I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com is the first book I’ve read from author Kimberly Lemming, and I’m one reader who loves finding new-to-me authors. The cover, title, and synopsis are what drew me to read this book, and I was eager to start it. The book started great and I was enjoying it, especially when I borrowed the audiobook from my local library. The narrator, Hazel Addison, did a fabulous job telling Kimberly Lemming’s story and bringing all the characters to life.

I found myself losing interest in the story halfway through, but I kept reading because I wanted to see where it was going. I did enjoy some aspects of the book, particularly the FMC, Dorothy Valentine. I thought she was a strong and compelling character, especially considering she was kidnapped by aliens who studied her for a specific reason and also saved her life. She managed the situation quite well, even when faced with a talking lion, two aliens competing for her affection, and dinosaurs. However, aside from the FMC, this book just wasn’t for me.

I will say this: if you enjoy spice in your books, Kimberly Lemming delivers it in this story featuring the FMC and her two alien-fated mates. Knotting is included.

I wanted to enjoy this story because it had a lot of potential, but I found it difficult to follow the storyline, which left me feeling confused. I’m unsure if I will continue with this series, but I do plan to read other books written by Kimberly Lemming.

Would I recommend this book? Although this book wasn’t for me, I would still recommend it to others. If you enjoy a Sci-Fi romance featuring the Fated Mates and Instant Love trope with a spicy plot, then you’ll likely enjoy this book.

What to Expect:
✔️One Lion, Aliens, and Dinosaurs
✔️Fated Mates
✔️Instant Love/Lust
✔️Forced Proximity
✔️Why Choose
✔️Knotting

Kimberly Lemming is approaching auto-buy territory for me. She masterfully creates worlds and characters that feel real and fleshed out even when they are talking lions. This rom com sci fi book is a slight departure from her previous series of novels as they were very much fantasy. There is aliens and technology, dinosaurs, etc in this book. I will say that the cover is slightly misleading as this book is definitely mmf and by the time I figured that out I was invested in the story. so even though they aren’t usually my thing I enjoyed it. Looking forward to the sequel!

This books was so fun to read. I don't know what I expected from it when I started it, but every little part was a welcome surprise. Bright Pink T-Rex? Love it. Two aliens obsessed with a human? Yep, right up my alley. Sarcasm, silliness, and smut? Hell yeah.

I just want to read more by this author so much after finishing this book. I absolutely loved it.

The concept? Brilliant. The execution? About as smooth as an alien trying to flirt using a translator that only speaks in 90s rom-com quotes. The protagonist spends most of the book oscillating between "I hate this" and "But his tentacles are kinda cute...", and honestly, I felt the same way.

If you love absurd premises and don’t mind some out-of-this-world cheesiness (seriously, it’s enough to clog an intergalactic artery), you might have fun. But if you were hoping for sci-fi adventure with a side of romance, instead of romance with a side of aliens... well, Houston, we have a problem.

A fun romp of a story with a talking lion, 2 hot aliens, and 1 overtly optimistic intern.

The sci-fi elements mixed with romance tropes WORKED so well in this. I was laughing so much at the absurdity of the "science experiment" Dory is kidnapped. I mean, the folks responsible didn't even research well and now you've got extinct fauna and dinosaurs mixed with humans and dandelions!

At first the story was a bit confusing, but it mirrors Dory's own confusion within her reality. I also found that the beginnings of the romance was too fast for me. But overall, this is so FUN in Kimberly Lemming's signature style.

I look forward to reading the next installment. I already have guesses as to who the fmc may be!

Rating: Enjoyed It, 3.5 Stars

This is the first installment in a new sci-fi romance series in which a wildlife biologist is abducted by an alien species in order to repopulate one of their conservation planet projects as a mate for a different alien species.

We follow Dory and the lion who almost killed her, Toto, as they navigate a new planet that is also inhabited by dinosaurs, megafuna, and a surprisingly sexy hooved and horned alien species. She is shot with dart by the bird alien intern who kidnapped her and it triggers a mating bond with not one, but two of the aliens.

This had Kimberly Lemming's trademark wacky world and plot as well as a good dose of humor. I greatly enjoyed the world and the wacky storyline that Lemming built. It was a lot of fun. However, this one lacked a little bit of the magic of the Mead Mishaps series. I think that part of it was becuase there didn't really seem to be a very strong connection between the characters before they jumped into the spicy scenes. It just made them have a lot less payoff, and there was a LOT of sexy scenes. Eventually I just ended up skimming through them because that was the piece I was the least invested in.

Overall, it was a fun time, but I definitely preferred Mead Mishaps.

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming released on February 18, 2025. I received an eARC from Negalley and Berkley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Science? Romance? Dory? Dinosaurs? What are you doing to me Berkley?! Thank you, Kimberly, for abducting my mind and taking me on an adventure to save the world! This was packed with twists and romance but also a talking pet companion is like a dream come true. If you like Stem romance which have become the latest trend, then I highly recommend you at least trying this one!

Kimberly Lemming does it again! Filled with comedy and sexy non human love interests, I couldn’t put the book down. It was simultaneously the most insane and entertaining thing I have read in a long time!

Dory is a wildlife biologist in her final year of school. She is out observing the prairie dogs when she gets abducted by aliens. In her attempt to escape, she crash lands on a planet filled with dinosaurs and aliens that can create fireballs. Little did she know, the aliens who abducted her intended on her being on this planet to help repopulate the alien race already on the planet.

It was done in pure Kimberly Lemming fashion and I had an amazing time reading this novel!

This book was absolutely hilarious. My first ever Kimberly lemming book and that sense of humor of hers is absolutely GOLD. The romance. The plot. 5 stars

Huge thank you to @prhaudio @berkleyromance and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Well, this title is a mouthful but it sums it up perfectly! This book is completely and utterly bananas. It is such a wild ride and it is just pure chaotic fun. This was a hilarious one to discuss with my bookish friends!

Do you like utterly ridiculous plots, and toe curling MFM spice? If so, might I tempt you with Kimberly Lemming's most recent novel, I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-com?

Dory, our poor FMC, just wants to study her meerkats and get her grant money so she can prove to her family that what she does is valid, and she's worth something even if she did opt for a different life path than her siblings. But noooooooo, she can't even have that. Instead she finds herself abducted by oddly owl-like aliens. Escaping them, she crash lands onto a weird planet with Toto, a stowaway from Earth, who just so happens to be a talking lion.

Weirdness continues to run rampant as dinosaurs and fire breathing aliens enter the story. So, if you're prepared to suspend any sense of normalcy, and if you're reading alien romance I'd assume you are, I cannot recommend this crazy ride of a book enough.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the eARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishing company for this Advanced Readers Copy of I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming! It was the perfect flavor of nonsense for breaking me out of a reading slump!

This is my first Kimberly Lemming book even though I have been admiring her covers and titles for a while. This was wildly entertaining! Weird, funny and even cute at times. If you are looking for a book that will keep getting weirder, this is the one. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-book in exchange for an honest review.

✨ An Out-of-This-World Romance That’s Wild, Witty, and Utterly Captivating ✨

At the heart of this tale beats a story of survival, adventure, unexpected family and friendship, and chasing dreams, even across the universe. Dorothy Valentine finds herself abducted by aliens, only to wake up with a talking lion, Toto. Dorothy is the epitome of passion, wit, and resilience, a clever and funny woman who suddenly finds herself entangled with two aliens, Sol and Lok. As they venture forth in their fight for survival and unravel the mysteries of the planet, they find comfort in each other’s existence.

Sol is a classic tsundere, gruff yet soft-hearted, and I found myself swooning over his protectiveness toward Dorothy. Meanwhile, Lok is the typical lover boy, openly affectionate and undeniably sweet, but after all the shocking revelations, he becomes even more intriguing.

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com is a new world, a new life, and a love beyond imagination. As an anime fan, I found this story incredibly engaging, Kimberly Lemming’s imagination is wild, vibrant, and immersive. Despite being a purely fantastical tale, the world-building felt so surreal, it was like watching an anime unfold before my eyes, isekai meets reverse harem, with a sprinkle of hentai. If you’re a fan of anime, reverse harem, isekai, and even primitive survival stories, you’re going to absolutely love this book!

✨ WHAT I LIKED:
📌 The talking lion, Toto! Loved the friendship between Dorothy and Toto! 🦁
📌 Sol and Lok’s protectiveness toward Dorothy 💕
📌 Blair’s attitude toward King Osid! She was such a badass character! 🔥
📌 DINOSAURS & T-REX! OMG! 🦖

✨TROPES:
📌 Alien Romance
📌 Love Triangle
📌 Grumpy X Sunshine
📌 Fated Mates
📌 Reverse Harem
📌 Cinnamon Roll Love Interest
📌 Incredibly Passionate and Steamy Scenes

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“I will admit to being swayed by social media on rare occasions. That’s how I wound up reading the first book in Kimberly Lemming’s Cosmic Chaos series, I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com. Everybody’s talking about it, and I’m glad I joined the conversation … This campy, quirky book set on another alien world is about an abducted throuple of different species falling for each other. But when you delve deeper and your mind gets on board with the suspension of belief from an earth-centric story, this is a fun, sexy story with richly developed characters and smart world building.

*For the full review, go to https://allaboutromance.com/book-review/i-got-abducted-by-aliens-and-now-im-trapped-in-a-rom-com-by-kimberley-lemming/

Kimberly Lemming never disappoints! This fits perfectly with her chaotic style. There are so many inside jokes. I laughed all the way through it.

2 stars

Kimberly could write about the intricate workings of paper printing, and I’d still eat it up! That’s a testament to how talented and humorous she is as a writer. However, I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com just wasn’t for me.

Despite loving her other books, this one left me feeling a bit disconnected. While others might find it entertaining, I didn’t connect with the story as much as I’d hoped, and it didn’t have the same spark as her previous works for me.

That being said, I know many readers will enjoy the wild, chaotic energy of this book—it just wasn’t the right fit for me.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC copy!

I don't know when I've ever had so much fun reading a book before! I laughed out loud numerous times, to the point where it was almost embarrassing. Kimberly Lemming's sense of humor landed perfectly for me throughout the entire book--I would almost say this is one of the only true rom-coms I've ever read. And I want all of them to be just like this one in the future.

2.5/5

This was unfortunately a little too crazy bonkers for me. I've enjoyed Lemming's other books, but there were a few too many weird things in here and I wasn't a huge fan of the observation/experiment storyline. There were also a few things I wasn't sure about the relationship, but I couldn't really figure out exactly what it was. I did enjoy the characters though, especially Toto.

HILARIOUS!!!! KL has done it again but this time with some Jurassic Park vibes but make it sexy and also aliens and also one 10/10 talking lion bestie. I love how fun and unserious IGABAANITIARC is while also tackling some real feelings/issues. Plus who doesn't love some why choose action (iykyk). Pick this one up for some escapism that packs some heat!