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Carrie Hatchett, Space Adventurer
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Carrie Hatchett’s been a dog walker, ice cream seller and birthdaygram girl—the clean kind. All she wants is a proper job. But Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer isn’t what she had in mind. And neither is saving the galaxy.
Book One - Mission Improbable
The galaxy is in crisis, and Carrie Hatchett is the last person on Earth who should be fixing it.
Carrie is a low-achieving daydreamer. After providing a good home for her butt-ugly dog and psychotic cat, her biggest challenge in life is to avoid being fired—again.
But a strange green mist sucks her beneath her kitchen sink, and an unusual clerical error leads to an offer she foolishly doesn’t refuse.
The Transgalactic Council hire her to settle a conflict between the mechanical placktoids and the mysterious oootoon. Carrie must overcome her personal weaknesses and, for the first time in her life, succeed in her job, to uncover a threat to the entire galaxy.
Book Two - Passage to Paradise
Carrie Hatchett is back. The Transgalactic Council may never be the same.
After a successful first mission, Carrie thought her job as Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer was secure. But all bets are off when she travels to Dandrobia, a genetically engineered utopia. Beautiful and immortal, the dandrobians have been confined to their planet due their former tyrannical reign over the galaxy. Carrie must mediate between the dandrobians and their victims, the squashpumps.
But paradise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and, as often happens when Carrie’s around, things don’t go according to plan. Dandrobians escape to Earth, and the negotiations descend into chaos.
With the help of her long-suffering friend, Dave, Carrie must send the dandrobians home and restore peace. If she fails, it isn’t only her job at risk, because there’s more to the dandrobians than meets the eye.
Rogue, Carrie's dog with a face only she could love, lends a paw.
Book Three - Transgalactic Antics
Watch out! Carrie Hatchett has a plan.
Carrie’s impulsive, reckless nature gets her in trouble again, and if she wants to keep her job as a Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer, she has to pass remedial training.
Little does she know that her survival and the future of the galactic empire are also at stake.
With the help of her level-headed bestie, Dave, and her fellow alien trainees—an intelligent slug, a mysterious box, a large green blob and a cylinder of hair—she might just succeed. But so much stands in her way. A brain scan confirms that she isn’t cut out for the job, and a blast from the past rears her beautiful head, sending Carrie into a crisis of self-doubt.
When the evil mechanical aliens, the placktoids, return, Carrie must put together a plan that actually works. A plan to rid the galaxy of the placktoid menace, and save her life.
Carrie Hatchett’s been a dog walker, ice cream seller and birthdaygram girl—the clean kind. All she wants is a proper job. But Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer isn’t what she had in mind. And neither is saving the galaxy.
Book One - Mission Improbable
The galaxy is in crisis, and Carrie Hatchett is the last person on Earth who should be fixing it.
Carrie is a low-achieving daydreamer. After providing a good home for her butt-ugly dog and psychotic cat, her biggest challenge in life is to avoid being fired—again.
But a strange green mist sucks her beneath her kitchen sink, and an unusual clerical error leads to an offer she foolishly doesn’t refuse.
The Transgalactic Council hire her to settle a conflict between the mechanical placktoids and the mysterious oootoon. Carrie must overcome her personal weaknesses and, for the first time in her life, succeed in her job, to uncover a threat to the entire galaxy.
Book Two - Passage to Paradise
Carrie Hatchett is back. The Transgalactic Council may never be the same.
After a successful first mission, Carrie thought her job as Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer was secure. But all bets are off when she travels to Dandrobia, a genetically engineered utopia. Beautiful and immortal, the dandrobians have been confined to their planet due their former tyrannical reign over the galaxy. Carrie must mediate between the dandrobians and their victims, the squashpumps.
But paradise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and, as often happens when Carrie’s around, things don’t go according to plan. Dandrobians escape to Earth, and the negotiations descend into chaos.
With the help of her long-suffering friend, Dave, Carrie must send the dandrobians home and restore peace. If she fails, it isn’t only her job at risk, because there’s more to the dandrobians than meets the eye.
Rogue, Carrie's dog with a face only she could love, lends a paw.
Book Three - Transgalactic Antics
Watch out! Carrie Hatchett has a plan.
Carrie’s impulsive, reckless nature gets her in trouble again, and if she wants to keep her job as a Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer, she has to pass remedial training.
