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Bad Guy by Ruby Dixon

4 reviews

lucy3000's review

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dark emotional sad medium-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

3.5

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changeusernamel8r's review

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

HEA, M/F
3rd Dual POV
Standalone
Explicit open-door
Tropes/details:
- MCs finding each other ugly at first
- MMC obsessed with FMC scent
- FMC bathing MMC
- FMC putting MMC head on her lap
- One bed
- Touch her and I'll kill you vibes
- FMC playing with MMC hair
- Pet name used: baby
- 3rd act breakup
- No epilogue

Kinks:
Hand job, FMC and MMC oral, vaginal penetration, FMC teaching him how to pleasure her, squirting.

MMC description:
Virgin, "Villain" but is good (morally gray), prtoective and very possessive, brutal but innocent inside.
- Physical: Between 7 and 7½ feet, grey skin, normal cock, dark hair, tail, fangs and claws.

FMC description:
- Personality: Bossy, ex-teacher, constantly fussing over MMC, strong-minded, snarling.
- Physical: golden-brown hair, thin, pale skin, average height, gray eyes.

I like her more than soft blankets, more than the best meals. I like her more than the fresh breeze on my face when we're outside. I would choose her over all of that.

She automatically leans over and puts her mouth on my sticks, eating, and I freeze, stunned. Her mouth was just on my sticks. She goes back to her bowl, and I quickly shove my sticks into my mouth, hoping to taste her. It just tastes like dinner, though. Disappointing.

He's adorable.

My opinion:

I loved the first 50%, and how Mina and Crulden got to know and trust each other. That was my favorite part.

Also I just loved Crulden with his naivety yet his possessiveness of Mina, and how she also took care of him and how both wanted to protect each other, he physically and she with her cunning.

I definitely have something for threatening, dangerous aliens who are very soft and a little naive on the inside.

I just wish we were shown more about them together when finally free. And their interactions lost focus at the ending because of them escaping their confinement, but they didn't even participate in that, it was conveniently solved.
And personally I didn't like the 3rd act breakup.

Last 30% of the book felt meh, I was really liking the book before that.

I'll still recommend this to someone who wants a little break from other books or genres.


CW detailed:
- Drug use: MMC is constantly drugged in his food at the beginning against his will, sometimes sleeping gas is used and he's forced to use stimulants.
- Torture/Mutilation: On page but not explicit MMC is physically hurt and his finger is cut so he has scars and looks like someone else.
Is mention and given a little of detail how in a video a gladiator dismembers other competitors and rapes then kills and dismember a woman slave too.
- Sexual Assault: FMC is in not assaulted but is constantly mentioning how she is worried about that, so the threat and worry lasts most of the book.
- Murder: MMC kills a lot of the guards who keep him captive.
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fritopie's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.5

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sunnysky's review

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adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I love the chemistry and the story of the slave and the Gladiator. The ML was a Cinnamon Roll, and a badass beast too~
And considering his memory loss and environment, it made the slight instalove totally understandable and believable (a rare trope for me to like!). 

The only gripes I have deal with the ending. Both the ML and FL are kinda passive because of their hostage situation, and I wish they could have been a bit more active in their escape/release, which was very diplomatic and done by people outside of themselves. It was probably more realistic, but as someone who hasn't really gotten into the IPB series, these random people showing up and saving the day was a bit anti-climactic. 

But still. I'm SO happy for them and their HEA :)

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