Alien Diplomacy

Oh no, I hope I'm not losing interest in this series :(

I really started off liking it, but this addition just didn't keep my attention. I also didn't laugh as much. It has been a while since I read the previous book and completely forgot about how many characters are in here! I didn't remember them all :/ but I powered through and mostly remembered who everyone is.

The thing is, I still feel somewhat attached to the characters, so I desperately want to like this series. 5 books in is a lot of dedication.

I will give #6 a try and see if I'll keep going or not.

This was my least favorite installment so far. I wasn't as interested in the plot and new setting that was depicted in this book. I knew from the very beginning that I wouldn't enjoy Kitty in a diplomatic Washington D.C. setting and I didn't. It really just doesn't suit her style or personality. I also found the character interactions in this book a bit lacking. I wasn't really invested in any of the other characters lives and their happenings were quickly breezed over for the sake of the “plot.”

One of the reasons that I didn't like the plot line was for the fact that every few pages some action sequence would happen but by the end of it every character was lamenting how badly they were adjusting to their new positions and the fact that they had no clue what was going on. It got annoying very quickly, especially since I didn't like the new setting in the first place. The final scene after all action was over was so predictable, I was very disappointed the book ended on such a poor note.

Overall, it felt like the book was centered around one theme that was best summed up by a single quote a character makes towards the end about adjusting to a new lifestyle; a change you don't want to make but have to in the end. I don't think it was worth all the pages this book had just to make that one theme stand out.