This is a prime example of why it is sometimes a BAD idea to give a popular supporting character a full book. Bad enough that there is hardly any Kitty in it, but by himself Cormac just isn't that interesting, relatable, or mysterious. Coupled with a very thin story line, this is by far the weakest of the series. It does not work as a stand-alone book. It does feel like more of a transitional or "setup"/ lead-in to the final Kitty Norville book. Having invested so much time in these books, I do hope that the last one doesn't fall flat.
April 18, 2015
Cormac has finally completed his probation after his lengthly prison sentence. Time for a new beginning – and not just from prison; the werewolf hunter has no guns, supernatural friends and is now haunted by a Victorian witch. A lot has changed for him.
And with this whole new reality he is now front and centre investigating a 100 year old murder; with completely new tools and a completely new viewpoint.
This book was necessary
I can see you all pulling back now, because “necessary” is a word I fall back on when I don’t have a lot of good to say, especially since I’m very up and down about this whole series (which runs from 1.5 fangs to 4 fangs for me) but hang on there
This book is necessary because it takes Cormac’s story and that story needs to be told to try and hold the ongoing story together. Cormac is one of the main stories and probably Kitty’s closest friend outside of her husband. He was a ruthless, dangerous, gun wielding werewolf hunter then he befriended Kittie the werewolf, spent several books in prison and is now free again with a ghostly Victorian witch partially possessing him.
Yes… that’s a complicated character arc. And to actually analyse that character arc, develop Cormac’s character (especially since, now he’s out of prison and no longer on parole, he’s going to be a much more involved character in the series) we needed this book. We needed a long time through Cormac’s eyes to see how he’s adapted to the vast changes of his life
How does a man with deep involvement in the militia movement who has turned his back on that in disgust despite some of the opinions of it still shaping him adapt? What about a man who has been raised by a highly judgmental and oppressive father who he spent his life trying to please (unsuccessfully) but is now living just about the opposite of everything his dad stood for? What about a man who was deadly with a gun, surrounded by danger (and not just the supernatural) who now cannot carry firearms as a convicted felon? What about a man who spent his life on the fringes of the law with numerous criminal contacts now trying to live within the boundaries of the law for fear of his parole being revoked and due to promises he’s made to Kitty and Ben? What about a man who feared and hated werewolves but whose closest friends are now werewolves? What about a man who hated all things supernatural who is now a witch by proxy and possessed by a ghost? What about a manly-man in almost every stereotype who is now possessed by a woman?
Cormac has gone through some pretty enormous changes. And this book was both necessary and very good at developing all of this, having him face dangers without guns, having him confront old friends and contacts who are still very much where he was (with guns, breaking the laws, fear the supernatural etc) and realising how different he is. There’s his attempt to try and stay away from anything that would break his parole as well as his slow acceptance with magic
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And with this whole new reality he is now front and centre investigating a 100 year old murder; with completely new tools and a completely new viewpoint.
This book was necessary
I can see you all pulling back now, because “necessary” is a word I fall back on when I don’t have a lot of good to say, especially since I’m very up and down about this whole series (which runs from 1.5 fangs to 4 fangs for me) but hang on there
This book is necessary because it takes Cormac’s story and that story needs to be told to try and hold the ongoing story together. Cormac is one of the main stories and probably Kitty’s closest friend outside of her husband. He was a ruthless, dangerous, gun wielding werewolf hunter then he befriended Kittie the werewolf, spent several books in prison and is now free again with a ghostly Victorian witch partially possessing him.
Yes… that’s a complicated character arc. And to actually analyse that character arc, develop Cormac’s character (especially since, now he’s out of prison and no longer on parole, he’s going to be a much more involved character in the series) we needed this book. We needed a long time through Cormac’s eyes to see how he’s adapted to the vast changes of his life
How does a man with deep involvement in the militia movement who has turned his back on that in disgust despite some of the opinions of it still shaping him adapt? What about a man who has been raised by a highly judgmental and oppressive father who he spent his life trying to please (unsuccessfully) but is now living just about the opposite of everything his dad stood for? What about a man who was deadly with a gun, surrounded by danger (and not just the supernatural) who now cannot carry firearms as a convicted felon? What about a man who spent his life on the fringes of the law with numerous criminal contacts now trying to live within the boundaries of the law for fear of his parole being revoked and due to promises he’s made to Kitty and Ben? What about a man who feared and hated werewolves but whose closest friends are now werewolves? What about a man who hated all things supernatural who is now a witch by proxy and possessed by a ghost? What about a manly-man in almost every stereotype who is now possessed by a woman?
