It's Not Unusual To Be Loved by An Alien by Chloe Archer

Title: ⟫ It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved By An Alien Author: ⟫ Chloe Archer 

Rating: ⟫ 3.5/5 

Blurb: ⟫ A sexy alien living incognito on Earth meets a sci-fi loving nerd who wants to rock his universe. What could possibly go wrong? Besides the unexpected tentacles and the accidental Mating Courtship Ritual, that is.... 

RIVER SULLIVAN As a bona fide sci-fi nerd and total X-phile—the truth is out there—I’ve always believed in aliens. Duh. But I never thought I’d actually find them on Earth–let alone right here in Las Vegas! Now I’ve stumbled onto a big freakin’ secret and found my very own hot AF alien. 

I’m head over heels, but he’s being a total grump and holding back. 

How do I make him realize a geeky sunshine guy like me is just what he needs in his life? Did I mention he also has tentacles?!?! #HolyHentaiFantasyBatman #SwoonworthyAlien #SignMeUpSugar #MakeItSo #VivaLasVegas 

KAI GENARO 

The last thing I need in my life is a chatterbox twink who’s determined to woo me and could expose the secret existence of aliens on Earth to all humankind. Everything about him annoys me, including his stupidly attractive halo of golden curls and his bright green ‘come hither’ eyes. 

To make matters worse, he’s been recruited to work for the alien Alliance on Earth, and I’m assigned to keep him out of trouble. I don’t care how attractive he is. I don’t date humans! 

Except, my tentacles may have accidentally started the Mating Courtship Ritual with him… 

 It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien (Tentacular Tales #1) is a (102,000 words) M/M sci-fi rom com featuring an adorkable twink with unexpected secrets and a slight obsession with extraterrestrials, the reluctant alien he wants to make his boo, tentacles with a mind of their own, zany extraterrestrial shenanigans in Sin City, and enough humor to fill an entire spaceship. This is the first book in the series. There is no cheating, and this book ends with a HFN. Never fear, the series guarantees readers an HEA by the end! 

Review: ⟫ Kinda obviously, this book requires a suspension of disbelief before you even start – unless you believe in the possibility of aliens living in Las Vegas, it’s going to be difficult for you to get through it. With that said, even with a healthy suspension of disbelief, I found this book to be very light and surface. 

It fulfils a lot of tropes, the humour is often puerile, and the sci-fi puns and nods come thick and fast. I don’t think there was a single page that didn’t mention Dr Who, Star Trek or something along those veins, which for me got old very fast. I love sci-fi and consider myself a nerd, but this was just a bit much. 

The characters all spoke with the same voice which could make it difficult to tell who was who (I kept getting mixed up), and I couldn’t help but feel like I had read similar stories many times before: quirky, loveable character who everyone absolutely adores falls for grumpy, restrained character, with hi-jinks ensuing before true love wins out in the end. 

It sounds like something out of Scooby Doo. 

I enjoyed the descriptions of the alien rituals taking place, and the writing was easy to read, with a passably engaging storyline. I did love that the beginning of each chapter had a section from the fiction written by River, in all of it’s campy glory, as well as the idea that aliens are reading it, waiting with baited breath for the next instalment. 

I also loved the character of uncle Benji but that might be because he was half-baked throughout most of the story. I think you have to be in the right mood to read this story and truly enjoy it so YMMV. 

I received an ARC from GRR.