All I Want for Christmas is a Utahraptor is a lovely quick smutty read for those who are in the mood for a dinosaur Christmas twist.

A fast read, this friends-to-lovers, interspecies smut is engaging and a bit tantalizing. Of course we start in the big city where the rich boyfriend is giving gifts that make our FMC rethink what she wants out of life. When she returns home to Utah, her thoughts are filled with her old friend (a dinosaur with downy feathers). When he comes to wish happy holidays to her family, he takes our FMC on a trip down memory lane that also ends with her clothes on the floor, only to have the boyfriend show up…

Although this story does have a decent plot, I do wish that we would have gotten a little more spice, or at least more than one spicy scene. That said, the entire book was worth the read just for the trigger warnings at the front.

I am sharing my unbiased review from receiving a copy on NetGalley.

I always get so excited when Faust has a new book out. They are always a lot of fun and never fail to give me a chuckle. Lola Faust knows exactly what she's doing with books like this and its obvious she is just having fun with it. She is probably the queen of just vibing and I love her writing for it.
If you want a hallmark movie but with dinos this is for you! Just remember keep an open mind and have fun with these books.

Wow.
Once again Lola Faust has written one of the best books I’ve ever read. A short holiday story ala hallmark that introduces us to Holly- a human woman who sells shit on Etsy. And Rocky- an endearing, polite, gentle, 12 foot tall Utahraptor (had no idea that was a type of dinosaur)
If you like mild spice (think Texas Pete) this is the story for you.

Well done Ms. Faust. Well done

Lola Faust writes interesting books and everything I read one, I'm still surprised at it. Although the book moved super fast, I still enjoyed it.

All I want for Christmas are more books by Lola Faust. These are quicckly becoming some of my favorite guilty pleassures and I don't feel guilty at all for liking them, actually. they are fun and obviously ridiculous, but that is what makes them great. Every once and a while, you want to step outside of your "traditional" romance genres and read stuff that is just unexpected and wild and out there. And thank goodnesss for Lola Faust because you can never miss with any of the Dino Erotica books in her collection. I really appreciate the attention to detail and the personalities of the dinosaurs that she includes in her descriptions that just gives the stories a little something *extra*. Keep rocking on, Lola! Looking forward to seeing what you put out next!

A really quick read that I picked up mostly out of curiosity and also because my friends insisted I had to - for their enjoyment. It was a wild ride and I really did not know what to expect from a book where the main love interest is a dinosaur but it was differently different than anything I've read before. This book was not written for me, but it could be fun for someone who is more into this type of thing looking for a quick read!! The plot of the story was a little all over the plots in general (Holly's feelings towards her boyfriend are not well defined and seem to change at the drop of a hat?) once I got over the shock of it all, but I suppose the story wasn't written to be a literature masterpiece but rather a quick tale of forbidden reptilian romance.

Je remercie NetGalley de m'avoir donné ce livre en échange d'une critique honnête sur Goodreads et NetGalley.

Ce livre était divertissant et étonnamment bien écrit. Je l'ai commencé par curiosité après avoir entendu parler de livres similaires sur TikTok (notamment par Unfortunate Reads).

Je dois avouer que je n'aurais jamais imaginé qu'il y aurait tant de détails dans les scènes de smut. J'ai trouvé ça vraiment malaisant et icky. Cette partie n'était pas pour moi du tout. J'aurais vraiment pensé que le livre était une parodie et qu'il n'y aurait rien de si explicite que ça. En tout cas chères lecteurs et lectrices vous êtes averti.es.

Le début de l'histoire je l'ai trouvé divertissant. Il y avait des parties cute de romance. Sinon les personnages étaient étonnamment bien écrits et avaient une backstory. Je ne l'ai pas vu venir.

J'ai aimé la fin. Je crois que vu le livre c'était la meilleure fin possible.

Bref je crois que ce livre est bien pour ce type de livre. Je recommande ce livre uniquement aux personnes qui aiment ce genre de livres. Pour les personnes qui n'ont jamais lu ce genre de livre... à lire à vos risques et périls.

I can;t decide if this was the best or worst thing I've read all year. If youre into interspecies smut and large, dripping members, this is totally for you. Oh and there are mormons. Mormons screwing dinosaurs. Actually it's definitely the best thing I've read all year. Merry Christmas!

This was somehow everything I expected it to be, better, and worse all at the same time. I mean it’s dinosaur smut, what else could you imagine, but it’s also about rejecting toxic people in your life and choosing to be you no matter how weird your sex life is despite your toxic ex boyfriend and your Mormon parents. Go girl! Get you some!

The writing was okay, lacking but it did the job. The storytelling was fluid, and kept moving easily. Despite it all, I did love the main character in this story better than in WHAS. At the end of the day 3/5 stars.

That was something that I read. It wasn’t necessarily my thing, but it wasn’t bad. I was kind of expecting dinosaur shifters? But this is straight up dinosaurs. I like monster romance, but unexpected. Some of the language was a little awkward, but overall this is a fun holiday read.

I first read Lola last year and let me tell you . . . it was the beginning of a roller coaster I still find myself on sometimes.

This story was cute. It was that classic Faust dino love story with a holiday twist. The main character Holly is back in her home town and reconnects -- in more ways than one -- with her dino pal from high school. The imagery *chef's kiss* I was talking about it in multiple Discord servers and now I must end this review so I can go and tell many people to read this book, because how could you not?

Fully went into this not knowing what to expect but it was a joy to read

I’ve seen a couple of Lola’s books about and seen some good reviews for them so when I saw it was on NetGalley I knew I had to pick it up

If you’re looking for a quick, kind of festive, surprisingly cute, dinosaur romance I do recommend

- dinosaur smut??(spice is literally only in one chapter )
- novella
- ‘it’s always been you’ vibes

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the arc- all opinions are my own

Ok, so I saw this come up on my Netgallery and decided that I just had to read it to see what the hell it was all about.
Just in case you had the same kinds of questions as me, here’s one I will answer for you (but for the rest you’ll just have to read the story). No, the dinosaur is not a kind of were-dinosaur that turns into a human. He stays a dinosaur the whole time.

For me personally, there was a bit too many food references for me to really enjoy this to its full potential. I was eating my lunch while reading the sentence “…a glorious fount of meat-breath that bathed her face in a delicate mist of saliva.” and I’m pretty sure fish sauce is now ruined for me.

The list of trigger warnings was extensive, though I take offence that someone might be triggered simply by the mention of Australians. 😅 If, like me, you aren’t a dinosaur nerd, swipe to see what a Utahraptor looks like.

Thanks to #NetGallery and the publisher. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Genre: Romance/Fantasy/Sci-Fi?? Dino erotica??
Format: Digital
POV: Single
Spice: 🌶️ /5
Age suggestion: 18+

This story temporarily cured my seasonal depression. Although this was a short read, it was very entertaining. I found Holly’s character compelling—coming from an LDS background combined with her open-mindedness. (The existence of the Thads does raise many questions about how the labels were distributed, but I digress). The “spicy” part of the book did have me laughing, I will admit. I do have a vague interest in a sequel.

In no world do I recommend this as a serious read, but if you’re in for a fun story, weird spice, and dinosaurs, it’s a solid read.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

This was great. I always have a fantastic time when I'm reading anything written by Lola Faust. This was short and hilarious. I definitely wanted to punch the Thad's in the face, but Rocky the Utahraptor dealt with them pretty well.

And the little marriage at the end... STOP IT. So cute.

ARC REVIEW: The last thing I expected when I received this holiday story was a steamy story of a Mormon woman and the dinosaur she’s always loved. It was over before I was ready for it to end and left me stunned and impressed at the story. The author is amazing with her words, and I often found myself having to record some of the phrases she used to ping them at my friends to try to get them to read it. It was laugh out loud funny and an entertaining read for a brief holiday love story.

Okay, so... I initially scrolled past this title and then ended coming back to it, because 'what if' and all I can say is that my curiosity is definitely satisfied...

I didn't know what to expect, going into this 43 page book. This had elements that were great, some interesting characters and posed some great philosophical and societal questions.

However, and im guessing this is the bit that everyone is wondering about, the spice... Now before I continue, I'm not here to kink shame anyone, but before even reading this, I knew dinosaur/human relations, was not me. The logistics of it is just.... ahem. Yes.
Some of descriptions used were also, not ideal, such as the colour of his appendage being 'cantaloupe'. And referring to her area as 'love-swamp'

If you're looking for something completely left of field, something to knock you out of a reading slump or to simply enjoy with friends. This one is for you

As someone who loves to read stories that are totally out of left field, I knew I had to read this from how hard the title made me laugh.

Totaling 42 pages, this story is a quick read. I spent the entire time cringing or giggling profusely. Ugly expensive meat necklace? Gross. Jerky rich “un-laws?” Eek. Rocky’s breath being described both sweet and meaty? Trying to imagine that in the slightest made me sickened but curious all the same. And THE SEX SCENE? ARMPIT LICKING?? LOVE-SWAMP??? I didn’t have those on my 2023 “what the hell did I just read” bingo card until today. I almost kind of miss the person I was twenty minutes ago before reading this. But the best part about the whole book is the fact that I now absolutely MUST read the rest of this author’s work. It reads very satirical and honestly it works as it’s own flavour of literature, much like watching old cheesy science fiction films on cable.

This is perfect for anyone in need of a short read in the waiting room before your dentist appointment or at the bus stop, as long as your poker face is immaculate. 3/5 stars, would probably read again when in need of an easy mood lifter.

I think I made a mistake when I downloaded the book just by reading the description and without doing any research on the author and her other books. Though I was really intrigued by paranormal romance with a dinosaur, this book was horrible and there was no authenticity in any of the pages. Going with a 1 star because this book was an utter disappointment.

Yes, I know, this is a conscious choice I made.

Our Utahraptor is sentient here (unlike the Triceratops book I read earlier this year) and went to high school with human, Holly. Her long term relationship is not going well, and she runs back into 12 FOOT TALL Rocky when she visits her hometown. And immediately jumps into bed with him.

Which…was interesting; the mechanics of it, the awkwardly and unsexy descriptions (meat breath, anyone??), the sprinkling of Mormonism. All I Want for Christmas is Utahraptor was a whirlwind of…things. I did love how Rocky was all about consent. Not so much how Holly was still in a relationship while doing the dirty with Rocky. Like I get it girl, you’re planning to break up—but you haven’t so take a look at yourself mmkay.

All in all, Rocky was a cinnamon roll despite being a giant, carnivorous predator but I can’t get past his meat breath kisses.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial for the review copy.