Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

41 reviews

acrosby8's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Trafficking

caprivoyant's review against another edition

Are y'all ok??? That was horrible. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

There's a graphic rape scene in the beginning, but there's an additional sexual assault

when the MCs first meet — there's no consent, and

that's not TRULY addressed in these pages at all. It's mentioned again later... But there are no emotions about it. Even later,

there are mentions of Georgie wanting to make sure the other girls' "no"s will be respected if they say no. Vektal can't imagine that ever not happening... But, again, he didn't get a yes when he first "meets" Georgie. So.

Also want to speak to ableism tag above directly because I'm not seeing it in other reviews: someone "deformed" shouldn't feel any more "lucky" to be desired sexually than any one else.

hippie_raccoon's review against another edition

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? No

3.25

Honestly I felt like it was a bit over hyped?

I definitely could have done without the rape when initially kidnapped.

it was.... Fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Blood, and Vomit

sunshine_day's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

I absolutely loved everything about this book! I have never in my life. Read a book that was this short, but had this level of world building and character development. Plus, I haven't laughed that hard in such a long time.

5 - ⭐ 
3 - 🌶️ 
5 - 😂 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

lexilikestoread's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

The first book in the Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon explores what happens when a group of women are abducted from Earth and then abandoned on an icy planet.

In this first tale we meet Georgie, a 22-year-old who went to sleep in her own bed and wakes up in a spaceship surrounded by other 22-year-old females, in good health, who are not pregnant and have no family close by.  She learns that one woman in the group was given a hearing device to understand what their captors are saying.  After some traumatizing experiences and revelations, they are left to fend for themselves on a strange planet, one they initially hope is Earth but very quickly find out it is not. Georgie, being unwittingly named the leader, strikes out in search of supplies, or help. She encounters a barbarian of the icy planet they have landed on, and after a unique greeting and some awkward attempts at interspecies communication she convinces him to take her to the other women.  Their tale is spicy, entertaining, and (surprisingly to me) kept me wanting to know "what's going to happen next"? 

I am totally invested in what happens to these women and I'm looking forward to the next book in the tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

thelongroadtosanity's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It's the perfect blend of plot, spice, and the adorable-ness that is Vektal. I was swept into the world from the very beginning and I literally cannot wait until I start the next book. (03/2024) 

4 out of 5 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pregnancy

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

Great for an easy read. As far as alien smut goes it was lighthearted and enjoyable. Not much to it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

remescient's review against another edition

MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING: Within the first three chapters, a side character is brutally r**ped while imprisoned, and the main character is s*xually assaulted by her future love interest while she is unconscious. Not a single video review I had seen even remotely mentioned this. I was not prepared and it really messed me up. I simply could not finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Excrement, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore and Pregnancy

Minor: Excrement and Abortion