A review by robinwritesallthethings
Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

What It’s About: Maddie finds herself falling for Hassen, but she has mixed feelings about it since he kidnapped her sister once. Then a disaster that affects the whole tribe changes everything.

Spice Level: Maddie and Hassen are super hot, and they get into it right away, even before they catch feelings.

Realism: This book really dives into the motivations behind actions, and how they can be good even if the action itself is bad. It actually made a lot of sense to me that these would get together, and I’m glad that they did!

Trope Alert: Enemies to lovers (if you squint at the beginning), friends with benefits.

Trigger Warnings: A big natural disaster, some death, and a lot of injury.

Final Thoughts: I’d been waiting for something big to happen because of all the dropped hints,  but good grief, I hadn’t expected this! I was freaking out waiting to find out what happened to everyone!
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