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Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt #1)

by Gini Koch (Goodreads Author)

3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 · rating details · 2,053 ratings · 453 reviews

How can a sexy marketing manager join forces with an Alpha Centauri male in Armani to save the planet-using hairspray, a Mont Blanc pen, and rock n' roll?
Easy...
She's "Touched by an Alien"
Marketing manager Katherine "Kitty" Katt steps into the middle of what appears to be a domestic dispute turned ugly. And it only gets uglier when the man turns into a winged monster...more

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Published April 6th 2010 by Daw Books

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Jun 13, 2012 Jeann rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, romance, paranormal-uf, buddy-reads

With a name like "Touched by an alien", it's no doubt that this book would be hilarious and unconventional, not taking itself seriously. Even the blurb was funny, I mean handsome aliens dressed in Armani suits? The book delivered lots of laughs, action, romance, and more.

Nothing could prepare me for the entertainment that ensued upon reading the book. The witty banter alone was incredibly fun, between the Alpha-Centaurions (or A-C's) which are all incredibly good looking, smart aliens who are g...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Ren rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ass-kick-heroine, alien, humor, paranormal, science-fiction, there-are-hot-men, my-nom-nom-boyfriend, alpha-hero, annoying-chara, best-cover-at-series, beta-hero, cant-wait-the-new-release, crazy-character, drooling-cover, family-theme, make-me-nosebleed, inter-galaxy, military-man, reccomended-to-translated, romantic-or-couple-cover, special-ability, steamy, stubborn-chara, giveaway-author-and-signed, reviewed, 4-stars, own-and-read, own-paperback

UPDATE :First read, borrow from my friend, and then I win a signed copy of Touched by an Alien, from the author herself. Thanks, Ms Gini Koch! You're rock, like Kitty too!! =)

Actually, I'm torn to give this book between 4 and 5 stars

Let me see...
My reason why I want to give it 5 stars :

- Katherine Katt, a.k.a Kitty is my kind of heroine ===> She can kick her enemy ass and maybe yours as well! And she has a weird kind of humor. Oh, don't forget her sarcasm

- Jeff Martini -an Alpha Centaurion...more

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Sep 20, 2011 Sandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who likes sci-fi romance books

Shelves: own, sci-fi, gini-koch

Love this book and yet it took a long time, for me, to read. Guess it was just because there was so much going on.

It was like a hyped up X Files episode from the Aliens perspective and not Mulder and Scullys.

Our intrepid heroine Katherine "Kitty" Katt is snarky, impulsive, clever and just darn good fun. We meet her as she takes out a monster who she later learns is an alien parasite infecting angry people. She calls them "fuglies".

Jef Martini, our alien hero, an empath, immediately falls in lov...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Veronica G. rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: female-protagonist, comic-relief, science-fiction, first-in-series

I should've loved this book. I WANTED to love this book but, sadly, I just didn't. This book is basically in the same vein as the movie, Men In Black, in terms of how over the top it is. And that's fine because that's what the author is going for. The heroine even makes several MIB jokes so it's clear that the book doesn't take itself seriously. Which is yet another reason why I should've loved this book. I loved the first MIB movie so this book was supposed to be a slam dunk for me and yet...I...more I should've loved this book. I WANTED to love this book but, sadly, I just didn't. This book is basically in the same vein as the movie, Men In Black, in terms of how over the top it is. And that's fine because that's what the author is going for. The heroine even makes several MIB jokes so it's clear that the book doesn't take itself seriously. Which is yet another reason why I should've loved this book. I loved the first MIB movie so this book was supposed to be a slam dunk for me and yet...I had issues, a few in fact.

- The heroine, Katherine 'Kitty' Katt (yes, her name is Kitty Katt) is a total Mary Sue. Apparently there are these beings from a much more evolved culture that have been addressing the problems posed by some big bad aliens for decades but Kitty comes along and, in two days flat, she's solving things that no one else has ever been able to.
- Jeff Martini, the love interest who never quits. Jeff meets Kitty early on and at first his flirty comments and sexual innuendos were fun and charming. By chapter three I was wondering if he had an off switch. He didn't.
- No one had an off switch. Every single character in this book had the exact same, snarky attitude and it. Never. Stopped. In a shorter book maybe this wouldn't have mattered so much but since I felt that this book meandered about a 100 pages too long, it mattered.
- No more girlfriends, please. There is a former male-model-turned-secret-agent who happens to be gay. I don't think he had one line in the whole book that didn't incorporate the word "girlfriend" into it.
- Romance, schmomance. I love a nice, slow burn with my fictional couples. Jeff and Kitty? They're not familiar with the concept. They know each other for a whopping two days before they're angsting over their relationship and are declaring love just a couple of days later (the whole book spans a week). It's not terrible, I just didn't buy into it and nor did I care. Oh, and they start calling each other "baby", which is just a personal pet peeve of mine.

