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Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon

severelyhopefulcloud's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.0

nikki_burch's review against another edition

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5.0

Omigosh. She got me with this one. This book was eventful and I cried.

shelbyaye's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

feralsquirrel's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.0

This book left me feeling a little meh and felt like kind of a mix of past books. It didn't feel as fresh and new of a character dynamic as I wanted to see. I think this is the last of the books I'm going to read. 

kwneighborhood's review

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

2.5

wonderwomannz's review against another edition

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5.0

This one was good and I am enjoying how the overall storyline keeps continuing in the series even though we get introduced to other characters.

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3.0

This one was super sad. The fact that he just doesn’t remember Stacy, or their baby is super-duper sad. It really made my heart hurt.

rhiannonchandler's review

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3.5

Quick read, not my fav characters but still enjoyable n I like where the plot is going

jurnee_reads's review

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5.0

This one was so good!

The romance, top notch! The sex, excellent! The character growth, I’m here for it!

Even though it hurt, I did really like the twist and I’m excited to see where things go from here!

penosa16's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This one was too short! I read this in a day, which is not unusual for me and Ruby Dixon's books, because I devour them, but... It felt so rushed. I am a bit disappointed with this one. 

The cause of angst in this book is not amongst the two main leads, their romantic tension, or the obstacles that stop them from resonating, but
the loss of the tribe's home.
I don't know how to feel about this. It felt like filler just to get to the worldbuilding moving, and because Maddie has no connection to the world, it feels detached and nonchalant. 

I felt like I empathized more with Maddie in the last book, where she was a caring and worried big sister. In this one, she was wallowing and complaining, and then the situation from last book between Lilah and Maddie got reversed.
Also, what's up with her blackmailing Georgie and Vektal to get Hassen's exile lifted? Not cool.
 

The sex is always the best part of these books. Hassen didn't disappoint, he was sweet and dirty when we needed him to be one or the other. But this epilogue was so underwhelming, and there was no honeymoon. Man, this was such a letdown :(