Meet a Witty Smart Mouthed Heroine in Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge

Witchcraft by Caitlin Kittredge is the fourth book in the Nocturne City series and definitely my favorite. The character of Luna gets more interesting as each new novel joins the series. She’s one tough chick, but considering she’s a werewolf, that only seems to make sense. In this latest installment, Luna is the head of the new Supernatural Crimes Squad in Nocturne City which requires her to be a super bad-ass she-wolf hellion. Unfortunately, the people in Nocturne City aren’t too happy about the fact that supernatural beings live there; they’re even less pleased with the fact that they have a police squad solely devoted to taking care of supernatural crimes.

Nonetheless, Luna has a job to do. So when a mysterious fire (obviously supernatural in origin) burns with intense heat and incinerates the occupant of the house, it’s Luna and her squad that are called in to investigate. The cops at the scene aren’t too happy to see her and then, to make matters more difficult, a totally sexy ATF agent, Will Fagan, joins the investigation.

Luna is at first a bit annoyed with him but he finally wears her down to the point where he becomes an integral part of the case. Just in time too because more burned bodies show up and a secret is discovered that could put the whole of Nocturne City in the hands of some very disagreeable witches.

With Witch Craft the author has written an unrelenting non-stop action story that has you wishing you could take a break for just a minute, but there is no way you’re going to put it down until the very last fulfilling moment. Plus the love triangle between Luna, Will, and Lucas – her nemesis from earlier books – has you wondering who’s finally going to “get lucky” throughout the whole book.

Luna’s piercing repartee actually had me jotting down notes of things I wanted to remember to say at a later date. One of my favorite lines was Luna’s quip to Will that he needed to move his “penis replacement” car before she had it towed. I can’t remember how many times I’ve wanted to say something like that to a few guys who got in my way.

Although some people may find Luna a bit too harsh I found her refreshingly and equally irritating to everyone – she’s an equal opportunity smart ass. I was pleased to find a female character that says exactly what she’s thinking. After all, it is not called urban fantasy for nothing.