I'd give this about two and a half stars overall. I was primed to love it and am sad that I didn't. At this point, I have no plans to read further into the series.(less)

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Jun 01, 2013 Nitzan Schwarz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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First read: May 28-29, 2012
Second read: May 31-June 1st, 2013

In real life, there are no superheroes.
Of course, this doesn’t mean there are no superpowered beings.
But never fear—I’m on it.
Yeah, it doesn’t sound all that comforting to me, either.--Kitty.

So, I both liked and hated this book. A weird combo, not necessarily a bad one.
Let's start - the beginning was horrible, not in the traditional way, but in a way that everything...more To read more reviews and fun things go to my blog; Drugs Called Books!

First read: May 28-29, 2012
Second read: May 31-June 1st, 2013

In real life, there are no superheroes.
Of course, this doesn’t mean there are no superpowered beings.
But never fear—I’m on it.
Yeah, it doesn’t sound all that comforting to me, either.--Kitty.

So, I both liked and hated this book. A weird combo, not necessarily a bad one.
Let's start - the beginning was horrible, not in the traditional way, but in a way that everything she described about the courthouse and her first superbeing should've been super action-y and cool but somehow, with the writing style, ended out as something kind of boring without an edge. It was something that on one hand described something full of action, but didn't feel like it at all – which bothered me. I was a bit afraid it will remain that way for the rest of the book—and perhaps it did, but I just got used to the style.
I found myself enjoying the conversations quite a bit. Love the snarky comments from Kitty and Christopher and Jeff's random marriage proposals, and I loved Jeff in general. I was really pissed about the whole Christopher-likes-her-too thingy, but was glad it didn't really interfere with Kitty and Jeff—there was never a real love triangle, which I was eternally grateful for.
Kitty's character was a bit difficult for me. Oh, I liked her plenty – badass woman, who somehow ends up saving all those aliens on more than one occasion and almost always has the right answer. Every feminist's dream. But that was just the problem with her – she was just a bit too perfect for my taste, enough to sometimes make me wonder if she herself was some sort of alien. Almost always calm, almost always find what those who've been dealing with the parasites for ages haven't, almost always with a plan—and her plans almost always—scratch that, always—work. She is a tid bit too perfect, it's almost like she was born for it all, and even if someone has the talent for all this things (not aliens things, just being in a special organization) I doubt that without training and proper education they'd be even close to the level of capability Kitty shows. Love that she's such a strong woman, but it is still a bit unreal to me.
I liked her relationship with Jeff—true, it took her full two days to fall in love with him, but it was still really sweet.
And Jamie. God, I loved Jamie. Truly disappointing that he's gay. Another awesome guy snatched to the other team. I swear, they take them all!
And I loved that it talked about Jews and the Holocaust and Nazi's and all that, and was pretty against it. I'm Jew (now, there, all people with prejudice, don't go hating on me, please. I get nervous easily). I wasn't expecting that from a popular series, and was thrilled to read about. I liked the message, it is such a good one. It's like telling people "don't be prejudice and hate the other for no reason other than his religion" but without getting their defenses up.
What sounded really far-fetched to me was the fact all planets had similar beliefs and religions. That sounds completely odd to me. Why would stars million light-years away have a similar opinion and story about life and the creation of it as we do? And it's not just the stars closer to us – those much farther away, like the Ancients', too. A bit hard to buy. I'd expect they'd have a completely different set of values, stories, beliefs and culture.
In conclusion; I wasn't the biggest fan in term of realism (yes, even fantasy books need to sound real, as odd as it may be) of the word Koch creates, and as much as I loved Kitty I couldn't relate to her in the way I could other characters, who sounded more real to me, but I did enjoy the story, the plot and the ideas.
I will keep reading this series. It's entertaining, fun and somewhat refreshing. (less)

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Nov 01, 2011 Amy or "Ames" rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, aliens, 1st-in-series, kindle, read-in-2011, series-abandoned, love-triangle

A mash-up of "Men In Black" and "Ghostbusters" with a central "McGyver" character. Intriguing premise. The sex scenes were steamy and the humour sometimes funny but the writing, in general, needed serious tweaking.

Fugly. That word has been (possibly temporarily) removed from my personal dictionary. "Baby" and "girlfriend" as terms of endearments should be banned. My lovely Kindle can illustrate why:

fugly = 39 mentions (mostly in the second half of the book) -used by Kitty.
baby = 22 mentions (as...more

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Apr 10, 2013 Snarktastic Sonja rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, sci-fi

Review: This book has been on my TBR list for quite a while. I haven’t read it sooner for the simple reason that my daughter refuses to read books about aliens. (They are too real, go figure.) I did, however, manage to get the gals (and guys) over at the GoodReads group Girls, Guns, & Grimoires to make this Book of the Month, so reading along was kinda obligational. And, I am glad I did. I enjoyed it. Probably not quite as much as I wanted to, but I did enjoy it.

I loved the “Men in Armani” s...more Review: This book has been on my TBR list for quite a while. I haven’t read it sooner for the simple reason that my daughter refuses to read books about aliens. (They are too real, go figure.) I did, however, manage to get the gals (and guys) over at the GoodReads group Girls, Guns, & Grimoires to make this Book of the Month, so reading along was kinda obligational. And, I am glad I did. I enjoyed it. Probably not quite as much as I wanted to, but I did enjoy it.

I loved the “Men in Armani” set up for the story. It definitely brought along vibes of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and the accompanying grins and giggles. There is definitely snark to be found between the pages. Our heroine’s family has 4 (big) dogs. And, ya just gotta love Kitty.

But, somehow, somewhere along the way it became just a bit too contrived with too many beautiful people for me. All the Alpha Centauris, or A-Cs as they are more often called, are gorgeous. I mean heart-stoppingly good looking. Now, push out your bottom lip. Really, really, REALLY ridiculously good looking. Yet, the gorgeous women (scientists) want nothing to do with the A-C men because - wait for it - they are not smart enough. They prefer less attractive earth men. Yep. It is a geek paradise buried down in Area 51 – all sorts of gorgeous females looking for nothing beyond intelligence in their men. This, of course, leaves all these hunks looking beyond their race for their love interests. Enter one Katherine, Kitty, Katt.

Mr. Armani immediately falls for Kitty. I mean immediately. This goes beyond love at first sight. Mr. Armani’s cousin also has a ‘thing’ for her. Let the eye rolling commence.

These guys immediately take Kitty under their wing. They also immediately take her parents under their wing. And their menagerie of pets. Which, did I mention, includes 4 large dogs? These dogs include a pit bull named Duchess. Ok, I must make mention that I am a sucker for dogs. Especially pit bulls. So, I really appreciated this view of this misunderstood breed: “I thought pit bulls were deadly killers,” he said as he put her down.” “Only if they’re trained to it. Otherwise, you’re in greater danger of being licked to death.” Yep. That fits the ones I’ve known.

Back to the story – There is a lot of action as we chase after the supreme bad guy, auspiciously named Mephistopheles. There really isn’t a lot of mystery or suspense, just kick assery. And, our Ms. Kitty is quickly elevated to the leader of our expedition to take out the villain. With hair spray. Extra hold hair spray. I must admit to enjoying the ride – there is much snark to be found.

However, the amount of belief that must be suspended to ‘buy’ that all these guys are ridiculously good looking yet want intelligence in their ‘significant others’ was more than I could easily do. Added to that, the speed with which these advanced beings with talents and experience beyond our years throws out their game plan and starts listening to Kitty was mind-boggling. Yes. I can believe in aliens. And parasites. Just don’t give me gorgeousness and leadership. Those I cannot swallow.

In addition to being gorgeous, these dudes are apparently the best lovers ever to have graced the planet. And, with two hearts, they have lots of stamina. Sigh. Moreover, we are shown all this in glowing detail. I much prefer the sex to go on behind closed doors. A private moment for people to share. Furthermore, it really felt like the sex was thrown in not to advance the story, but just for the sake of putting sex in. While I can tolerate it if there is purpose, without purpose it just annoys me.

I really, REALLY wanted to love this book. In fact, it may well have suffered because I anticipated loving it more than I did. There are already six more nice sized novels in the series, amply providing me a refuge from life. I’m not entirely convinced I care enough to seek said refuge here.

I would rate it 3.5 stars – but I am rounding down due to extraneous sex.

Funny thing about this book . . . Even though I did an immense amount of eye rolling while reading it, it did make me smile. And, here a week after I finished it, I still think about it with a smile on my face. So, feel free to roll your eyes, but prepare yourself for a wild ride.
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Apr 30, 2012 Mark rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, romance

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 k...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Reena Jacobs rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-reads, reviewed

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I really wanted to like this book. Honestly, I did. The first chapter started all tell and no show. However, I pushed that aside, thinking it might just be a prologue labeled as the first chapter. It wasn’t. It was the writing style. That’s okay, I told myself. I’ve read a few books where the writing isn’t my style, but the storyline rocked enough to make me forget. I’d heard so many great reviews about this book, I was hope...more See complete review on my blog: http://reenajacobs.com/blog/2010/11/n...

I really wanted to like this book. Honestly, I did. The first chapter started all tell and no show. However, I pushed that aside, thinking it might just be a prologue labeled as the first chapter. It wasn’t. It was the writing style. That’s okay, I told myself. I’ve read a few books where the writing isn’t my style, but the storyline rocked enough to make me forget. I’d heard so many great reviews about this book, I was hopeful. How could I not be?

