Review: Aliens? Really? Aliens aren’t my thing. Had I read the summary a little closer and used my rusty powers of deduction, I would have realized this and passed on this read. If I had, it would have taken me a lot longer to discover Dee DeTarsio. Although this wasn’t what I expected, I really enjoyed reading Ros.
Ms. DeTarsio used the classic formula that has made Janet Evanovich’s Plum series so wildly successful. Although not very original, it is very funny. This novel centers on Ros but the real star for me is Micki, our protagonist extraordinaire. She handled everything with a sense of humor, kookiness, and blind courage. With every mishap, I laughed harder. I love that she competes at yoga, thinks about sex and food at the most inappropriate times, and puts her life on the line for someone out of this world. She’s pretty great.
Ms. DeTarsio is a natural storyteller. It was very easy to get wrapped up this adventure. I read this on Kindle and there were times I was so engrossed I would forget it was an eBook. I would actually try to manually flip the pages. Ms. DeTarsio is a sneaky one too. She’d throw in little nuggets when I least expected it. My favorite was when Rhoda says, “Life is 75 percent maintenance.” So true. It’s the other 25 percent that counts. And I’m glad I used part of my 25 percent on Ros.
Final Take: 4/5
1 comment:
Dear Alice,
Right? Aliens? What in the world was this author thinking? Ha ha... I am so glad you took a chance on Ros, and thank you for your lovely review! Or, as I like to say, "Stephen King would hate Ros!" Thank you, again!
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