The writing was seriously funny. The heroine’s autism, the hero’s germ-aphobia and OCD, the bonkers situations our MCs got put in, and this author hitting all the punchlines made me smile. I was rooting for this couple, their insecurities felt earned, and I liked the balance of realism and escapism with this alien society’s response to humans.

That said, instead of one big adventure-danger plot climax, this story low-stakes solved a lot of mini-problems… 

Maybe that’s the secret sauce to a full-length lighthearted alien romance novel? 

Maybe I don’t really like full-length lighthearted alien romance novels?

I wanted more of a “oh no, how are we going to get out of this situation??” stress moment. But stress would have ruined the mood… so this feels like a me-problem.