Little does she know that her survival and the future of the galactic empire are also at stake.
With the help of her level-headed bestie, Dave, and her fellow alien trainees—an intelligent slug, a mysterious box, a large green blob and a cylinder of hair—she might just succeed. But so much stands in her way. A brain scan confirms that she isn’t cut out for the job, and a blast from the past rears her beautiful head, sending Carrie into a crisis of self-doubt.
When the evil mechanical aliens, the placktoids, return, Carrie must put together a plan that actually works. A plan to rid the galaxy of the placktoid menace, and save her life.
447 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 16, 2016
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J.J. Green
105 books391 followersJ.J. Green is a British-Australian science fiction author with a lifelong love of distant landscapes, intriguing cultures and fascinating places. She was born within the sound of the bells of Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside, London, making her a bona fide Cockney, and she lived in Australia, Laos and Taiwan before returning to the UK to settle down in Cambridge.
Green’s novels weave science-based speculation with richly personal stories. Her works explore themes of environmental degradation, political conflict, mythical resonance, human resilience, and the ethics of technology and expansion. Her characters—often strong women—navigate future worlds grounded in both scientific plausibility and mythic imagination.
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Green’s novels weave science-based speculation with richly personal stories. Her works explore themes of environmental degradation, political conflict, mythical resonance, human resilience, and the ethics of technology and expansion. Her characters—often strong women—navigate future worlds grounded in both scientific plausibility and mythic imagination.
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July 15, 2020
The book contains events ranging from total fun to just plain strange.
Carrie is a teenager who finds herself in the midst of all the events and the story is how she wriggles out of each problem.
It was not hardcore science fiction but it was enjoyable by itself.
Liked the premise and even the whiny Carrie by the end of it.
Carrie is a teenager who finds herself in the midst of all the events and the story is how she wriggles out of each problem.
It was not hardcore science fiction but it was enjoyable by itself.
Liked the premise and even the whiny Carrie by the end of it.
May 20, 2021
We are introduced to our heroine as she is fired from her latest job, because her superpower is not paying attention to instructions. While moping about this, she is sucked into an intergalactic portal which has appeared below the sink of her rented apartment, where she meets an alien spider-crab creature who interviews her for the job of interplanetary diplomat, as a result of misinterpreting her online dating profile. She doesn't pay attention to what the job is or what she would be expected to do, but blackmails the alien spider-crab, Gavin, into giving it to her anyway. She is returned to her apartment with a handbag filled with an extradimensional portal's worth of intergalactic diplomacy tools.
The next day, she has invited the hot guy from her new earthbound job to a 'housewarming party', but forgets to tell him that he will be the only guest. After half of an awkward documentary's worth of him sidling away from her on the couch, it turns out that he is gay and also a kleptomaniac, who notices her extradimensional handbag full of space ambassador tools in the kitchen, helps himself to the one that activates intergalactic portals under sinks, and gets sucked through the intergalactic portal under the sink.
The two of them arrive on the planet where her next diplomatic assignment is to take place. There's a war or something going on, but our heroine wasn't really listening to the details. She's supposed to stop it, or something? Maybe some of those space diplomacy tools that are back in her kitchen would have helped with this? Shortly after arriving, they're kidnapped by representatives of one of the alien races in question. These aliens are physically large angry versions of common Earth items of stationary - paperclips, staplers, etc. The leader, who is even angrier, is a shredder. Our intrepid diplomat manages to enrage these aliens, who are already predisposed to dislike humans, who enslave their lesser kin.
Gavin arrives on the ship to make his displeasure with her job performance known, in the process securing her freedom from the aliens who had no way of knowing that she was a Space-ambassador, given that her credentials are in her kitchen. They are released, and told to go and talk to the other alien race involved in the conflict. Some of the self-propelled paperclip variety of alien, acting as shuttles, bring them down to the planet's surface, and in an act of minor spite, drop them in the ocean, which is yellow and gloopy. In quick succession, our heroes panic about drowning, discover that the stuff acts like quicksand, find that it's only a few feet deep, ascertain that it tastes like custard, and enthusiastically eat some. This last is followed by telepathic shouts of "murderer!", because it transpires that the custard is actually the second alien race and also telepathic, something that was probably mentioned in either the briefing or the briefing notes, or possibly both.
