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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I was super hesitant diving into this book mostly because of the title. I know, I know.. don't judge a book by it cover or title. I did though and..
Touched by an Alien was a funny kind of book. It was also a cute, quick, and easy read. The characters were witty enough to make me smile and turn the page. The Aliens being good in bed was no surprise to me, mostly because I'm never read an alien book and kind of just went with the flow. The powers though are what really got me going. The extreme empathy??! I laughed so hard. Yes, this book is hilarious and I loved that.
Kitty is a pretty awesome MC. She has a great sense of humor and was highly likable. It could've been the wine but I honestly really enjoyed this book. Now I'm not a huge fan of rock and roll.. but I can't mark that has her fault. Besides her, her parents were probably more interesting and a favorite of mine. Maybe the next book is about them?!? If it is, I will totally continue. If it isn't, I will probably still continue... sometime this month. I'm sorry I have so many books that I want to read!!
Overall, this book is funny. It's not perfect, but what book is? I really enjoyed it and the characters and that's all that matters to me.
Touched by an Alien was a funny kind of book. It was also a cute, quick, and easy read. The characters were witty enough to make me smile and turn the page. The Aliens being good in bed was no surprise to me, mostly because I'm never read an alien book and kind of just went with the flow. The powers though are what really got me going. The extreme empathy??! I laughed so hard. Yes, this book is hilarious and I loved that.
Kitty is a pretty awesome MC. She has a great sense of humor and was highly likable. It could've been the wine but I honestly really enjoyed this book. Now I'm not a huge fan of rock and roll.. but I can't mark that has her fault. Besides her, her parents were probably more interesting and a favorite of mine. Maybe the next book is about them?!? If it is, I will totally continue. If it isn't, I will probably still continue... sometime this month. I'm sorry I have so many books that I want to read!!
Overall, this book is funny. It's not perfect, but what book is? I really enjoyed it and the characters and that's all that matters to me.
This was hilarious. This was so over the top that it should count as a parody. What it lacks in depth it more than makes up for in fun.
Reasonably well written, full of action and I really liked the aliens' backstories - could have done without the ten page sex scenes though
My thoughts:
I was a bit unsure in the beginning, but then Martini started to flirt, he was relentless, and I found him utterly adorable. He won me over and I enjoyed the rest of the book.
Kitty was cool, kick-ass, and very smart. I liked her, how could I not, she was fun and nice. Martini was, oh, how to describe him. He was her, smiled and told her that they were meant to be. Not in a creepy stalker way, but it was just perfect. There was something very funny over the whole thing too.
She came into the whole alien thing fast, sure some could say too fast, but this book was about humour too and therefore it worked like a charm. Some big secrets followed, and I liked those too. I wish I could talk about one amusing thing, but oh oh spoiler so perhaps I will leave that until my next review.
There is also Mr Glare, ok Christoper, but he does glare at her a lot. I didn't like him at first, then suddenly I melted into a little puddle. Kitty's mum is great, her dad, and the rest of the side characters.
What can I say, I was amused, and I did not want to put this book down. I am glad I read it.
Recommendation and final thoughts:
Do read it, everything takes place on earth, there are hunks in Armani and some bad aliens that they are trying to kill.
Reason for reading:
I saw it on so many blogs, and I was so curious, so yes pure peer pressure
I was a bit unsure in the beginning, but then Martini started to flirt, he was relentless, and I found him utterly adorable. He won me over and I enjoyed the rest of the book.
Kitty was cool, kick-ass, and very smart. I liked her, how could I not, she was fun and nice. Martini was, oh, how to describe him. He was her, smiled and told her that they were meant to be. Not in a creepy stalker way, but it was just perfect. There was something very funny over the whole thing too.
She came into the whole alien thing fast, sure some could say too fast, but this book was about humour too and therefore it worked like a charm. Some big secrets followed, and I liked those too. I wish I could talk about one amusing thing, but oh oh spoiler so perhaps I will leave that until my next review.
There is also Mr Glare, ok Christoper, but he does glare at her a lot. I didn't like him at first, then suddenly I melted into a little puddle. Kitty's mum is great, her dad, and the rest of the side characters.
