Kitty Goes To WAshington

Apparently this is a follow up book to 'Kitty and the Midnight Hour', but having not read it, I feel like I'm missing out on something! So, I would suggest that if you have haven't read the first book, that you do so before going onto 'Kitty Goes To Washington'.

I must say the title of this book is rather off putting, as it reminded me of the graded books we read as kids at school, Timmy Loses a Tooth or Emma Visits The Hospital, very childish!

I found Carrie Vaughn' style of writing to be very basic and simplistic, which if you have little patience for long drawn out details and descriptions, then you will get along brilliantly with this and speed through this book. Unfortunately, the antagonists lose some dimensionality and seem a tad..... simple/naive.

The story trots along at a steady pace and gives a pretty nice, touristy, description of being in Washington. It also has what most teenaged girls are looking for, a little romance, some humour, a bit of action and an interesting look into the world of Werewolves and Vampires, a la Carrie Vaughn. And as a weeny side note, Vaughn has also kept to some traditional Hollywood role types too, like the British being baddies, Werewolves being allergic to silver etc. Just so we know where we stand.

All in all, a fun teenage read with one or two lessons to learn along the way.