All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead

Bubble Babes #1

by Petra Palerno

Opal is trying her best in the Midwest after the sudden death of her parents. Everything comes to a crashing halt as she's abducted by aliens and forced to work as a human dancer for extraterrestrial enjoyment. A chance encounter with an alien prince while stuck in a traffic jam might just change the trajectory of Opal's new life in space.

Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Aliens, Fantasy, Smut, Monster Romance, Audiobook

194 pages, Paperback

Published January 13, 2023

Reviews

[Scarlett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was stupid.
I loved it.
This is an insta love between a human and a shark alien after he watches her publicly "please herself" on a bus after being given a horny shot by another alien so she can work as a "dancer." Everyone goes with the flow way too easily. "Oh I'm an alien stripper now? Okay."
This book is so bad it's good. Like unrefrigerated orange chicken and rice from the family owned Asian restaurant that you left out overnight and ate for breakfast the next morning. I would 1000% read this author again.
3/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Edit: the fact the author liked my review that called her book food poisoned Asian food is all I need to know about her and solidified the fact she is now an auto buy author for me.

[Bailey Chadwick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was this book good?

No.

Was there a plot?

Not really.

Will I read the next book immediately?

Absolutely.

[buket]

dnf at %48

"No one marries the thick, funny, slutty girl. Shouldn’t you find some fi’len princess to rule the country?"

i don't like it when the heroine talks about herself like this 😩

i was excited about this book but plot keeps changing and their interaction feels forced plus this self deprecating quote was the last straw.

i think i love primitive/barbarian culture type of alien books more because politics in this book? i don't need it. i wanted to read something funny and interesting not about a monarchy and their rebellious son 😐

[Grapie Deltaco · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is just whiplash in book form. How the author constructed a story in which intense acts of violence, murder, and attempted murder are placed mere paragraphs away from egregiously horny sex scenes and think that this plot runs smoothly is beyond me.

There’s no breathing room, no real worldbuilding, and had one of the laziest uses of the fated mates trope. Throwing a mate bond in there doesn’t mean you can avoid writing the important stuff that builds up a romance like chemistry, growth, or any meaningful development or connection.

When Opal and Ke’ain aren’t outrunning death, they’re humping like rabbits and you want me to think they’re in love? That they even like each other all that much as people ???

Also genocide is such an ick for me. Sorry!!!!!

It’s just something I can’t get behind rooting for. What do you mean the “hero” in this story is also the one determined to eradicate an entire species 😀😃!? HUH ??

The Beyoncé part was funny and that’s the only thing this book had going for it. This wasn’t even a “so bad it’s funny/good” experience like I just walked away from this story confused and agitated.

Not fun in the slightest.

CW: explicit sexual content, human trafficking/sex trafficking, sex slavery, recurring implications of past/off-page sexual violence & abuse, kidnapping, attempted murder, violence, on-page murder, internalized fatphobia (brief), recurring mentions of/plans for genocide

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was such a fun read! Sometimes you’re just in the mood for smut with little plot and that’s exactly what this book did! There’s just enough substance for the spicy scenes to make sense and I loved it. The perfect amount of plot, balanced like a Reese’s egg. A great pallet cleanser. Easy to follow world building. Characters that will have you swooning. This book will have you eating sushi in hopes you too will be abducted by aliens. You’ll laugh, you’ll feel spicy, you might even cry! Idk, but what I do know is you should not pass on this book. If you liked IPB? This book is for you! If you had fantasies about shark boy…this book might also be for you! But you won’t know if you don’t give it a try! (Warning: reading this book may suck you down into the rabbit hole that is alien/monster romance, you may question your own morals. You are not alone. Don’t let this discourage you from diving in to Sontafrul 6) but on a serious note this book is erotic, if you don’t like that, you probably won’t like this (but you might!). Check the content warnings. And don’t be surprised when this shark-like alien has you soaked out of water 😉

[rayna ♥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

you know what. this was absolutely heinous, completely obscene. demented in the best ways possible. i loved it.