A short time later, our heroes have hijacked a paperclip and are back in orbit, when a giant self-propelled glob of custard-goop launches from the planet and encompasses the ship. They defeat the shredder-captain, but not before the ship is damaged and starts to fall out of orbit. Fortunately, there is enough custard to form a heat shield, which as a bonus, smells very tasty as it cooks.
There is some setup for a sequel, but I don't think I'm going to read that.
Impressively, it isn't clear to me that the book was intended to be humorous.
The next day, she has invited the hot guy from her new earthbound job to a 'housewarming party', but forgets to tell him that he will be the only guest. After half of an awkward documentary's worth of him sidling away from her on the couch, it turns out that he is gay and also a kleptomaniac, who notices her extradimensional handbag full of space ambassador tools in the kitchen, helps himself to the one that activates intergalactic portals under sinks, and gets sucked through the intergalactic portal under the sink.
The two of them arrive on the planet where her next diplomatic assignment is to take place. There's a war or something going on, but our heroine wasn't really listening to the details. She's supposed to stop it, or something? Maybe some of those space diplomacy tools that are back in her kitchen would have helped with this? Shortly after arriving, they're kidnapped by representatives of one of the alien races in question. These aliens are physically large angry versions of common Earth items of stationary - paperclips, staplers, etc. The leader, who is even angrier, is a shredder. Our intrepid diplomat manages to enrage these aliens, who are already predisposed to dislike humans, who enslave their lesser kin.
Gavin arrives on the ship to make his displeasure with her job performance known, in the process securing her freedom from the aliens who had no way of knowing that she was a Space-ambassador, given that her credentials are in her kitchen. They are released, and told to go and talk to the other alien race involved in the conflict. Some of the self-propelled paperclip variety of alien, acting as shuttles, bring them down to the planet's surface, and in an act of minor spite, drop them in the ocean, which is yellow and gloopy. In quick succession, our heroes panic about drowning, discover that the stuff acts like quicksand, find that it's only a few feet deep, ascertain that it tastes like custard, and enthusiastically eat some. This last is followed by telepathic shouts of "murderer!", because it transpires that the custard is actually the second alien race and also telepathic, something that was probably mentioned in either the briefing or the briefing notes, or possibly both.
A short time later, our heroes have hijacked a paperclip and are back in orbit, when a giant self-propelled glob of custard-goop launches from the planet and encompasses the ship. They defeat the shredder-captain, but not before the ship is damaged and starts to fall out of orbit. Fortunately, there is enough custard to form a heat shield, which as a bonus, smells very tasty as it cooks.
There is some setup for a sequel, but I don't think I'm going to read that.
Impressively, it isn't clear to me that the book was intended to be humorous.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2020
This book was just.....dumb.
Aren't you supposed to LIKE the main protagonist? The main character is an addle brained, petulant woman-child. The book starts by having her interview for a job she knows NOTHING about, and she proceeds to tune out as the interviewer is speaking to her....for a job she supposedly wants....yet didn't prepare for in even the SLIGHTEST.
This is a theme of hers. Through a ridiculous turn of events, she accepts an intergalactic mediator job, BECAUSE SHE LIKED THE HAND BAG THAT CAME WITH THE JOB, and spaced out again as the job description was told to her. In every, literal life or death situation, where she is implored to "read the briefing," or to just PAY ATTENTION, she falters because she has the attention span of a goldfish. On her way to an intergalactic assignment with hostile aliens, where time is of the essence, she gets distracted by lights, like she's a moth or something. She then blames everyone else for her struggles. Her other great qualities include being a cry baby, an idiot, and a slob. She gets fooled, TWICE, by 2 different aliens, in EXACTLY THE SAME SCENARIO, where the aliens motives were so transparent, a monkey could've figured it out. She is LITERALLY called "idiot" multiple times by other characters in the book. It was just hard to root for this terrible character, as she bumbled her way through EVERY SINGLE FACET of her existence. None of this was played for comedic effect either; it was just a matter-of-fact idiosyncrasy of hers.
Aside from that, the plot was clunky, and the characters were just nonsensical. Sentient office supplies? A hostile alien race that is comprised of paper clips and staple removers? Another species that is a homogenous liquid that tastes like custard? (We find this out because she EATS some of it, earning her first "idiot" moniker from her companion.) There is a MAJOR plot hole, centered around the paperclips ability to use transport portals. Apparently, portals can be used to cover not only space, but also TIME, and the Placktoids, (the sentient office supplies), have illegally obtained the ability to open portals. Yet they only use them to cover space, instead of using them to go back in time to correct all the times they were foiled by Carrie and her dumb, blind luck.
