Scan barcode
elisabeth31's review against another edition
3.0
All these girls have hardcore stockholm syndrom via a space worm parasite…… im not mad about it
molander's review against another edition
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
wmyoung's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? No
3.0
hollyplayer's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Light easy read. I think I liked this one better than the first partially because I liked Liz's spunk haha.
sklus's review against another edition
4.0
Oops how did this end up on my read list. I certainly didn't read this (okay I did and it was fun but also deeply problematic so probably don't read it I have no idea why I enjoyed it. TikTok convinced me to read it and it was a mistake)
llamalluv's review against another edition
4.0
I always love a good romance with Beauty and the Beast beats. In this edition of the Ice Planet saga, Ruby Dixon has set up a hostile attraction between Liz, the mouthiest (and to this point the nerdiest) of the kidnapped women, and Raahosh, an alien whose name transliterates to "Angry One Who Growls" (according to Kira, another kidnapped woman who is wearing an alien translator inelegantly "stapled" to her ear.)
Raahosh is not living under a witch's curse, but instead lives scars inside and out, caused by the tumultuous and unhappy mating of his parents, which ended in tragedy with the death of his mother shortly after his baby brother was born. He also suffers under a cloud of rejection and fear of rejection, due to being abandoned by his father at a very young age. Even his dusky grey blue skin seems to reflect his mental state, with Liz referring to him as Eeyore, A.A. Milne's eternally pessimistic, depressed, and gloomy donkey. He initially misunderstands Liz's rejection of the tribes rules designed to keep the female members safe as a rejection of him as a mate, so he kidnaps her to force her to yield to the call of the khui.
Liz is resistant to the entire idea of giving in to the khui (or cootie, as she dubs it). On earth, she was a bit of a tomboy, having been raised by a widowed dad that would take her along on the hunting excursions that kept her family fed. She was an active child and teen, enjoying sports and wood and metal shop classes and is a fount of Star Wars references; all the things that she could enjoy with her father. She bucks against the goad placed on her by the khui and the tribal customs: Women bear kits, so women must be protected in the shelter of the caves. As a woman raised to be independent and self sufficient in the outdoors, Liz is incensed at the idea that not only will the khui dictate to whom she will mate, but also what she's allowed to do with her life. She insists she will not submit to resonance to be stuck "barefoot and pregnant" in the tribal caves.
During their time in the wilderness, Raahosh and Liz come to learn to rely upon one another and fall in love, just in time for the rest of the tribe to uncover their hiding place and determine Raahosh must be punished for his crime by expulsion from the tribe. This leads Liz to lead a one woman protest for women's rights, which she does by sowing discord and making general chaos by setting up miscommunication between the original tribe and the new human members. She eventually resorts to devising her own plan to commit a crime so she can be reunited by being punished with exile as well.
Vektal, the tribal chief, comes to realize that while exile was a reasonable punishment for his father to impose upon Raahosh's father, because Vaashan's actions led directly to the death of Daya and their second kit, it doesn't fit this situation. So he is forced to rethink all of the old rules the tribe has been raised with, and flex a bit to the modern feminist human way of thinking.
Raahosh is not living under a witch's curse, but instead lives scars inside and out, caused by the tumultuous and unhappy mating of his parents, which ended in tragedy with the death of his mother shortly after his baby brother was born. He also suffers under a cloud of rejection and fear of rejection, due to being abandoned by his father at a very young age. Even his dusky grey blue skin seems to reflect his mental state, with Liz referring to him as Eeyore, A.A. Milne's eternally pessimistic, depressed, and gloomy donkey. He initially misunderstands Liz's rejection of the tribes rules designed to keep the female members safe as a rejection of him as a mate, so he kidnaps her to force her to yield to the call of the khui.
Liz is resistant to the entire idea of giving in to the khui (or cootie, as she dubs it). On earth, she was a bit of a tomboy, having been raised by a widowed dad that would take her along on the hunting excursions that kept her family fed. She was an active child and teen, enjoying sports and wood and metal shop classes and is a fount of Star Wars references; all the things that she could enjoy with her father. She bucks against the goad placed on her by the khui and the tribal customs: Women bear kits, so women must be protected in the shelter of the caves. As a woman raised to be independent and self sufficient in the outdoors, Liz is incensed at the idea that not only will the khui dictate to whom she will mate, but also what she's allowed to do with her life. She insists she will not submit to resonance to be stuck "barefoot and pregnant" in the tribal caves.
During their time in the wilderness, Raahosh and Liz come to learn to rely upon one another and fall in love, just in time for the rest of the tribe to uncover their hiding place and determine Raahosh must be punished for his crime by expulsion from the tribe. This leads Liz to lead a one woman protest for women's rights, which she does by sowing discord and making general chaos by setting up miscommunication between the original tribe and the new human members. She eventually resorts to devising her own plan to commit a crime so she can be reunited by being punished with exile as well.
Vektal, the tribal chief, comes to realize that while exile was a reasonable punishment for his father to impose upon Raahosh's father, because Vaashan's actions led directly to the death of Daya and their second kit, it doesn't fit this situation. So he is forced to rethink all of the old rules the tribe has been raised with, and flex a bit to the modern feminist human way of thinking.
jtreinen20's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kimberlynicolee's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
sjmanfredi's review against another edition
4.0
Liz is my favorite!
I didn't think it was possible, but this was even better than the 1st book. I loved Liz and Raahosh so damn much but Liz a lot more. She is sarcastic, spunky, funny, and so damn strong. The start of their “relationship” was rocky and even though Raahosh was stubborn and a little “me man women mine”, you got to see so much more of his development and how strong and loyal he really was. This one is so far one of my favorites.
Also loved how this book picks up a little before book 1 ended. I will forever be calling the Khui cootie.
I didn't think it was possible, but this was even better than the 1st book. I loved Liz and Raahosh so damn much but Liz a lot more. She is sarcastic, spunky, funny, and so damn strong. The start of their “relationship” was rocky and even though Raahosh was stubborn and a little “me man women mine”, you got to see so much more of his development and how strong and loyal he really was. This one is so far one of my favorites.
Also loved how this book picks up a little before book 1 ended. I will forever be calling the Khui cootie.