Reviews with content warning for Trafficking - Ice Planet Barbarians

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.

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fast-paced

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

1.0

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

1/5⭐

Wow.. My first one star review.

Was this good? No.

Did it make me uncomfortable? Yes.

Was it fun? Barely.

I wanted to DNF it in the first few chapters, but I don’t write reviews for the books I DNF so I powered through it. Just for you dear reader.

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Let us begin with its strengths..

It is only 188 pages long.

Onward to the absolute shit..

The plot was trying its best to hang in there, but Swiss cheese can’t survive at such cold temperatures without shattering.

The fact that the survivor of a horrific and graphic sexual assault is found dead in the snow and it is frammed as a good outcome is wild to me. 🫨

The way this novel talks about fertility is triggering. Basically claiming that beyond their ability to procreate the women hold little use or value in this society. Or even to aliens at large since the ones on the ships at the beginning seemed to have the same plan for their cargo.

I spent the vast majority of this entire experience cringing. Who am I kidding I am still cringing..

I can see why someone out there may enjoy this. However, I now know that monster/alien breeding smut just isn’t for me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Genre: Science Fiction Romance

Trigger Warnings: Rape, Forced Aborition, Abduction, Infertility

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Another book that I saw raved upon on social media and was weary to start. I was averse to the idea of aliens and what that entails, but the aliens' similarities to human bodies made it not as gross as I anticipated. As someone who does not read sci-fi, the sci-fi elements in this book was fascinating. It was quite intense in the first chapter with the

rape scene and torture-like environment.

I understand

why Vektal and the male sa'qwi (not sure how it's spelled as I listened to the book) are overly enthused at the word of female humans , but it did feel weird.

I like the realistic-ness of body hair on Georgie's body. The third nipple is funny.

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