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This book, like so many of Captain Gini Koch's books, is fast-paced, hilarious, and abounds with witty "Kittyisms" and crazy plot twists that always keep you guessing! I had a little bit of a book addict meltdown last week when my Nook refused to download my pre-bought copy of Alien V.S. Alien when it was released on the 4th. Managed to troll the B&N forums and found the solution. Why you have to archive a title, sync library, then unarchive I have no idea, but the tip worked, crises and many tears of frustration averted.
Pluses:
Um. It's a Gini Koch book, need I say more?
Like all of Captain Gini's Alien series, Alien V.S. Alien is chocked full of....you guessed it, Aliens. [Insert image of Giorgio Tsoukalos here.] I've read quite a bit of interesting Sci-Fi books with strange and unusual aliens, but none that seem to have that je ne sais quoi quite like Gini's aliens do. I'm not sure if it's the note of humanity, the ability for alien parasites to be melted into icky, rank slag with a good dousing of hairspray, or it's the creative way she has incorporated interesting quirks and foibles for each alien species and made those aspects into real plot gut-busters. Whatever the reason, the alien menagerie is definitely a selling point for this series.
Speaking of which! There was an introduction of another Alpha Centauri 4 royal pet species. The Peregrines! I wasn't so sure about them in the beginning but they really grew on me throughout the rest of the book, just as they grew on Kitty and the rest of the ACs. Trust the book addict, you will come to love the alien avians.
Minuses:
Not all that many, in all honesty. Captain Gini's books often read really quickly, though sometimes there's a little too much going on to easily keep track of. But nothing gets lost in the crazy woodwork and it always comes back full circle. Alien V.S. Alien was, in particular, one of the best well-rounded installments in the Alien series. All of the characters and information from previous books all came together in this book and played nice in some surprising ways.
Unless Captain Gini is really writing some alien ass-kicker's biography, there are no real-life AC men...[sob]
Overall Thoughts:
Um. YES. Say YES to the book! Read it, devour it page by page and laugh your little tushies off. The plucky one-liners will keep you chortling [yes I actually used the word chortling] and reaching for the tissues to wipe away the tears of laughter. The character development in this book is amazing, Dr. Doolittle moments and all. The plot keeps twisting until you're not sure what's going to happen, although you know it will end up all right in the end. And all the while you're on the edge of your seat, biting your thumb as the action packed sequences roar to life in your mind's eye. UNLEASH THE POOFS!
Rating: No question. 5 out of 5 Bijouxs.
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