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Bob's Saucer Repair (Bob and Nikki Book 1) by [Jerry Boyd]

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Bob thought he was doing fine on his own. Then the love of his life fell out of the sky. Can he get her back in the air with auto parts and a cutting torch? If he does, will she ever come back?
Nikki took a job before she saw the equipment. Can she keep her passengers alive on a strange planet?
Are the natives friendly?"
John is doing well with his underground medical practice, when his sometime partner Bob calls him with a job. A job that changes everything.

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June 20, 2019
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07TCN8WYB
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 20, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1004 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 163 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #9,193 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #106 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #158 in First Contact Science Fiction (Books)
- #163 in First Contact Science Fiction eBooks

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Jerry Boyd

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I’m a house husband. I keep things together while my wonderful wife makes our living. I’ve worked as a machinist, short order cook, electronics assembly tech, and several other jobs. My hobbies include vehicle maintenance, (I’ve had the transmission out of my truck. Twice) free flight airplanes, electronics, and shooting.

I was born and raised in the Ozarks, and now live in Mid-Missouri.

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I wanted to like this

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019

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Decent plot, good dialog, amusing characters.

But.

The pace is all wrong. All talk and no descriptors (she said, he motioned, their eyebrows raised) makes for an uneven narrative. Pages of dialog with no descriptors only works for soliloquies. People don’t simply sit still when talking.

Then there is the magic tech. Too handwavium and used too much. Sleep teaching is a time honored trope, but this novel overuses the concept.

I personally got bounced out when the MC took possession of his new real estate property and discover a mysterious bunker. Basic realty concept is that the seller has to make the buyer aware of all structures on the property *and* any hidden defects they are aware of. Mysterious bunker with no available key should have been disclosed at least during signing. Especially if a bank is involved!!!

The only thing missing was the retired Navy SEAL/Marine Scout Sniper/Sooper Green Beanie.

The beginning of the book had potential, but it did not develop well and ultimately crashed.

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Dave from Fremont

There's only one character in the book

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020

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... sure, there are multiple people mentioned, by name even, and they all interact, but they are all the same character. A Good Ol Boy who Gets Things Done and has a Snappy Comeback for everything. In fact, about 80% of the book is actually written in Snappy Comeback with multiple (identical) characters (which is being very generous with that term) slinging them around like so many frisbees. As other reviews have mentioned there is absolutely no character description provided at all. The book meanders forward to it's end studded with only the barest bits of plot. Other than all the Snappy Combacks, the rest is Getting Things Done, a tiny conflict, and the end, thank goodness.

If you LIKE Good Old Boys and their Snappy Comebacks, then boy howdy are you in the right place. Chances are they will just annoy you like they did me. Not Recommended.

57 people found this helpful

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Really?

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020

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I don't understand all the good reviews... I just don't.
Maybe I read too many books, maybe it's just me but...
There is some good. The basic idea is actually interesting, and it starts off OK.
But...

There are a few main characters in this book, Bob, Nikki and John. There are a few other characters in the book, mainly Max, Lyla and a few others.
However whenever a conversation happens in this book, it really sounds like the characters are Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, and Bob... There is essentially no difference, they are all the same. Same tone, same sarchasm, same "quick witt"... same... Plus the dialogue doesn't include anything but dialogue. No tone, no emotion, no movement... just, words that all sound the same. Usually, authors will add things le tiredly, sounding weary or angry, teasin, laughing, while sitting down, perplexed... you know... some kind of adjective indicating the tone of the conversation... nope. Not this author. Everything is the same tone, the same speed, the same... it's all Bob and Bob always feels the same.
So that gets boring fast...

On top of "sounding" the same, all the characters are the same age and look the same. No seriously, I haven't got a clue how old any of them are, except the old lady. There is literally NO character development in this book... ZERO. They all have no motivation, no history, no individual character traits, they're all Bob and Bob only exists so that he can do the next thing that comes up in the story.

Add to that that there are numerous errors and non-sensical things.
Like, dogs can hear sounds that we can't in the higher range... OK, sure.
Turn off the generator to stop it generating infra-sound... oops... NO, that's actually LOW, not high...
No, museums do not keep things they are convinced are fake just for fun... those go in the trash.

I could go on and on but there's no point.

If you like this book... good for you.
The basic premise is interesting
The delivery... not.
It has basically zero literary value and I just can't believe there are 11 of those...
meh.

35 people found this helpful

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Jan Benn

I really like this!

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020

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Okay, I have read the entire series so far, and this is not heavy reading, but it's a lot of fun. I very much enjoyed each book. If you want to read something lighthearted, fun and upbeat, you can't go wrong with this series. I found myself putting other books aside and going to these. Let me say this. I am old. I have read a LOT of books, most of which are scifi/fantasy. I enjoy books that don't depress me, are fun to read. and leave me feeling positive. These met all my criteria. I admit this is not hard scifi, and I have read a good bit of that too (i.e., Robert Forward). Fairly unlikely plot line, but hey! it was fun!! Something I will re-read.

16 people found this helpful

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Paul P Neubauer

Fun *light* read

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019

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If you want lots-of-trouble and mile-a-second action... this ain't it. This is more "popcorn" - it's a nice easy, light read where the action doesn't make you cringe or want to set things aside until you can breathe again. Yeah, it might be a bit TOO easygoing, but it's not *bad*. It's FUN. And you know, "Book One of"... so there should be more... and the problems tend to get bigger/worse - so there's plenty of places to go with the next book(s). And you know what? I already want to read the next one.

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Jimi

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020

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I wanted to like this book, it had all the things i like in a scifi, and i love dialogue more than walls of descriptions, but there was just something off about this one. Most of the characters had very little descriptions and even the gadgets or saucer were not described in any way. We don't even know what bob or nikki look like or what clothes they are wearing it seems. In addition the romance between the 2 MC's seems very rushed and without reason, they barely ask each other questions or even know much about the other.

Over all, im really hoping the subsequent books are better but i am very hesitant to waste money on them even though i know id enjoy them if they were improved more.

12 people found this helpful

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What a fun romp!

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019

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Bob’s Saucer Repair was a lot of fun. I couldn’t put it down. Sure looking forward to new books in the series with all the wordplay and movie / TV references. Looks like Bob and Nikki have collected a nice ensemble cast.

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MarkHR

Jerry made a funny.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2019

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TL, DR: Fun.

Full service snark-eteria serving snark flavoured snark with snark sauce and crunchy snark bits on top.

Don't let all the comedy put you off, this book will get your snark on.

Mac

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2020

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I enjoy reading science fiction and, especially, comedy science fiction. However, this book doesn't really do either. Although there was a lack of description, the most frustrating feature is the dialogue which is the weakest feature of the book.

Kindle Customer Baz

What a great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2020

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Absolutely hilarious,a laugh out loud lighthearted romp,great zany characters lots of action brilliant storyline believable subtext all contribute to a fresh new look at first contact.Highly recommended a must read,Baz

Paul B (UK)

Very funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2020

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An enjoyable and very funny book.

Amazon Customer

Excellent yarn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2019

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I very much enjoyed this yarn. It had enough twists and turns to make it nicely unpredictable and left me wanting to read more.

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