Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

22 reviews

agent_friday's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

jaylene's review against another edition

2.25

The storyline and women on the ship saved this book, but I never want to read about this world ever again. The fact that there are 19+ of these books cracks me up. I need to read reviews ASAP!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Murder

Added CW - adult abduction

pagesforwings's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

This was so fun to read I’m not even embarrassed to rate it this high. Rocky opening that needs a content warning but beyond that there’s sexy shenanigans and a hilarious protag that’s actually relatable. For all the ones who watched Avatar and thought of the possibilities. ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexism and Pregnancy

swolerabbit's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

read this because i wanted to know what the absolute fuck was going on. i’d seen the memes, and curiosity got me.
but holy shit. i had such a fun time.

anyone reviewing this like it’s meant to be incredibly serious mind-blowing sci-fi literature is missing the point.
this is just a silly goofy time.

bonus points for endless star wars references. it’s what george would want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing and Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

2.5

Hmmmm. I was hoping to like this but I didn't have the best time. Setting the stakes so high in the beginning makes the unfortunately genre typical lapses in consent way less bearable. I did like the comedic elements and the spice but overall there were too many tropes that were very much not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

ktmcd26's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

Quick and simple read. It has a main focus of the relationship between Georgie and Vektal, so that is where the majority of the content is. I wouldn’t say I ever found myself rooting for it against them, but I was curious to see what would happen next.

The book includes just enough world building to explain how the characters got into the current situation. I found this a little frustrating because although it makes sense that this is all the characters would know ( and it is dual first person POV), I still found myself wanting to know more about space travel and how the different planets in the galaxy work. Like you never actually learn anything about the aliens that abduct the women, it’s all speculation and not very in-depth speculation at that. 

The relationship is very much male takes care of female to reproduce. There is not any exploration into an intellectual connection or a deep emotional connection. I didn’t find that stopped the smut from being compelling, but I also don’t care if they break up or one of them dies. 

Although not really explored in the actual text, the story does touch on the difficulties of trying to navigate two completely different cultures with a real communication barrier. If humans were to interact with aliens one day, it is very possible to have conflicting cultural norms. A heinous crime in one could be an expected custom in another, so how does one ethically navigate that interaction? I don’t know but interesting to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexism

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexism, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

PLEASE READ if you find SA triggering.

BIG note: consent is dubious in this novel. The love interest goes down on the heroine while she's unconscious the first time they meet due to what I can only call a cultural difference. She wakes up and ends up being ok with the situation, and they proceed to establish consent for every other sexual encounter, but this would definitely be triggering for a lot of people. There is also a r*pe scene very early on in the novel, though it is meant to be disturbing/sad (as it should). It isn't extremely graphic, but you know the gist of what's happening.

cliterature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was my first Alien romance, so at first I was like It was a fun read, I did not take this book seriously. so I think I gave it a 2.5 stars. Now I'm kind of down this rabbit hole where I absolutely love these books.

Trigger and Content Warnings: abduction, sex trafficking, drugging, rape, dubious consent, murder, gore, violence, and death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder