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3.6 AVERAGE

devinrose666's review

5.0
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mmzebra's review

3.0
emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5 ⭐ Had it not been for the random old lady who come in to cause a dumb conflict for two pages, this would have been a 4 ⭐. The setup was so fun and cute, I liked the characters, and it is well written. Then a crazy old lady comes and goes out of a bathroom while yelling about dumb shit and we have a last second and clunky conflict that really knocks you out of the enjoyment of the book because it is so random.
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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At 16, Princess Halla saves a young hostage. Years later, King Mathior comes to claim her. L I S T E N, an older woman won over by a warrior king who absolutely adores her? YES!

Reread 5/15/22: still a fun time! Mathior is completely GONE for Halla.

Reread 6/7/23: audiobook this time!

I thought “hey, before jumping into Ice Planet Barbarians, let’s give Ruby Dixon a try by reading her novella”.
I will not be reading Ice Planet Barbarians.

This was pretty funny.
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princessrobotiv's review

3.0

Perfectly cute read in the Aspect and Anchor universe. I enjoyed the Cyclopae wedding traditions included, as they provided some flavor to an otherwise unremarkable story. I wish there had been more meat to Halla's conflict in marrying the son of her father's killer, and more explanation of the war/conquest in general.
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mirth88's review

5.0
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional