Kimberly Lemming has truly changed the game when it comes to romances. She’s written some of the most fun yet utterly wild romances including I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com.
She also gets the award for best titles because how the heck does she come up with these? If you loved her Mead Mishaps series, then this is a book you’ve likely been waiting for and honestly, who can blame you?
While this book isn’t a part of the Mead Mishaps series, it’s the start of Lemming’s new romance series: Cosmic Chaos. If you’re looking for something with her trademark writing and fun characters, then no doubt you’re going to enjoy I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com.
I’d like to thank Berkley for sending me an ARC so I was able to read and review this one for all of you.
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com lives up to its title.
With a title like I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com, already put a lot of ideas in your head. As you might imagine, the story begins with our main character: Dory being abducted by aliens and she ends up being taken at the same time as a lion. Oh, did I mention the lion was trying to kill her as well?
Regardless, Dory and the lion who she names Toto quickly become companions in trying to get away from these aliens. The two are able to get away and drop on a faraway planet which isn’t ideal. From there, it ends up being an adventure with high stakes for both of them but Dory is the one who ends up feeling like she’s trapped in a rom-com.
Why is her life now a rom-com? Well, our dear Dory ends up being mated to not just one but two different aliens. Coupled with the fact that the planet has all different types of wildlife including dinosaurs, plants, and other things Dory has never encountered before, it’s truly mindboggling to try to imagine everything Dory is going through while trying to foster a connection with two aliens men.
At its core, this book is fun and full of so many outrageous moments that you won’t be able to stop yourself from laughing or gasping for pages on end. Ultimately, the only thing I had to ding this book for was its pacing. The beginning half of the book felt like it went by a little too slowly until we met our love interests and from there, it truly felt like the adventure began.
While that pacing works for some, it did take me a little longer to get into this story for that reason. Even so, I can’t say much as Kimberly Lemming did have to set up an entirely new world and set of characters. Ultimately, I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com is every bit as fun as the title makes it sound so if you’re in the mood for an alien romance, this one is the ultimate post Valentine’s Day read.
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming is out now where books are sold.