Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - Ice Planet Barbarians

1.75 ⭐️, 4 🌶️

Characters: 0.25
The main characters were flat and I never felt compelled to be particularly sympathetic to them but I didn't hate them either. Side characters seemed much more promising.

Plot: 0.25
A little ridiculous and over the top in some areas

(e.g. the horrific sexual assault of a side character at the beginning of the book)

, Ice Planet Barbarians does have enough potential to lead into an enjoyable series even if the first book left a lot to be desired.

Pacing: 0.25
Faced paced but some how incredibly slow.

Writing style: 0.5
Could use some polish but not bad.

Vibes: 0.5
I enjoyed the world-building more than the characters, though the sci-fi aspects like the space ships were a bit uninspired.

Spice: 4 🌶️
Multiple vanilla scenes but he's alien who's got some fun bits and is completely devoted to her. Plus banging in furs by a fire has its atmospheric appeals.
Tropes: big blue alien, fated mates, he falls first, pregnancy, technically forced proximity

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ladola's review

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adventurous

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? No

3.5

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brittanyclary's review

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adventurous fast-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? No

4.0

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yoonkins's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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lauralouise93's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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thelongroadtosanity's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It's the perfect blend of plot, spice, and the adorable-ness that is Vektal. I was swept into the world from the very beginning and I literally cannot wait until I start the next book. (03/2024)

4 out of 5 stars

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alex_baker's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Overall the book was meh. I enjoyed the more survival focused bits of the book and the communication barrier between the humans and the aliens.

The sex scenes were...not my cup of tea. They were very...you know when you are making fun of bad heterosexual erotica and how to guy has a 20ft dick and the woman orgasms in 2 seconds? That's what it seemed to be.

Also, I'm assuming this is a fault of the platform I listened to the audiobook (spotify) and not the actual book, but content warnings were not read. Which meant that in the first chunk of the book, I was suddenly thrust into a r*pe scene of a background character by, for lack of a better term, prison guard. I was not prepared AT ALL for that and although it didn't go into much detail--it was still a jarring scene to listen to when doing my dishes!

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