Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon

28 reviews

bloomingbookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

An alien Tarzan style story. You kinda have to be down with those vibes to enjoy this story. Harlow is a fun lead and Rukh cares about her so much. They're a fun pair. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

ninahuynh's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

As much as I love how much they care for each other, I still can't get over how Rukh's possessiveness in the beginning was quite predatorial (which I understand happens to many resonanced males but still). I like that Harlow was understanding and helped Rukh learn and develop language and social skills. Gosh, I so want

to see how all their babies look like. They sound cute 🥰🥺 I appreciate that all the mothers are caring for one another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

doahdancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I know which book won't be competing for a place on my list of top blue barbarians.

It all made sense by the end, and was critical to the MMC's growth, but the kidnapping followed by the FMC just giving up on getting back to save the injured pair of blue males, choosing instead they must have died in a matter of hours (when they had at least a day's journey to get back to the healer to begin with) was aggravating. I didn't feel the MMC ever earned her trust and it grated on my view of their relationship.

But, as usual, Dixon does a great job of tying everything neatly together by the end, and the story was cozy and sweet overall. I think this will be a story that will resonate with certain people, but I am not one of the chosen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

One of my favourites from the series. Rukh is sweet, Harlow is strong and consistently optimistic. The drama near the end felt a little fabricated, but I don't mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

philodora's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Medical content

pbella3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: This book reveals what happened to Harlow at the end of the previous volume after she didn’t come back and details her adventures with Rukh, an alien the others thought died long ago.

Spice Level: It may be cold on the ice planet, but the sex is always hot. I’m not sure the sex in this one is hotter than the others, but I like it more because Harlow and Rukh are my favorite couple.

Realism: This particular plot brings in the idea of (mis)communication and isolation even more than the others. Rukh barely knows the alien language, so even though Harlow speaks it, they have to work much harder to talk to each other, and their fear keeping them away from the others is very understandable, especially considering the circumstances. Overall, I just love how Ruby brings tough themes into these fantastical stories and deals with them well. It also showcases the powers of the khui a bit more. I was shocked at how much it could do when I read it!

Trigger Warnings: There’s some pretty intense kidnapping going on, brief mentions of a terminal illness, and a difficult pregnancy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent