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My Review:Title: Barbarian Mine
Author: Ruby Dixon
Series: Ice Planet Barbarians #4
Published by: Tantor Audio
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Hollie Jackson, Mason Lloyd
Length: 5 hours and 36 minutes
Genres: Science Fiction, Erotica, Romance
Source: Audible Escape Package
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2020 Audiobook Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:The ice planet has given me a second lease on life, so I'm thrilled to be here. Sure, there's no cheeseburgers, but I'm healthy and ready to be a productive member of the small tribe.
What I didn't anticipate? That there'd be a savage stranger waiting nearby, watching me. And when he takes me captive, the unthinkable happens... I resonate to him.
Resonance means mating, and children... but I don't know if this guy's ever been around anyone before. He's truly a barbarian in all ways, right down to clubbing me over the head and claiming me as his own.
So why is it that I crave his touch and hunger for more?
4.5 stars — This is my favourite one so far!! It just hit all the buttons for me.
Harlow was so mellow and go with the flow. I was surprised by what her secret was, but in retrospect it’s an interesting “problem” for one of the humans to have. And it made her personality and calmness make a strange sort of sense. I loved the way she worked through those first days with Rukh, going from fear to resignation. And I appreciated how she felt for him as she started to figure out what he was all about. For someone so even keeled, she really did go through a lot of emotions in this book — like she was calmer, but that didn’t mean that she wasn’t upended by change.
I loved the story of Rukh. I can’t even imagine his life up until Harlow, and it truly made me feel for him. It was hard to watch him cling to his beliefs passed down from his father, but it made the moment when he figured things out very satisfying. He was protective, caring, and strong-willed.
I really loved the way their relationship developed and evolved over time. There were a lot of barriers to get around, and I appreciated the way they connected even without language. It was fascinating to watch and ponder what it would be like. I really felt their love for one another.
So yeah. Still loving this. Still having fun completely avoiding my self-imposed “reading responsibilities.” *shrugs*
This was one of my favorites in the series so far, too! Ruhk and Harlow were too cute together.
Seriously, it’s one I could see rereading…they just really hit for me.