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robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What It’s About: Pashov doesn’t remember the arrival of the humans on the ice planet after his accident during the earthquake, which means he doesn’t remember his mate or his son. Stacy isn’t sure how to deal with the loss of her mate, because while he might be standing right in front of her, he’s not the same anymore.
Spice Level: A little sad, even though it is incredibly hot.
Realism: There hasn’t been a whole lot of real tragedy on the ice planet, beyond the initial landing, so while this was a hard one to read, it was also new and different. It was heartbreaking to read about both Stacy and Pashov’s feelings and see them struggle to reconnect and build a new life together.
Trope Alert: Amnesia alert! I’ll admit that this is usually one of my least favorite tropes, but honestly, if Ruby does it, I’ll give anything a chance.
Trigger Warnings: Brain injury and memory loss.
Final Thoughts: I liked that there wasn’t a quick fix for this problem. Avid Ruby readers know that the khui can cure a lot, but it’s actually kind of nice that it can’t fix everything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
kb33's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, and Grief
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
km_reads_and_edits's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
M/F sci-fi romance.
Probably my least favourite novel of the series, to be honest. I was really excited by the premise but unsure about the execution. I sympathised with Stacy's heartbreak over her mate losing his memory, and was looking forward to the ensuing angst.
However, all their early arguments felt a bit forced to me. I'm not sure how necessary it was, narratively speaking, to have them bicker in order to create angst. The angst was already there in the premise. And my frustration at Stacy's snappiness ended up detracting from my original sympathy.
I also cringed a lot at the miscommunication trope thrown in at the end.
I am still having fun with this series overall though and will be continuing with it.
Probably my least favourite novel of the series, to be honest. I was really excited by the premise but unsure about the execution. I sympathised with Stacy's heartbreak over her mate losing his memory, and was looking forward to the ensuing angst.
However, all their early arguments felt a bit forced to me. I'm not sure how necessary it was, narratively speaking, to have them bicker in order to create angst. The angst was already there in the premise. And my frustration at Stacy's snappiness ended up detracting from my original sympathy.
I also cringed a lot at the miscommunication trope thrown in at the end.
I am still having fun with this series overall though and will be continuing with it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy
Animal death trigger because they hunt to survive in this world. There's no gory details though, don't worry.stupidcat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail
bbygirl21's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a pretty entertaining read. Ever since the last book I was waiting to be able to pick this one up, I really wanted to know how Stacy and Pashov would handle pashov's injury and memory loss. And it definitely didn't disappoint.
I felt all the emotions with them. I hated that they had to deal with him not remembering their entire time together. They're one of the sweetest couples and I just wanted them to be happy again. It was interesting to see how they reconnect and come together again. I was hoping right along with them that his memories would resurface. <Spoiler>And it made me so happy to see him getting little snippets of them here and there but also really frustrating when they'd be gone just as fast as they came. By the end we get to see that his memories are slowly coming back even if they're not as fast as everyone would want them to.
It was also great seeing a more in depth view into everyone's new home and to see how quickly the tribe are able get back on their feet with such a small space of time left before the brutal season hit them.
Overall this was a sweet and very easy read. There wasn't a lot of action in this one, just everyone finding their way again and coming together in a new and better way.
I felt all the emotions with them. I hated that they had to deal with him not remembering their entire time together. They're one of the sweetest couples and I just wanted them to be happy again. It was interesting to see how they reconnect and come together again. I was hoping right along with them that his memories would resurface. <Spoiler>And it made me so happy to see him getting little snippets of them here and there but also really frustrating when they'd be gone just as fast as they came. By the end we get to see that his memories are slowly coming back even if they're not as fast as everyone would want them to.
It was also great seeing a more in depth view into everyone's new home and to see how quickly the tribe are able get back on their feet with such a small space of time left before the brutal season hit them.
Overall this was a sweet and very easy read. There wasn't a lot of action in this one, just everyone finding their way again and coming together in a new and better way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
Memory loss, brain injurytostita's review
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
As a serious Ice Planet fan, I’ve read this book at least four times now, probably more. Unfortunately, I like it less each time. Stacy is such a bad partner to Pashov. He has suffered a life threatening head injury and is missing several years of his memories, and she’s upset with him because he can’t just pop back to his pre-injury self. Instead of helping him recover and adjust to his new reality, she decides to withhold herself—and their son!— until he goes back to the way he was before, as if he had any control over the process. Weirdly, other members of the tribe also seem to blame Pashov for the distance between them, with many people chiding him to try harder and absolutely no one pointing out to Stacy that her icing him out is wildly unfair and counterproductive to helping him recover his memories, if that’s possible. I did like the interaction with the metlaks—I’m fascinated by them—and consider them the highlight of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
littlewishling's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
I thought this was really sweet. I definitely felt the main ‘conflict’ went back and forth a bit too much but otherwise it was lovely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
martamae77's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
robinsong's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
ehmannky's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think this is the first of the series where I actually didn't care for the heroine at all. Personally, I felt that Stacy could have made literally any effort to connect or like try to understand Pashov not being able to remember and the frustrations that came with that. Pashov was the best, big fan of him. Anyway, I'm very excited for the next installments of the book, and I love that our crew has running water again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail