e-Audio, 09:23:25
Narrated by: Hazel Addison
Release Date: February 18, 2025
Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)
Read from: January 22-23,2025
Cosmic Chaos, #1
Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the PRH Audio App in exchange for a just and honest review.)
Content Warning: Sexual Content, Violence, Death, Torture, Animal Death, Confinement, Vomit, Gun Violence, Sexism
For Readers Interested In: Romantasy, 2sLGBTQ+ (there is some sword crossing), Adult, Poly Amory, LOL, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Sparkly Covers, AdventureA hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.
Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she’s attacked by a lion. On the bright side, she’s saved! On the not-so-bright side, it’s because they’re abducted by aliens. In her scramble to escape, Dory and the lion commandeer an escape pod and crash-land on an alien planet that has…dinosaurs?
Dory and her new lion bestie, Toto, are saved in the nick of time by a mysterious and sexy alien, Sol. On their new adventure, they team up with the equally hot, equally dangerous Lok, who may or may not be a war criminal. Whether it be trauma, fate, or intrigue, Dory can’t resist the attraction that’s developing in their trio….
As this ragtag group of misfits explore their new planet, Dory learns more about how and why they’ve all ended up together, battles more prehistoric creatures than she imagined (she imagined…zero), and questions if she even wants to go back home to Earth in this hilarious and steamy alien romance adventure comedy romp.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I read this hella early because I needed something to make me happy, to make me laugh. And every single book that I’ve read by Lemming has done exactly what I needed it to. And now that I’ve finished it…. 10 out of 10, no notes. I loved it so much lol
This book was hilarious. That bird thing and the lion? I was cackling the entire time. I don’t think their romp through the jungle/forest (?) would be the same if it wasn’t for their comedic relief. I was afraid her going traditional would take away from her signature writing style, but she it was just the same and I couldn’t be happier.
Another thing that Kimberly kept the same was the spice. I can’t lie, I thought that was going to be different too because I knew there was no way that trad pub was going to be ok with the scenes she had before lol But in all honesty, nothing really changed? The spice scenes aren’t like every page and there aren’t a lot necessarily, but it was still spicy. This is a poly relationship (MMF) and there is a time when they’re together. I’m pretty sure there’s more poly books in trad pub, but I don’t think I’ve ever read one from Berkley lol I wasn’t expecting it from them, so kudos to them lol
The story itself was pretty cool tho. I hope if there’s ever a like group of aliens that come to our planet, I hope they’re like them lmao I get what they were trying to do, but they were going about it all wrong. There’s still some kinks that need to be worked out lol I do wish that she had given us some more world building because it seemed like it was a historical kind of feel? Idk it was weird. I thought for a large portion of the book that she was going to wake up from a dream or something. It was just really cool and a lot of fun. I’m glad she didn’t. It left room for sequels and listen, that’s all I could ask for lol
This was so much fun! I needed to smile and laugh during a really dark time, and Kimberly Lemming delivered. I can’t wait to see what else this series is going to bring us.
Overall, I give this
