Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Barbarian's Prize by Ruby Dixon

20 reviews

book_gremlin42's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Rape

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

smuttymcbookface's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

As with all the IPB books, I did enjoy reading this. It was easy and quick to digest. However, I found myself a bit frustrated with Tiffany. She was callous in her neutrality, and her public dismissal of Salukh after he had been nothing but sweet was just too much.

Plus, Salukh was a little too much of a slob for my liking, but I appreciate that there are at least very distinct personalities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child abuse

roziereads's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

pbella3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and War

carmineslamp's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

Best  of the 2.5s, but still eh. It's decent, but I just didn't FW the couple, I don't think.

Tiffany spends a lot of time struggling with her trauma from being SA'd on the alien ship, and I honestly kind of like how she still kind of struggles with it even after falling in love with Saluhk, which might sound messed up, but. BUT ALSO I hate how it IS kind of cured after she gets that D. Idk, it makes sense but also it doesn't, but also this is a novella smut book so I shouldnt expect nuanced takes on mental illness/trauma. 

I digress. It is pretty decent though, I must reiterate. I like how patient Saluhk is with her. These men being so respectful is the only thing keeping me sane,,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

the_readingraven's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Tiffany and Salukh 4L! 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

kloughlin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

tostita's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

This is one of my favorite Ice Planet Barbarian books. Salukh is so kind and observant and caring. He truly wants to be with Tiffany because she’s Tiffany, and not just because he wants a mate, any mate, or because he wants the “prize” of winning the prettiest girl as his partner. I really felt for Tiffany as the recipient of unwanted male attention that everyone else felt she should find flattering, when in fact it scares her to death, and for good reason. Readers should know going in that Tiffany is struggling with the trauma of sexual assault at the hands of the aliens who kidnapped her. She has nightmares about that event, and while the attack is not depicted in explicit detail it may be triggering for some people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy