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Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

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justjordy_plz's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

Let's just say kidnapping isn't my thing and I don't have a breeding kink. This one was really not for me and I don't think I'll continue the series from here...

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thewolficorn's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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philodora's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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pbella3's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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kb33's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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ohsunnyaa'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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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shaykay's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm not shocked that I circled back to this series so fast. In the second book, we are focused on Liz and Raahosh, and it's a forced proximity romance since he kidnaps her right after the women get infected and take her to his hidden cave. This book still has some hilarious moments between the two because Raahosh acts like he can't understand Liz during the first third of the book, but that doesn't stop her from talking. He says she would talk to a wall because she never stops talking. But when the two finally start talking, we learn that the only thing Liz really wants is the ability to decide her own choices, and I really love that. It's so relatable; she even explains that nothing has been her choice since she was kidnapped from Earth and that all she wants is to make her own decisions. I read these books for laughs because this one was just as funny as the first one. In addition, this book had just as many steamy moments as in the first. I feel like the books will eventually start feeling repetitive. However, I'm still curious about the rest of the books in this series. The next one follows Rina, and she doesn't match with anyone, but she kind of has a crush on an alien. I'm curious how that one will play out because so far, our first two couples resonated with their aliens and then got pregnant super fast. So I'm curious if she will end up with him, if she will resonate with him, and if they don't, will they still get pregnant?

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lilbookbee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

I've been slowly working on a deep dive into Ruby Dixon's backlog after reading a Risdaverse book I loved. So, despite really not liking Ice Planet Barbarians, I decided to try again with Barbarian Alien. And while I did not love it, I significantly preferred it to the first in the series.

The issue I keep coming up against in these books is the consent issues. Some of them are communication related, some of them are because of not knowing each other's customs, and some are just due to the nature of the khui and this iteration of fated mates. It's the one thing I keep coming up against that stops me from fully immersing myself into the story.

That being said, once we got past most of the consent issues, this book wasn't bad. It was a bit too much insta-love for this length of book, but it was manageable. There was enough tension that I was still able to enjoy it.

I'm probably gonna jump to another Ruby Dixon series for now. But I do think I will make my way back to read another in the Barbarian series. I just need the cushion of the other 'verses to help me enjoy this in-between.

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karouty's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted

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

3.25

I liked the book but not as much as the first one. I can't pinpoint exactly what didn't make love it as much but still, it was a great ride!

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