I found myself checking the % meter at the bottom of my Kindle, and getting disheartened that the numbers weren't increasing fast enough. The book was an absolute slog to get through.
Totally not a fan of this book.
Aren't you supposed to LIKE the main protagonist? The main character is an addle brained, petulant woman-child. The book starts by having her interview for a job she knows NOTHING about, and she proceeds to tune out as the interviewer is speaking to her....for a job she supposedly wants....yet didn't prepare for in even the SLIGHTEST.
This is a theme of hers. Through a ridiculous turn of events, she accepts an intergalactic mediator job, BECAUSE SHE LIKED THE HAND BAG THAT CAME WITH THE JOB, and spaced out again as the job description was told to her. In every, literal life or death situation, where she is implored to "read the briefing," or to just PAY ATTENTION, she falters because she has the attention span of a goldfish. On her way to an intergalactic assignment with hostile aliens, where time is of the essence, she gets distracted by lights, like she's a moth or something. She then blames everyone else for her struggles. Her other great qualities include being a cry baby, an idiot, and a slob. She gets fooled, TWICE, by 2 different aliens, in EXACTLY THE SAME SCENARIO, where the aliens motives were so transparent, a monkey could've figured it out. She is LITERALLY called "idiot" multiple times by other characters in the book. It was just hard to root for this terrible character, as she bumbled her way through EVERY SINGLE FACET of her existence. None of this was played for comedic effect either; it was just a matter-of-fact idiosyncrasy of hers.
Aside from that, the plot was clunky, and the characters were just nonsensical. Sentient office supplies? A hostile alien race that is comprised of paper clips and staple removers? Another species that is a homogenous liquid that tastes like custard? (We find this out because she EATS some of it, earning her first "idiot" moniker from her companion.) There is a MAJOR plot hole, centered around the paperclips ability to use transport portals. Apparently, portals can be used to cover not only space, but also TIME, and the Placktoids, (the sentient office supplies), have illegally obtained the ability to open portals. Yet they only use them to cover space, instead of using them to go back in time to correct all the times they were foiled by Carrie and her dumb, blind luck.
I found myself checking the % meter at the bottom of my Kindle, and getting disheartened that the numbers weren't increasing fast enough. The book was an absolute slog to get through.
Totally not a fan of this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 20, 2019
Fun, but not for everyone.
Jenny is an excellent author, whom I’ve read, and when offered the Carrie Hatchett boxed set for review purposes through Booksprout, I said, Okay…I can do that.
As had been noted by others, Carrie is not a together chick. We all know folks like this, so this is not an unreasonable premise. They’re everywhere, after all, but in space, that’s not a good thing. While the stories are good, Carrie had a really difficult time living up to my usual hardcore, Space Marines characters. Not a knock on Carrie, or J.J., either, just not my cup o’ tea. I would think a YA audience would find these to be great. Retired old spacers, albeit eternally Earthbound, need a little more callousness. But what do we know? Out in space, everything is a different reality. Carrie is entertaining - Jenny has created her well. If you aren’t a cynical old curmudgeon, you’ll like Carrie Hatchett, in all her ineptitude and folly.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Jenny is an excellent author, whom I’ve read, and when offered the Carrie Hatchett boxed set for review purposes through Booksprout, I said, Okay…I can do that.
As had been noted by others, Carrie is not a together chick. We all know folks like this, so this is not an unreasonable premise. They’re everywhere, after all, but in space, that’s not a good thing. While the stories are good, Carrie had a really difficult time living up to my usual hardcore, Space Marines characters. Not a knock on Carrie, or J.J., either, just not my cup o’ tea. I would think a YA audience would find these to be great. Retired old spacers, albeit eternally Earthbound, need a little more callousness. But what do we know? Out in space, everything is a different reality. Carrie is entertaining - Jenny has created her well. If you aren’t a cynical old curmudgeon, you’ll like Carrie Hatchett, in all her ineptitude and folly.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 3, 2020
Confusing 1st book, great 2nd & 3rd
If this review was based on the first book only, I would have given it one star. The first book was quite a frustrating and confusing read to me, however the alien worlds and species kept me interested, and I managed to finish the first book despite my irritation with it. The irritation and confusion mainly stemmed from the main character having a tendency to not listen/pay attention and as a result the reader was left with no understanding of the purpose of what was going on. Even if the character didn't pay attention, The reader needs to be kept engaged with the story. Feeling equally as lost as the character and frustrated at the writing style nearly had me ditch the series.