This was written in the first person from Kitty’s POV. I really had nothing against Kitty. On the other hand, I wasn’t cheering for her either. She was a tough cookie, I’ll hand her that. If you’re looking for a strong heroine, she’s your gal. But for some reason, I just didn’t connect with her. I’m going to hazard a guess and say it was because she was just too damned perfect. Not only did she not make mistakes, but she had a solution for everything. EVERYTHING. And let me tell you, the book was riddled with sticky situations. Kitty had plenty of time to shine in this novel. As for me, I look for characters a bit more flawed. I want things to go bad for them so they can show their strengths. I want them to have trial by fire. Speaking of fire, look at that cover! You’d think the gal’s been through hell and back. Not so. Kitty made the events in the story look like a stroll through the park. Add that to Kitty being a know-it-all, and well, I just couldn’t muster up any feelings for her.

Then there’s Martini. He rubbed me wrong from the beginning. The guy seriously had tunnel vision with the jump Kitty’s bones thing. There was no romanticizing. It was, Marry me, and I’ll fill your belly with my spawn. I imagine some guys think like that, but most are smart enough to keep their mouths shut and at least offer a rose here and there. On top of that, the aliens, including Martini were as lacking in common sense as Kitty was resourceful. Sure, the A-C were brilliant in the brains department. Give them an equation, and they could solve it in a fraction of a second. Have them apply that knowledge to an everyday situation, and they were stumped. Okay. Now that I think about it, they didn’t lack common sense. Kitty just seemed to connect two and two together without there being any leads whatsoever. So it kind of made the aliens look stupid.

As to the plot, it had potential, but the info dumps really slowed the entire story down. Something significant would happen, followed by 20-30 pages of folks catching Kitty up to speed. No action, no moving the story along, just pages and pages of info. I understand the purpose of story building, but I would have liked to see a bit more balance.

In terms of romance, yes Kitty and Martini had sparks flying and ricocheting off the walls. But from Kitty’s viewpoint it really seemed like a arbitrary first-come-first-serve kind of situation. All the aliens, she found hawt. I got the impression if any other alien had shown interest first, Kitty would have been fine to let that alien into her pants.

This is one of those novels I complained a lot while reading, but in all honesty, it wasn’t a horrible book. I can see the appeal others might have with it. It reminded me a lot of Men in Black but with a woman as the main character. The dialogue was quirky and brought many a smiles to my face. But in the end, it just didn’t fit my personal tastes. It was more of a bleh book. I didn’t feel like a total loser finishing it, but can’t see myself recommending it either.(less)

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Feb 26, 2011 Stella rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: EVERYONE!

Shelves: 2010, for-review, sci-fi, 2011, romance, favorites

I have to confess I'm not a sci-fi fan. Not because I don't like the genre, but simply because I have never read any sci-fi novel or watched any sci-fi movie. So when I saw the gorgeous cover of this book at first, I never thought this would be something I would pick up, but then I kept stumbling upon praising reviews of Touched by an Alien and since all the reviews were so unanimous in praising Gini Koch's writing and the novel itself to the skies, I thought I'd give sci-fi a try and see what T...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Jasmine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi

Probably a 2.5 here. In some ways I really enjoyed this book. I really did. The first fifty pages or so were pretty great, in a giggle out loud and have people look at you kind of way. There were spots like this through the whole book.

I could even live with the instant lust in which the main character falls into (with more than one character). I could almost buy how she had everything figured out about the entire species in oh, a day, day and a half.

Where it really lost me was at the slut-sham...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Angie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

SIMULTANEOUSLY TERRIBLE AND DELIGHTFUL.

I mean, the concept is ludicrous but also sort of amazeballs. The heroine/narrator is named KITTY KATT, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. And OF COURSE the good aliens would all be hunks in Armani who are immediately crazy for Kitty. But even despite the ludicrousness and cringeworthy-at-times writing, I could hardly pull myself away from this.

Scads of Deus Ex Machinas? CHECK.
Protagonist who immediately rises to the challenge and saves the day rather easily despite never...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Lawrence rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: coaster

I am, unfortunately, compelled to finish books I am not enjoying. Sometimes, this works for me- After taking three starts at 'The Two Towers', I finally managed to get through it, and Enjoyed 'Return of the King'. 'Queen of the Damned' gave me some trouble, but I enjoyed 'Tale of the Body Thief'...

'Touched by an Alien' has no such happy ending. Given my current surplus of reading time, it's 365 pages should have been a one or two day read. I managed to force my way through it in five days, as re...more

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Jan 23, 2013 J rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Book was a fun read. It did suffer from two syndromes that irritate me, but overall, I will bother to read the rest in the series, so I must have liked it enough, right? First issue, this happens in all genres, not just romance. Too much world establishment, but at the same time, the lead character gets jerked around with promises to explain later, and it seems like half the book is spent telling her "we'll explained later", thankfully later does actually happen...kinda. Second issue, the main f...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Christine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, romance

I'm in between a 2 and a 3 on this one, but rounded up because I think I will give the sequel a try, and I probably wouldn't do that for a legitimate 2-star book.

