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Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

118 reviews

skm's review

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adventurous tense 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? No

3.0


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kuhnja's review

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Starts with abduction and rape and continues with nonconcentual sex. Was not prepared and did not appreciate. Also if you’re looking for spice it doesn’t really start until halfway through and you have to slog through the feeble story and terrible writing. DNF do not recommend. There’s better spice out there without a side of rape

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ashleybeereads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? No

5.0

Note that there is some dubious consent towards the beginning of the book. Even though that would normally really bother me or make me DNF, in this case it was easier to look past because of the language and cultural differences between the aliens and humans.

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queengaynor's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense 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


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rensreading's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

it is 1:19am and i have just finished my first alien smut novel, give me 8 hours of sleep to collect my thoughts.

OKAY! so! im glad she took out the non-con scene for the special edition but we have to address the dub-con. i genuinely don’t believe someone who has just been caught in a literal hunting snare after being kidnapped from her own bed, being forced to witness many scenes of sexual assault, and then murdering one of the living beings that violated them would react the way geogie did when she wakes up to some unknown huge blue alien eating her out.

i get that sexual pleasure can be intense, more so for others, but to disregard all the non consensual stuff she’s been through and seen in a short amount of time just to get it on with the first person who is nice to her? something about that just gives me the ick.

also, all the violence against women specifically made me so uncomfortable. i had an idea of it after reading the synopsis of the story but it definitely didn’t give me the full picture as actually reading the story did.

as the story goes on, yes i see that vektal does actually care about georgie and their language barrier does keep them from communicating the finer points of their conversations and arguments but the way he described the mate bond between them screams of sexism and misgony. in a way, it feels like the author was trying so hard to not exhibit those ideals and ended up circling back to them anyway.

plot was there but definitely not the main focus. the writing style was a little too ya for the adult book it is so i didnt particularly enjoy that. its not bad, but it definitely needs a lot of work.

the sex scenes were a delight once you got past the dubious consent elements and simply for that, i give this 3 stars

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meggs1005's review

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adventurous funny 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? No

4.0


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francestea's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
A quick read and pretty much exactly what you’d expect. 

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house_of_hannah's review

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adventurous dark funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

 What can I say ? I read it for the meme...and ended up pleasantly surprised ! This ended up being way more of a survival story than I expected. There's even some horror elements that caught me off guard and made me squirm.

As a content warning: Yes, there is a brief rape scene in the beginning. There's actually an author's note before the story with content warnings, and her explanation for the darker tone in this one. Essentially this whole book is about a group of abducted women who end up on the brink of death trying to survive on a planet covered in snow.

With saying that...the spicy scenes don't feel misplaced or awkward. There's actually a lovely buildup of sexual tension between the two MCs. The woman, Georgie, is constantly putting the other women before herself, and getting physical isn't the main priority.

The writing does leave a lot to be desired, and the style reminds me of when I read fanfic as a teenager. However, there is actually a plot ! The banter between the women is also quite funny, and I found myself laughing out loud several times.

If you're looking for some smut that's more than just the MCs getting into each other's pants, then I'd recommend giving this one a try. You might find yourself as surprised as I was, and I'm really tempted to pick up book two ! 

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ashleyvharris's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

There’s one reason people are reading this book… and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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rebeccajost's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75


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