The second and third books were much better with more explanations included that allowed the reader a bit more understanding of what's going on, the main character was still out of touch but it made for more amusing reading when you as the reader had a clearer understanding of the plot
If this review was based on the first book only, I would have given it one star. The first book was quite a frustrating and confusing read to me, however the alien worlds and species kept me interested, and I managed to finish the first book despite my irritation with it. The irritation and confusion mainly stemmed from the main character having a tendency to not listen/pay attention and as a result the reader was left with no understanding of the purpose of what was going on. Even if the character didn't pay attention, The reader needs to be kept engaged with the story. Feeling equally as lost as the character and frustrated at the writing style nearly had me ditch the series.
The second and third books were much better with more explanations included that allowed the reader a bit more understanding of what's going on, the main character was still out of touch but it made for more amusing reading when you as the reader had a clearer understanding of the plot
February 13, 2019
Our heroine is not the most together person in the galaxy, but sometimes problems need an unorthodox solution.
This is a collection of three humorous SF stories, somewhere in the vein of Dr Who and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. If you are looking for hard science, realistic action, and a tough heroine that out thinks her opponents, well then this collection is not for you. But if you like a good dose of humor, improbably situations and even more improbably solutions, then climb aboard!
I found the stories to be well written and very enjoyable. There is a healthy does of humor throughout and I found our heroine to be lovable in a "never know what she is going to do next" kind of way. And as this is a collection of three books, there was plenty of entertainment to be had. Overall a very enjoyable experience.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
This is a collection of three humorous SF stories, somewhere in the vein of Dr Who and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. If you are looking for hard science, realistic action, and a tough heroine that out thinks her opponents, well then this collection is not for you. But if you like a good dose of humor, improbably situations and even more improbably solutions, then climb aboard!
I found the stories to be well written and very enjoyable. There is a healthy does of humor throughout and I found our heroine to be lovable in a "never know what she is going to do next" kind of way. And as this is a collection of three books, there was plenty of entertainment to be had. Overall a very enjoyable experience.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
July 25, 2020
Kobo - 685 pages
Three shortish novels in which Carrie, a serial job-holder, manages to gain two on the same day. On is as the manager of a call-centre and the other is as a 'space detective' or rather Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer. Fortunately the latter involves the use of portals and an element of timetravel so she returns to her kitchen as soon as she leaves it. She is assisted by Dave from the call centre who gets involved somewhat against his will.
Not wildly demanding but successful in that the books are funny - and comic sf is very hard to pull off. Carrie is a likeable klutz and Dave is a gay stereotype (no not like that - he's impeccably dressed, Mr Handsome as Carrie mentally dubs him).
Several more in this series.
Three shortish novels in which Carrie, a serial job-holder, manages to gain two on the same day. On is as the manager of a call-centre and the other is as a 'space detective' or rather Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer. Fortunately the latter involves the use of portals and an element of timetravel so she returns to her kitchen as soon as she leaves it. She is assisted by Dave from the call centre who gets involved somewhat against his will.
Not wildly demanding but successful in that the books are funny - and comic sf is very hard to pull off. Carrie is a likeable klutz and Dave is a gay stereotype (no not like that - he's impeccably dressed, Mr Handsome as Carrie mentally dubs him).
Several more in this series.
January 18, 2023
This collection starts as a rather amusing tale of a girl caught up in a series of amusing circumstances. The later portions of the tale improves the character of the story, although I guess some would say not so much, since they're not quite as funny. However, the progression of the main character is clearly noticeable, and by the end, the main character isn't as impulsive, and perhaps doesn't retain the mentality which made the first story so amusing, but she does carry herself with more assurance, making me think future stories will be just as interesting.
This was a collection of the first three stories in the series, and it's a good collection for those looking for some light reading, even if it does get a bit long winded at times.
I'm likely to read more from this series.
This was a collection of the first three stories in the series, and it's a good collection for those looking for some light reading, even if it does get a bit long winded at times.
I'm likely to read more from this series.