[Poppy || Monster Lover · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had potential, but the jokes just weren’t landing for me. And there were some other issues that I can’t describe without spoiling.

[Rileyreads11_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ummm PETRA!!

First off I freaking need my own blue Alien boyfriend because Ke’ain is HAAWWWTT🥵🥵

Also did I mention he has a SUCKER for her you know what!? I didn’t oh well…. HE HAS A SUCKER FOR HER 😏! I’ll say it louder for the people in the back HE… HAS…. A… SUCKER… FOR… HER… CL**!!!!

This was my first Alien smutty book and it did not disappoint!
The FMC Opal is freaking hilarious and I loved her personality. Also the way she wasn’t scared to take what she wanted from him when he may or may not have been tied up😏….

I really like how Ke’ain protected Opal from the very beginning and their bond was so strong from the very first time she pleasured herself in front of him.. I mean first time they made eye contact…..

This book was soo spicy but also had so much good plot to the point I was crying crying in the club (club being my house) at 2 in the morning!!

Petra did so amazing and I can’t wait to see what is to come from her!

Also all praise Saint Beyoncé😂

5/5⭐️
5/5🥵

[bookishninaa]

Dnf at 47%, what in the Reese’s peanut butter fuck is going on here! It’s so confusing, i don’t want to talk about it.

[Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 (I feel like it was very plot focused and I didn’t know much about Opal as a person before her abduction)
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+
Humor: Oh, yes!
Perspective: First person from both hero and heroine (sometimes switching within the same chapter) (I think there’s like a chapter or two from a secondary character – Gra-eth (no idea how to spell that since I listened on audio))
More character focused or plot focused? Quite plot focused
When mains are first on page together: Almost immediately – first chapter
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after for the couple
Epilogue: Yes, 3 months later
Format: borrowed library audiobook (Hoopla)
(Descriptions found at end of my review)

Should I read in order?
This is the first book in Palerno’s Bubble Babes series.

Basic plot:
Opal is kidnapped and forced to dance for aliens entertainment when a traffic jam encounter changes her course in the best way.

Give this a try if you want:
- science fiction romance
- alien setting – it’s like a beach/party vibe planet
- curvy girl rep – described as huge hips, boobs and butt
- alien hero / human heroine
- class difference
- royalty – the hero is a prince
- very protective hero
- instalust
- size difference – he can comfortably rest his chin on the top of her head
- dirty talk
- double amnesia
- high tech setting
- fated mates
- higher steam – 6 scenes

First line:
I slam my foot hard into the space where I assume the alien’s balls will be, at the apex of his legs

My thoughts:
Yay for titled chapters! I seriously love those….

This book really caught my attention! The title, of course, is fun, but as I started listening I just found myself thinking it was so delightful! But also ridiculous. And unexpected in the best way. And a bit absurd? And so fucking sweet…

I just couldn’t predict this one and that was nice after reading so many kidnapped heroine you are now my mate alien romances. The steam was fun! The plot kind of crazy. It had a few things I maybe didn’t love, but overall it was so readable I just did not care. I will absolutely be reading more from this series!

Cock/Hero Stats:

- hero is humanoid with smooth gray skin, regal nose, brawny shoulders, blue eyes, and ears that go into a frill, white hair, and has gills
- 4 fingers
- he has a clit sucker that goes back door also
- he can breath underwater and give breath to others who need it


Endearments

The hero calls the heroine ‘little one’.


Quotes/thoughts: (Any mistakes are my own) more are under steamy scenes details at the end


“So, do you think I have an extra finger or are you missing one?” she giggles as she points out our small differences.
“It must be me who is at fault for I’ve never seen anything as perfect as you.”



Content warnings: (This should be taken as a minimum because I could have missed some!)

- kidnapping from earth
- forced shots that change hormones without consent and make them horny, forced to dance for others (basically enslaved)
- scenes of danger, death, murder on page, attempted murder, drowning…
- there is talk of an evil...species? They cause problems for the hero and heroine and there’s talk of basically taking out their whole race, genocide, which is rather disturbing
- poisoning
- parental death



Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:

Safe sex? No
6% - 🔥 heroine masturbation that turns into voyeurism with the hero and a bit of a phone sex vibe? It’s like their communicators are connecting from different vehicles – which then turns into mutual masturbation.

