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A review by lenireadssometimes
Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon
funny
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
Just as good as the first book, I can’t believe how invested I got in the story (especially at the end) but here we are ig
First, I love how each book (at least so far) doesn’t just revolve around the main couple and that’s it, but that other characters (mainly the main characters for the next book) are also introduced and we first get to know them through the eyes of the current protagonists - makes it even more fun to read the next book because you already feel like you know the characters a bit, but now get to know what’s actually going on inside them
Liz is such a fun protagonist, her snide comments about everything genuinely made me laugh while reading and didn’t come off as edgy or cringey
And although her character was written to act basically in the opposite way to Georgie in the first book and to want different things than the other girls as well, Liz didn’t have any of those “I’m not like other girls” monologues going on, which I really appreciated lol
The romance and how their relationships progresses was also just really fun to read, has that whole enemies-to-lovers trope going on and the characters really grew on me while reading
Still not a fan of the whole family/babies trope, but it’s inevitable with this series so whatever, although the pregnancy was used as a little more of a plot device in this book which I didn't really like
Also also didn’t expect to find some form of social-political commentary/conflict in these books, but hey, world building in the alien sex books who am I to complain, I actually quite enjoyed that the main conflict at the end related back to Raahosh’s past as opposed to being due to a conflict between him and Liz and it was nice reading how invested Liz was in him and their relationship as well
First, I love how each book (at least so far) doesn’t just revolve around the main couple and that’s it, but that other characters (mainly the main characters for the next book) are also introduced and we first get to know them through the eyes of the current protagonists - makes it even more fun to read the next book because you already feel like you know the characters a bit, but now get to know what’s actually going on inside them
Liz is such a fun protagonist, her snide comments about everything genuinely made me laugh while reading and didn’t come off as edgy or cringey
And although her character was written to act basically in the opposite way to Georgie in the first book and to want different things than the other girls as well, Liz didn’t have any of those “I’m not like other girls” monologues going on, which I really appreciated lol
The romance and how their relationships progresses was also just really fun to read, has that whole enemies-to-lovers trope going on and the characters really grew on me while reading
Still not a fan of the whole family/babies trope, but it’s inevitable with this series so whatever, although the pregnancy was used as a little more of a plot device in this book which I didn't really like
Also also didn’t expect to find some form of social-political commentary/conflict in these books, but hey, world building in the alien sex books who am I to complain, I actually quite enjoyed that the main conflict at the end related back to Raahosh’s past as opposed to being due to a conflict between him and Liz and it was nice reading how invested Liz was in him and their relationship as well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy