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katyanaish's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, this was an almost shockingly straightforward book. No real plot to unravel, there was never any real question about the goal or the source of the problem.
Aside from being FURIOUS that the stupid team decided to meet and accept / strategize about Jeff running for VP without even discussing it with Kitty - and for reals, I was so angry that anyone would think they have the fucking right to just INFORM her that they were doing this mammoth, life-changing thing as if she just outright has no say about it that I nearly DNF right then and there - I liked it. Once it moved away from that utterly unacceptable treatment of Kitty.
I honestly was disappointed to have to get back to that space, after the last book. You know, that space where I fucking despise the entire team - and her mother and Chuckie and Jeff - because they have such little care for her and her intelligence and personal agency. I truly do not understand how the author could be so blaze about them all just dropping this on her as a done deal. And ... it hurts her character, and my respect of her character, that she just rolls with that. Frankly, I'd have told them good luck with the campaign while going through a divorce, grabbed my kid (because Kitty has every damn right to shield her daughter from the kind of life-upending chaos that kind of national campaign brings), and left. Teleported to Alpha Four or something. Because fuck them all.
It took a lot for me to get past that utter, horrifying betrayal in the beginning of the book. But after that, I liked it well enough.
Aside from being FURIOUS that the stupid team decided to meet and accept / strategize about Jeff running for VP without even discussing it with Kitty - and for reals, I was so angry that anyone would think they have the fucking right to just INFORM her that they were doing this mammoth, life-changing thing as if she just outright has no say about it that I nearly DNF right then and there - I liked it. Once it moved away from that utterly unacceptable treatment of Kitty.
I honestly was disappointed to have to get back to that space, after the last book. You know, that space where I fucking despise the entire team - and her mother and Chuckie and Jeff - because they have such little care for her and her intelligence and personal agency. I truly do not understand how the author could be so blaze about them all just dropping this on her as a done deal. And ... it hurts her character, and my respect of her character, that she just rolls with that. Frankly, I'd have told them good luck with the campaign while going through a divorce, grabbed my kid (because Kitty has every damn right to shield her daughter from the kind of life-upending chaos that kind of national campaign brings), and left. Teleported to Alpha Four or something. Because fuck them all.
It took a lot for me to get past that utter, horrifying betrayal in the beginning of the book. But after that, I liked it well enough.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of thinking going on in this one, slowly trying to figure it all out. Who are all the enemies? Who is the mastermind? Oh the riddles.
Right, Martini is running for VP. Kitty is trying to hold it all together, figure out who is attacking them and save the day (and the world).
The baddies are still bad, and they keep crawling forward from under rocks. But maybe this is all now, the master plan is in motion and perhaps we will get a conclusion soon...or not as more books are coming (goes to check the blurb for book 10, omg it sounds awesome!). But that is the next book, which I totally want at once now.
Anyway, action! Poofs! Dogs! Those damn Ronnie's kids! Smooching with her honey, figuring stuff out.
There have been 9 books, I have pretty much said it all by now.
Fun series, with the coolest heroine around.
Right, Martini is running for VP. Kitty is trying to hold it all together, figure out who is attacking them and save the day (and the world).
The baddies are still bad, and they keep crawling forward from under rocks. But maybe this is all now, the master plan is in motion and perhaps we will get a conclusion soon...or not as more books are coming (goes to check the blurb for book 10, omg it sounds awesome!). But that is the next book, which I totally want at once now.
Anyway, action! Poofs! Dogs! Those damn Ronnie's kids! Smooching with her honey, figuring stuff out.
There have been 9 books, I have pretty much said it all by now.
Fun series, with the coolest heroine around.
bewoelkt_aber_heiter's review against another edition
4.0
4,5 Sterne - Ein ganz starker Band mit viel Action und interessanten neuen Entwicklungen. Ich kann es nicht anders sagen: Gini Koch ist einfach genial und ich liebe es, die Figuren so gut zu kennen, ohne das es langweilig oder vorhersehbar wird. Ein Erzählstrang () war mir hier etwas zu nebensächlich, da er erst ganz groß aufgemacht und dann fast schon abgekanzelt wurde, aber das hat Spaß und Spannung keinen Abbruch getan.
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rund um die superconsciousnesses, die ACE bedrohen und kontrollieren sollenmelodicfate's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this installment. It's been a year since I last read about Kitty and everyone else, and it was nice to be back with them all. Lots of stuff went on in here and I got a bit lost at times, but the book mainly revolved around an election campaign in which Jeff was running as Vice-President. There was also the hunt for their stolen data and the hacker who stole it, Chernobog. I loved all the animals, the time spent with Jamie, and Kitty's brand of crazy. The next book will definitely be interesting, though I'm still really sad for Chuckie.
cj13's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jbrooxd's review against another edition
4.0
A wild ride from start to finish! I barely had time to catch my breath, and I plan to re-read it again right away because I know I missed some details and nuances in my eagerness to get to the end and find out what happens.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh, yeah, another fantastic book in this series! So much happened, some of it that I wanted to from Alien Research, like with Chernobog and their data, and then some not so great things, like some of who was working for the bad guy!
kbairbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Something about this series has me coming back to it again and again. Despite the facts that these books are hella repetitive and their ‘routine’ is so steadfast even their sex is micromanaged it left me speed reading through certain parts because it felt replayed, reused, and obvious.
And yet... here I am, going to start the next one soon.
Jeff is now the Vice President of the United States
Sandy and the 7 dwarf super consciousness beings are going to leave earth alone, Stephanie has been captured, a bunch of Yates offspring have been killed, Cleary is the mastermind/apprentice? What’s gonna happen next?
And yet... here I am, going to start the next one soon.
Jeff is now the Vice President of the United States
Sandy and the 7 dwarf super consciousness beings are going to leave earth alone, Stephanie has been captured, a bunch of Yates offspring have been killed, Cleary is the mastermind/apprentice? What’s gonna happen next?
cleocleveland's review
4.0
3.5 really - fun but way overtuffed with plot and characters. Honestly, I don't know who some of these people are anymore. The books are quick moving enough that sometimes it doesn't matter who they are anyway. I also think I would have liked this better if I'd read it when it came out. The whole political rivals decide to do what's best for the country seem laughable (and not in a good way) and somewhat naive considering what's going on in the White House right now
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