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3.54 AVERAGE
This book was a fun and quick read! This book made me laugh from the start. It is also different from lot of the stuff being written now a days. Seriously, how can you not love a book that has hot aliens, Area 51, science, and comic book references! It was great and I can't wait to read the next one! Be warned, there are some sexy bits in this book.
This review originally published on my blog at: https://alexcanread.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/touched-by-an-alien-gini-koch/
What did I just read? This book is absolutely absurd.
Touched by an Alien is “urban science fiction” in that it’s all of the elements of urban fantasy, but with aliens rather than magical creatures, which bleeds it over into science fiction. I’d also probably slot it into “Paranormal Romance.” And it was ABSURD and over the top.
This is one of those books where I just don’t know how I feel about it at the end. On the one hand, I enjoyed the plot and thought the writing was reasonably well done.
But there was an ever-growing list of things that I just couldn’t help but roll my eyes over: (HERE THERE BE SPOILERS)
-Kitty Katt (seriously, what a name)
-Mary Sue, I mean Kitty Katt is just an average marketing manager but somehow manages to be a great shot, excellent military strategist, and like The Most Clever Ever, learns flying on the literal fly, code breaker and somehow manages to be better than people who have been doing this their whole lives – all in two days!
-Hunky, overly-aggressive, possessive dude love triangle
--Newsflash, it’s not hot when dudes are that insecure, no matter the backstory
--It’s rape when a woman says no and a dude keeps going. That’s not hot, thanks.
--Thanks for all the opportunities to roll my eyes at the male characters
-Overdone sex scenes that go on for pages – which I skipped over
-Conveniently the book really is all about her, despite what it appears at the beginning
-Conveniently there’s a vague description of how the “science” works
-Conveniently her parents ALSO have relevant skills
-Too many instances of “conveniently”
-Overuse of the word “baby in reference to Kitty or Martini
-Overuse of the word “girlfriend” from a gay character in reference to Kitty
But, despite all that, I’m seriously thinking about requesting the second book from the library. When I finished, I texted my best friend “I just read the most ridiculous book. I need you to read it and laugh at it with me.” It was a fun and silly read. Sometimes a Mary Sue story is a nice refreshing break. Brain candy can be a treat sometimes. This book definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. I have the feeling that Gini Koch wrote the whole thing half-seriously, half-satirically.
What did I just read? This book is absolutely absurd.
Touched by an Alien is “urban science fiction” in that it’s all of the elements of urban fantasy, but with aliens rather than magical creatures, which bleeds it over into science fiction. I’d also probably slot it into “Paranormal Romance.” And it was ABSURD and over the top.
This is one of those books where I just don’t know how I feel about it at the end. On the one hand, I enjoyed the plot and thought the writing was reasonably well done.
But there was an ever-growing list of things that I just couldn’t help but roll my eyes over: (HERE THERE BE SPOILERS)
-Kitty Katt (seriously, what a name)
-Mary Sue, I mean Kitty Katt is just an average marketing manager but somehow manages to be a great shot, excellent military strategist, and like The Most Clever Ever, learns flying on the literal fly, code breaker and somehow manages to be better than people who have been doing this their whole lives – all in two days!
-Hunky, overly-aggressive, possessive dude love triangle
--Newsflash, it’s not hot when dudes are that insecure, no matter the backstory
--It’s rape when a woman says no and a dude keeps going. That’s not hot, thanks.
--Thanks for all the opportunities to roll my eyes at the male characters
-Overdone sex scenes that go on for pages – which I skipped over
-Conveniently the book really is all about her, despite what it appears at the beginning
-Conveniently there’s a vague description of how the “science” works
-Conveniently her parents ALSO have relevant skills
-Too many instances of “conveniently”
-Overuse of the word “baby in reference to Kitty or Martini
-Overuse of the word “girlfriend” from a gay character in reference to Kitty
But, despite all that, I’m seriously thinking about requesting the second book from the library. When I finished, I texted my best friend “I just read the most ridiculous book. I need you to read it and laugh at it with me.” It was a fun and silly read. Sometimes a Mary Sue story is a nice refreshing break. Brain candy can be a treat sometimes. This book definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. I have the feeling that Gini Koch wrote the whole thing half-seriously, half-satirically.
(Maybe 1.5...MAYBE)
I discovered this book via the artwork of Dan Dos Santos, who is incredible. However, the book does not live up to the artwork. There were numerous problems with the book.I thought the book had a lot of potential as the premise is interesting, although the execution was poor. I enjoy sci-fi, although not hardcore, but this focused entirely too much on the romantic aspect and left me wanting a sci-fi fix. I should have run away when I saw the title!
One of the many problems is the main character's name: Katherine Katt, or Kitty. Ugh. Moving on. I did not enjoy the author's writing style and I felt she should have invested in a thesaurus. Fugly, baby, girlfriend and the list goes on for words that are FAR too over-used. She also enjoyed making the same comments (sometimes with slight variations) within a few paragraphs which I have always found annoying. Then there is the odd, or poor, sentence structure. I should not have to re-read sentences in a fluffy book like this to understand what the author is saying. Koch greatly enjoys putting words in an order that are completely incorrect until you read the last two or three in the sentence--it is very awkward.
Everyone being good looking grew extremely tiresome. However, I did like that the A-C (aliens) women were the ones which were the brains of the operations since they were the scientists. The characters needed help but they were not terrible compared to the rest of the book. However, character back stories were ridiculous and over the top. The plot itself kept us going in circles, but not in a good way.
In the first fifty pages or so of the book Kitty is somehow a know-it-all without there being any true explanation as to how she manages to jump to the conclusions she does. She is in a very stressful situation but absolutely nothing seem to impact her and make her falter in the logic department. It is simply not believable. Plus at the same time Kitty is just all too accepting of everything going on around her. Also, she apparently figures things out that people (or aliens) have been working on for years within minutes. The books that the crashed aliens bring with them that have confused the aliens for years she figures out in no time. And guess what? One of the books is pretty much the alien version of the Christian bible. An Alien Bible!! HA! Somehow another planet has a strikingly similar religious tome to the christian bible? WTF?
Martini (love interest) starts off immediately being annoying and cocky with his "marry me" comments over and over. It was just too much. Then later on Martini insists on using "baby" during sexual moments and it rather made me want to gag. What woman enjoys that? Then a couple times throughout the book (or about a day in the life of the characters) Martini becomes insecure and it was far too over the top. Then add in the "You are mine" and "Are you mine?" crap and I wanted to throw the book.
I had looked forward to the alien aspect of the book but that was a total flop. The A-C aliens turned out to be pretty much exactly like us--BORING. They were even similar to us down to religion. Martini's gang is essentially persecuted for their "beliefs" and escape their planet because of it. Kitty refers to them as the Jews of space. Ugh. Considering the A-C were an older society/planet you would think they would be more intelligent than they were (and why still have religion messing things up?). You have absolutely every possibility out there when creating these aliens yet Koch decides to make them just like us?? Ridiculous and completely disappointing.
I discovered this book via the artwork of Dan Dos Santos, who is incredible. However, the book does not live up to the artwork. There were numerous problems with the book.I thought the book had a lot of potential as the premise is interesting, although the execution was poor. I enjoy sci-fi, although not hardcore, but this focused entirely too much on the romantic aspect and left me wanting a sci-fi fix. I should have run away when I saw the title!
One of the many problems is the main character's name: Katherine Katt, or Kitty. Ugh. Moving on. I did not enjoy the author's writing style and I felt she should have invested in a thesaurus. Fugly, baby, girlfriend and the list goes on for words that are FAR too over-used. She also enjoyed making the same comments (sometimes with slight variations) within a few paragraphs which I have always found annoying. Then there is the odd, or poor, sentence structure. I should not have to re-read sentences in a fluffy book like this to understand what the author is saying. Koch greatly enjoys putting words in an order that are completely incorrect until you read the last two or three in the sentence--it is very awkward.
Everyone being good looking grew extremely tiresome. However, I did like that the A-C (aliens) women were the ones which were the brains of the operations since they were the scientists. The characters needed help but they were not terrible compared to the rest of the book. However, character back stories were ridiculous and over the top. The plot itself kept us going in circles, but not in a good way.
In the first fifty pages or so of the book Kitty is somehow a know-it-all without there being any true explanation as to how she manages to jump to the conclusions she does. She is in a very stressful situation but absolutely nothing seem to impact her and make her falter in the logic department. It is simply not believable. Plus at the same time Kitty is just all too accepting of everything going on around her. Also, she apparently figures things out that people (or aliens) have been working on for years within minutes. The books that the crashed aliens bring with them that have confused the aliens for years she figures out in no time. And guess what? One of the books is pretty much the alien version of the Christian bible. An Alien Bible!! HA! Somehow another planet has a strikingly similar religious tome to the christian bible? WTF?
Martini (love interest) starts off immediately being annoying and cocky with his "marry me" comments over and over. It was just too much. Then later on Martini insists on using "baby" during sexual moments and it rather made me want to gag. What woman enjoys that? Then a couple times throughout the book (or about a day in the life of the characters) Martini becomes insecure and it was far too over the top. Then add in the "You are mine" and "Are you mine?" crap and I wanted to throw the book.
I had looked forward to the alien aspect of the book but that was a total flop. The A-C aliens turned out to be pretty much exactly like us--BORING. They were even similar to us down to religion. Martini's gang is essentially persecuted for their "beliefs" and escape their planet because of it. Kitty refers to them as the Jews of space. Ugh. Considering the A-C were an older society/planet you would think they would be more intelligent than they were (and why still have religion messing things up?). You have absolutely every possibility out there when creating these aliens yet Koch decides to make them just like us?? Ridiculous and completely disappointing.
Aliens are here and walk among us. The good guys wear black and white Armani and the bad guys turn normal humans into super mutant freaks. Katherine "Kitty" Katt is leaving the Pueblo Caliente courthouse after jury duty and sees a man turn into an alien in front of her eyes. Without thinking, she grabs her Mont Blanc pen and stabs the parasitic alien glowing under the wing of the alien and kills it. The next thing Kitty know is she has been whisked away to Roswell NW, where the good aliens from Alpha Centuri are working to save the human race and Earth from space parasites. The good aliens are all super good-looking and intelligent and they long to mate with humans in a quest to upgrade our genes with their superior DNA. This is just a romp of a book, highly recommended for its silliness and laugh-out-loud, over the top action. I hope Kitty and the A-C alien hunters return for more adventures.
This was a very fun book. I don't read too much sf, but I picked this up based on a good review I saw somewhere. I'm very glad I did.
Katherine Katt (Kitty) stumbles onto an ongoing war when she witnesses a man transformed into a monster and manages to kill him with a pen. After killing him, Kitty is introduced to the war between the Alpha Centauri who are living on earth and the alien parasites who attach to humans and turn them into "superbeings." Kitty is quickly initiated into their world as numerous attacks occur during a short period of time. Martini, one of the aliens from Alpha Centauri is also an immediate issue for Kitty since he declares his intention to marry her not too long after they meet.
I had a bit of trouble with suspension of disbelief on this one, which is why it only got 4 stars. Kitty is much to quick to see certain connections and has way too much obscure knowledge. I really enjoyed the fact she was a strong, intelligent, sexy female character, but she was just a bit too much for me to believe.
This was also a much steamier read than I was expecting. I wouldn't really classify it as a romance since the sf elements are so important to the story, but this was definitely an sf novel meant for romance readers.
Katherine Katt (Kitty) stumbles onto an ongoing war when she witnesses a man transformed into a monster and manages to kill him with a pen. After killing him, Kitty is introduced to the war between the Alpha Centauri who are living on earth and the alien parasites who attach to humans and turn them into "superbeings." Kitty is quickly initiated into their world as numerous attacks occur during a short period of time. Martini, one of the aliens from Alpha Centauri is also an immediate issue for Kitty since he declares his intention to marry her not too long after they meet.
I had a bit of trouble with suspension of disbelief on this one, which is why it only got 4 stars. Kitty is much to quick to see certain connections and has way too much obscure knowledge. I really enjoyed the fact she was a strong, intelligent, sexy female character, but she was just a bit too much for me to believe.
This was also a much steamier read than I was expecting. I wouldn't really classify it as a romance since the sf elements are so important to the story, but this was definitely an sf novel meant for romance readers.
Started out like gangbusters, lots of action & lots of laughter. I was hoping that tongue-in-cheek would continue throughout. It didn't and it sagged for a bit about 1/2 way through. The ending was alright. Overall feel was that it was good, not great, but good enough to read the next one.
This review originally published on my blog at: https://alexcanread.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/touched-by-an-alien-gini-koch/
What did I just read? This book is absolutely absurd.
Touched by an Alien is “urban science fiction” in that it’s all of the elements of urban fantasy, but with aliens rather than magical creatures, which bleeds it over into science fiction. I’d also probably slot it into “Paranormal Romance.” And it was ABSURD and over the top.
This is one of those books where I just don’t know how I feel about it at the end. On the one hand, I enjoyed the plot and thought the writing was reasonably well done.
But there was an ever-growing list of things that I just couldn’t help but roll my eyes over: (HERE THERE BE SPOILERS)
-Kitty Katt (seriously, what a name)
-Mary Sue, I mean Kitty Katt is just an average marketing manager but somehow manages to be a great shot, excellent military strategist, and like The Most Clever Ever, learns flying on the literal fly, code breaker and somehow manages to be better than people who have been doing this their whole lives – all in two days!
-Hunky, overly-aggressive, possessive dude love triangle
--Newsflash, it’s not hot when dudes are that insecure, no matter the backstory
--It’s rape when a woman says no and a dude keeps going. That’s not hot, thanks.
--Thanks for all the opportunities to roll my eyes at the male characters
-Overdone sex scenes that go on for pages – which I skipped over
-Conveniently the book really is all about her, despite what it appears at the beginning
-Conveniently there’s a vague description of how the “science” works
-Conveniently her parents ALSO have relevant skills
-Too many instances of “conveniently”
-Overuse of the word “baby in reference to Kitty or Martini
-Overuse of the word “girlfriend” from a gay character in reference to Kitty
But, despite all that, I’m seriously thinking about requesting the second book from the library. When I finished, I texted my best friend “I just read the most ridiculous book. I need you to read it and laugh at it with me.” It was a fun and silly read. Sometimes a Mary Sue story is a nice refreshing break. Brain candy can be a treat sometimes. This book definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. I have the feeling that Gini Koch wrote the whole thing half-seriously, half-satirically.
What did I just read? This book is absolutely absurd.
Touched by an Alien is “urban science fiction” in that it’s all of the elements of urban fantasy, but with aliens rather than magical creatures, which bleeds it over into science fiction. I’d also probably slot it into “Paranormal Romance.” And it was ABSURD and over the top.
This is one of those books where I just don’t know how I feel about it at the end. On the one hand, I enjoyed the plot and thought the writing was reasonably well done.
But there was an ever-growing list of things that I just couldn’t help but roll my eyes over: (HERE THERE BE SPOILERS)
-Kitty Katt (seriously, what a name)
-Mary Sue, I mean Kitty Katt is just an average marketing manager but somehow manages to be a great shot, excellent military strategist, and like The Most Clever Ever, learns flying on the literal fly, code breaker and somehow manages to be better than people who have been doing this their whole lives – all in two days!
-Hunky, overly-aggressive, possessive dude love triangle
--Newsflash, it’s not hot when dudes are that insecure, no matter the backstory
--It’s rape when a woman says no and a dude keeps going. That’s not hot, thanks.
--Thanks for all the opportunities to roll my eyes at the male characters
-Overdone sex scenes that go on for pages – which I skipped over
-Conveniently the book really is all about her, despite what it appears at the beginning
-Conveniently there’s a vague description of how the “science” works
-Conveniently her parents ALSO have relevant skills
-Too many instances of “conveniently”
-Overuse of the word “baby in reference to Kitty or Martini
-Overuse of the word “girlfriend” from a gay character in reference to Kitty
But, despite all that, I’m seriously thinking about requesting the second book from the library. When I finished, I texted my best friend “I just read the most ridiculous book. I need you to read it and laugh at it with me.” It was a fun and silly read. Sometimes a Mary Sue story is a nice refreshing break. Brain candy can be a treat sometimes. This book definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously. I have the feeling that Gini Koch wrote the whole thing half-seriously, half-satirically.
I really enjoyed this book. Some books come to you at the perfect time and you can get the maximum enjoyment. I saw this at Half Price and was going to buy it but decided to check it out from the library instead. When I finally checked it out, I kept it for so long I thought that I was going to have to return it unread, and then decided to read the first chapter. I was hooked and flew through this book. If life hadn't demanded my attention, I am pretty sure I would have finished within a couple of hours. This book with hilarious, I was constantly laughing. The characters were interesting. and things didn't play out as expected. Yes, the aliens knew what was going on, but they were standing in their own way. The human woman comes to the rescue. One of the biggest things that I enjoyed about this story is that it's a complete story. Even though there is 15 or 16 books in this series, the whole story was told. I appreciated that.
Mary Sue meets the Men in Black who are really Jews from Space, and they spend the book making out and fighting evil atheist demon monsters with vaguely muslim names. Oh, and science straight from Plan Nine from Outer Space. Two stars for keeping the action moving quickly enough that I sometimes forgot to cringe for minutes at a time.
This was hi-larious! The narrator is a bit too amazing to suspend disbelief but the comic relief absolutely makes up for it. Good stuff.