This is cheesy. The "science" in the science fiction book involves a lot of hand waving and I couldn't always follow it logically, even internally. So I tried not to think of this book as a science fiction read, instead trying to suspend disbelief for the romantic fantasy -- tough chick meets super-sexy alien empath here to save the wo...more I'm in between a 2 and a 3 on this one, but rounded up because I think I will give the sequel a try, and I probably wouldn't do that for a legitimate 2-star book.

This is cheesy. The "science" in the science fiction book involves a lot of hand waving and I couldn't always follow it logically, even internally. So I tried not to think of this book as a science fiction read, instead trying to suspend disbelief for the romantic fantasy -- tough chick meets super-sexy alien empath here to save the world from alien parasites. (And who is, amazingly, genetically compatible with humans.)

The romantic fantasy did work, largely because Jeff, the super-sexy alien, was a great romantic hero. Sexy, empathic (so he knows just what his girl wants), not afraid to pursue the woman he wants, and loyal. He tells Kitty he wants to marry her within about five minutes of meeting her, and it worked! If I turn my brain on, I don't believe even a strong gift of empathy would give you that kind of insight in five minutes, but the way he staked his claim early and confidently laid himself out there was effective.

The big reason I'm so borderline on this one isn't, believe it or not, the super-cheesy scifi. Since I watch Doctor Who, that would be pretty hypocritical of me. :)

The trouble was Kitty. I didn't believe in her. I did, at first, suspend disbelief when she used her mighty pen to kill an alien parasite sticking out the back of a man's neck. She goes with the super-sexy alien and learns all about them while they try to recruit her, and I was fine with that. But as the book progressed, less and less about her truly made sense. Her courage, desire to help save the world, her extremely quick-on-her-feet thinking, and her leadership abilities seemed to spring fully formed on the steps of a courthouse when she was 27 years old. She was in marketing, which I'm sure involves some degree of creativity -- I'm not saying none of it made sense -- but the ability to lead men into battle is something I would expect from someone with military experience. It does turn out that her parents have been hiding secrets from her, but unless you accept genetic memory (and I really really don't), that doesn't explain her abilities.

Neither do I accept that experienced combat veterans would step aside and LET her command them.

She actually acted like a lot of heroines in this type of novel. She was very much an archetype -- the cheeky, tough, brave, quick-witted heroine -- but with no groundwork to support these extraordinary abilities it takes an overused stereotypes and turns it into an unbelievable one.

It might have helped if I got any sense of her as a person outside of what she did. I don't recall getting much of what she thought or felt.

But I'm probably going to read the sequel, so do I recommend it? I don't know. Ask me again after I'm done with book 2!(less)

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Nov 21, 2012 Anorielt rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Erster Satz: Es gibt da eine Sache, die mir wirklich auf die Nerven geht.

Ich weiß gar nichtmehr wie ich auf diese Reihe gestoßen bin, es war jedenfalls Zufall und die Kurzbeschreibung erinnerte mich sofort an die Men in Black Filme. Jedes Buch das von einer geheim Organisation handelt das gegen Aliens kämpft dürfte den Leser an die Men in Black erinnern. Also, attraktive Alien Argenten in Armani Anzügen die die Erde vor den sogenannten Parasiten beschützen und eine Frau die durch Zufall mit hin...more Erster Satz: Es gibt da eine Sache, die mir wirklich auf die Nerven geht.

Ich weiß gar nichtmehr wie ich auf diese Reihe gestoßen bin, es war jedenfalls Zufall und die Kurzbeschreibung erinnerte mich sofort an die Men in Black Filme. Jedes Buch das von einer geheim Organisation handelt das gegen Aliens kämpft dürfte den Leser an die Men in Black erinnern. Also, attraktive Alien Argenten in Armani Anzügen die die Erde vor den sogenannten Parasiten beschützen und eine Frau die durch Zufall mit hineingesogen wird? Genau mein Fall, ich musste das Buch unbedingt sofort haben.

Obwohl das Thema doch ein ernstes ist, ist Aliens in Armani ausgesprochen humorvoll. Was größtenteils der Protoganistin Kitty zu verdanken ist (und ja, ihre Eltern nennen sie tatsächlich so). Die Frau war mir mit ihrer Art sofort sympathisch. Witzig, immer zu einem blöden Spruch bereit und nicht so schnell aus der Ruhe zu bringen, selbst dann nicht, wenn sich direkt vor ihren Augen ein Mensch ine ine Geflügelte Kreatur verwandelt und beginnt die Leute um sich herum umzubringen. Nein, Kitty gerät nicht in Panik, im Gegenteil, sie wird wütend und diese Wut verlieht ihr Mut und schließlich ist das Monster tot. Getötet durch einen Füller. Wie sie im Prolog selbst so schön sagt, das erste Umwesen was sie tötete war Zufall.... ;-)

Auch die Agenten lassen nicht lange auf sich warten und schon in den ersten 50 Seiten bekommt man so allerhand erklärt. Es wird kein großes trara um die Exitenz der Parasiten oder ihrer eigenen gemacht, denn mit der Tötung des Parasiten, hat Kitty sich wohl ganz nach oben auf die Liste von potenziellen Agenten gesetzt. Kitty hat auch gar nicht viel dagegen mit diesen ihr unbekannten Männern einen kleinen Ausflug zu machen. Was kein Wunder ist, wenn man bedenkt wie gut sie alle aussehen und das Martini schon nach wenigen Minuten davon überzeugt ist sie zu heiraten.