“What’s your name, little human?” he asks.
I hesitate for a moment, but realize given the circumstances I’ve found myself in, telling a hot stranger my name is the least of my worries.
“Opal.”
“Opal. Do you want to come for me?” his mouth slowly smiles as he speaks.

27% - 🔥 fingering/oral for her

His voice softens, and he inhales as he leans close to me.
“Can I touch you?”

35% - 🔥 in the car – fingering for her, her on top

“I’ll be quiet as long as you promise to scream my name.”

51% - 🔥 blow job, while he’s restrained to a tree

Just as I’m about to ask her to cut me down, she drops to her knees in front of me and places her hands on my hips.
“Opal. What are you doing?” I ask.
“Giving you your reward.”

61% - 🔥 shower sex while the cruiser starts going really fast and presses them against the wall

“You think I can’t hold you down?” I ask her.
“Still mad that I kept you tied up?” Opal bites down softly on my finger. I smile and turn Opal to face the wall, maybe a little roughly after she brings up the bondage. The rows of jets sputters as they spray warm water down her body. I push her further down, putting her hips towards me.

75% - 🔥 exhibition wedding sex, followed by underwater sex not too far after

“I love you, you know. So fucking much.”



Extra stuff like what my review breakdowns mean, where to find me, and book clubs


Full break down on what my ratings above mean here:
Overall: How I felt about it everything considered!
Readability: How ‘readable’ was the book? Did I fly through it? Did I have to tell myself to pick it back up repeatedly? Were any passages confusing? (I will probably score like (1) is literally unreadable due to formatting/typing errors, etc (2) There were lots of errors that made it difficult to read OR It was extremely confusing and I had to reread passages to make sense of it OR I disliked it so much I had to bribe myself to keep reading (3) I didn’t really want to keep reading and would have preferred to abandon the read and start something else OR some minor continuity issues/confusion (4) I liked it fine, maybe a minor error or 2. I was happy to pick it up when I had time. (5) I never wanted to put this down. I thought about it when I wasn’t reading it. I hid in the bathroom from my kids to read. I threw inappropriate food at my children for dinner so I could read instead.)
Feels: Totally subjective to each person but did the book give me any tingles? Any butterflies? Did it rip my heart out (in a good way?)
Emotional depth: How well do I feel I know the characters at the end? How much did I feel their emotions throughout the story?
Sexual tension: Again, subjective, but how strong was the wanting and longing to me between the characters? A book might have strong sexual tension without a single touch.
Romance: Was there romance? Did romantic things happen? This can be actions/words/thoughts of the characters and again is subjective.
Sensuality: This is how the intimate scenes are written. Kisses and sexual scenes – how sensual were they? Were they on the mechanical side? Was there emotional pull tied in? Were the details explicit or flowery? These are subjective but generally (1) too short to get a good judgment (2) not all what I'm looking for - very vague or flowery prose (3) either not explicit enough or not enough emotional pull (too mechanical/physically descriptive without the emotions) (4) what I love in a scene (5) absolute perfection - perfect balance of emotional longing and explicit descriptions
Sex Scene Length: How long the bedroom scenes are (generally (1) is 1-3 sentences (2) is a few paragraphs to a page-ish (3) is about average, a few pages (4) more well developed scenes, quite a few pages with descriptions (4) the majority of the book takes place in the bedroom. This is always hard to tell for me on audio!
Steam Scale: Generally, each flame is a scene. If scenes are super close together I sometimes combine them. If a scene is super short or so vague I don’t know what’s happening, I don’t count it. There’s some levels of grey but generally the number of flames is how many sex scenes there are (I max out at 5 so I’ll put a + after if there’s more than that)



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Book Clubs
The Ton and the Tartans (Historical Romance)
Upturned Petticoats and Undone Cravats (Historical Romance with Steam Requirements)
A Love Less Ordinary (Science Fiction, Paranormal, Monster, Fantasy Romance)
Modern Manuscripts (Contemporary Romance)
Words for the Wicked (Contemporary Romance with Steam Requirements)
Vintage Romance (Old School Romance – published 2000 and prior)

