Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

4 reviews

swolerabbit's review

dark funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

read this because i wanted to know what the absolute fuck was going on. i’d seen the memes, and curiosity got me.
but holy shit. i had such a fun time.

anyone reviewing this like it’s meant to be incredibly serious mind-blowing sci-fi literature is missing the point.
this is just a silly goofy time.

bonus points for endless star wars references. it’s what george would want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, Infertility, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexism, Kidnapping, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Suicide, Murder, and Animal death

m_lee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Vomit, Confinement, Animal death, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death, Child death, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Gore, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Blood, Grief, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Murder, Infertility, and Animal death

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

golden_like_dior's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, and Trafficking