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allingoodtime's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? No
4.0
Since I have a very small budget for books, there are times I have to stop reading a series because it’s one I just cannot afford to buy. That was the fate of this series for a while as this book wasn’t available through any of the libraries I access. It seems they are being re-released through Berkley so I decided to check again. Yay! My library finally had this book. So after more than half a year, I’m able to pick back up with the Ice Planet Barbarians.
There are only two human women left who are not yet mated when this story picks up. There is speculation amongst the humans that Josie has not resonated because she has an IUD, whereas Tiffany is suffering from PTSD from her time on the ship of their abductors. The attention of the single sa-khui men is overwhelming to her and causes her great anxiety. It’s no wonder she hasn’t resonated. It doesn’t matter. Salukh knows Tiffany is meant to be his mate and he is oh-so-sweet with her.
While Salukh never pushes Tiffany, he is often sad that they haven’t resonated. He is more frustrated with himself and never lets it show with her. Being human myself (surprise!), I think it’s so much more romantic that he still holds such strong feelings for her without resonating. He loves her for her, not because he has an entity forcing the issue. This, in turn, has Tiffany falling in love with him because he treats her so well and is understanding of her needs.
I’m glad to be back in this world. It’s steamy and romantic, but also crazy and makes me laugh. There is something that happens to Josie at the end that had me cracking up because that’s just not how things work in real life, and that’s what makes it so fun to read. I may have to get KU again so I can read these books without such a big gap between them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Kidnapping
lilalhreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
ptolemaea's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
rachelwa's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
omg this might be one of my favorites from the series! I really love tiffany and salukh being the most patient and kind and understanding partners is so :’)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
Minor: Death of parent
jemworster's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This was just not my cup of tea. I really really wanted to like it based on the premise, but I found the internal dialogue of both characters very simplistic…and that’s a fair amount of the narration/storytelling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
kiteri's review
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
katiekeske's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this couple. Salukh is so sweet and patient. Tiffany was r@ped by the bad aliens before landing on Not-Hoth, so she has trauma she needs to work through. I appreciated that it took time for her to get used to Salukh, and that her trauma wasn't just immediately gone (which has seemed to happen in other books I've read with heroines who were r@ped).
I was a little surprised that this book seemed to jump over the stories of many other women finding their mates. Others are mentioned, and I assume we'll get to their books eventually. The jumping around in time just threw me a bit as well as the chapters with Josie. I know her book is next, and I just didn't expect her to have chapters in this one.
I was a little surprised that this book seemed to jump over the stories of many other women finding their mates. Others are mentioned, and I assume we'll get to their books eventually. The jumping around in time just threw me a bit as well as the chapters with Josie. I know her book is next, and I just didn't expect her to have chapters in this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
shaykay's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
In Barbarian Prize, we get to focus on Tiffany and Salukh as they try to navigate how to be together. We quickly learn that Tiffany is one of the last two human women who have not resonated. She had an extremely horrific time when she was on the green alien spaceship. All of the males have been hounding her, and it's been really weighing on her. She's scared that they will ultimately treat her as an object since they never try to just talk to her until Salukh. She mentions all the time throughout the book that if she was ever going to resonate, she really hoped it would be him since he is the only one that actually makes her feel cared about. It was fun to see her story play out since we followed the same formula that Kira's story did because she and Aehako didn't resonate right away, either. That is my favorite book in the series. This one is honestly tied for my favorite of the series now because I just really loved Tiffany's story. Both Tiffany and Kira had really strong storylines, and I really want to see if there are any others out there that have something similar. We are out of human women, too, so that means none of the others will have the background with the green aliens. I'm curious to know if they ever come back or if something even more tragic will happen to this tribe now that they are just starting to really rebuild.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping