Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Barbarian's Beloved

The more times I read this book, the more I like it. This is one of the less plot plot-heavy IPB books, but in exchange the character work developing Ariana and Zolaya is phenomenal. Their son Analay is adorable, too, with his emerging “knowing” powers. There are some timeline inconsistencies with the other books. Without them, I would probably give this a full five stars.

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l_piller's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

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challenging emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my definite favorite book in this series so far. In fact it will most likely be very difficult to top this one for me.

I absolutely adored Zolaya and Ariana and of course they're little boy Analay. They're the sweetest family and I loved seeing the start of Analay's knowing sense.

I also absolutely loved how patient and understanding Zolaya is when it comes to Ariana's anxiety. Even before they resonate he's the first one to go up to her to see if she's okay, rather than get annoyed and frustrated by her crying like the others did. He showed up as her friend first and foremost and that's what I really enjoyed about him. They are my absolute favorite couple in this series.

It goes without saying that I would highly recommend this book.

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hazelgirl21's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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ehmannky's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-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? Yes

3.75

Honestly, love that Dixon included someone experiencing mental health struggles, loved going back to our gang when they were at the beginning of the series, had a good time learning that Ariana's kid is also maybe psychic...but Ariana and Zolaya are still like a B-list couple at best in terms of IPB lore.

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

This was fine. I didn’t care for this story as much as others because despite the reasoning Ariana’s character was really annoying to me. Her mate was really sweet and lovely though. Also the timing of this book was funky although I understand stylistically why the author did it but it was different.

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sammba's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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