Review: I’m Not Your Pet – Fae Quin

I’m Not Your Pet by Fae Quin is a hilarious and steamy MM alien romance that blends sweet emotional tension with outrageous sci-fi charm. Set on a pleasure planet in a shared universe, it follows a human dancer and the pink shark-like alien who rescues him—with a major language barrier, cultural confusion, and heart-melting slow-burn intimacy. If you love funny, high-heat alien love stories with adorable misunderstandings, protective aliens, and sweet-but-spicy vibes, this one’s for you.

I'm Not Your Pet by Fae Quin
Series: Extra! Extraterrestrial Series #2
Genres: Alien Romance, Contemporary, Science Fiction

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With the way things are going, alien abduction doesn’t sound all that terrible.

Hugo
I’m not saying I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the three years I’ve spent in captivity on a pleasure planet, shaking my money-maker for intergalactic patrons… but, I mean, it hasn’t been all bad. The jelly donuts were a perk. And granted, I didn’t really know what I was signing up for when I agreed to be purchased by the sexy pink shark-man, but things seem to be looking up. Even though we don’t speak each other’s languages, he seems pretty nice—if his sharp-toothed smiles and gentle touches are anything to go by. If only I could get my hands on a translator device so I could ask him what exactly his intentions are. I truly hope I’m not just a pet!

Roark
The moment I set eyes on my fluffy-haired, spotted, little huu-man, sitting so sad in his glass prison, I knew I needed to free him, to make him mine. To rid him of this godawful planet and show him a life outside of gilded cages. But as captain of a space voyager, my missions are dangerous and it will be difficult to keep my small mate safe. He’s so full of life and excitement and curiosity, but he’s also fragile and soft. He must be protected at all costs. And no matter how badly my hearts ache to claim him, I worry if maybe a life with me would just be a different sort of prison.

Find out more in I'M NOT YOUR PET! which is part of the EXTRA! EXTRATERRESTRIAL shared world series with Eryn Hawk, where each book focuses on its own pair and their HEA. While these stories can act as standalones, it is best to read each authors' books in the order of their publication due to world-building.
I’m Not Your Pet! is a standalone sci-fi alien MM romance with high heat, a HEA, and no cliffhangers. Includes a blossoming romance between a pink alien named Roark and the clever human he rescues. Together these two are hilarious, adorable, and tooth-achingly sweet. If you like funny stories with language barriers, opposites attract, age gap, aliens with interesting anatomy, graphic steam, and the slowest, sweetest of all burns then read on!

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What I love most about Fae Quin’s books are the illustrations. The covers are always incredible and Hugo and Roark look stunning here.

Unfortunately, I didn’t love the book as much as the cover. The author’s writing style heavily favors the characters’ internal monologues over actual dialogue, and this book was no different. At least this time, the language barrier between the characters somewhat justified it, but even so, it became very repetitive.

The book could have been shorter. It gets tiring and dull at times. There are many parts clearly inspired by Pretty Woman, and honestly, it’s impossible not to like Roark!

But as adorable as he is, he’s way too soft to be in command. The ship has a history of pirate attacks, yet there’s no real security protocol? People can just waltz in and take what they want? No weapons on board at all?

I found the plot weak overall, and even the epilogue set three years later didn’t quite make up for it, since it just kept narrating what happened instead of showing it.

Still, I don’t regret reading it. It’s far from my usual style, and I appreciate the chance to read something outside my comfort zone.

Final Rating: 3 stars!

Have you read I’m Not Your Pet or any other books in the Extra! Extraterrestrial series? Let me know your thoughts in the comments, especially if you loved it more than I did!