This book just was not for me. I was immediately drawn into the fun whimsical cover, and the preface sounded so fun! But in general the content did not work for me. I’m sure a lot of people will love it, and I hope it finds it ms way into their hands.

Thank you so much to Berkley for providing this ARC!

A quick fun read that was immediately captivating from the very beginning. This is not a book for those who take themselves seriously and if you have anything bad to say about the author I will come and run you over. That being said, if you're looking for a why choose between aliens and a witty wildlife biologist with a lion sidekick, then this book is for you. And honestly if this doesn't sound like something you'd like, go ahead and pick it up, you could probably use some fun. Sometimes the writing felt like an ADHD fever dream and then I realized I read this book in one sitting so maybe it's what my brain needed.

I will say, I would have liked more details about the world and the different flora and fauna and the scientific processes used to create this world (after all, that's what Dory the FMC would like to read too) but then at the same time, that might not be the point of this book.

(Also if you're a fan of the one bed trope - ONE BED ONE BED!)

(Also also, I see you Kimberly with the Fuel X/Space X comparison.)

It feels like this is set up to be a series which makes me excited because I really want to know if Blair gets a HEA too. She had it roughhhh. And hopefully the series continues on the same planet so I get my world building details as the series goes on!

4.5 stars.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book and chose to review it. This in no way impacts my opinion.

This was such a fast and good read. I am really loving Kimberly Lemming's books and the mixture of plot and spicy scenes. I thought this had a really good plotline that will expand beyond just the spice and I am excited to see where it goes next! I would have liked to see a bit more of the alien elements and learn more about how some of the technology and world works, but that can come in the future. I did feel like this was a lot of mixing infatuation with love and I wasn't a super fan of how the "rating scale" of affection worked. But I do always love a "why not both" situation and this was really well done!

I highly recommend checking this one out if you haven't already.

If Kimberly Lemming cracks out a book. it immediately goes on my shelf. Back with the humor, spice, the intrigue, this book was everything I needed to begin February with.
If the yellow brick road was yellow bird like creatures that whisk Dorothy "Dory" away from her greatest study, toss in a lion, Toto, and two sexy aliens, you would have this book. I loved every minute of reading it, and the SPICE!!!!!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC copy!

This book will take the edge off of a stressful day...

I just finished I got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm trapped in a rom-com by Kimberly Lemming and here are my musings.

When Dorothy, while working on her wildlife biology PhD, is attacked by a lion, she doesn't expect her saviors to be... aliens. When the ship crashes on a planet inhabited by dinosaurs and
the lion that attacked her can now talk and is her trusty sidekick. Navigating herself through a new world with 2 very sexy aliens to keep her company... What can go wrong?

I swear I did not know this was an alien smut book when I started to read it. Cross my heart and hope to..... OK fine... I figured it must have been spicy from the cover.. sue me. It was a hilarious adventure with witty banter and some serious steam. I love me a good smutty read and I wasn't 100% I was ready for intergalactic hobnobbing but I enjoyed the heck out of this book.

I thought the storyline was really solid, I didn't see any plot issues... Not that there was a lot of plot... It's most *cough cough* getting down and dirtttyyyy. It was really well paced and funny as all hell. The alien boys were awesome. Couldn't have had more different personalities. I thought Dorothy was a great MC, quirky and brilliant.

It's the first book in the series so never fear! There is more to come.

One heck of an intro to alien smut and I bow my head to the author.

4 stars

Thank you @berkleybooks and @netgalley for my gifted copy. OUT NOWWWW

This book was very interesting right from the start with that title LOL!! 😂 It jumped straight into the plot with her being abducted, immediately setting the ball rolling for this rom-com. The element of rom-com I can totally see since you get snappy comments, cliche lines that we love and we can't forget the romance.

For me, it was enjoyable, but sadly, I wasn't as into it as I wanted to be. I saw the result a million miles away and was already a bit bored with the whole "I was abducted to fall in love with two aliens" trope 👽💘. Still, I won't lie the scenes were HOT 🔥, and as an occasional paranormal reader, I can definitely see the appeal of this book for many!

𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 ⋆｡°✩ (𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙤)
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙬𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩
𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝘼𝙒𝙍
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙗𝙝 𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝘼𝙎 𝙎𝙊 𝙁𝙐𝙉𝙉𝙔

⭐️: 4.75

Kimberly Lemming is so good at writing books that are just pure fun. The circumstances surrounding the creation of the world Dory finds herself in are ridiculous, and that’s what makes the story so funny.

I didn’t realize this was a poly romance when I picked it up (I see a Kimberly Lemming book, I read a Kimberly Lemming book, no questions asked) but I LOVED the dynamic between Dory, Lok, and Sol. I think that the author did a great job of balancing the moments where Dory bonded with each alien individually and with the three of them as a trio.

The star of this book is 100% Toto. Every single thing he said (because yes he can speak) was so entertaining, and I loved the bond he developed with Dory. I was reminded of Alexis from the Mead Mishaps series in that something that should not have been able to speak ended up stealing the show.

Overall this was a fun and amusing rom-com that I absolutely recommend, and I can’t wait for more in the series.

I only deducted .25 stars because LOK DESERVED TO BE ON THE COVER TOO DAMMIT😂

I was not very impressed. I DNF at like 30% because I was confused with the story telling of this book. I am going to try listening to this book on audio to maybe help me.

This book lives up to what I come to expect from Kimberly Lemming. It was fun, hot and a full on adventure. I really enjoyed this escapist read and can't wait to see more from Kimberly.

I was laughing to the point of tears with this book constantly - this is a crack fic in the best possible way. Kimberly lemming nailed it again.

If you like books with unhinged humor, talking lions, sassy FMCs, MMF romance, knotting, alien abductions and a touch of found family - you'll like this read.

3/5 on my spicy scale.

This book couldn’t have come a better time! It’s been a bit of a rough week but this book made me laugh so much!! It’s just such a fun read. I’ve never read anything like this so I wasn’t sure how I would like it. Who knew I liked spicy Alien rom-coms. If this isn’t your usual read, I’d still suggest it! Kimberly’s writing is addictive and extremely descriptive. It was so easy to paint the scene in my head. It was all so creative. I will definitely read more of her books! And I couldn’t tell if I liked Lok or Sol more! But let me tell you it made for a good storyline to have found her “mates”.

This was my first time reading this author and I enjoyed this book so much. I legit laughed out loud while reading. The spice was spicy. Will definitely read more books by this author!

Kimberly Lemming has done it again.
How does she come up with such interesting stories and (quite literally) out of this world locations for these tales?
This was so much fun to read.
She created a planet that is like Earth, but not Earth and had so many cool things I wish we did have.
Pink T-Rex? Yes please!
If you are looking for a smutty alien romance book that will make you giggle?
This was released in the world Tuesday just for you.
Much love to NetGalley & Berkley Publishing Group for my ARC.

I love Kimberly Lemming. She writes such fun stories with strong female characters and men who are obsessed with them. Her books are always a fun time, and this one was no exception!

In this one, we are following Dory who is studying/filming a meerkat clan in order to be able to get her PhD in wildlife studies. As she is recording, a lion kills her. Her and the lion are then abducted my aliens (who heal Dory of her wounds). Dory manages to escape the spaceship on an escape pod, with the killer lion in tow. They crash land on what she thinks is Earth, except there are dinosaurs! Oh, and the lion can talk. His name is Toto.

This was so fun! Very reminiscent of her Mead Mishaps series with the great banter, men who would do anything for their woman, strong female leads, and lots of spice! Unlike the Mead mishaps series, there are TWO love interest! (Sol is my favorite. Don't tell Lok. He's a sore loser.)

Highly recommend this one and can't wait to read whatever Kimberly comes out with next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:
While PhD student Dory is on safari to photograph meerkats, she is attacked by a lion right as she is abducted by aliens. When she is dropped onto another planet with her lion, she is saved by two hunky aliens. Hijinx ensue.

Rating: 3/5
Spice 3/5

Tropes:
Monster Romance
Women in STEM
Breeding K!nk

Triggers:
Abduction
Dub Con

My Thoughts:
Let me start by saying that I ADORE Kimberly Lemming and find her Mead Mishaps series to be brilliant in it's social commentary, as well as insanely hilarious. While I really wanted to like this new book, the pacing felt a bit off, rushing at the beginning and slowing at the end. I had a little trouble connecting with the characters and really wanted to see how smart the FMC was, not just be told that she was. I will always have fun reading Kimberly's books, and this was no different. I look forward to seeing what she writes next.

I truly didn’t know what to expect from this one, but the plot was plotting and there’s mortal peril and I read this in almost one sitting because I couldn’t stop reading.

Dory is a brilliant fmc, literally. She’s a PhD candidate studying meerkats when she’s beamed up into an alien spaceship and dropped off in a new planet with the lion who almost killed her. when searching the planet with her new talking lion companion, toto, she runs into Sol. who just happens to be her mate. And then she runs into Lok, who is also her mate. hehehe. The three of them, with toto in toe, traverse the planet that’s crawling with DINOSAURS, looking for answers about how they got there and how to get home.

this book was truly a delight. I loved dory and I loved her mates. there was such a fun twisty plot that I truly had no idea where it was headed.

If you’re looking for a fun and out of this world sci-fi/paranormal read, pick this one up!

🎧 hazel addison read for dory and she was amazing. she was super emotive and brought a lot to the story. I couldn’t keep my headphones out because I just wanted to keep reading and falling for these characters. thank you PRH audio for an arc!

what to expect
⟢ sci-fi/paranormal romance
⟢ why choose
⟢ talking lion companion
⟢ mortal peril and a twisty plot

Ultimately I just didn’t not vibe with this story. Even with the funny moments, the chemistry between the characters felt forced. The pacing felt rushed in some places and extremely slow in others which imo made for an erratic reading experience.

At the end of it all, this author nor her books are for me and that’s okay.

Let me preface this review by saying that I feel like this is the perfect book to just dive into without any prior knowledge. Skip that blurb. Ignore those reviews. If you like the vibes of the title and the cover, this book is for you. Go in blind, my friends.

That being said, if you do want a little bit of a teaser, here are some of the thoughts/observations I had while reading this one:
- Things really took off for me—no pun intended—once we landed on the other planet.
- We love a woman STEM. 👏🏻
- Love strikes twice / who needs one alien when you can have two? 👀
- I was 🪢 expecting that, but I’m not mad about it.
- Tails 👀 (Check out that particular appendage on the cover, y’all.)
- Oh so many grins and giggles
- 🫶🏻 Toto
- Who would have thought that you can use science to solve problems??? 😉🙃

Y’all, I LOVED this one! It was the perfect escape, and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series!

I received an advance copy of the book from Berkley. All review opinions are my own.

This book was so much fun! If you’ve read other Kimberly Lemming books, you know it is sure to be a wild ride with lots of humor and spice. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? Can’t wait for more books in this universe! Thank you Netgalley and Berkley for this free ARC, all opinions are mine.

Dorothy Valentine is working on the project that will get her that Ph.D. in wildlife biology she’d been working so hard for. She’s photographing meercats when she hears the lion, just about to attack. Dory knows immediately that it’s over for her. She has no escape. But the aliens who chose to abduct her right in that moment have other plans, and before she knows it, she and the lion are both beamed upwards through the sky.

When Dory awakens, she finds that she’s on a spaceship. She manages to escape and get to an escape pod, with her lion (now a friend), and they get away from the spaceship. But they land on an unknown world and immediately find themselves in danger again. Because she was named for Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, Dory names the lion Toto, and they go on an adventure to try to find a way home.

Instead of a scarecrow and a tin man on this new world, though, Dory and Toto find aliens and dinosaurs. The mix of species is fascinating to Dory and she tries to record some of what she’s seeing on her phone. But when she finds out with Toto that she can understand anyone she kisses, life is easier. She can talk to the lion. She can talk to the aliens (who turn out to be surprisingly handsome). She can even talk to the intern for the alien overlords who have set up the entire experiment. And who may have dosed Dory and a couple of her alien friends with a love potion. There may be some probing that occurs next.

But the intern also told Dory who it was that was behind this experimental island, and she is ready to track down his boss and punch him right in the nose. But first, Dory has to deal with jealousy, revenge, disco outfits, a frog the size of a cow, a T-Rex, a lovesick lion, and some mind-blowing extra spicy alien probing.

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com is just as bonkers as the name implies. There is adventure and comedy, AI-generated billboards, and so many surprises. And there is crazy romance that you will not see coming. This is not for rom com beginners. But if you’re up for a really crazy ride through some not-PG-rated alien romance, then this just may be the crazy ride you’ve been waiting for.

I was curious because of the title, and what I found in these pages did not disappoint. This story takes some insane turns, but I never lost interest or stopped believing in this world. Author Kimberly Lemming has gone all-in on this crazy world, and I think readers just need to jump in and let the story take them to outer space with all the crazy corners Lemming could think up. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com is pretty much just what it sounds like, and it is a ride that I won’t soon forget.

Egalleys for I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com were provided by Berkley through NetGalley, with many thanks.