Es ist wirklich schwer eine vernünftige Rezension zu diesem Buch zu schreiben. In 464 Seiten passieren so viele Dinge, schlag auf schlag, das es wirklich keine einzige langweilige Stelle gibt. Auch die Liebesgeschichte entwickelt sich schnell und sehr interessant, allerdings schafft sie es dabei nicht unrealistisch rüberzukommen, denn Kitty ist sich sehr wohl bewusst das sie Martini erst seit kurzem kennt. Doch in dieser kurzen Zeit machen die beiden so viel miteinander durch, das es mich eigentlich nicht wundert das sie beginnt etwas für ihn zu befinden. Zumal man jeden der Männer durch ihre Art sehr schnell ins Herz schließt.

Als dann auch noch Kittys Eltern beginnen mitzumischen, wurde es immer besser. Ich habe seit langer Zeit bei keinem Buch mehr so viel gelacht. Teilweise machte ich mir gestern Abend sogar Sorgen ob ich mit meinem Gelächter nicht meinen Mann aufwecken würde. Sicher, es gibt Dinge die manch einem bestimmt nicht gefallen werden. Zum Beispiel das Kitty sehr gut ist in dem was sie tut, obwohl sie so etwas vorher noch nie gemacht hat. Mich hat es nicht gestört und ich würde sagen, die Tochter kommt hier eben genau nach der Mutter.

Ich habe den zweiten Band jedenfalls schon bestellt und freue mich auf weitere Abenteuer.

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Aliens in Armani ist der Auftakt zu einer rasanten, spannenden neuen Reihe die genau das richtige Mittelmaß zwischen Action und Romantik gefunden hat. Ich werde beim Verlag anfragen ob die Reihe auch weiterhin übersetzt wird und dann erst entscheiden ob ich sie nicht vielleicht Englisch weiter lese. Schon allein deswegen, weil die englischen Cover um einiges besser sind, denn bei den deutschen hat man den durchaus passenden Hintergrund leider weggelassen.(less)

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Nov 03, 2012 Jenn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Gini Koch is one of those authors I've been meaning to try for a while. And after her delightful visit as part of Paranormal April Fools', I thought it was high time I got started on her Alien series. I have to admit, part of the reason I put this book off was that the title alternately made me think of the show Touched by an Angel and alien probing, which isn't the nicest combination. But I'm very glad I put that aside because TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN was a lot of fun.

The book is told from the point...more Gini Koch is one of those authors I've been meaning to try for a while. And after her delightful visit as part of Paranormal April Fools', I thought it was high time I got started on her Alien series. I have to admit, part of the reason I put this book off was that the title alternately made me think of the show Touched by an Angel and alien probing, which isn't the nicest combination. But I'm very glad I put that aside because TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN was a lot of fun.

The book is told from the point of view of Kitty, a regular human who finds herself in the midst of an alien showdown. She’s a complete fish out of water in the face of all of these aliens with powers and I really liked how she had to rely on her smarts to get through TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN without dying. (I don't think this is a spoiler since there are four more books after this one.) She definitely proves herself time and again in the novel, so there’s no doubt in my mind, or the minds of the other characters, that Kitty can handle the world that she’s now a part of. Her outsider perspective makes her a key player and shows that you don’t need to have superpowers to save the world.

What is this world, you might be wondering. The basic premise is that there are two groups of aliens on Earth: the Alpha Centaurians, who are the smokin’ hot Armani-clad good guys and who protect the planet from the other super-beings, who are parasitic and turn unsuspecting humans into hosts. There’s something of a Men In Black vibe but Gini Koch keeps it fresh with fun dialogue and good characters. Kitty gets involved with the Alpha Centaurians after she instinctively kills one of the bad guys and so we get to learn about this hidden battle along with her. I really enjoy stories with this sort of trope because it means the information comes in digestible chunks and Gini Koch has done a wonderful job of feeding her readers information without overloading them.

And then there’s Jeff Martini, the “handsome hunk” from the blurb. He’s Alpha Centaurii and he and Kitty have an instant connection. There’s a lot of tension and banter and it’s a nice story line but I was much more interested in how Kitty was going to deal with her new situation, and less invested in the romance. This isn’t to say that it was a bad plot point or poorly written – I just wanted more of the (non-sexy) action! All of the fight scenes, particularly the big battle at the end, were well choreographed and packed with action and twists and turns and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.

