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Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon

78 reviews

readasadoornail's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was one of my faves out of the series so far! Though at times Tiffany frustrated me, I understand that she came from a place of unmeasurable trauma. That being said, the “contest” was a hard plot point to get through haha. It was pretty agonizing. But as usual with these books, I really enjoyed the male lead! And with this book, I thought Tiffany’s backstory was heartbreaking and root-worthy. It was beautiful to see her come into her own.
And holy hell were the sex scenes HOT.

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kawooreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

While the story ended up being just fine in the end, I am beginning to feel like these characters do not really have that much depth and I should stop trying to find it. Tiffany is described as a "dark-skinned girl" with curly black hair. Other than that description there is really nothing about her that deviates from the other women who have already been part of this series. They all seem to be the same woman experiencing a bunch of different circumstances, their reactions, jokes, sarcasm, sex talk, etc is the same throughout. Nobody really talks much about who they were before being abducted. Everyone just accepte their fate and moves forward. Probably doesn't help that I am listening to the audiobooks which are narrated by the same gal/guy in every book so I am worried all the characters are just gonna blob together further down the line. The spice was okay, a bit more delicate than before but thats to be expected considering the trauma Tiffany has been through. I guess what I am trying to say is enjoy these books for what they are, surface deep....this one was just fine I would check content warnings for this one too.

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jenna36's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

I read this one pretty fast because I have been waiting for the Book 7 pairing since book 3 or 4. That being said, I liked the romantic pairing in this book, as well as the advances in the overall plot.

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I always start my reviews with ‘I really enjoyed this!’ But it’s just honest lol. Reading about her past sexual abuse was difficult and the resulting ptsd but I love how gentle her mate was to her and I love how their love story progressed and I loved this HEA so much and also the couple of Josie POVs setting up for the next book 😃

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mindsorceress's review

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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colorsofconner's review

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medium-paced

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

4.0

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ehmannky's review

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emotional 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

4.5

This is such a fun series. I'm impressed with the way that Dixon takes what has basically been the same premise and put a fun twist on each of the installment of the series. Tiffany is a great lead, and I was surprised that Dixon went into the effects that the trauma of their entire abduction experience had on the characters. Salukh was a fine male lead, not my favorite but he was great for her.

Anyways, I am stoked for Josie and Haedan's story in the next one. I loved the inclusion of her POV at the end.

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delvie's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Look, all these books are a reach, but this one is slightly more reach-y. Does that make sense?

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dasatain's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

3.5

**Barbarian’s Prize by Ruby Dixon**, MF, Ice Planet Barbarians #5, aliens, 3.5/5 ⭐️. At this point I know what I’m in for with each book — good sense of humor, entertaining characters, big blue aliens, etc, and I’m here for it. Do note that this book dealt more directly with trauma (cw: previous sexual assault) than some of the previous books so it wasn’t as purely escapist for me.

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andreamargarita's review

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funny hopeful 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

3.5

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