Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

116 reviews

wad3mil3sgarru2's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Grief, and Sexual assault

bohboh's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I found out pretty quickly that I may not be the target audience for this novel, but wow is this really bad science fiction. The heroines are altogether helpless in pretty much everything, the writing leaves you cringing every few pages, and it's absolutely awash with overdone romance and fiction tropes. 

Dixon was able to at least make an interesting alien planet that feels filled with awesome alien flora and fauna, but her writing fails to capitalize on that and suffers from some pretty glaring ethical murkiness in the romantic themes she chose. Half of the story is told from the male alien's perspective: He is the definition of no-thoughts-head-empty, immediately "love-at-first-sight" for the female lead, and ultimately not interesting. I highly recommend reading anything else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Violence

ohsunnyaa's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Pregnancy

e11e_reads's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Confinement

Minor: Rape, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Trafficking, and Excrement

lolalastname's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

A friend of mine has been a fan of this series for years and I finally decided to give it a try. I was surprised how much fun this book was to read! The mixture of fluff, smut, adventure, and humor is a slam dunk. After spending the past month in the trenches of reading dark romances, it’s so refreshing that the lead couple actually likes each other.

I’m not normally a fan of science fiction (particularly because the intense world building can be so overwhelming when starting a new series), but the gradual build up of the story makes this novel’s setting an easy one to explore and get lost in.

TL;DR: Loved it and downloading book 2 as I type

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Abortion, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

lifeonasofa's review

adventurous dark medium-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

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars

Why did I enjoy this book? 😅

✨ Spoilers ✨
I mean there were things I didn’t enjoy. I’d recommend skipping THAT scene right at the start (it destroys the tone of the book - checks TWs). There’s insta love, a pregnancy trope and it’s all around a bit weird. 🤔

But, I couldn’t help but speed read this in a day. It was quite refreshing after some pretty heavy chunky reads. I’ve never read anything like it. Turns out alien smut isn’t a total no - who knew? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also shout out to the illustrator of these covers - absolutely stunning 🏔️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Excrement, Animal death, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

trayslays's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Excrement

sophieve's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.75

I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. I expected a quick, trashy, indulgent read. It was that but I also found that I truly enjoyed the story. I felt tense about the characters’ survival, I thought they were lovable characters, I laughed at some genuinely funny moments, and so on. The communication barrier and the short term threat to the survival of the humans on the planet added to the intensity of the love story. The only reason I didn’t give a full 5 stars is because there were some cringe moments too.

mainly the instant pregnancy and the way she was like “oh no, I’m late, I’m definitely pregnant.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Excrement

Minor: Pregnancy

thewellreadlabrador's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

kylieshart's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick and easy read. It was quite spicy. I liked it and would continue with the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Trafficking, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Excrement

Georgie is abducted by aliens and drugged and kidnapped to be sold to another species along with a bunch of other women. They are confined together in a cell and have a bucket to use the bathroom in. Some of the women are raped by their captives for screaming, not the MC though so it is not as descriptive. The cell gets stranded on an ice planet and Georgie is saved by a native on the planet.