I enjoyed TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN so much that I just went and downloaded the rest of the series. (I’m doing these ones as e-books.) Believe me, once you get a taste of Kitty and Jeff’s world, you’re going to want more!

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May 05, 2012 Vanessa rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-got-bored, why-wasn-t-this-better, no

*flings book all over room*
1) Timeline
All that shit could not possibly happen in less than a week.

2) Being serious
Dude. You've known each other for less than a week. You show no serious outward signs of love. And you want to get married. married married.
what. *facepalm* EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLEASE!

Also, Sovereign Pontifex. This one amused me to no end.

3) Kitty
Generally I expect intelligent people to be have logic backing their perspicaciousness, but for Kitty, *sigh* there was hope for her...more

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Apr 08, 2012 Miki rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wonderful! I loved this book, no problem at all with the vocabulary, you are immediately immersed in the story and what a story. Humor and full of action, I couldn’t stop before the end and I really want the next one.
Gini Koch managed to keep the things light even when the tension is really high.

Kitty is a strong willed heroine and she has good reasons to be with her family. While seeing a monster going on rampage she doesn’t flee but kill him with what she gets her hands on strange stuff someti...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Katt is thrilled to be done with jury duty early, but as she leaves the court house she witnesses a man turning into an odd creature and attacking people. Acting without really thinking she kills the guy and is quickly greeted by a squad of extremely handsome men in designer suits and a fleet of gray cars. She is a smart woman and picks up on some of the craziness that is happening and that she is being told by this group of men who deal with men like she called, or what they call 'superbeings'....more

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Mar 09, 2012 Nick rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

This was an incredibly frustrating book, and I think the problem was poor editing. The story itself was a headlong romp, both of adventure and of romance/sex, taking place over just a few days. In that time, the central character went from a job as marketing executive to being part of an international/interplanetary organization trying to save the world.
As soon as you stop reading, though, the odd flaws get noticed. The battles were really fun to read, but some had gaping logic holes. The centra...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Ranting Dragon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: garrett

The first novel in the Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series, Touched By An Alien is Gini Koch's debut novel. A science-fiction novel set approximately in the present day, it is reminiscent of both Men In Black and The Middleman.

When marketing manager Katherine "Kitty" Katt steps into what seems to be a domestic dispute gone wrong, she has no idea what she's in for. Because it hasn't just gone wrong—it's gone really wrong. When the man turns into a monster from a Grade-Z horror movie, instead of r...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, read-in-2011

Exiled aliens, nasty bad guys and one kick-ass chick who listens to music waaaay too loud. Yep, I was hooked. Honestly, Martini was a big part of the hook. Probably the main part. Or, maybe he was the main part whenever he and Kitty started sparking off one another. It might have been his quips. Or the way he saw Kitty and knew that he had to have her. Or the way he kept telling everyone that he was going to marry Kitty minutes after meeting her. What can I say? Martini's pretty awesome.

The begi...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Nikki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, scifi, 2011

Simply put, this book is great fluff. Reality and quality are less of an issue in fluff. Which is why it gets rated as high as it does. If I did not see this as fluff and mindless amusement it would loose at least 2 stars.

TO judge it critically...
The good things: there were quite a few moments that were really funny and most of the characters were crazy and fun.

The not so good: I had a hard time liking Kitty. She came off as a very Mary-Jane sort of character. Surrounded by 90% hot male characte...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Robert Stadnik rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a refreshing sci-fi novel with a female heroine I loved. Katherine Katt is the main character and she is no different than any other woman you would meet on the street, except that she handles meeting aliens with a lot more refinement.

I was worried when I started reading this novel that it was going to be some Danielle Steele chick flick novel. Boy, I couldn't have been more wrong. Gini Koch knows how to write her characters (sadly, I must admit I did read a Danielle Steele novel years...more

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May 04, 2011 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

What...No Kitchen Sink?
When early release from jury duty set marketing manager Katherine "Kitty" Katt free to make her way back to a half day of work, she had no idea that her life was about to take a serious turn to the weird. Witnessing a minor fender bender evolve into a domestic dispute between husband and wife wasn't pleasant, but didn't exactly clue her in, either. Watching the husband in that domestic disturbance morph into a gigantic winged beast and slaughter his wife, then turn his ter...more

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Jan 22, 2011 Lady Rogue rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After performing jury duty, Katherine "Kitty" Katt walked out of a court house only to find herself in the middle of an intergalactic war. One moment she was an average woman with a professional job, good friends, and loving and supportive family...then the next moment she finds herself attempting to save the world by battling parasitic aliens, who turn humans into evil super beings. Kitty's character was a great protagonist and memorable heroine. She was likable and easy to engage with. I loved...more After performing jury duty, Katherine "Kitty" Katt walked out of a court house only to find herself in the middle of an intergalactic war. One moment she was an average woman with a professional job, good friends, and loving and supportive family...then the next moment she finds herself attempting to save the world by battling parasitic aliens, who turn humans into evil super beings. Kitty's character was a great protagonist and memorable heroine. She was likable and easy to engage with. I loved that she had a little bit of geek to her. Her love for comic books and her eclectic taste in music, not to mention her need to wear t-shirt and jeans versus Armani really gave her a down to earth quality. She was witty, insightful, and intelligent. Although, I confess, at times her intelligence was intimidating. Not to mention, she seemed to be good at everything. Kitty had a enate and keen observational talent, she instinctually fought like a warrior, and my favorite, she had the ability to think outside the box. I mean seriously... battling monsters with a ball point pen, hairspray- granted it was extra hold, and rock and roll music. What was not to like?

