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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
this is the first ruby book where i felt like she took the miscommunication trope and really ran with it — even more so than in the early books where there were language barriers.
i can excuse a language barrier situation — in fact i love them — but this installment in the icehome series is rife with the tedious kind of miscommunication — the type where neither party admits what they’re feeling, and instead relies on convoluted conflicts and ‘i want you’ ‘i don’t want you’ ‘i want you again’ ‘i’m scared’ back-and-forth tug-of-wars between the two characters.
daisy is not the most palatable of FMCs, and o’jek started out strong, but unraveled for me about halfway through. regardless, this was cute, but ultimately nothing particularly special.
i can excuse a language barrier situation — in fact i love them — but this installment in the icehome series is rife with the tedious kind of miscommunication — the type where neither party admits what they’re feeling, and instead relies on convoluted conflicts and ‘i want you’ ‘i don’t want you’ ‘i want you again’ ‘i’m scared’ back-and-forth tug-of-wars between the two characters.
daisy is not the most palatable of FMCs, and o’jek started out strong, but unraveled for me about halfway through. regardless, this was cute, but ultimately nothing particularly special.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I cackled at the epilogue with the introduction of a finger in the butt for the MMC
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
I can always count on these books to bring me joy! I loved Daisy and O’jek’s story! Who knew Daisy had all that determination and independence within her! And of course O’jek was so sweet and romantic. I also loved seeing the rest of the tribe seeing those happy couples and reading about their kits it was very heartwarming. I’m eager to read Flor’s story next!
Full disclosure, I finished this a few days ago and have kinda forgotten it, but it was pretty good.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve had difficulty finding sympathy for Daisy since she’s been part of Icehome. While this story helped me understand her more, I still didn’t feel I connected with the character how I would like to. On top of that, O’jek hasn’t been the most likable character either. Although I thought he was slowly coming around to being a kinder person lately. What that all means is I didn’t sink into this story as deeply as most of the other books in the series. Not that it wasn’t good, but it wasn’t great.
As I said, I haven’t been a fan of Daisy. In this story, she spends a lot of time still being self-centered. I don’t want to say selfish because it seemed she didn’t usually realize how she came across. Daisy’s growth in this book was one of the best things about this story for me. She started seeing how she was viewed by others and decided she didn’t want to be that way anymore. Especially once O’jek’s fears of losing someone he loves got in the way of their courtship.
O’jek had walls up that weren’t as obvious as Daisy’s problems. His upbringing and the fact that his mom fell into depression after she had to give up one of her children to the Outcast clan weighed on him more than he let on. So even though I didn’t fully connect with these characters, the stories they had to tell were interesting and important.
There is only one more book published in this series, but unless there is another spin-off series I don’t think it can be over. Can it?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Did I just enjoy reading a friends to lovers? Who am I? All this monster romance has fried my brain, obvi
2.5 / 5 Stars
4 / 5 Steam
I hated Daisy at the start of this series, and I still hated her by the end of this book. She's vapid, vane, lazy, and takes everyone for granted. In a world where everyone is doing what they can to survive...sitting there and looking pretty is a laughable personality.
I appreciated all the steamy scenes though. There were plenty of them and they were delicious. Honestly, if she had a personality transplant and became a decent human being, I probably would have given this 4 stars.
4 / 5 Steam
I hated Daisy at the start of this series, and I still hated her by the end of this book. She's vapid, vane, lazy, and takes everyone for granted. In a world where everyone is doing what they can to survive...sitting there and looking pretty is a laughable personality.
I appreciated all the steamy scenes though. There were plenty of them and they were delicious. Honestly, if she had a personality transplant and became a decent human being, I probably would have given this 4 stars.