Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

4 reviews

tinkerswiftie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

I liked this one even better than the first one! It did feel like the love story was a bit rushed and these books continue to feel too short. I’m hopeful that the novella helps with that as it did with the first one. 🙌 I keep being surprised by how much I like these books. It’s not my favorite of all time but it still has captured my attention enough I have to find out what happens next! 😂 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Animal death

Minor: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy

sam_malaika's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

ireadinbed's review

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

I didn't like this as much as the first book. I enjoyed Liz as a character, but the flaws of Raahosh were just too much for me. Not even him forcibly saving her life, but pretending he didn't understand her.

And the plot was just stagnant and less interesting. But the love scenes were still good and I loved Liz's antics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism

ruthiedr89's review

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Slavery