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Barbarian's Choice by Ruby Dixon

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kotacoyote's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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hellotheremaryrose's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

Absolutely charming!!!!!! Farli was so fun to read about, she’s been a great background character throughout the series and it was nice to read her book!
Mardok was so dreamy?! It was cool to see a male outsider perspective to the world.
There was a lot of fun world building in this one, it was a cool way to get questions answered. This was a great entry in the series, and definitely one of my favorites so far!!

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ashleybeereads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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charwool's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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lea_talisa's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

4.0

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l_piller's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I loved Farli and Mardok, even though Mardok at times frustrated me with his insistence that Farli leave with him, leaving her family and friends behind. But the ending all but makes up for that.

I understand his reasonings for not wanting to stay on the Ice Planet at first, due to his past in the military, but I also felt he was asking too much from Farli who has a family, friends, and a pet that she would've been leaving behind with the huge possiblity that she would never see them again if she chose to leave with him. I felt he was putting undue pressure and guilt on her to choose to leave with him the entire time when he wasn't even thinking about the possibility of staying on the planet with her and the tribe until close to the end. I'm just glad that they eventually came to the best choice for them and that he came to understand she also has plenty of reasons to want to stay instead of leaving.

The ending also has a hint of what's to come in the next book/books. And I'm not sure if I'll end up enjoying the next book or not.

Bek's choice in the end is not necessarily the best choice and I feel he's got some major consequences coming for him in the next book. But I'm also excited to read it to see how I end up liking it. I've had mixed feelings on Bek the entire series, leaning mostly towards disliking him as a character. So I'm anticipating not enjoying the next book as much as the previous ones. But I'm excited to see if I'm right or if I'll be pleasantly surprised.

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littlewishling's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

I loved this little sneak peak into the wider universe Dixon is creating. I didn't love how naive Farli is but did really like Mardok.

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mjgarcia193's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Ok so low key I did not expect to like this book that much. So I really enjoyed learning more about the Sa-khui/

Mesakkah/Sakh people. I thought it was very interesting that the Sa-khui are technically speaking a dead language. Learning more of the history was actually fascinating to me. I do like Mardok, but I'm not in love like other people. I didn't know that I needed a Harlow/Mardok friendship. And of course Farli! Holy smokes, time moves fast in this universe. On the low, I hate how quickly time passes in this series. It's been 8 years since the humans crash landed?! All the young kits can speak, there are newborns, and new pregnancies? I feel like I love these characters so much and it's so sad how quickly time is passing. Like I just met Farli! She was about 14 years old and now she's 22?! The fuck? Anyways, that's me being overprotective of her. Ok so. I hated that scene with Chompy. Ruby, why? It triggered me and I legit almost cried and felt a little nauseated. Also I hated how the 3 new characters who honestly, not gonna bother with their names, treated Farli and made her feel like less than them. Super ugly. Also this is another reason why I hate men. That man was really gonna take Farli away from literally everything and everyone because it would be more convenient for him. That's legit what it was. He was gonna do that knowing full well he wasn't happy in his life and didn't have friends/family waiting for him. I'm glad he changed his mind, but still. Also, I really feel like I didn't like that Lila changed her mind about her hearing. I don't mean to be insensitive, but a large part of her book centered around her lack of hearing and her choice to remain that way. She really didn't struggle with wanting her hearing back at all so I feel like her part of this novel undid that meaning in her novel. That being said I am thrilled that Harlow had her tumor removed and it will never be a problem again. I actually feel like I need to sit with this one for a while. I'm not ready to move onto Bek's novel, especially since now I know how it starts, I don't see how I'll be ok with his book/relationship.

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ehmannky's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

4.25

Very fun! At this point it's not even about the romance for me anymore I'm just here to see how this lil' society is progressing. But I did like Farli, and I can't believe this series is so long that you go from seeing her be a pre-teen to a full on adult ready to have babies. Absolutely wild. I thought the central angst over if Mardok would stay with Farli or she would leave with him was silly. Like, the argument was basically him going "I, someone who hates my job and the society I live in and has no familial or friendly attachments to speak of, have the opportunity to live with someone who will unconditionally love me for life and whose wholesome clan will accept me and never make me feel lesser for my disabilities in a place where I could be useful, but it's cold here so meh...." Silliness. Anyway, on to book 13!

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