Reviews tagging 'Death'

Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon

21 reviews

beebowbabe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Abandonment

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Ok. I know there are mixed feelings about Josie and her actions & reactions towards Haeden. For me, it's the whole not-communicating-leading-to-miscommunication trope, which I seldom enjoy. We get a lot of their respective side of the story, so we are able to understand their actions, but they both fear vulnerability and expressing their thoughts. It's times like this where I think to myself, maybe this is also me in real life to- being so in your own mind and not speaking your feelings and thoughts out of fear of judgement when really, the other person is feeling the same way and would accept you and understand you when you explain.

Josie did remind me a lot of Liz, though not so much a speaker cause of her hotheadedness as it is out of wanting to live for herself finally. She has gone through so much trauma- childhood and with the captor aliens- so it only makes sense that she is more steadfast about not being taken advantage of and looks out for her best interest and happiness now that she has the chance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

michalsstoryadventures's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

pbella3'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

robinwritesallthethings's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

What It’s About: Josie, the last woman left without a mate, finally resonates, but it’s Haeden, who she doesn’t want, and she’s determined not to give in just because she’s supposed to.

Spice Level: There’s a lot of stop and start in this one, which makes sense with this couple, as well as a lot of yearning. But when they finally get around to it, it’s epic!

Realism: This book really explores the idea of what you can do if you resonate to someone you personally don’t like, and definitely drives home the idea that resonance doesn’t change your emotions, though it might make you more aware of them in the end. It also highlights the importance of communication. Once these characters talked and understood each other better, they realized they were perfect for each other.

Trope Alert: Enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, miscommunication.

Trigger Warnings: Child sexual abuse and adult rape are mentioned at several points throughout the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape

jadedreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

c0urtn3yy's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This one was SO FUNNY. I absolutely love Haeden!! He's so grumpy & matter-of-fact but also super sensitive & sweet; him FRANKISSING her foot was hilarious & so was him carrying her all the way back to the tribe after their sky-claw run-in. I just didn't love Josie for most of it - which was surprising because I liked her in the last book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Rape, and Pregnancy

kloughlin's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

kyeruhh's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I can always count on an IPB book to get me out of a reading slump and this one did not disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault