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Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon

5 reviews

roorooreads's review

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

3.0

I feel like this could have been half as long and still gotten the point across. It was very emotional though and I choked up a bit at times with the deep sadness out FMC felt.
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kb33's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This isn't a spoiler because it's talked about in other books, but here's a TW/content description for those who wonder if they should skip this book: Asha and Hemalo had a baby who was born early and only survived a few hours. Their grief tore them apart, and they are separated at the beginning of this book. The death of the infant is not described on page, but it is frequently mentioned, and Asha's grief is described in detail. This is a spoiler:
In the epilogue there is a detailed childbirth scene of their second child, who is born healthy.
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tostita's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Asha and Hemalo’s story is one of the most moving tales in the entire series. The push and pull between the two estranged resonance mates and their grief as bereaved parents is so deftly portrayed. If this book were only about them I would give it five stars, no question. Unfortunately there is a third POV from Claire that repeatedly interrupts the main story. Even worse, that storyline attempts to gaslight the reader into believing that Claire and Bek didn’t work out as a couple because they were just a bad match and acts like Bek never behaved abusively toward her, attempting to isolate her and badgering her into compliance with his demands. Still, the main story between Asha and Hemalo is so exquisite that this book is well worth reading more than once (though you can safely skip the Claire/Bek chapters, in my opinion).
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robinsong's review against another edition

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

3.0

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

At first Asha’s personality was coming across similar to Liz’s for me but then as we discussed grief and loss and how different people handle those things it morphed for me. I really enjoyed finally reading about her and hemalo  working through their problems and coming together and their happily ever after was so freaking happy I legitimately almost started tearing up. I also liked that Asha was able to go and protect him and they were able to be there and nurture other living beings. Oh and I liked Claire’s POV’s and her friendship with Asha. what a lovely read!
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