Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

42 reviews

golden_like_dior's review

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

5.0


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melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Originally read: July ‘21
Spice: 2.5 🌶

This is a reread since I bought the physical book with a new cover and I still love the relationship between Georgie and Vektal. Their original “meeting” was pretty funny and their language barrier made their interactions humorous especially from his pov where he’s trying to understand what she’s saying. I tabbed the hell out of this book and for good reason. Their were a lot of spicey scenes throughout the book along with funny and romantic moments between the duo and the side characters and even some sad sappy moments when they talk about the possibility of her going back to earth if she had the chance.

I liked the world building in the book and the descriptive language used when mentioning the setting as well as what the aliens and other wildlife looked like on this other planet. 

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stablebiscuit's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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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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sydneylive's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • 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

3.0


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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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kbairbooks's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

Well hot damn. I finally gave in to the hype and wooooooooooie! This book was sexy, fun, surprisingly…. Dare I say realistic? I dunno I really enjoyed it and I’m about to start book 2 right away.

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kowai_mangl's review

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

3.0

It was very... uh.. weird... to say the least.... 

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veeronald's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
More than a little disappointed in this book because although it's kinky and silly and has characters who genuinely care about each other, it's really tone deaf to context and content. It's a dumpster fire for lack of consent, so as much as individual circumstances are cute or sexy, viewed in context they're... uncomfortable.

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