A review by bottleblondebookworm
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I read the first four Ice Planet Barbarian books when they were released back in 2015!! With their recent popularity, I decided to read them again. 

I love these big, blue aliens! Vektal is just so sweet with the perfect amount of growly and possessive, and Georgie is such a strong character! The book starts out much darker than I remembered, but by about page 30, things start to lighten up and get spicy! Which is what we’re all here for, right?? 

If you don’t already know, Georgie and 14 other girls are abducted by aliens and then stranded on an ice planet! Georgie sets off to find help, and comes across Vektal, a giant, blue alien with horns and a tail. Vektal resonates with Georgie thanks to his khui, the worm that keeps his kind alive on the ice planet, and is immediately head over tail for her, which results in some steamy moments.  Being they’re two different species, Georgie and Vektal don’t speak the same language, but over time, they come to understand each other just fine. (this was actually my favorite part, the two of them communicating with each other and learning the other’s language was so cute and sweet!) The two set out to save the rest of the girls stranded on the planet and take them safely to Vektal’s tribe. Oh, and they have all have to get the cootie in order to survive on the planet, no big deal, right?

I absolutely adored re-reading this book and coming back to the world of Not-Hoth and the sa-khui. I am so excited to read book two, and I’m going to have to revisit books three and four, too. I remember that book four, Harper’s story, was my favorite, so I can’t wait to see if it holds up a second time around! 
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