5 Loveys Review: Alien Separation {Katherine "Kitty" Katt #11} by Gini Koch

Alien Separation by Gini Koch

The Mastermind has finally been identified, but before Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini can take him down, they, their daughter, Jamie, Charles Reynolds, Paul Gower, Christopher White, and several others are zapped out of their solar system and into another. Landing them on an alien planet – and not together...

• Publisher: Daw
• Release Date: May 5th 2015  
• Series: Katherine "Kitty" Katt Series  
• Author's Website
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I have never hidden my unconditional love for Gini Koch's Kitty/Alien series. Yes, there are tons of characters to keep track of, yes, there are A LOT of plot points that can get lost in the shuffle, but each and every single book in the series is a treat, better than chocolate for me!

After how amazing Universal Alien was, I was definitely looking forward to Alien Separation and Gini has NOT disappointed me. It is hard to follow such a juggernaut of a novel that Universal Alien was, but Gini has done so. There are a few slower points in Alien Separation and I think that was perfect. I love the fast pace stuff, but I enjoy the quiet moments just as much. 

Be prepared, a lot of threads that were scattered throughout the series come together in Alien Separation. You should not read it without reading the previous books. The enjoyment of this series is dependent upon it. However, it is SO freaking worth it!

Thanks Gini Koch for another incredible journey! Cannot wait for more, always!

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Top 5 Sundays #216 - Characters With Who You Wanna Hang Out!

So sorry for the delay guys!

Results:

Characters With Who You Wanna Hang Out! 66,67%

Characters You'd Wanna Cosplay! {Book, TV or Movie} 33.33%

The theme for today is:

Characters With Who You Wanna Hang Out! 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my RIGHT sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linkybellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

*in no particular order

Kitty and Reader

Alien Series by Gini Koch

Kitty is my girl and he is the Bestest BFF on the planet!

Lorelai and Rory

 Gilmore Girls

Love them so much!

Tenth Doctor

Doctor Who

My fave Doctor!

The Whole Gang

Friends

LOVE them!

Jane Jameson

Nice Girls Series by Molly Harper 

I would love to be her BFF!

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Characters With Who You Wanna Hang Out! 

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International SIGNED Book + Swag Giveaway & Gini Koch Interview!

Thanks so much to Gini for answering my Qs! =)

Q. Nine books in and I don't see any slowing down in the series. Have you

planned ahead for more awesome adventures or do you come up with new stuff as you write?

A. Thanks! I’m so glad you enjoy the books! 

In terms of planning, it’s really both. By now, my editor and I discuss what’s coming several books ahead, to make sure that whatever book I’m writing “now” stays on target for the books to come and doesn’t contradict the books that have come before.

But within that, I’m still an extreme linear writer. Book 8/Alien Research, for example, basically came out of nowhere, right as I was finishing Book 7/Alien in the House and, thankfully, my editor let me add it in because we had to (or Alien Collective would have needed to be about 1,000 pages long) and because DAW is made of awesome.

With Alien Collective, I had characters demanding to do things I didn’t have planned for them, so I had to make concessions. It worked out, but how I get from here, aka Something Goes Whacky, to there, aka Kitty Manages to Save the Day, never goes even close to how I may have even sort of planned it. But it’s working for me, so I don’t complain. Much. 

Q. Any plans for more books after the ones planned? (Please say yes! Lol)

A. Yes! (I’m a giver, me. LOL) I’m currently contracted through Book 13, but just this past weekend I came up with what I’d like to do for Books 14 & 15. Normally whenever I’m writing “this” book I see 3-4 books ahead, which is why, as I’m writing Book 10, and thinking about Books 11, 12, and 13, I saw what I want to do with 14 and 15. I’d like to get to 16 or 20, honestly, maybe more. The characters assure me they’re not ready to go quietly off into retirement any time soon. And, frankly, spending my days writing about characters I love isn’t really a hardship.

Q. What has been the most difficult storyline to write so far?

A. Alien Research, because of all the “things” that happened in it. There’s always a point, or more, in every book where the story wants to go one way and I realize, after it’s gone that way, that it doesn’t work. And then I have to cut all those words and start over from wherever it went off. So I’m used to that, and some books have more of those Wrong Tangents than others. 

But with Alien Research, I knew where the story had to go, and so did it, and all the characters knew, too. But, even though I’d been planning some of those “things” for the past several books, when it came right down to it, I still didn’t want to do them. So there were whole days where I would be resisting what I had to do. But forcing myself through it was good for me, and the books. And, hey, “things” gotta happen.

 Gini Koch

Gini Koch lives in Hell’s Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, AZ), works her butt off (sadly, not literally) by day, and writes by night with the rest of the beautiful people. She writes the fast, fresh and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series for Musa Publishing. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland series. 

She also writes under a variety of other pen names (including Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch), listens to all kinds of music 24/7, and is a proud comics geek-girl willing to discuss at any time why Wolverine is the best superhero ever (even if Deadpool does get all the best lines). 

She speaks frequently on what it takes to become a successful author and other aspects of writing and the publishing business. She is also the Lead Editor at Raphael’s Village, an online, nonpaying ’zine. Because she wasn’t busy enough, Gini’s added on featured guest columnist, reviewer, and webcaster for Slice of SciFi and It’s Comic Book Day. She can be reached through her website at www.ginikoch.com.

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Larissa's 5 Loveys Review: Clean Sweep {Innkeepers Chronicles #1} by Ilona Andrews

Clean Sweep

by Ilona Andrews

On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is...different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because she’s responsible for the deaths of millions and someone might shoot her on sight. Under the circumstances, "normal" is a bit of a stretch for Dina.

And now, something with wicked claws and deepwater teeth has begun to hunt at night....Feeling responsible for her neighbors, Dina decides to get involved. Before long, she has to juggle dealing with the annoyingly attractive, ex-military, new neighbor, Sean Evans—an alpha-strain werewolf—and the equally arresting cosmic vampire soldier, Arland, while trying to keep her inn and its guests safe. But the enemy she’s facing is unlike anything she’s ever encountered before. It’s smart, vicious, and lethal, and putting herself between this creature and her neighbors might just cost her everything.

• Release Date:  December 2nd 2013
• Publisher: Ilona Andrews
• Author's web site

*No Spoilers

I love everything that the writing duo, Ilona Andrews, produce. Absolutely EVERYTHING! So, when they started a serialized novel online I jumped right in.

However, I loved it so much, I just couldn't deal with waiting each post, so I stopped and decided to wait for the whole story to be available to read it all.

When they offered me an as ARC to review, I freaked out and promptly responded with a "yeas please" LOL.

Clean Sweep is just another proof of how amazing they are. The world building is incredible and sucks you in completely right from the first page. I loved Dina as a heroine and how she isn't defined by romance is her life... Of course, there IS potential for future romance, but Dina is a MUCH more interesting character than that.

I really enjoyed the small glimpses we get of her heritage, the world and worlds around her and of the mystery that drives her forward. I hope we get more stories from this fantastic world very soon!

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