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Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

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karouty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I liked the book but not as much as the first one. I can't pinpoint exactly what didn't make love it as much but still, it was a great ride!

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fartbart's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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lenireadssometimes's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Just as good as the first book, I can’t believe how invested I got in the story (especially at the end) but here we are ig

First, I love how each book (at least so far) doesn’t just revolve around the main couple and that’s it, but that other characters (mainly the main characters for the next book) are also introduced and we first get to know them through the eyes of the current protagonists - makes it even more fun to read the next book because you already feel like you know the characters a bit, but now get to know what’s actually going on inside them

Liz is such a fun protagonist, her snide comments about everything genuinely made me laugh while reading and didn’t come off as edgy or cringey
And although her character was written to act basically in the opposite way to Georgie in the first book and to want different things than the other girls as well, Liz didn’t have any of those “I’m not like other girls” monologues going on, which I really appreciated lol

The romance and how their relationships progresses was also just really fun to read, has that whole enemies-to-lovers trope going on and the characters really grew on me while reading
Still not a fan of the whole family/babies trope, but it’s inevitable with this series so whatever, although the pregnancy was used as a little more of a plot device in this book which I didn't really like

Also also didn’t expect to find some form of social-political commentary/conflict in these books, but hey, world building in the alien sex books who am I to complain, I actually quite enjoyed that the main conflict at the end related back to Raahosh’s past as opposed to being due to a conflict between him and Liz and it was nice reading how invested Liz was in him and their relationship as well

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This is another entertaining book. Liz and Raahosh are great. I loved the banter between the two and I love how Liz fought for their relationship when they get taken back to the tribe, and how all Raahosh cares about is that Liz is safe happy and taken care of. They both may be very stubborn but they're perfect together. I'm really enjoying this series so far and can't wait to get into the third book.

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smithrachaelynn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Re-reading to annotate my physical copy. This book has such a different tone than book one. A lot more character development. Both Raahosh and Liz have some big character flaws or trauma they’re working through, which makes their connection a lot more deep. I remember Liz’s personality and wit being a bit distracting, but for some reason on this re-read, while I found her funny, I also saw the vulnerability through her humor.

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singingshooter's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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charhollyx's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I really liked the first but I enjoyed this one a lot more. Quality humour and funny one liners with a light hearted, shockingly interesting plot - great read

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