A review by now_booking
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I’ve known about this series for ages- it’s practically a legend on Romancestagram and I totally get why people love it. This is my intro to this author’s work and to the Ice Planet Barbarians series and overall, I liked it. In this intro to the series, Georgie is kidnapped from her home in Florida bad some evil alien traffickers along with a dozen other women. On the way, their alien ship runs into difficulty and the women are discarded on an ice planet injured and unprepared to fend for themselves. But Georgie is not willing to give up and while seeking help, runs into Ice Planer Barbarian, Velktal.

I liked the trajectory of Georgie and Vektal’s story. Quite alright there is some dubious consent when they first meet and kind of throughout their relationship but I suppose it is as non-malicious as dub-con can be and stems more from a cultural  misunderstandings than any intent to harm or overpower. It must be noted that this is quite violent and early on, there’s an on-page sexual assault, so be mindful of that if you’re considering this. 

I think this is a good set up for the series. It’s an on-stressful read and I thought it was fine.
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