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Name: Unleashed

Author: C. J. Barry
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9780505525734
0505525739

I was a little worried about starting this book after reading some of the reviews on this series, but I was pleasantly surprised and thought it was a fun, light read. Zain gets trapped on a barren planet and beams Lacey and her cat to him after she saw something in his help transmission. But the ship then loses power and can't send her back. They have a very limited time to figure out how to save themselves.What I enjoyed:* Lacey was a fun heroine. She had just been badly used and dumped, but was determined to make her life better. She had a bad habit of running away, but eventually got over it. Plus, not everyone can pull off saving the universe in PJs and purple fuzzy slippers.* The krudo were great. I'll never think of crabs the same again.* Reene was awesome, especially when he was talking about the cat.What I thought could have been better:* Zain. He was pretty cookie-cutter. Good looking, loner, takes responsibility for everything. Willing to bring a complete stranger aboard, but not willing to ask friends for help.* I never did understand the countdown. Why it was so important that the bad guys would be safe after that time.* Bobzilla was over the top.