August 7, 2020
A most enjoyable romp
Did you like "A Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy"? Dr. Who? Any of the British SF TV of the nineteen sixties to the nineties? If you didn't, or don't know what I'm referring to this is a great intro to that genre!
I will say that the protagonist does start off as a bit of an obnoxious twit - but she does grow on you and her character traits are shown to be positives.
Disclosure - I did buy this collection at a reduced rate but pay money I did and glad of it!!!!
Did you like "A Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy"? Dr. Who? Any of the British SF TV of the nineteen sixties to the nineties? If you didn't, or don't know what I'm referring to this is a great intro to that genre!
I will say that the protagonist does start off as a bit of an obnoxious twit - but she does grow on you and her character traits are shown to be positives.
Disclosure - I did buy this collection at a reduced rate but pay money I did and glad of it!!!!
August 18, 2020
A complete riot
I admit that I had previously read the first book and it was a great pleasure to read it again. This series is a wonderful bit of fun for all ages with it’s ridiculous characters and perfectly flowing story. It is very rare these days to read something so enjoyable that offends nobody. There is a message in the story about proper behavior and conflict resolution which is completely ignorable should the reader desire along with a happy end to each volume which somehow also begs the reader to buy the next book and not lose out on any of the fun.
I admit that I had previously read the first book and it was a great pleasure to read it again. This series is a wonderful bit of fun for all ages with it’s ridiculous characters and perfectly flowing story. It is very rare these days to read something so enjoyable that offends nobody. There is a message in the story about proper behavior and conflict resolution which is completely ignorable should the reader desire along with a happy end to each volume which somehow also begs the reader to buy the next book and not lose out on any of the fun.
March 20, 2021
Not What I Expected from the Preview
The preview was intriguing but the book much less so. The story is based on accidental survival with the main protagonist, Carrie, always at the crux of whatever disaster is currently active. There are occasional sparks of humor but the narrative’s primary impact is nebulous ignorance. Overall, the book is neither amusing nor entertaining. Four stars for the author’s writing ability, negative two stars for the unfortunate attempt at a story.
The preview was intriguing but the book much less so. The story is based on accidental survival with the main protagonist, Carrie, always at the crux of whatever disaster is currently active. There are occasional sparks of humor but the narrative’s primary impact is nebulous ignorance. Overall, the book is neither amusing nor entertaining. Four stars for the author’s writing ability, negative two stars for the unfortunate attempt at a story.
December 17, 2020
12% and I’d had enough
To be fair I only read 12%, if I had continued up to 24% (yawn) it may have rated 2 stars. I didn’t like the grass-hopping progress as the story unfolded, had to reread pages to make sense. Gave up rereading pages. Persevered as it had a different twist about it. Well done to the author for holding my attention for 12% of the time, I could not string together more than 30 words. Hope others are complementary.
To be fair I only read 12%, if I had continued up to 24% (yawn) it may have rated 2 stars. I didn’t like the grass-hopping progress as the story unfolded, had to reread pages to make sense. Gave up rereading pages. Persevered as it had a different twist about it. Well done to the author for holding my attention for 12% of the time, I could not string together more than 30 words. Hope others are complementary.
July 7, 2020
Just bumbling along
A more unlikely intergalactic hero would probably be hard to find. Can't hold a job. Barely able to feed herself, but loving her dog & cat. Then, her "new", barely minimal apartment's kitchen cabinet begins to glow green. What is she getting sucked in to......
A more unlikely intergalactic hero would probably be hard to find. Can't hold a job. Barely able to feed herself, but loving her dog & cat. Then, her "new", barely minimal apartment's kitchen cabinet begins to glow green. What is she getting sucked in to......
December 19, 2020
Carrie scores a job as a Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer and manages to cause chaos whilst trying to solve disputes between aliens.
Naturally the problems are resolved but not without extra confusion - she even manages to eat some of the aliens along the way.
Yes, it's light sci-fi but it's fun sci-fi
Naturally the problems are resolved but not without extra confusion - she even manages to eat some of the aliens along the way.
Yes, it's light sci-fi but it's fun sci-fi
January 23, 2021
Very imaginative alien worlds
Carrie blunders into a diplomatic position in intergalactic space, where she soon discovers that all of her preconceived notions about alien life are getting her into trouble. Can she get herself and her friend Dave back to Earth in one piece, without making the situation between the oootoon and placktoids any worse?
Carrie blunders into a diplomatic position in intergalactic space, where she soon discovers that all of her preconceived notions about alien life are getting her into trouble. Can she get herself and her friend Dave back to Earth in one piece, without making the situation between the oootoon and placktoids any worse?
January 29, 2021
Carrie, a twenty something, can’t hold a job. When she is mistakenly recruited as a “Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer” she is determined to be a success but her lack of preparedness and unconventional outlook leads to unexpected humorous consequences. A light hearted space adventure with very creatively imagined aliens.
February 12, 2019
Will she had wanted was a normal life but soon she is in space and saving the universe. Follow her adventures through three stories and see what she needs to do to save the universe
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 2, 2019
A Light hearted fun read
In the spirit of HHGTG this is a light hearted read with a bit of a sci fi swashbuckling element. IMO Book 3 should not be read without having first read the earlier books otherwise too much of the character building and personality background is lost.
In the spirit of HHGTG this is a light hearted read with a bit of a sci fi swashbuckling element. IMO Book 3 should not be read without having first read the earlier books otherwise too much of the character building and personality background is lost.
July 1, 2020
Improbable enjoyment
The story is remarkably different than the usual sci-fi fare. It makes it no less interesting, after all SF is a creation of the imagination. It was an entertaining story, and I highly recommend it.
The story is remarkably different than the usual sci-fi fare. It makes it no less interesting, after all SF is a creation of the imagination. It was an entertaining story, and I highly recommend it.
July 2, 2020
Fast Read Picks Up Speed
These books get off to a slow start, gradually getting better as the author finds her footing on the shores of plot and premise. Her main character is Bridget Jones quirky, but at last demonstrates innate intelligence and bravery.
These books get off to a slow start, gradually getting better as the author finds her footing on the shores of plot and premise. Her main character is Bridget Jones quirky, but at last demonstrates innate intelligence and bravery.
July 3, 2020
Lots of fun
I enjoyed this romp through the galaxy. A few of the characters irritated me (as they should), but ultimately they work through some of those issues. I am ready for the next adventure.
I enjoyed this romp through the galaxy. A few of the characters irritated me (as they should), but ultimately they work through some of those issues. I am ready for the next adventure.
July 14, 2020
Good fun
Having spent 3night's reading this book it started out a bit of fun but as I got in to the book I did not want to stop so the 3 nights it became it was so much fun that I have now got to carry on with the rest of the series more late nights God help me
Having spent 3night's reading this book it started out a bit of fun but as I got in to the book I did not want to stop so the 3 nights it became it was so much fun that I have now got to carry on with the rest of the series more late nights God help me
November 18, 2020
Fun Read
This was a great read. Very strange at first and kind of weird, but held my interest became interesting and fun. Exotic locations and inventive beings, a most unusual perspective.
This was a great read. Very strange at first and kind of weird, but held my interest became interesting and fun. Exotic locations and inventive beings, a most unusual perspective.
June 7, 2021
Well done species building.
Author freebie. Suitable for teens and adults. Three well crafted tales. Carrie hatchett bumbles along . Sort of like retief in the Keith Laumer books, or even the stainless steel rat of Harry Harrison? The middle of the trilogy was the best.
Author freebie. Suitable for teens and adults. Three well crafted tales. Carrie hatchett bumbles along . Sort of like retief in the Keith Laumer books, or even the stainless steel rat of Harry Harrison? The middle of the trilogy was the best.
August 10, 2020
Very good reading! TransGalactic is an interesting term! Strange ending!
Want to read
September 28, 2020Snagged this from kobo! Sounds like alien, chick lit and adventure
September 29, 2020
A must read
I found this fun to read with a lot of humour within a serious storyline and a great range of characters
I found this fun to read with a lot of humour within a serious storyline and a great range of characters
March 11, 2021
Well done it was a pleasure
Great book a pleasure to read nice writing style look ing forward for more thanks just love Dave so geeky
Great book a pleasure to read nice writing style look ing forward for more thanks just love Dave so geeky
July 11, 2021
The protagonist was annoying and cliched. Couldn’t stand her after 50 pages. Did not read further.
July 17, 2021
Great read and imagination
Thoroughly enjoyed the read fantastic characters and aliens on a good note main characters where not super hero's just hero's
Thoroughly enjoyed the read fantastic characters and aliens on a good note main characters where not super hero's just hero's
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