[Honest Mabel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I called it quits at 72%

This wasn’t for me in any shape, way, or form. This was past Insta love. I just can’t with the main character. We meet people who are okay with being abducted, go along with the flow, and the biggest idiot who is suppose to be king. It’s cool that he thinks she signed up for this but then when he finds out she was abducted it was like eh oh well until they are attacked by the same abductor species then we have a problem. It didn’t get better. The problems aren’t really dealt with. It’s rushed through and the fmc is just like eh whatever, I am a Ho and sleep around and you are cool about it well then I definitely have to stay???? I get it’s fantasy but it can’t be so fantastical that the characters aren’t even believable as a human being.

I won’t be reading book two.

[κris ☄ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Here's to another slutty erotic alien novella you should include on your never-ending TBR or you may not.

[Anne Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

All I Wanted Was Sushi but Instead I Got Abducted by Aliens is the first book in the brand new Bubble Babes series by Petra Palerno. It tells the story of Opal, a human woman who gets abducted by aliens while eating sushi on her lunch break in the car, and Ke’ain, the hunky alien prince who saves her from being trafficked by the alien entertainment industry.

Also Petra notes at the beginning of this book, this story was created for smut, smut, and more smut. Oh, and there’s a little plot sprinkled on top too, BUT DID I MENTION THE SMUT? This is not your mother’s fade to black bull crap, either! For the size of Ke’ain’s monstrous member to the clit-stimulating sucker just above said monstrous member, Ke’ain wastes no time in putting his assets to use showing Opal why they would make a good match. Of course, there are those who don’t want to see a human on the throne of this planet, and that, of course, is where the plot comes in.

This book obviously is not realistic in any way, but suspend your disbelief and this is an incredibly fun, fast-paced, and highly enjoyable read. There were some moments where I questioned some things, like why Ke’ain’s high-tech translator would be able to translate English, but not Japanese, but nothing too bad. My ARC had some formatting errors, and there were some typos that Petra and her editors missed, but none of this detracted from my enjoyment at all.

This book has:
🛸The mating trope
🛸Alien lovers
🛸Touch her and I’ll kill you vibes
🛸Humorous miscommunication
🛸Eventual pregnancy
🛸Insta love/Insta lust
🛸Delightful pop culture references

Oh, and I will definitely be referring to my bush as a crotch mane from now on!!

I give it 4.5/5 ⭐️, rounded up to 5 because that’s just how the rating on Goodreads and Amazon works. I say give it a read, but be mindful of the Trigger Warnings the author includes at the opening of the book. Always protect your mental health.

Though I was given an ARC in exchange for a review, the above contains my honest opinion and was in no way influenced by the author or any other outside party.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is similar to Romeo and Juliet in that you finish it and think to yourself “wow that’s a lot of dramatic events to cram into three days”

I pictured Ke’ain as Left Shark the entire time.

[Dani (Daniiireads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

- alien abduction
- fated mates
- insta-love

All Opal wanted to do was eat some sushi after a shit day at work, but instead she gets abducted and forced into being a go-go dancer for some aliens. There she meets gorgeous shark daddy, Ke’ain, who is actually a prince & is instantly enamored with her.

Their story is fast over and action packed, while also giving all the alien sexy times. There was seriously never a dull moment reading All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead, and I can’t wait to read Jessy’s story next!

[Heather myfriendsdontread · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, this is pretty cute, goofy, adventurous, and spicy.

Unfortunately Ice Planet Barbarians may have ruined other alien romances for me 😭 it was ok, but I had higher expectations going into the story. I didn’t enjoy the world and the characters nearly as much as IPB.

Maybe it was also a case of right book, wrong time.

It wasn’t bad though. I don’t necessarily have complaints.

I still would probably recommend it to another person, it just wouldn’t be a top, go-to book recommendation.

I’m going to try the others though because maybe I’ll enjoy the other main characters and their love stories a bit more.

[Petra Palerno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listen, this is my book, I wrote it. I just need to tell you it's full-blown smut between a plus-sized MC and a big ole himbo alien.

He has a sucker above his 🍆.

There are jokes, and honestly, on my last reread, I forgot I wrote them and laughed at my own jokes. I'll admit it. I'm that lame.

I tried to add just enough plot to get to more spice, and there's lots of cursing and some slight blasphemy.

You'll either love it or hate it.

[Camilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderfully fun alien romance! So much humour, banter and utterly ridiculous plot points. Human woman ends up kidnapped, on a beachy alien planet with shark-alien people? Falls instantly in lust love with the Prince of the whole planet? Fated Mates? Assassination attempts? Minimal plot, a lot of comedy, and add a little big bit of spice? Sign me up, I'm in love.

This got me out of my reading funk, so thank you miss Petra Palerno, this was awesome.

[Hayley Briana · Rating 5 out of 5]

SHARK DADDY!
I love me some aliens but I wasn’t expecting this beauty when I started reading. It was so easy to read with a mix of comedy, smut, and plot. Never did I think I’d fall for a big shark alien but here we are. 🥵
I can’t wait to read more from Petra.

[Elizabeth]

See bukets review. Bad self talk from heroine. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a stupid book and this books delivered on that. I giggled at how ridiculous this insta love monster romance. I will say…. My husband better never lick my arm pit… EVER.

[S M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

Um, I freaking loved it! What's not to love about a huge gorgeous alien shark man who simps super hard for his tiny human mate wife person? My only complaint was I want the book to be 3 times as long. Keep going! Tell me all about the weird alien world and super cool sex positive marriage ceremonies and underwater palaces and whatever. I want it all. I love love loved it. Thank gods human men don't have a sucker because we wouldn't get shit done otherwise. I can't pick a favorite scene, but orgasming during a shuttle takeoff and being rooted in place for the duration seems like a good way to go if I had to choose one. Death by sexy rocket blast and alien peens. 10/10 would die again.

[BlaireReadsTheThings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes you just need a cute, funny monster romance to lighten the mood. Lol This one delivered. These two are so funny and even though they are in a world of trouble, they still crack me up. I will probably read the next one when I need another break.

[HellsBellsnSexySpells · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really enjoyable read and that's saying something because the plot is a just a bunch on nonsense tossed into a blender. Why did they need to suddenly lose their memories (but only for one chapter)?

If it's a secret that humans are trafficked, why sell one to the prince? Oh, probably because when he finds out that their entire societal structure is a lie he says "omg that's such a bummer, anyway here's a dress I got you" and she's like "I know, right? let's just have sex".

It was like alien romance mad libs

[•° Whimsy Fairy °• · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH. MY. GOSH. I absolutely loved this!! This book was so adorable and I felt a connection to each of the characters, their interactions were so cute! I cannot wait for the next book!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Hijinx Abound]

Look, sometimes sweat is sexy. However, if a person has not bathed for days and when she lifts her arm to smell the MMC licks her pit, that’s a no from me dawg.

[BookishKB · Rating 5 out of 5]

“There must be no direct translation of the word sushi in the fil’en language. Instead, visual representations of what it might be are pushed into my mind. I narrow my eyes and look at her suspiciously as images of aquatic gilled creatures fill my mind, gills like mine. I say nothing, but decide to keep an eye on how hard she bites me in the future. But as I think of her rosebud lips, I decide maybe I wouldn’t miss a bite or two if it would make her happy.”

This book was hilarious! The FMC Opal was feisty and I loved every minute of it! Our Prince was a sweetie from the very beginning! This was a super light read and gave IPB vibes.
The narration was fantastic!

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVEDDD this book so much!!

[caleb gao · Rating 1 out of 5]

yeah that was bad

[Kasia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not good, pretty boring, they fall in love “at first sight” and mutually masterbate. A pretty classic alien/human smut story, even following the same basic plot lines as Ice Planet Barbarians (minus the language barrier)

But am I going to read the second one in the series? Yes.