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I Think I'm in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on June 17, 2025
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction
Pages: 400
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Alien Tamzir Jaarn, a.k.a. Seeker, is paying the price for risking an illicit holiday on an interdicted planet. His ride off-world never showed, and he's been stranded on Earth for nearly a year. His gear is breaking down, food is becoming a problem, and if his camouflage unit fritzes, he'll wind up in a government lab.
But he's met some cool humans online, and they've invited him to the biggest space-themed convention around. Why not make memories with them while he figures out how to get home?
Space Con or bust!
She's nerdy. She's flirty. She's ready for romance.
Jennette Hammond is an endearing weirdo, voted most likely to bang an alien in high school. Her house is full of gray man collectibles, adorable tentacle monsters, and yes, in college, she volunteered for a SETI-type program. Not that she's ever had any close encounters of the sexy, alien kind. Heck, she's never even been able to convince anyone to attend Space Con.
But that's about to change. Finally, she has online friends who have agreed to go, and it will be a romp to remember—and she'll finally put a face to the name of her longtime crush, Seeker.
A stranded vacationing alien and a geeky sci-fi lover meet online and do the in-person at a sci-fi convention. Ann Aguirre has written some fantastic sci-fi romance in the past and I happily picked up her latest which has rom-com and cozy vibes.
I Think I’m in Love With an Alien brings together a lonely and somewhat desperate alien, who is running out of supplies and his camo tech is getting glitchy, with a human woman who struggles to connect with her own race until she finds her ‘tribe’ in the online group of friends who are alien-mad and one of whom is an actual alien.
Tam, the stranded alien, and Jennette agree along with friends to meet up at the big fan convention, but the pair of them felt a connection even online so they are really interested in an in-person with each other. Among the activities and settings of a sci-fi convention, Tam and Jennette make a connection and then explore a truly out of this world friendship and romance.
I Think I’m in Love With an Alien is a gently-paced piece and spends a great deal of the book on the group friendship and activities at the convention with Tam and Jen alternating points of view. These are a pair of sweeties who simply mesh as friends first. Jen is sexually Ace and with her quirky alien interest, her birth family connections are conflicted so it was good she had these strong friendships with her online group that met together.
But, there were some mixed feelings had about the longer, sometimes lagging, first two-thirds and the change in pace for the last third. It has a big jump in time in the last third and bursts of excitement from hunters and the new situation after the truth comes out. In fact, I’m hoping there is at least a sequel to account for several loose plot threads to know what came of surrounding characters.
So, I Think I’m in Love with an Alien had some giggle-worthy moments especially with Tam’s wry observations about humans, a sweet slow burn friends to lovers, and the fun of a sci-fi convention for all the cozy sci-fi romance fans out there.
About Ann Aguirre
Ann Aguirre is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. She likes all kinds of books, emo music, action movies and Doctor Who. She writes all kind of fiction in multiple genres, both YA and for adults.
As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing.Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators.Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance.Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.
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Lovely review! I liked this one, too:)).
They were so sweet together. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
This definitely sounds like my kind of book.
I agree, Mary. You’d get a kick out of the idea of her loving aliens and meeting a real one at the sci-fi convention. 🙂
Very nice review Sophia on this title. Sounds cute.
Thanks, Angela! It sure was- super cute. 🙂
Interesting. I do hope you get another book!
Yes, it really kicked into gear there at the end and left me wondering about several things so I really need another book. 🙂
Sounds like a fun alien romance! Love that retro-like cover!
It read like a sci-fi cozy romance. And, yes! The cover is fab.
This look so cute and I think I’d really enjoy the audio version.
This would make a cozy and fun listening experience.
I really wanted to pick this up for review, but I just don’t have the space (lol) right now. I do enjoy her sci-fi romances.
You showed good self-discipline. I managed to completely overbook my review books because there were so many I “had to have”. Oh well, worth it. 🙂 This was a comfy coze until near the end when it got exciting suddenly.
I feel like the author said there was possibly a sequel with one of the other characters if this did well. I started it and it is good so far, but I can see what you’re saying about some kind of slowness in the first part. I hope to get back to it soon, but am fitting it in between review books as I can. Great review!
That’s good to hear! I was hoping she planned a second one to finish off the loose pieces and get another story in this world.