Cormac has gone through some pretty enormous changes. And this book was both necessary and very good at developing all of this, having him face dangers without guns, having him confront old friends and contacts who are still very much where he was (with guns, breaking the laws, fear the supernatural etc) and realising how different he is. There’s his attempt to try and stay away from anything that would break his parole as well as his slow acceptance with magic
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January 8, 2015
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy.
The book Kitty Norville fans (or maybe just me) have been waiting for, LOW MIDNIGHT tells a story from Cormac’s point of view. If you’re expecting a Kitty story, you’ll be disappointed. Kitty is still present, but this is basically Cormac taking the reins, and having his own adventure.
Cormac’s character has always been a bit of a mystery, and I can’t say that LOW MIDNIGHT answered all of my questions about him. We definitely get more background information on his childhood and past than in any other Kitty Norville book, but it only left me wanting more! Plus, Cormac has changed due to his time in prison. He seems to be taking a little more of the wait and see approach, instead of the let’s go in guns blazing approach. It’s an interesting transition in a character who generally solves problems by killing them. And we can’t overlook the fact that now he has the ghost of a century old woman living in his head - that certainly changed the narrative a bit, giving Cormac abilities he never had before at his disposal, and she was a never ending presence, which was interesting for Cormac, since we tend to think of him as a loner.
Though it wasn’t Kitty solving the puzzle, the mystery was worthy of the series. There were twists within turns covered by misdirection...you get the idea. It was fun figuring out who the bad guy was in the situation, and even surprising when Cormac figured out the identity of his mystery emailer (cliffhanger much?). The action never let up, even with Cormac not being able to carry firearms anymore. He managed to get himself into his share of scrapes, but luckily, he also managed, sometimes with Amelia’s help, to get out of them.
All in all, LOW MIDNIGHT was a fun ride through Kitty’s world without her being involved. It was everything I had hoped for and more, and I hope that Vaughn considers doing more novels from Cormac’s point of view.
Sexual content: N/A
The book Kitty Norville fans (or maybe just me) have been waiting for, LOW MIDNIGHT tells a story from Cormac’s point of view. If you’re expecting a Kitty story, you’ll be disappointed. Kitty is still present, but this is basically Cormac taking the reins, and having his own adventure.
Cormac’s character has always been a bit of a mystery, and I can’t say that LOW MIDNIGHT answered all of my questions about him. We definitely get more background information on his childhood and past than in any other Kitty Norville book, but it only left me wanting more! Plus, Cormac has changed due to his time in prison. He seems to be taking a little more of the wait and see approach, instead of the let’s go in guns blazing approach. It’s an interesting transition in a character who generally solves problems by killing them. And we can’t overlook the fact that now he has the ghost of a century old woman living in his head - that certainly changed the narrative a bit, giving Cormac abilities he never had before at his disposal, and she was a never ending presence, which was interesting for Cormac, since we tend to think of him as a loner.
Though it wasn’t Kitty solving the puzzle, the mystery was worthy of the series. There were twists within turns covered by misdirection...you get the idea. It was fun figuring out who the bad guy was in the situation, and even surprising when Cormac figured out the identity of his mystery emailer (cliffhanger much?). The action never let up, even with Cormac not being able to carry firearms anymore. He managed to get himself into his share of scrapes, but luckily, he also managed, sometimes with Amelia’s help, to get out of them.
All in all, LOW MIDNIGHT was a fun ride through Kitty’s world without her being involved. It was everything I had hoped for and more, and I hope that Vaughn considers doing more novels from Cormac’s point of view.
Sexual content: N/A
January 6, 2015
Low Midnight mixes things up a bit in the Kitty saga - it's told from Cormac's POV. Kitty and Ben are present, but the story is mainly his and Amelia's. As a fan of Cormac, I enjoyed the change. It gives fans a closer look at him, his past and how he's dealing with his present.
No longer a ward of the Colorado Dept of Corrections, Cormac heads home. He's switching things up a bit - from paranormal assassin to supernatural P.I. - realizing that his hunting skills could be put to use in a new way. The current problem: Amy Scanlon's book of shadows. In hopes of breaking the code, Kitty's placed the book online. They're rushing to discover Roman's Long Game in hopes of stopping it before it's too late.
