It's no secret that I'm a HUGE fan of Gini Koch's alien series, I love how fast paced these stories are and the fact that they are so full of humour and crazy antics! Alien Collective is once again a fabulous instalment to the series and I loved every minute of it. It always amazes me that Gini Koch continues to come up with so many hilarious ways to challenge (or should that be torture?) her characters, we've seen the superbeings, alligators, poofs and peregrines to name a few but I'm just goin...

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Explosions, bombs, more super-consciousness oh my….Opening Sentence: There was a time, about four and half years ago, when I thought the world was basically simple.The Review:Kitty is back again and this time most of the girls are arrested for their own protection at a protest against an Anti-alien candidate. Some of the guys too, after they are released, Kitty receives an odd phone call in which she is warned about attending protests and how da...

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 chec...

This is the 9th book, and we're back to more fun times following the harrowing events of book #8. Timeframe is a year later.The fun and games include Jeff being nominated to be on the ticket for Vice President, Ronny's kids, traitors, ACE-like super consciousnesses, lots of explosions, poofs, dogs & peregrines, gossip columnists, assassins and the Hunt for Red Chernobog.Whilst we had lots of fun, the real story arc is the Hunt for the Mastermind and the latest Apprentice. It feels like this is t...

**I received this book for free from Penguin/DAW in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.***Genre* Science Fiction*Rating* 3.5-4*Full Thoughts May 6, 2013 as part of my blog tour stop!Gini Koch has created a monster with the Katherine "Kitty" Katt series and we are only on book # 9! There is literally a cast of hundreds involved in this story, with our intrepid heroine Kitty Katt leading the way for the good guys against the evil

Ninth in the Katherine "Kitty" Katt romantic science fiction series revolving around a group of humans and G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. aliens in Armani Fatigues. The action takes place mainly in Washington D.C. It's been four-and-a-half years since Kitty defended herself so well.My TakeThere's enough flippin' and floppin' in Alien Collective to satisfy anyone, almost enough to give you whiplash. Nothing like jumping right in, lol. Koch caught my attention immediately with Kitty being "arrested" at a protes...

Still enjoying my time with Kitty and all her family and friends, but the series has become rather political/diplomatic driven as well as a continued hunt for Yates’ offspring and their conglomerate looking to take over the world, so to speak. I miss the superbeings from the earlier books in the series, but since we have Poofs and the Royal Peregrines, as well as Jamie-Kat, I will let that slide.Definitely continuing on with the series. I’m 9 books in, a my momma didn’t raise a quitter 😁3.5 star...

To start off, let me just say that I love this series. I went in expecting to like this book and looking forward to it, so I'm sure that colored my perception.That being said, there were some things that bothered me, and therefor this book didn't get its usual 5 stars. Mainly, the author tends to use the same phrases over and over again when Kitty is narrating. It's like she has these stock expressions that the author associates with specific situations. I think it really drags the book down bec...

4 3/4 stars“Alien Collective” by Gini Koch is an exciting addition to the wonderfully quirky ‘Alien’ series and continues describing the adventures of Kitty Katt-Martini, whose life is evidently not quite busy enough as Ambassador for the American Centurion and wife of the Congressional Representative of New Mexico, the delicious alien, Jeff Martini. The ongoing attempt to recover from the theft of their research data, the deaths of those near and dear to them and the search for more of the inim...

As always love Kitty - and kudos to the author for a complicated but well intertwined plot. My only criticism is the author's overuse of two phrases. The first - 'their sarcasm knob was turned/went all the way up to eleven/twenty' (or some variation of that statement). In the first half of the book it felt like this statement was made every second page. I don't need sarcasm pointed out/ nor should Kitty have to comment on it every single freaking time she comes across it.Which leads me to the ne...

Another great Kitty adventure. I had to give it a three though because I've noticed a few of the characters have stalled. For example, I've had it with Christopher's patented glares. We know everyone well, their quirks and habits that when they are mentioned and doing what they always do, it's almost trite. It was endearing in the first couple books, but now its easy to anticipate, and a bit annoying because it doesn't really add anything- the character is just getting a nod/ shout out. Anyway,

This book cannot be read as a standalone. There are literally dozens of important characters. The author does a great job of reintroducing them at the beginning of the book, but someone who isn't familiar with the previous books will still be completely lost.What I liked:Everything you've come to expect from one of Gini Koch's Alien books: Lots of humor, snark and action, a convoluted plot, evil masterminds, strong women, handsome men, and lots of poofs. If you've read the previous books in the

Alien Collective is #9, and Gini Koch is still keeping up the headlong pace with new characters and threats; I'm impressed at how Koch helps us keep track of all the characters who've accumulated, including new enemies, aliens, and androids.It's fortunate that Kitty has family, friends, colleagues, and the critters to help her--I especially love the Poofs and Prince. It was even fun having Bellie, the parrot, stop in. The danger is practically non-stop and includes aliens with their own agenda,

Another adventure for Kitty and her entourage. As usual, lost of snark, action and convoluted thinking to a great soundtrack. This is not a stand-alone book. I think it's best to read the series in order.There is a (too) large cast of characters traipsing through the story, which is difficult, at least for me, to keep straight. That said, it's a joy to watch Kitt y confounding all the bad guys, as usual.I felt like Kitty has become harder as a result of her previous adventures. She seems more wi...

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

Once again Kitty Katt-Martini and her assorted family, friends, and teammates are fighting evil on many fronts, including political rivals of her husband Jeff, who may become the vice presidential running mate for Senator Armstrong, the strong front runner going into the National Convention. With lots of danger, suspense and mystery, and enemies old and new, the story speeds along to come to a very satisfying conclusion, with everything working out just as it should. I love this series and alway...

This book takes place a year after Alien Research. The American Centaurion aliens are still trying to recreate their hacked data, without much progress. It really hinders them. Even worse is the strange illness the imagineers have caught, almost all of their talents of reading photo’s and film has gone. Now they have to relay on research like humans have to do, to find out stuff about people, instead of just touching a photograph and know everything about the person in it.Kitty and her entourage...

48 points/100 (2.5 stars/5).Alien Collective starts with the announcement that Jeff has been nominated to be the Vice Presidential pick for the frontrunning Presidential pick, and there are some people very, very unhappy with that news. Yates offspring keep showing up, Chernobog is still out there, an immortal has shown up to try and bring ACE to justice, they nearly get killed by a combination of quicksand (in the desert??), javelinas, and a combine harvester, and everyone is still trying to co...

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...

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 captur...