Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

5 reviews

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.

swolerabbit's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

5.0

read this because i wanted to know what the absolute fuck was going on. i’d seen the memes, and curiosity got me.
but holy shit. i had such a fun time.

anyone reviewing this like it’s meant to be incredibly serious mind-blowing sci-fi literature is missing the point.
this is just a silly goofy time.

bonus points for endless star wars references. it’s what george would want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

m_lee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars

Why did I enjoy this book? 😅

✨ Spoilers ✨
I mean there were things I didn’t enjoy. I’d recommend skipping THAT scene right at the start (it destroys the tone of the book - checks TWs). There’s insta love, a pregnancy trope and it’s all around a bit weird. 🤔

But, I couldn’t help but speed read this in a day. It was quite refreshing after some pretty heavy chunky reads. I’ve never read anything like it. Turns out alien smut isn’t a total no - who knew? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also shout out to the illustrator of these covers - absolutely stunning 🏔️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

golden_like_dior's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail