Uhhhhh I’m sad about this one. I absolutely loved the other books by this author, but this one just didn’t work for me.

The connection between the FMC and her lovers was so shallow and never actually deepened at all. I also wasn’t really prepared for it to be a throuple book, the cover and description (and previous books from the author) didn’t really prepare me for that. I only really liked one of the men, the other wasn’t really present enough for me to ever care much about him. All in all, I’m honestly really disappointed at this one.

I thought this was a very cute and goofy book. Unfortunately me and the book were not a match but I am going to be recommending this book to some friends who do adore the rom com hilarious books with alien lovers. I thought this book definitely still deserved a 4 star rating simply because the writing was spectacular and I personally love the author as they are an all time must buy author for me.

This started off so weird and I had no idea what was going on, but by the 5th page I was HOOKED. The tone of the book and the comedic relief was sooo good!! I truly enjoyed the authors writing style and found myself so enticed by the world created. The actual romance was 3.5/5 and the spice I NEVER seen coming but it’s a strong 4/5!! This was my first book by this author and I am now going to pick up her backlist. ;)

3/5 stars

I Got Abducted By Aliens was an absolutely romp that I enjoyed — but not as much as I thought I would.

I knew going into this that IGABA would be absolute chaos and unserious in the best way. I mean, it’s Kimberly Lemming! However, I think that the chaotic nature of this book constantly worked against it.

Sometimes it felt like there was too much going on at once, and because of this, the pacing is uneven and the writing lends itself to be choppy in some areas. I also didn’t form strong, meaningful connections with the characters — even Dory — because I felt like I didn’t have enough time to. I wanted to know MORE about the triad’s own personal backstories. If this book was 50-75 pages longer, I think we could’ve gotten there.

IGABA did manage to have the perfect balance of spice and humor, but didn’t strike the chord for me in terms of romance. I don’t mind instalust, but beyond the sexual chemistry, the romantic chemistry left little to be desired. I really wanted for Sol and Lok, especially, to build a better connection.

All things considered, this was still fun! This triad was entertaining to follow and their personalities bounced perfectly off one another. But I think my favorite character was definitely Toto. That snarky lion has a special place in my heart 😂

Even though this particular book wasn’t my favorite, this will be enjoyed if you’re craving something lighthearted, spicy, and camp 🦕

I received a free copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group; all opinions expressed are exclusively my own.

I fully do not understand why I don't love these books, because as far as I can tell there is every reason I should. Full of Lemming's characteristic humor and romance, this book is full of wit and whimsy and wonder. I'm going to keep reading everything by this author, but there's just something missing for me and I truly can't quite place what it is. Fully recommend this title if you like humorous science fiction with lots of spice!

For sensitive readers, this book contains violence, torture, death, medical procedures without consent, kidnapping, dubious consent (equivalent to an aphrodisiac), graphic sexuality, and captivity.

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming is absolutely bananapants in the best way!

✨Book Review✨

This book was absolutely insane in the best way! I have loved everything Kimberly has written. Her writing is hilarious and the stories she creates are unique and so much fun!

This book starts off with Dory being abducted by Aliens along with a lion. Along the way she's able to communicate with the lion and their adventure depends crash landing on a planet that's inhabited by dinosaurs and an alien species. Where Dory finds Sol and Lok and things get crazy! This book was fast paced and just so much fun.

Im so stoked this is going to be a series! Thank you to @kimberlylemming @berkleypub and @netgalley for the gifted eArc.

I love Kimberly Lemming's titles and the vibes of her fantasy romances so much and this one did not disappoint. I'm typically pretty picky with romance, but this was fun.

Stranded on an alien planet with two sexy alien mates?

SPECTACULAR! GIVE ME FOUR OF THEM RIGHT NOW.

Thank you so much NetGalley and Berkley pub!

Dorothy's abduction by aliens leads her to a new world where she finds herself entangled with two incredibly attractive aliens.

This book is not only hilarious but also keeps you hooked from start to finish.

Highly recommend!

Did I mention the two sexy aliens? P.S. There's some sword-crossing action with the sexy aliens.

Enjoy the ride!

CAWPILE Ratings:
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 9
Writing: 9
Plot: 9
Intrigue: 10
Logic: 9
Enjoyment: 10

Kimberly Lemming’s I Got Adopted by Aliens, and Now I'm Trapped in a Romcom follows Dorothy, a doctoral student in wildlife biology, after she’s abducted by aliens. These aliens specifically sought out Dorothy and other women like her to help reestablish another alien colony and produce offspring for the future. This leaves Dorothy stranded on an unknown planet with an ancient Earth species and strange hybrid creatures, some resembling the animals and plants she loves to study.

I adore everything Kimberly Lemming writes. She has such a unique ability to take the wildest situations and turn them into something laugh-out-loud funny while crafting characters that feel real and dynamic. The tension between Lok and Sol, two rivals who manage to find common ground, was especially enjoyable. Oh, and the talking lion? Absolutely fantastic.