What can I say, I was amused, and I did not want to put this book down. I am glad I read it.
Recommendation and final thoughts:
Do read it, everything takes place on earth, there are hunks in Armani and some bad aliens that they are trying to kill.
Reason for reading:
I saw it on so many blogs, and I was so curious, so yes pure peer pressure
There are three categories of books:
1) Some books one reads to improve themselves. This is like eating broccoli; you may or may not like it, but you know it's good for you.
2) Some books one reads because they like them and they happen to be really good books. This is like eating strawberries; you know you like them and you're pleased it also happens to be good for you.
3) Some books one reads specifically because they are trash. This is like eating circus peanuts; you know you like them and you know they have no redeeming qualities to them other than your appreciation of them.
Touched by an Alien is definitely falls in the circus peanuts category.
1) Some books one reads to improve themselves. This is like eating broccoli; you may or may not like it, but you know it's good for you.
2) Some books one reads because they like them and they happen to be really good books. This is like eating strawberries; you know you like them and you're pleased it also happens to be good for you.
3) Some books one reads specifically because they are trash. This is like eating circus peanuts; you know you like them and you know they have no redeeming qualities to them other than your appreciation of them.
Touched by an Alien is definitely falls in the circus peanuts category.
So I found this recommendation on Book Riot.The reviewer said that this was light and easy to get through.Just what I needed because I'm coming down with a fever, and I can usually never focus on a book.This is good trash fun and witty!
Touched by an alien is one of those books I think readers either love or they loathe. I did not love it. I found it frustrating, annoying and I fell asleep reading it three times. That never happens to me. I know I’m not the biggest fan of science fiction in general but surprisingly the parts of this book I enjoyed the most were the alien bits.
What I found hard was everything else. I didn’t like the characters. I found Kitty to be one of those main characters who are self described as average yet the plot shows them off to be oh so smart, intelligent, brave and sexy. She was practically perfect in every way. Almost Mary Poppins like in her perfection complete with bottomless bag of tricks. She even shows up the smartest aliens ever. The plot was unrealistic - not with regards to the sci-fi elements but rather with how Kitty was interacted with and the deference people gave her.
And the info dump within the first 15% of the novel? I just found it so hard to get into this book. Had I not been reading it for BSB I wouldn’t have finished it. But I’m actually glad that I did. Because I decided that I think it is meant to be a parody of the genre. Kitty’s Mary-Sueness, the Insta love, and a bunch of other romance tropes are thrown at this book and it is unapologetic in using them. Once I decided this book was making fun of itself I found myself enjoying it a lot more. I quite enjoyed this particular type of alien and the nasty creepy crawlies who put the earth at risk. It’s a little bit different and I didn’t even mind the religious elements brought in.
WIll I be reading another Kitty Katt book? Absolutely not. But I can see why others enjoyed this one and I’m happy to finally take it off my to-read list knowing that I’m not potentially missing out a new favourite series.
What I found hard was everything else. I didn’t like the characters. I found Kitty to be one of those main characters who are self described as average yet the plot shows them off to be oh so smart, intelligent, brave and sexy. She was practically perfect in every way. Almost Mary Poppins like in her perfection complete with bottomless bag of tricks. She even shows up the smartest aliens ever. The plot was unrealistic - not with regards to the sci-fi elements but rather with how Kitty was interacted with and the deference people gave her.
And the info dump within the first 15% of the novel? I just found it so hard to get into this book. Had I not been reading it for BSB I wouldn’t have finished it. But I’m actually glad that I did. Because I decided that I think it is meant to be a parody of the genre. Kitty’s Mary-Sueness, the Insta love, and a bunch of other romance tropes are thrown at this book and it is unapologetic in using them. Once I decided this book was making fun of itself I found myself enjoying it a lot more. I quite enjoyed this particular type of alien and the nasty creepy crawlies who put the earth at risk. It’s a little bit different and I didn’t even mind the religious elements brought in.
WIll I be reading another Kitty Katt book? Absolutely not. But I can see why others enjoyed this one and I’m happy to finally take it off my to-read list knowing that I’m not potentially missing out a new favourite series.