Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

133 reviews

cass_herg's review against another edition

Go to review page

2.5

Was it bad? Absolutely. Was it also entertaining and ridiculous? Of course. 

I was in the mood for a silly head empty book and was finally wore down enough to start this series. The opening act almost immediately being SA is giving a teenager writing their first “edgy” fanfic, but in true tumblr form I trudged through that and overall it was essentially exactly what I expected from an alien romance novel recommended to me by TikTok. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

kdonovan2005's review against another edition

Go to review page

Terrible writing. A lot of rape. I was not prepared for that.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

perhappiness's review against another edition

Go to review page

didn't like it

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

witcheep's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

2.0

Reading this book is a way to get time to pass. I picked up this book expecting some smut, but there's barely any plot beyond "oh god this alien is strange and hot" -smut. The concept of fated mates is strong in this book. I guess there is some potential plot intrique of getting to know a foreign surrounding and culture in a kidnap escapee situation, but really, if smut is not your thing, you won't get anything out of this book.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

notbambi's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

4.0

TLDR: Silly and sexy and dumb in all the right ways. Like cotton candy in book form. 

Other than the rape in the first chapter, which seems to be a misguided attempt to establish stakes, this is a goofy, fluffy, funny little novel that is exactly what you would expect from the cover and title. Human women get stranded on ice planet, one of them gets picked up by a 7-foot-tall blue alien who sees her as his mate, hilarity and sexual escapades ensue. 

The locals have very few women, so they're thrilled, which could have gone in a terrible direction, but they're all very respectful and consenty and concerned that their ladies are probably going to die because they're so soft and weak. It's a species of Wife Guys, but like, in a good way. 

I'm not super into the pregnancy angle at the end or the fact that the main pair are scientifically fated to be mated, but again, the book is generally so silly and such an obvious fantasy that it's hard to be mad. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

laurenintheclouds's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous fast-paced

2.5

Entertaining but without a doubt some of the worst writing I ever read.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

rmb_books's review against another edition

Go to review page


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

njbader's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

lisashelves's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

3.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

samanatha's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This is delightful. I have no idea how I went so long without reading it. And I almost stopped given the horrific violence at the beginning, but it ended up fun and sweet. I enjoyed both MCs as a bonus. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings