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Angie's Gladiator by Ruby Dixon

zeya333's review

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challenging emotional funny slow-paced

4.0

barbarzynka's review against another edition

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3.0

Niestety, jestem w ciągu......

allisonraderreads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

“I want no female but Angie. When I think of kissing another female, my spirit sickens. When I think of protecting her, I feel complete. Like I am where I should be."


This was a cute story and was written well and was smutty. It wasn't one of my favorites in the series but it was good!

allingoodtime's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been curious about Angie since she came out of stasis on the Ice Planet. The story of her pregnancy and who/what her child ended up being was not what I expected, but I was satisfied with the explanation. The real story here, in my mind, is the story of Vordis and his struggles with being a clone, a slave, and a warrior. There is so much that has been embedded in his psyche from years of being told what to do and when to do it, how to feel, and how to act. It’s no wonder he, and his clone/brother Thrand, have a hard time figuring things out when it comes to their individuality and what that individuality means for their relationship to each other.

Don’t get me wrong, this story is a romance between Angie and Vordis. He is infatuated with her but doesn’t see that she is also smitten with him. The chip on his shoulder from all the years of being interchangeable with his clone has put his self-worth in the gutter so he often thinks he is insulting Angie when his personality comes through in his time with her. Vordis is so thoughtful and sweet, it’s no wonder Angie falls for him.

I love the constant world-building that is going on in this series. You can see threads of stories already read that overlap, as well as the beginnings of other stories yet to be told. 

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katrina_ingram's review against another edition

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4.0

I have missed being in this world so much!!! I love the sweet innocent of these barbarian men, I love the patience and kindness from the women, I love the found family vibes. They always make me laugh too, this one was the knock knock jokes, Vordis had me roaring laughing. I can’t wait to carry on the series. 

mjgarcia193's review against another edition

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

4.0

Honestly, I really liked this one. I read it super fast. Angie and Vordis's story was really sweet. I loved the brother aspect as well. And the way Vordis immediately referred to Glory as his daughter? Sooooo sweet and cute

allyreadsromance's review against another edition

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5.0

Angie & Vordis

Yaaaay I was so excited to read about Angie’s baby and Mate! There were so many surprises that made me extra love this story. I was hopefully this would be a MFM but Ruby made it clear that it wouldn't be and I really agree with her reasoning❤️

pjmarkiewicz's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

blackbirdiebooks's review against another edition

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3.0

Okay well it wasn’t the best ice planet book I’ve read. Or the best couple, Angie was a little annoying with the random shit she would get mad about. Boring filler. I expected more baby - baby daddy moments. More pregnancy stuff that wasn’t her just hating the pregnancy. The spice was disappointing

beccavivian's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-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

3.5