A review by emfass
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.25

I liked this way more than I expected to. The first chapter or two were very dark and potentially triggering (see below), but after Georgie finds Vektal, things were overall delightful. Not as light and fluffy as I thought it would be, but very enjoyable.

Part of me wishes the sex had been a little more creative. You're inventing a whole alien race and planet! You could totally reinvent sex!! But I still enjoyed it just fine.
Plus a little nub that exactly hits your clit during penetration?? YES PLEASE.


Not sure why I was expecting an alpha alien, but Vektal was all cinnamon roll. I loved how he just did everything in his power to take care of Georgie, was firm in his love of her but never forced her hand
(except perhaps in a dubious-consent scene when he wakes her up with cunnilingus, before understanding that she did not have the same understanding of resonance/mating as him; we are in her head when it happens and she is happy going along with it)
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See Leigh Kramer's review for an excellent breakdown of content warnings.
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