The ending left us good and ready for book #14. While I loved seeing more of Cormac and his witch-in-tow, Amelia, the book wasn't as tight as those prior. Meshing together Cormac and Amelia's storyline, along with that of Kitty and Ben felt a bit awkward at times. But, I'm a fan of the series, I appreciated the POV switch up and look forward to more.
(3.5 stars)
No longer a ward of the Colorado Dept of Corrections, Cormac heads home. He's switching things up a bit - from paranormal assassin to supernatural P.I. - realizing that his hunting skills could be put to use in a new way. The current problem: Amy Scanlon's book of shadows. In hopes of breaking the code, Kitty's placed the book online. They're rushing to discover Roman's Long Game in hopes of stopping it before it's too late.
The ending left us good and ready for book #14. While I loved seeing more of Cormac and his witch-in-tow, Amelia, the book wasn't as tight as those prior. Meshing together Cormac and Amelia's storyline, along with that of Kitty and Ben felt a bit awkward at times. But, I'm a fan of the series, I appreciated the POV switch up and look forward to more.
(3.5 stars)
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June 24, 2015Expected publication: December 30th 2014 by Tor Books
*Synopsis*
Cormac, the Kitty Norville series' most popular supporting character, stars in his first solo adventure
Low Midnight spins out of the series on the wave of popularity surrounding Kitty’s most popular supporting character, Cormac Bennett, a two-minded assassin of the paranormal who specializes in killing lycanthropes. In his first solo adventure, Cormac, struggling with a foreign consciousness trapped inside him, investigates a century-old crime in a Colorado mining town which could be the key to translating a mysterious coded diary…a tome with secrets that could shatter Kitty’s world and all who inhabit it. With a framing sequence that features Kitty Norville herself, Low Midnight not only pushes the Kitty saga forward, but also illuminates Cormac’s past and lays the groundwork for Kitty's future.
*Synopsis*
Cormac, the Kitty Norville series' most popular supporting character, stars in his first solo adventure
Low Midnight spins out of the series on the wave of popularity surrounding Kitty’s most popular supporting character, Cormac Bennett, a two-minded assassin of the paranormal who specializes in killing lycanthropes. In his first solo adventure, Cormac, struggling with a foreign consciousness trapped inside him, investigates a century-old crime in a Colorado mining town which could be the key to translating a mysterious coded diary…a tome with secrets that could shatter Kitty’s world and all who inhabit it. With a framing sequence that features Kitty Norville herself, Low Midnight not only pushes the Kitty saga forward, but also illuminates Cormac’s past and lays the groundwork for Kitty's future.
December 20, 2019
This is the thirteenth novel in the Kitty Norville series but it isn't really a Kitty story at all, but rather features Cormac (and Amelia) in his (their) first big solo adventure. Like many readers, I didn't care for Cormac at all early in the series, but he has developed so well and changed so much that I really enjoyed this one. It begins as Cormac is finally freed, but of course he finds trouble almost immediately. Kitty is around only peripherally, but Cormac and Amelia (the 19th century ghost and fairy-seeker who shares his head) are up to the challenge. It does advance the arc of the overall series (the Long Game) quite admirably, and tells an interesting solo story as well. Good stuff!
December 11, 2019
This was super slow and basically boring, a bit of a disappointment
July 4, 2017
While Kitty and Ben are in this book, it's more Cormac and Amelia's story. They're in search of a method to decode a book of magic that could aid them in their upcoming battle with the series' big bd but first must solve a 100 year old murder mystery. Lots of both of their backgrounds exposed and some peace found. Good cliff hanger ending, too.
February 1, 2023
I haven't read this book since since shortly after it was published. I can say that it has held up well. I need to talk more about Cormac and the militias, but I will do that later.
January 13, 2019
Kitty and her friends are awaiting answers on Amy's Book of Shadows which they have placed online to see if anyone can help them with it. Cormac and Amelia want to find Amy's aunt to see if she has a way of unlocking Amy's secrets so they can defeat Roman. Amelia wants to go because it is the same town where she was once arrested for murder. Judi becomes interested in Cormac and Amelia and sets them on a quest to prove they are worthy of her help before she decodes the book for them, which brings Cormac into contact with people from his past who are up to no good.
I'll be honest, Amelia is not a particular favourite of mine especially after her actions changed the balance of power in Denver. I feel she is forcing Cormac away from what he should be doing in favour of pandering to her more selfish pursuits. In London she wanted to track down her family and old house which in the grand scheme of things was less important than stopping Mercedes and her friends causing civil war at the conference and endangering Kitty and her friends. The reason she wants to go on this adventure is to explore her own past more than get answers to the Roman problem. I'm just not sold on the whole shared body thing between the two characters as I feel that it hampers Cormac as a character. If she had been a ghost that could leave the prison, teaching him all her magic it would've worked better for me. So having pretty much a solo adventure with the two just wasn't top of my list.
We explore a lot of Amelia's back story in this book, going to the scene of the murder that led to her arrest and death. The reader is shown the scene through Judi as a tour guide, with Amelia telling Cormac which of these details were wrong. Judi and Frida are intrigued and agree to help if Cormac and Amelia investigate the scene of a historical magic battle in the area to see if they can solve that old crime. This leads to our duo messing about solving an old murder case that is totally irrelevant to the final battle with Roman. We also go in to Cormac's old life including an ex girlfriend Mollie who still lives in the town and former friends that he really wants nothing to do with. He gets involved in a fued between these people and an enemy group. Again this is just not important to the main Roman story and I found it frustrating.
The entire book is spent looking at the former lives of Amelia and Cormac. I just don't understand the point of exploring all this over an entire book, when it is the penultimate book in the series. Could we not have cut down the road trip to just have Cormac speak to Judy and persuade her to unlock the book and come back with what they needed, and mixed that in with Kitty gathering all her allies ready for the final battle? I really did find this book dull and pointless. I wanted to know what was going on back in Denver, not a trip down memory lane. The relevant parts to this quest could've been covered in half a book instead of padding it out into a whole adventure. I'd even have liked to see what Roman was doing, marching towards his enemies or something.
I feel that these last two books were nothing more than fillers before the final battle. Perhaps if they had put Kitty's imprisonment from the last book and mixed it with the relevant parts of this book, it would have been more interesting than two long drawn out books that I wasn't greatly enjoying.
I'll be honest, Amelia is not a particular favourite of mine especially after her actions changed the balance of power in Denver. I feel she is forcing Cormac away from what he should be doing in favour of pandering to her more selfish pursuits. In London she wanted to track down her family and old house which in the grand scheme of things was less important than stopping Mercedes and her friends causing civil war at the conference and endangering Kitty and her friends. The reason she wants to go on this adventure is to explore her own past more than get answers to the Roman problem. I'm just not sold on the whole shared body thing between the two characters as I feel that it hampers Cormac as a character. If she had been a ghost that could leave the prison, teaching him all her magic it would've worked better for me. So having pretty much a solo adventure with the two just wasn't top of my list.
We explore a lot of Amelia's back story in this book, going to the scene of the murder that led to her arrest and death. The reader is shown the scene through Judi as a tour guide, with Amelia telling Cormac which of these details were wrong. Judi and Frida are intrigued and agree to help if Cormac and Amelia investigate the scene of a historical magic battle in the area to see if they can solve that old crime. This leads to our duo messing about solving an old murder case that is totally irrelevant to the final battle with Roman. We also go in to Cormac's old life including an ex girlfriend Mollie who still lives in the town and former friends that he really wants nothing to do with. He gets involved in a fued between these people and an enemy group. Again this is just not important to the main Roman story and I found it frustrating.
The entire book is spent looking at the former lives of Amelia and Cormac. I just don't understand the point of exploring all this over an entire book, when it is the penultimate book in the series. Could we not have cut down the road trip to just have Cormac speak to Judy and persuade her to unlock the book and come back with what they needed, and mixed that in with Kitty gathering all her allies ready for the final battle? I really did find this book dull and pointless. I wanted to know what was going on back in Denver, not a trip down memory lane. The relevant parts to this quest could've been covered in half a book instead of padding it out into a whole adventure. I'd even have liked to see what Roman was doing, marching towards his enemies or something.
I feel that these last two books were nothing more than fillers before the final battle. Perhaps if they had put Kitty's imprisonment from the last book and mixed it with the relevant parts of this book, it would have been more interesting than two long drawn out books that I wasn't greatly enjoying.
