Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

116 reviews

planetofblank's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Grief, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

crinkledmochi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

UM…. no thoughts, head empty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Trafficking

anniefizzell's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

This was a fun, weird, easy read. I got through it in one day. Not sure I’ll ever read it again, haha, but it kept me entertained while I’m laid up with an injury. The romance was quite a bit heavier on the sexy side than the romantic side, which isn’t necessarily my preference, so take that as you will. Be forewarned that there are some elements of non-consensual intimacy in this book, and even a (non-descriptive) r*pe (not between any main characters). The main character’s first interaction with her love interest is him giving her or*l as she wakes up from being unconscious. However, it is framed as a very sexy interaction, and the heroine enjoys it. Again, take that as you will. The story is so ridiculous in every way, that I decided not to take it too seriously, and I had a generally good time with it. Overall, based on my usual rating criteria, I gave this book 2.75 ⭐️. However, because I enjoyed the book, I bumped it up to 3 ⭐️, because I never give books I enjoy under 3⭐️. 
Tldr: Liked it, didn’t love it. It’s fun and silly—but check TWs!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Excrement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Abortion

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Sexism, Rape, Body horror, Death, and Trafficking

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Violence

PLEASE READ if you find SA triggering.

BIG note: consent is dubious in this novel. The love interest goes down on the heroine while she's unconscious the first time they meet due to what I can only call a cultural difference. She wakes up and ends up being ok with the situation, and they proceed to establish consent for every other sexual encounter, but this would definitely be triggering for a lot of people. There is also a r*pe scene very early on in the novel, though it is meant to be disturbing/sad (as it should). It isn't extremely graphic, but you know the gist of what's happening.

kaitielou's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Rape, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Death, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, and Sexual assault

taylorvalerie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Ice Planet Barbarians is an enthralling and unconventional sci-fi romance that will sweep readers away to a captivating world of ice and adventure. Stranded on a harsh and desolate planet, a group of human women find themselves rescued by a tribe of hulking, blue-skinned alien warriors. Dixon masterfully crafts a tale of survival, love, and discovery as the protagonists navigate cultural differences, intense attraction, and the dangerous secrets of their new home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Rape

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Excrement, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Abortion

paperpetal's review

fast-paced

1.5

Who?…What?….WHY?!!! I’ve read some strange things but I can not understand how so many people are in love with this series. 
I feel like if this had started off differently. A better sense of the world it takes place in, that it MIGHT have been better and more appealing. If in the book universe perhaps there was already knowledge of other universes with life. I know that would change the story, but maybe it would have been for the better. The repetitive nature of the language and long periods of lack of communication were tedious. I listened to the audio book and the voiceover work was comical and ridiculous.  The whole thing was so bad it was comical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Blood, Excrement, Gore, Rape, and Sexual content

jwrites's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Excrement, Sexual content, Cursing, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

mswarning's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I had zero expectations about this book. It was short and easily accessible through Libby, so I said, "Hey, what the hell? Let's see what I think." And of course, it's February. Love is in the air.

Not my first sci-fi romance with alien sex in it. This one feels relatively normal in terms of anatomical differences unlike, say, Anne Aguirre's Strange Love - which I also really liked. Audiobook was interesting, I definitely laughed in the car at the sudden-ness of the first sex scene. It was funny and cheesy.. and totally self-aware of the ridiculousness. I enjoyed that the alien abduction of women and then mating tropes were mixed up a bit. It wasn't just an alpha male, 'I'm claiming you and you don't have a choice' type story. There's enough of those out there if that's your thing, no judgement here.

Really important to check out the content warnings for this. I have mixed feelings about what happened on the ship. Was it necessary? Idk. How do I feel about what happened to that character?

Not great. It feels pretty convenient to have Dominique killed off.. because she likely would have had a more complicated reaction to being rescued why a bunch of blue alien dudes who just wanna resonate with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping and Animal death

Minor: Excrement