A review by jjfey
All I Want for Christmas is Tentacles by Chloe Archer

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is everything! It's seriously one of the sweetest MM romances I've read. It kicks off with our adorable pink, tentacled alien Khephren fleeing an arranged marriage. What follows is a heartwarming journey filled with cat-worshipping aliens, Hallmark Christmas movie obsessions, and the nicest alien abduction you could imagine. 

 
Khephren stole my heart instantly. He’s so utterly adorable – his blushing, his endless positivity, and, of course, his tentacles. The way he expresses his emotions through them is just perfection. Watching him cry over Sasha’s family disowning him made me teary, and his flustered reactions to Sasha in glasses (or, let’s face it, anything Sasha does) had me grinning from ear to ear. 

 
This book is a geek’s dream come true, with Star Wars and Star Trek references, AO3 mentions, and aliens chatting on forums. The cute movie date with slow dancing was swoonworthy. The found family vibes were perfect. Kheph wears his heart on his tentacles, and it’s the sweetest thing ever. 

 
As my first foray into tentacle romance, I couldn’t have picked a better place to start. I’d been curious about this genre for a while, and this story didn’t disappoint. It’s equal parts hilarious, heartwarming, and downright delightful. The acronyms were laugh-out-loud funny, the geeky touches made my heart happy, and the romance was so sweet I melted into a puddle of goo. 

 
If you’re looking for a feel-good Christmas romance with a tentacular twist, this is the book for you. 

 
What to expect: 

Depression rep (mentions meds, mild & only mentioned at the beginning of the book) 

Alien x human abductee 

Pet cat "Jonesy" 

Grumpy/sunshine 

bBlushing (Keph) 

Cinnamon roll alien 

Glasses 

Vibrating pleasure nodules 

Found family