Kitty also had a love interest, a sexy Armani wearing Alpha Centauri and empathic alien who constantly declared his love and admiration to and for Kitty. Jeff Martini was definitely the comic relief in this book. Upon meeting Kitty, he pops the question, "Will you marry me?" and he never really stopped. He is often indicating they will marry throughout much of the book. It was fun to read. Although he was arrogant, confident, and carefree, he still had a few insecurities. So, to prevent her from getting together romantically with any of the other sexy alien agents, Jeff told her they were all gay. I couldn't help but giggle. But his biggest concern was his hunky cousin, Christopher who also had eyes for Kitty. However, instead of constantly hovering her...Christopher was more of the pulling pigtail type. Kitty and Christopher clashed and irritated each other. But, Jeff knew the truth and he didn't like it.

The author did an amazing job with the depth and substance of her supporting characters. I loved that she utilized each character to their full potential without overshadowing the lead characters. The first character to come to mind was James, who happened to also be human, an ex-model, and as Jeff made sure to inform Kitty....gay. But, James took everything in stride. I loved the connection he and Kitty had. It was like they had known each other all their lives. I was glad to see Kitty's parents joined the fun. It was interesting to meet her calm and scholarly father and her adventurous and politically and military influential mother. It was easy to see where Kitty got her characteristics...it was genetics. I loved how her parents were protective and always butting into her love life, especially her mother, who felt Kitty should be with Christopher. I also enjoyed meeting Claudia and Lorraine, female aliens who had a thing for "brainy" men instead of sexy looking men. I also enjoyed meeting the military pilots and look forward to getting to know them better in the next book. I have to say, even the villains were credible and some nasty pieces of work. I loved that they were actually diabolical and intelligent and not foolhardy and careless.

Because the characters had so much depth and defining qualities, the plot was much more compelling and thought provoking. The author didn't suffocate the intergalactic war with cliches and predictability, no...she embedded it with biblical, mythological, ecological elements that had different meanings depending on ones perspective. For example, the battle itself reminded me of the Wild Hunt, but many will interpret it as the "end of days" involving a battle between demons, humans, and visitors from above. The author really went above and beyond creating a credible military headquarters and alien environment. I loved the secret governments, conspiracies, and political intrigue...even if it was alien style. While the invasion itself was simplistic in nature...survival, it was the complexity of the many subplots that made this book great.

Overall, I loved this book. In fact, I consider it an encouragement to read more science fiction. I confess, I was surprised how well this book was written, not only fast and furious, but with fluidity. I was also surprised how close it walked a fine line between genres. In truth, at times, it felt like I was reading an Urban Fantasy with a touch of Paranormal romance. This book was filled with hilarious banter and flirtations, sizzling romance and passion, intrigue, and non-stop action. Touched by an Alien was out of this world.

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Jan 06, 2011 Cynthia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Squee! What a fun book! I was nearly did not pick up this book due to the main character's name (Kitty Katt?) but I'm oh so glad I did. She sees a guy go from blowing his top over a little fender bender to actually, well, blowing his top - or, at least, blowing his back, by turning into a mutant and murdering the other party, then starting in an many others. What does she do? Run, hide, scream like a baby? Call 911? Trip in her high heels and cower until a he-man saves her?

Oh, hell, no!

She also...more

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Nov 28, 2010 Tara SG rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star-books, on-kindle

* * * * 1/2

--This book in 6 words:

swooned with non-stop laughs and action

--Why did I read this? And am I glad I did?

I saw this on multiple blogs before I decided to not judge the book by it’s title and give it a try. I LOVED THIS BOOK! I’m buying a copy for my aunt for Hanukkah (I hope she doesn’t read this because she’s my only Jewish aunt and it will ruin the surprise) and probably for my sister and at least one friend. I honestly don’t remember the last time I laughed so much. I stayed up unt...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Sobia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Okay...so not a horribly bad book but aggravating beyond words....2.5 stars, I guess....keep in mind it's not a serious book...(I wish someone had told me that before I started reading!)
On one hand it's very comic bookie, on the other it reads like a play where everyone is over acting, over dramatizing....pretty much over everything...soit gets tiring pretty quickly...it is written in first person, something I usually don't enjoy, but it moves fairly quickly, so after the first couple pages I ba...more

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