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4.5 stars

I don't even have words for how freaking cute this novella was. I honestly felt super skeptical because I didn't think I'd be into alien romance as a subgenre (this was my first... unless you count weird fanfics I read as a kid), and yeah, I mean, the description of Mitteeku with his scales and spikes and all — well, I wasn't swooning over the visual, but that really doesn't matter because he is so precious and an absolute treasure!

I seriously don't remember the last book that made me laugh out loud this much. Whether it's Mitteeku's struggles with translations and adapting to human life, or his bewilderment at the toddler's “bloodthirst” RE: stuffed animals, or the fact that THE BABY STARTS TO MIMIC HIS GROWLS?? I'm giggling just thinking back on it.

So, if you're open to alien romance, and looking for a hilarious and sweet Christmas novella, I highly recommend this one. I had such a fun time reading it and I can 100% see myself picking up more of Amanda Milo's works in the very near future. Thank you to Sionna for recommending this one to me! ♥♥

This book was recommended to me by Destiny. I've only ever read 2 series that are Alien romances and one worked for me, and one didn't. This one ended up falling in the middle for me. I couldn't even begin to explain to you what about it didn't work for me because I really don't know. It was cute and funny with a little bit of steam everything I tend to love but something was off for me. It didn't make me hate the book by no means. I still enjoyed it but just not as much as everyone else seemed to. 

This is a novella in the Stolen by an Alien series by Amanda Milo, but it can be read as a standalone. I personally haven't read any of the books in this series and I didn't feel like I was missing anything. While this book wasn't a new favorite, I did end up enjoying it and I wouldn't be opposed to reading more books by this author.