401 reviews for:

When She Purrs

Ruby Dixon

3.83 AVERAGE


Enjoyed

This one was slower for me but I loved seeing a mother alien love entrust and the relationship blossom. Very unique

Kim is a freed slave, living on Risda III. She's feeling threatened by her neighbor and desperately needs a marriage to keep her farm safe. What is a poor human to do in the great big galaxy to find a husband? Hire a bounty hunter, obviously, and get to finding a husband!

Nassakth is said neighbor and is romantically interested in Kim. But he's a praxiian (space cat person) and doesn't understand human customs. He's trying his best to show her that he IS interested in her but man culture sure is weird.

This was a cute space romp in the sack. There's trauma from both parties, drama, weird and steamy space cat sex. It definitely fills a hole for something light with the insanity of the pandemic. I'm shocked she wrote this chapter at a time by posting it publicly! And She's doing it again with more books. That's one way to stay motivated in lockdown.
adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved Bethiah... thought she was hilarious and rather wonderful in a sadistic kind of a way!

It was pretty good. I liked it. 3.5 stars
adventurous funny lighthearted 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
funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters: No

Audiobook Review. Dual narration. Mason Lloyd is great as always, and I really enjoyed Jillian Macie. 

Eleven hour audiobook and I devoured it in less than two days. This is a great example of all the things Ruby Dixon does best - it's funny and charming and a little goofy while still being very steamy. The conflict comes from the two main characters building their relationship, rather than outside forces pushing them around, and I loved all the ridiculous fanficcy tropes and memorable side-characters, plus the weaving in of characters from other books. And I desperately need a book about Bethiah the bounty hunter.

Nassakth has a problem. He's fallen for his adorable human neighbor, and while he's done all the obvious things to try and make his intentions clear - marking her door, leaving her fresh kills, etc - she seems dead-set on both ignoring him and doing increasingly stupid things to find herself a different mate. What's a love-sick Praxiian to do?! Well, obviously he has to pay the bounty hunter she's already paid to find her a husband, to pick HIM to be that husband.

Thus begins one of the most amazing rides of the Risdaverse - nay, the greater Ice Planet Barbarians Epic Universe - to date. I won't spoil a single thing for you, just know that I've read every single IPB book up to this point and only 2 before qualified for purchase, and When She Purrs makes three. It is my cat-nip. I need it in my life forever.

Almost as much as I need a Bethiah book Ruby please!!! Sapphic Messakah Bounty Hunter Adventures in Space!! 

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