Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ice Planet Barbarians – Harlow und Rukh: Roman by Ruby Dixon

25 reviews

doahdancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

2.5

I know which book won't be competing for a place on my list of top blue barbarians.

It all made sense by the end, and was critical to the MMC's growth, but the kidnapping followed by the FMC just giving up on getting back to save the injured pair of blue males, choosing instead they must have died in a matter of hours (when they had at least a day's journey to get back to the healer to begin with) was aggravating. I didn't feel the MMC ever earned her trust and it grated on my view of their relationship.

But, as usual, Dixon does a great job of tying everything neatly together by the end, and the story was cozy and sweet overall. I think this will be a story that will resonate with certain people, but I am not one of the chosen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

One of my favourites from the series. Rukh is sweet, Harlow is strong and consistently optimistic. The drama near the end felt a little fabricated, but I don't mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

philodora's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Death

pbella3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Cancer, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual content

robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

What It’s About: This book reveals what happened to Harlow at the end of the previous volume after she didn’t come back and details her adventures with Rukh, an alien the others thought died long ago.

Spice Level: It may be cold on the ice planet, but the sex is always hot. I’m not sure the sex in this one is hotter than the others, but I like it more because Harlow and Rukh are my favorite couple.

Realism: This particular plot brings in the idea of (mis)communication and isolation even more than the others. Rukh barely knows the alien language, so even though Harlow speaks it, they have to work much harder to talk to each other, and their fear keeping them away from the others is very understandable, especially considering the circumstances. Overall, I just love how Ruby brings tough themes into these fantastical stories and deals with them well. It also showcases the powers of the khui a bit more. I was shocked at how much it could do when I read it!

Trigger Warnings: There’s some pretty intense kidnapping going on, brief mentions of a terminal illness, and a difficult pregnancy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

alisoun's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Cancer, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

CWs: labour and birth. IUGR/ small for gestational age baby. Pre term birth. Difficult pregnancy - maybe pre eclampsia.

katiekeske's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I don't know why, but I love when there's a language barrier that the two have to overcome. This one was even more interesting than usual because Rukh doesn't even know his native language. 

I liked the growth of the characters, but I didn't find the plot very exciting. It was nice change to see a different habitat on the planet, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment and Kidnapping

teardropsonmypaperback's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Animal death