Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

110 reviews

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexism, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Violence, Grief, and Blood

georgiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Xenophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Pregnancy, Blood, and Vomit

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, and Violence

msturdy11's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Kidnapping

infectiousreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Barbarian Alien, Bk 2
Ruby Dixon
★★★★

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

quietmarki's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death, and Misogyny

shaipanda's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

Bro why am I so obcessed with these boookkksss damn 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

snazzyseahorse's review against another edition

funny fast-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

3.75

Another blue alien smut book 🤣 The heroine in this one was a bit more spunky and defensive, which I liked. A few corny moments but otherwise it was pretty good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

allingoodtime's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

 

I’m having a lot of fun with this series so far. These are definitely “fated mates” stories and I give props to the author for being able to write the chemistry so well when one character (the alien who already has a khui which directs him to his mate) is instantly infatuated with the other character (the human who is scared, confused, and not sure what is even going on). Not only is the chemistry there, but it grows as the story progresses.

Liz is a very strong-minded character. It’s not even that she would object to being paired with Raahosh, it’s that she isn’t being given a choice. She often laments her lack of control over anything in the situation she is in, along with the other humans who were deserted on this planet of ice and snow. Raahosh knows he’s not the pick of the litter so when he resonates for Liz he takes drastic measures. Afraid his people won’t allow him to have the mate his khui is resonating for if she doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, he decides to kidnap her and hold her until she realizes they belong together. Being as they are fated mates, this works out in one way. It also backfires drastically when they go back to join the others in his clan.

Although this is a story of abduction in the beginning, there were still a lot of light moments. The misunderstandings with the language barrier, Raahosh not understanding how able Liz is and Liz not understanding the mixed messages she is sending. All a joy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping