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Kira und Aehako by Ruby Dixon

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missbliss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I Can't Quit You IPB

Clearly I have a problem I am addicted to this series and devouring them at a problematic pace but dang they are so much better than I expected and I am in Central Texas summer and I am all about sexy smut in wintery worlds. Kira/Aehako pairing are fantastic and again I can't say enough how much i love the distinctive characters that Ruby creates. Aehako was introduced in the last story and loved how he immediately stands out as playful. I was also delighted by the character development of Kira and really seeing a quiet character find courage and strength. I also was practically yelling AMEN when the male lead talks openly about never shaming a woman for having had previous partners, or finding her own personal pleasure, or her breedability. I get incredibly tired (and disgusted) by the fixation in many books of the romance genre that put the highest value on virginity and making babies. It was nice to have characters discuss these topics openly. Especially in a culture where sex does not seem to be shamed. I think some folks felt certain fears of the characters were stupid and unfounded but I disagree as I really feel that through each voluming we along with the characters are still learning about how humans fair on this world and how everything works with the khui. It is fascinating to see the building community and culture as folks are getting settled in. I will say that although I continue to enjoy the narrators Hollie's voice started to grate a little. In her attempt to make the character voices distinct she struggles to infuse them with emotion so there is a lilt in all dialogue I associate with how one sounds when being casual or joking that is used in moments of pain and fear that feels incongruent to the moment and pulled me out a little. Again she is far better than many others but just something I noticed. I am continuing to my binge of this series and went to Ruby Dixon's website so I can read/listen to all the books in the suggested order since it seems there are several series in the same universe.

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lacee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My favorite so far! Aehako my beloved, my man! I couldn't stop smiling while reading this book! Kira and Aehako were just so perfect, I love everything about their relationship. I felt they balanced each other perfectly and the focus on establishing a relationship without resonance was refreshing and sweet. Surprisingly, there was actually a plot in this installment and some decent action.

I'm glad the baddies are gone. I'm a little peeved at how Harlow's disappearance was handled. I've mentioned the logic of the characters in my other reviews but I find it completely ridiculous that they assumed she ran away. There are dangerous alien predators that eat people on this planet yet they resort to thinking she's a coward instead of being, I don't know, possibly a Metlak's next meal!? The way these characters think sometimes is just plain dumb.

Side Note: The honeymoon novellas just aren't that good. Just like in <i>Barbarian Alien</i>, Kira, and Aehako's novella walked back some good character development.

I was hoping Kira and Asha would become friends. The main story hinted toward this just to revert them back to enemies in the novella. Lame.

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creativelifeofliz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

A fun addition to this series. I liked the approach to infertility, but be mindful that it's a bit theme.

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l_piller's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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nyx_999's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved it!
I didn't know I would enjoy the whole friends to lovers but OH MY I really like this couple!
Honestly there's not much I would change about the book besides I wished they would have had more privacy to spend some quality time together.
I already loved Aeheko from barbarian Alien but now...their love is strong and it really shown in this book. They were simply made for each other.
I'm excited to read the next book. ☺️

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katiekeske's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

While the setting and situations are similar, it is amazing how Ruby Dixon can make each book and its characters stand out. I personally enjoyed Aehako and Kira more than Raahosh and Liz. If you have triggers for infertility, though, this may not be the book for you.

I love how Aehako is totally smitten with Kira without needing to resonate to her. I love his happy and dedicated personality.

I liked Kira because I could relate to her more quiet and reserved personality.

Plot-wise I enjoyed getting to see and learn more about the old space ship that the sakh aliens crashed on. I liked the action that picked up toward the end with

the Little Green Men returning

. I'm looking forward to finding out more about the world and the aliens in future books.

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georgiaisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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yaoipaddle's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

only ruby dixon can take the couple of my fave side characters and make it a fucking slog to get through.

if youre struggling to conceive or have fertility issues dont read this book because it will make you feel like shit. kira does nothing but describe herself as "flawed" and "broken" constantly because she is infertile due to a medical reason as a teen. instead of doing something interesting with a character that is not affected by the parasite in the same way the other humans are, the author makes kira a woman tormented and unbearable due to it.

"It was his choice to mate me despite knowing my flaws." - Kira (yes the 'flaw' is her being infertile.)

the actual plot beats of the evil aliens from book 1 returning are interesting but are too few compared to the many scenes of the author constantly reminding us of her pregnancy fetish.

the way everyone treated harlow was also so fucked up but i dont want to spoil too much. to me it just further illustrates how the characters will act out of character just when it's most convenient to the plot.

vektal and georgie continue to be so unlovable in this book as well. as if theyre the only two people that matter to each other and everyone else can die for all they care.

and my personal fave thing to hate on is how little the translator stuff makes sense. how can aehako not know what a "tub" is, but knows what calling someone "randy" means?

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eclectic_hellscape's review against another edition

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4.0

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mollydollydoodah's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

This was a fun and quick read! I think that the story & focus on the romance was sweet, especially with how things ended up between the two main characters. It was cool to be able to get into Kira’s mind and understand what she’s been thinking & why she’s been acting the way she has. It was also nice to see her as a badass, because who doesn’t love a strong-willed female kicking ass?

I’m a little worried as to what happened to Harlow? And why was everyone so quick to think that she just ‘ran away’? She seemed very level headed and smart, not one to just prance off into the unknown, freezing wilderness alone! Hopefully we can see where that all ends up in the next novel because I’m intrigued.

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