Review of "It's Not Unusual to Be Loved by an Alien" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
3.75⭐️ - 4 ⭐️
This was a fun romp of a book. I partly read it and partly listened to the audiobook and I have to say I quite enjoyed listening to the narrator. I think it lent a lot to my enjoyment of the book. This is a book that does a fluffy, snarky romance right. And though I am not a purveyor of all things tentacles like the protagonist, I can appreciate that the author made it an integral part of the story by making it part of something more than an appendage and a little more cultural on behalf of the aliens.
And my inner Sci-Fi nerd was very happy with all of the Star Trek, Star Wars, MCU, X-Files and other nerdy interests being represented. This was play on the Sunshine/Grump trope and sometimes the Sunshiny MC is a little too much but River was over …
3.75⭐️ - 4 ⭐️
This was a fun romp of a book. I partly read it and partly listened to the audiobook and I have to say I quite enjoyed listening to the narrator. I think it lent a lot to my enjoyment of the book. This is a book that does a fluffy, snarky romance right. And though I am not a purveyor of all things tentacles like the protagonist, I can appreciate that the author made it an integral part of the story by making it part of something more than an appendage and a little more cultural on behalf of the aliens.
And my inner Sci-Fi nerd was very happy with all of the Star Trek, Star Wars, MCU, X-Files and other nerdy interests being represented. This was play on the Sunshine/Grump trope and sometimes the Sunshiny MC is a little too much but River was over the top in all of the right ways. He was written well enough that he wasn't just someone who looked at the bright side, he had a bit of depth and he chose to look at the bright side, the quirky side of life. And Kai wasn't really a grump as we see as we get partway through the book, he too has the capacity to feel joy and to express it.
I found this book to be quite funny and most of the comedy landed for me. I know this might not be the case for everyone though. And I am looking forward to reading excerpts from River's web series in the next book.