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Touched by an Alien
by Gini Koch
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.