Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon

22 reviews

l_piller's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

ashleybeereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

fritopie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Death of parent

robinsong's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

now_booking's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

2.5

I feel like there’s grumpy and there’s kind of mean and so feel like Haeden was on the kind of mean spectrum of grumpy and that if not for resonating with Josie, he would have continued to be mean and disrespectful to her. I didn’t “buy” the way it was explained as fear and I just wasn’t super convinced by this match.<br /><br />The premise is that endlessly-bickering pair Josie and Haeden find that they experience resonance for one another and Josie, after a childhood of abandonment, neglect and abuse, who has dreamt of a love match, is devastated to find that she’s matched with Haeden, a joyless sort who seems incapable of love.<br /><br />I think this could have been more convincing but I appreciate that the author kept Haeden in character. Even though thinking of Raahuk who was a similar gruff sort, that felt more of a convincing match to me- this one seems like he’s going to eventually silence her because she talks too loud or too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

I'm gonna be honest. I can't remember if I finished this book last night or mid day today or... actually that might sound right? I don't even know. I'm genuinely reading these books too quickly to keep up lol but I did like Josie and how she and her mate have both lived hard lives and managed to overcome their miscommunication long enough to realize that they were a good match. Also, wow, two more females? I wonder if they are gonna figure out a way to start tracking down these aliens and stop this trafficking bullshit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

marysbookinit's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love every single time these soft alien boys make an extremely forward  statement to their mates 🤭😅 Never gets old!

This one really upped the ante with the trek these two went on - whew!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Abandonment