January 8, 2016
4 stars
This was a very good addition to the Kitty Norville series. This story centers around Cormac (and Amelia, the disembodied spirit that shares Cormac's body) with Kitty and Ben showing up a bit but they aren't in the majority of the story.
In this story, Cormac is working on getting a way to decipher a journal that has some information that will help them all fight against the vampires that are taking part in the "Long Game" (a plan for vamps to take over the world). To get the info he needs, Cormac has to investigate something and this investigation leads him into some encounters with his past. Cormac and Amelia have an interesting time and during their current adventures, we get some more information on the pasts of both Cormac and Amelia.
I enjoyed this story very much. I liked getting the chance to see Cormac in his own story and get more info about both him and Amelia. There's no romance in the story but I was alright with that...Cormac's situation is too difficult for a fast romance to be thrown in for the hell of it. The story was good on it's own but I was especially happy that it did advance the series storyline decently (especially at the very end). The case that Cormac is working in this story gets solved but there is something that's rather significant (but not urgent) that happens at the end...it's not exactly a cliffhanger but it does make me hope that Carrie gets the next book out soon! I'd recommend this to series fans. People that haven't read the series could read this and enjoy it but it would make more sense as part of the series.
*1/8/16 - Reread of the series before reading the final book. I still enjoyed this story very much.
* note - I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a very good job.
This was a very good addition to the Kitty Norville series. This story centers around Cormac (and Amelia, the disembodied spirit that shares Cormac's body) with Kitty and Ben showing up a bit but they aren't in the majority of the story.
In this story, Cormac is working on getting a way to decipher a journal that has some information that will help them all fight against the vampires that are taking part in the "Long Game" (a plan for vamps to take over the world). To get the info he needs, Cormac has to investigate something and this investigation leads him into some encounters with his past. Cormac and Amelia have an interesting time and during their current adventures, we get some more information on the pasts of both Cormac and Amelia.
I enjoyed this story very much. I liked getting the chance to see Cormac in his own story and get more info about both him and Amelia. There's no romance in the story but I was alright with that...Cormac's situation is too difficult for a fast romance to be thrown in for the hell of it. The story was good on it's own but I was especially happy that it did advance the series storyline decently (especially at the very end). The case that Cormac is working in this story gets solved but there is something that's rather significant (but not urgent) that happens at the end...it's not exactly a cliffhanger but it does make me hope that Carrie gets the next book out soon! I'd recommend this to series fans. People that haven't read the series could read this and enjoy it but it would make more sense as part of the series.
*1/8/16 - Reread of the series before reading the final book. I still enjoyed this story very much.
* note - I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a very good job.
September 24, 2018
The 13th and penultimate book in the Kitty Norville series takes an entirely different approach to telling the story. Rather than the first person POV of Kitty, this time around we have a third person perspective from one of the primary supporting characters, Cormac Bennett, a hunter of the paranormal and rough-around-the-edges friend of Kitty. It’s an interesting choice and makes for a refreshing take on the series.
The plot builds on the events from the end of the previous novel, Kitty in the Underworld. Using the new information Kitty gained in that book, Cormac and Amelia (his hitchhiking 19th century ghost) work to learn more about Roman, the big bad vampire nemesis of the series. If they can break the code of a wizard’s grimoire, solve a 100 year old mysterious death, and handle hunters from Cormac’s past, all will be well.
I think this novel sets up the coming final volume very well. Kitty does make some appearances in this one, including an important interaction with Cormac, and the overall plot certainly advances The Long Game plot forward. But the book is definitely Cormac-centric. I especially enjoyed Cormac’s perspective on various events as well as learning more about his and Amelia’s past. Judging from other reviews, this opinion does not seem to be universal. I suppose this is due to readers being comfortable with Kitty and perhaps taken unexpectedly out of their comfort zone, or perhaps some people just aren’t Cormac fans.
Regardless, I thought it a refreshing change and I applaud the author for taking this approach. The final volume awaits and it should be a doozy.
The plot builds on the events from the end of the previous novel, Kitty in the Underworld. Using the new information Kitty gained in that book, Cormac and Amelia (his hitchhiking 19th century ghost) work to learn more about Roman, the big bad vampire nemesis of the series. If they can break the code of a wizard’s grimoire, solve a 100 year old mysterious death, and handle hunters from Cormac’s past, all will be well.
I think this novel sets up the coming final volume very well. Kitty does make some appearances in this one, including an important interaction with Cormac, and the overall plot certainly advances The Long Game plot forward. But the book is definitely Cormac-centric. I especially enjoyed Cormac’s perspective on various events as well as learning more about his and Amelia’s past. Judging from other reviews, this opinion does not seem to be universal. I suppose this is due to readers being comfortable with Kitty and perhaps taken unexpectedly out of their comfort zone, or perhaps some people just aren’t Cormac fans.
Regardless, I thought it a refreshing change and I applaud the author for taking this approach. The final volume awaits and it should be a doozy.
January 2, 2015
If you have been reading this series you know about the enigmatic and taciturn character Cormac. This is his book and his adventure. You get to see what a bit of his world is like as we follow him into solving two mysteries. One, a murder mystery over a 100 years old.
While trying not to spoil things for those that have not caught up to #13, I will say that this is a good addition and important to the over all arc in the story running through this series. I have a feeling some things here could be key into unraveling the long game.
I also enjoyed getting to know Cormac a bit more. Those that may want to know everything about Cormac will be disappointed as he will still retain some of his mystery. However, you feel as if you have gotten to know him a bit better and see how loyal and true he is to his family, Kitty and Ben. You also get to find out that he regrets something I can't reveal because it would be a spoiler for someone reading the early books. :D
I give this installment 4 stars. It is a good addition to the series and I recommend it to those that enjoy UF werewolf stories with a lot of magic and mystery thrown in.
While trying not to spoil things for those that have not caught up to #13, I will say that this is a good addition and important to the over all arc in the story running through this series. I have a feeling some things here could be key into unraveling the long game.
I also enjoyed getting to know Cormac a bit more. Those that may want to know everything about Cormac will be disappointed as he will still retain some of his mystery. However, you feel as if you have gotten to know him a bit better and see how loyal and true he is to his family, Kitty and Ben. You also get to find out that he regrets something I can't reveal because it would be a spoiler for someone reading the early books. :D
I give this installment 4 stars. It is a good addition to the series and I recommend it to those that enjoy UF werewolf stories with a lot of magic and mystery thrown in.
February 28, 2015
There was only a smattering of Kitty & Ben, it was 99% Cormac & Amelia's POV.
Cormac is trying to decipher Amy Scanlon's Book of Shadows and approaches her aunt, to see if she can provide a key to the code. The aunt & friend instead give Cormac a task - how did a local wizard die 100 yrs ago in a duel when he went up against someone with no magic? Should he succeed he will get the key to the code.
Whilst investigating, Cormac runs into Anderson Layne, an old hunting buddy of Cormac's father.
Cormac & Amelia are slowly coming to a consensus and have talks "face to face" in the meadow in Cormac's mind. It was lovely to see Cormac actually thinking and talking to Amelia, and not just about aspects of the case. He realises that he'd miss her if she were gone. Amelia meanwhile wants to be helpful cause she doesn't want him to think about getting rid of her.
It was an interesting way of progressing the story arc but I did miss Kitty.
Cormac is trying to decipher Amy Scanlon's Book of Shadows and approaches her aunt, to see if she can provide a key to the code. The aunt & friend instead give Cormac a task - how did a local wizard die 100 yrs ago in a duel when he went up against someone with no magic? Should he succeed he will get the key to the code.
Whilst investigating, Cormac runs into Anderson Layne, an old hunting buddy of Cormac's father.
Cormac & Amelia are slowly coming to a consensus and have talks "face to face" in the meadow in Cormac's mind. It was lovely to see Cormac actually thinking and talking to Amelia, and not just about aspects of the case. He realises that he'd miss her if she were gone. Amelia meanwhile wants to be helpful cause she doesn't want him to think about getting rid of her.
It was an interesting way of progressing the story arc but I did miss Kitty.
February 26, 2015
Favorite Lines "Getting comfortable with it all-that was the weird part."
"Neither one of them made my hackles twitch, if that helps. Well, that cat did. Yeesh. Don't trust that cat, okay?"
"I won't be alone."
Carrie Vaughn is amazing! I've always loved Cormac in the Kitty books and him having his own book is perfect!
I will be honest I don't know how I feel about Amelia. On one hand I think she's the perfect little voice of reason for Cormac but on the other hand she's as much of adrenaline junkie as Cormac.
Those 2 sure do get into some trouble!
This author always keep you hooked from the first flip of the page. I'm looking forward to what comes next for Kitty, Ben, Cormac, and Amelia.
Love Vaughn's writing, flow, stories, and characters!
I would recommend this to every paranormal lover!
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review (RBTL)
FOUR DUAL FAIRES
"Neither one of them made my hackles twitch, if that helps. Well, that cat did. Yeesh. Don't trust that cat, okay?"
"I won't be alone."
Carrie Vaughn is amazing! I've always loved Cormac in the Kitty books and him having his own book is perfect!
I will be honest I don't know how I feel about Amelia. On one hand I think she's the perfect little voice of reason for Cormac but on the other hand she's as much of adrenaline junkie as Cormac.
Those 2 sure do get into some trouble!
This author always keep you hooked from the first flip of the page. I'm looking forward to what comes next for Kitty, Ben, Cormac, and Amelia.
Love Vaughn's writing, flow, stories, and characters!
I would recommend this to every paranormal lover!
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review (RBTL)
FOUR DUAL FAIRES
January 7, 2024
Cormac has always intrigued me and if I'm honest, I wanted him to end up with Kitty at one point in the series. Now, I can see how Ben is perfect for her and I like the role that Cormac has in their lives. When I learned that we were getting a whole book with Cormac I was excited.
Of course these days Cormac isn't alone, Amelia is with him. I find the two of them intriguing and like how they have worked out a system that works for them. With this book you really got to see how they work together and really listen to each other, both bring about different skills that can help. I hated how Cormac's past came to haunt him, but liked how it seemed to force Cormac to look at his life and realize he liked where he was.
With the bit of knowledge that Cormac and Amelia found out I have a feeling big things are coming for Kitty and company and Cormac will be right by her side.
Of course these days Cormac isn't alone, Amelia is with him. I find the two of them intriguing and like how they have worked out a system that works for them. With this book you really got to see how they work together and really listen to each other, both bring about different skills that can help. I hated how Cormac's past came to haunt him, but liked how it seemed to force Cormac to look at his life and realize he liked where he was.
With the bit of knowledge that Cormac and Amelia found out I have a feeling big things are coming for Kitty and company and Cormac will be right by her side.
May 28, 2020
I cannot wait for the final installment.
2020 update: I enjoyed rereading this one a lot more then the previous two. I could tell that Vaughn was getting tired of the series and wanted to wrap it up and books 11 and 12 were both set ups for the final novel. I mean Kitty is in a good place by Book 10, there isn't a lot more to tell in her story. Anyway, it struck me just how much of a breath of fresh air this book felt like. There's a lot to tell with Cormac and Amelia, and I really enjoyed this one. I can't believe how much of it I had completely forgotten though. This one, more then any other in the series, felt like reading a new to me book.
2020 update: I enjoyed rereading this one a lot more then the previous two. I could tell that Vaughn was getting tired of the series and wanted to wrap it up and books 11 and 12 were both set ups for the final novel. I mean Kitty is in a good place by Book 10, there isn't a lot more to tell in her story. Anyway, it struck me just how much of a breath of fresh air this book felt like. There's a lot to tell with Cormac and Amelia, and I really enjoyed this one. I can't believe how much of it I had completely forgotten though. This one, more then any other in the series, felt like reading a new to me book.
March 6, 2015
Low Midnight takes place in the world of Kitty Norville, werewolf radio talk show host, but it is about her friend Cormac, with Kitty making a relatively brief appearance in the book. Cormac became "possessed" while in prison by a magician who was hanged 100 years earlier. She saved his life, and he now shares his body with her in an uneasy alliance. They head to Colorado to try to get the code key for a witch's book Kitty needs. I liked Cormac's character in this book (and when he appeared in the Kitty series), and in fact prefer his less sensitive persona to Kitty's.
January 20, 2015
This one advances the overall Kitty storyline through the eyes of Cormac and his ghostly possessor/partner Amelia. It's interesting to see some of the characters through another set of eyes, as well as to learn a little more about Cormac's background and his developing relationship with Amelia. In the end, though the overarching plot is only advanced a tiny bit, as Cormac performs a service in exchange for the translation to the grimoire Kitty inherited in her last adventure.
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