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A review by beth_waller97
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
5.0
Imagine rating alien porn a 5 star read… Probably not the first thing you expected from someone who whole-heartedly has not ventured into the lands of aliens combined with erotica, but here’s my reasoning for it.
The storyline is genuinely amazing, and I really really enjoyed character development and world building in this. The entire thing wasn’t centred around sex, and the scenes weren’t overly graphic but were enjoyable to read.
Georgie is a human, taken in the dead of night by what we will later fondly call 'basketball heads' and 'little green men'. Sounds ridiculous, but stay with me here.
Georgie finds herself amongst a group of other girls; they're all similar ages, have no underlying health conditions, and aren't pregnant. Or at least, aren't anymore.
When the ship they're being transported on crashes, Georgie is the one to volunteer to begin a rescue mission, and heads out into an alien-infested, snow-covered, and all out brutal planet.
And guess what? Apparently, the ice aliens are hot.
Georgie encounters Vektal - a seven foot, bluish-grey being with horns, ridges covering his body... and a giant d**k.
Unsurprisingly, he and Georgie have a language barrier, but that doesn't stop them. Throughout the novel (or novella, considering it being less than 100 pages) we see them develop their own ways of communication, in a very George of the Jungle x Jane kind of way. It's honestly sweet, and powerful, and seeing both points of view really does make you fall in love with both of the characters.
The relationship between Vektal and Georgie? Insanely amazing. Built on respect and curiosity and simultaneous learning. Starting with only words and gestures, this romance builds and blooms until Georgie finds a way to learn the language. Vektal respects Georgie - his 'weird, smooth-skinned human', and relishes just in being in her presence. Unlike the typical romance of this type, he never crosses any boundaries. NEVER. Can someone get me a Vektal?!
Seeing Georgie's point of view as well as Vektal really does show how the romance blooms between the two, and really does keep you gripped. The way Vektal respects Georgie's choices to try and save her friends is impeccable, and the way Georgie understands Vektal's needs as part of a tribe of blue-grey aliens that are quickly dying out is also insanely amazing.
Overall, this gets five stars from me, for the reasons given above - but here's a TL;DR too.
Writing Quality: *****
Characters & Development: *****
Plot: *****
World Building: *****
Enjoyment: *****
To say this may be the weirdest book I've ever read is an understatement. Saying I'm excited to read the other 21 books in the series? Also an understatement.
I'm officially an alien erotica fan and reviewer, and I'm 110% on board with it!
The storyline is genuinely amazing, and I really really enjoyed character development and world building in this. The entire thing wasn’t centred around sex, and the scenes weren’t overly graphic but were enjoyable to read.
Georgie is a human, taken in the dead of night by what we will later fondly call 'basketball heads' and 'little green men'. Sounds ridiculous, but stay with me here.
Georgie finds herself amongst a group of other girls; they're all similar ages, have no underlying health conditions, and aren't pregnant. Or at least, aren't anymore.
When the ship they're being transported on crashes, Georgie is the one to volunteer to begin a rescue mission, and heads out into an alien-infested, snow-covered, and all out brutal planet.
And guess what? Apparently, the ice aliens are hot.
Georgie encounters Vektal - a seven foot, bluish-grey being with horns, ridges covering his body... and a giant d**k.
Unsurprisingly, he and Georgie have a language barrier, but that doesn't stop them. Throughout the novel (or novella, considering it being less than 100 pages) we see them develop their own ways of communication, in a very George of the Jungle x Jane kind of way. It's honestly sweet, and powerful, and seeing both points of view really does make you fall in love with both of the characters.
The relationship between Vektal and Georgie? Insanely amazing. Built on respect and curiosity and simultaneous learning. Starting with only words and gestures, this romance builds and blooms until Georgie finds a way to learn the language. Vektal respects Georgie - his 'weird, smooth-skinned human', and relishes just in being in her presence. Unlike the typical romance of this type, he never crosses any boundaries. NEVER. Can someone get me a Vektal?!
Seeing Georgie's point of view as well as Vektal really does show how the romance blooms between the two, and really does keep you gripped. The way Vektal respects Georgie's choices to try and save her friends is impeccable, and the way Georgie understands Vektal's needs as part of a tribe of blue-grey aliens that are quickly dying out is also insanely amazing.
Overall, this gets five stars from me, for the reasons given above - but here's a TL;DR too.
Writing Quality: *****
Characters & Development: *****
Plot: *****
World Building: *****
Enjoyment: *****
To say this may be the weirdest book I've ever read is an understatement. Saying I'm excited to read the other 21 books in the series? Also an understatement.
I'm officially an alien erotica fan and reviewer, and I'm 110% on board with it!