Can't Help Falling in Love with an Alien
by Chloe Archer
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Volume 2 of Tentacular Tales
Tags: Science Fiction Humor Tentacles
Posted in Book Reviews on October 30, 2024
Sci-fi nerd River is settling into his relationship with his tentacled alien boyfriend Kai. They’re both also working together for the Alliance, trying to track down an elusive drug dealer working to expose the presence of aliens on Earth. The reappearance of Kai’s old boyfriend trying to get close to him again doesn’t make things any easier.
This second book of the Tentacular Tales series continues the hilarious adventures of River Sullivan, a young man very into contemporary science fiction and author of an erotic serial of his own, which turns out to be read throughout the galaxy. Once again, you can expect lots of references to popular science fiction series, especially Star Trek. The references generally aren't obtuse, so you don't have to be a trekkie or an expert in Dr Who to get most of them. You certainly need to have read the first book before this one.
River remains a bright ray of sunshine despite concerns about his mixed heritage and the possibility intergalactic assassins may be after him. The young man is certainly very intelligent, although his personality often leads people to underestimate him on that front. River identifies some issue aliens are having settling on Earth and comes up with some truly “interesting” ideas to address them. It can seem a little over the top that he identifies problems and solutions that his team haven’t thought of, but I’ve worked with organizations that are stuck doing things the way they’ve always done them and don’t see issues until someone new points them out.
The book is filled with laugh-out-loud scenes, but there’s a solid story driving the plot. The developing relationship between River and Kai drives the story, as the two work towards formally moving in together. Kai may be an alien, with some significant quirks, but his emotional responses are very believable and relatable.
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