Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon
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Book Review at a Glance
Worth the Read?
Shani: ⭐
Bridget: ⭐
Heroine Rating
Shani: 🍑🍑
Bridget: 🍑
Hero Rating:
Shani: 🍆🍆🍆🍆
Bridget: 🍆🍆🍆
McDreamy to Mc Steamy:
Shani: Mc Blue DatPussy Daboo DAh
Bridget: McIDidn’tCareAboutHim
Classy to Nasty: Classy but also where was the sex?!
Romance at a Glance Reviews Barbarian’s Mate by Ruby Dixon
How could we not read Ruby Dixon for our Aliens season? We take a look at the seventh book in the well-loved Ice Planet Barbarian series!
TW: rape; pedophilia, child abuse (all in the past and off-page)
How does Barbarian’s Mate compare to the rest of the series? Listen in for how the romances match up, our thoughts on 14-month pregnancies, sexy alien spurs, sorely needed alien bro time, badass and whiny protagonists, and what makes our khuis sing! Bridget has some serious opinions on this one, much to Shani's delight.
We talk about making the best of a bad situation and Bridget and Jane make a bet.
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Bridget’s favorite Ice Planet Barbarian books in order
Book 4 - Barbarian Mine with Harlow and Rukh - he steals her and is savage - she teaches him to speak and LURVE - both so protective of each other
Book 3 - Barbarian Lover - Aehako & Kira - she has the translator implant and her’s aliens coming back. Like that he flirts and is like, naw but I’m serious about you, and allows her to be a badass
Book 2 - Barbarian Alien - Rahoosh and Liz - Liz was a strong badass and Rahoosh loved her enough to let her hunt with him even though it scared him
Book 1 - Ice Planet Barbarian - Georgie and Vektal - get’s right to the licking
Book 5 - Ice Planet Holiday - didn’t read
Book 6 - Barbarian’s Prize - Salukh and Tiffany - didn’t read
Book 8 - Barbarian’s Touch - Rokan and Lilah
Book 7 - Barbarian’s Mate - Haeden and Josie
Quick Guide Review of the Book and Notes
Book Title: Barbarian’s Mate
Author: Ruby Dixon
Narrator/ Available in audio: Hollie Jackson , Mason Lloyd
Part of a Series: Ice Planet Barbarian’s Mate
Genre: Alien Romance, SciFi Romance
Cover Art: Loved it! She’s kneeling with her lips close to his blue abs and loincloth with a hungry look!
Synopsis: 'Resonance' is supposed to be a dream - that's when your soulmate is chosen for you. And everyone on the ice planet has hooked up with a big, hunky soulmate of their own... except me. So do I want a mate? Heck yeah. More than anything, all I've ever wanted is to be loved by someone.
Except that the soulmate chosen for me? My least favorite person on the darn ice planet. Haeden's the most cranky, disapproving, unpleasant, overbearing male alien... so why is it that my body sings when he gets close? Why is he working so hard to prove to me that he's not as awful as I think he is?
I hate him... don't I?
Favorite Line in the Book:
Shani:
“That will be a lot of mouths to feed...good thing I’m a great hunter.
Bridget’s sexy corner:
“I touch her cheek before she can push my hand away. I am filled with longing, an aching need that will never be fulfilled. She will never be my mate. She will never let me claim her. She will never accept me into her arms and let me fill her belly with our child. Those things will not be mine.”
Favorite Review:
Shani:
I struggled a lot with this book. I went into it expecting to love it, but quickly realized it wasn’t for me. Josie kept pissing me off because of her behavior towards Haeden, the story was too slow paced, and I just wasn’t that into it. I ended up skim reading the last 50% or so and the only reason I even finished it was because I knew this book would be the bridge between the old main female characters and the new ones.
Bridget:
Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) rated it 2 stars
This was probably my least favorite of the series if I’m being honest. It wasn’t necessarily any worse than any of the other books, but I read these exclusively for da smuts and this one didn’t have nearly enough of that for my liking lmao so 2 stars it is
Worth the Read?
Shani: ⭐
Bridget: ⭐ - Read the other Ice Planet Barbarians!
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