I’m so excited to see what the rest of the Cosmic Chaos series will bring! Big thanks to Berkley Pub and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Note: this is a review of the digital ARC I read through NetGalley.
I am overdue with this review. It's the end of October, and I finished this a month ago. I've been struggling with how I can best articulate how much I enjoyed this book and how much respect and trust I have for Kimberly Lemming as an author.
The book was hilarious, smart, and fast-paced. It felt like a 30 Rock episode where you fully get all the jokes in an episode after you rewatch it at least a couple of times. Slowing down between chapters helped me catch onto the jokes, references, and witty moments that I may have missed. I love Dory. She's intelligent and ridiculous in the best ways. Example: a question another character asks her, “Are you sure you don’t want to climb some towering mountain to scream at a flower?” I also related to this quote from her, “For the same reason I do anything, because it’s interesting."
Kimberly Lemming's writing style is full of wit, humor, and heart and that's the only reason why I finally tried an alien romance. I don't see myself reading this trope again until the next book in this series comes out. And I am already impatiently waiting for it.
All in all, I liked this book, I have liked all of Kimberly Lemming's books, and I'm pretty sure all of my friends now know this because I recommend them constantly.

Kimberly Lemming's books are SO funny. This one is pitch-perfect, had me laughing out loud, and both delights in the tropes of the genre and sends them up in moments of absurdity. Loved this, will always read a Lemming title.

Kimberly Lemming has quickly become an auto-read author for me

After absolutely DEVOURING her Mead Mishaps series, I was ECSTATIC to see she had this new series - Cosmic Chaos - coming out.

The title of this is eye-catching - and don’t worry the contents are just as fun, creative, chaotic, refreshing, and ridiculous in the absolute BEST POSSIBLE WAY. I flew through these pages, thoroughly enjoying myself along the way, and then was angry at myself for not savoring them and making them last longer.

… and that’s saying something because usually I am NOT a fan of the “why choose” trope, but somehow Lemming made me like it here. That’s some serious talent.

The steam in this book is also excellent… and, honestly, this may be her steamiest one yet!

Overall, this was a DELIGHT, and I already can’t wait for book 2!

SUGGESTED SNACK PAIRING: poached eggs and toast, or coffee and chocolate

Triggers: sexual content, kidnapping, animal death, gun violence, war

If I could rate this 4.25 I definitely would! Welcome back Kimberly Lemming!!! An insta buy author for me, I read anything this woman writes. Although it took me a second to get into this book since it's more science fiction than fantasy, which is normally what I read, I quickly got into it! I loved the differences in both of the love interest and the main character's personality. And the spice!!!!! Well done!

I usually love Kimberly Lemming's books, but this one was a miss for me. Definitely the spiciest of her novels, and it seemed like sometimes the spice was there just for spice sakes. I did enjoy the world building, and wish there was more of it!

The perfect (PERFECT) poly-am madcap romp. Kimberly Lemming can do no wrong. Funny, sweet, swoony and fan yourself hot, this really did EVERYTHING (and a little more).

I love Kimberly Lemming’s, Mead Mishaps so I was just a little disappointed with this one. It was more science fiction than I had anticipated. It did make me laugh and I would recommend this book. Toto was everything for me!!

so silly and fun!!! love even more than the mead mishaps!

Kimberly Lemming writes the most wild, silly little romance books!!! Her female main characters are always so charming and funny and they endear themselves to the reader immediately. the love interests (YES ITS A TRIAD) are also amazing i loved them both. the side characters were great and the plot always kept me on my toes. absolutely love, can't wait for the next one

*ARC REVIEW*

Dinosaurs, Aliens, talking lions, oh my.

Plot: Foul tasting but overly involved and intelligent owlish creatures want nothing more than to see the survival of the male alien race(grey, horned, hooves and tailed Sankado aliens) on *intentionally* unnamed planet by breeding them successfully with the females they abducted from earth.

If you don’t know what a tamagotchi is you might not get all the references in this book to pop culture. But that’s okay because you’ll still want to ride on the back of a dinosaur and see where you end up.

This book reads like a fever dream. Like what I would imagine a hallucinogenic trip to an alien planet is. I probably shouldn’t have read it every night before bed to try and incept wild dreams of threesomes on a planet with purple clouds but I’m a glutton for the weird.

I HAD SO MUCH FUN. There is nothing serious about this book and it was funny, light, easy, quick to read and absolutely captivating. This book was exactly how I want my rom-com’s to read.


****Potential minor spoiler****

3-4 spicy scenes 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Knotting 🪢
mmf and mfm 😎
One flirty possessive former war general (M)
One charming cautious protective lawyer (M)
One former meerkat biologist just trying to survive and get some coffee and chocolate (F)

The only hiccup I had was the abrupt lane change around ~70% when I felt blindsided by the story change and the introduction of the King Osid subplot. I do admit this could just be me and the timing of my starting and stopping each night but it felt clunky. Our party of characters is on this one journey to the research center and then BAM everyone’s split up and this King’s being obnoxious. Again, probably just me. But it felt like a train went off the tracks there in the story. In a book where nothing is serious that still won’t affect me from giving it an amazing rating because it helps with world building and setups for potential spin offs.

100% will be purchasing this shelf trophy for rereading.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for this a copy of this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

ALL THE STARS. All of them. Let Kimberly write whatever the heck she wants and I will buy it sight unseen.

This book is utterly UNHINGED in the best way possible. A fever dream sponsored by acid mixed with a love potion. It was a WILD RIDE and I enjoyed every second of this feral sci-fi romance.