BERKLEY Ice Planet Barbarians

Did I expect this to be a book solely filled with sex scenes and no plot whatsoever? Why yes, yes I did. I blame Tiktok for those expectations. However, there is an actual plot. I was pleasantly surprised. After all, a book called Ice Planet Barbarians doesn't leave much room for it to be anything else.I am a little late to this trend of reading these books. But that's okay. For whatever reason, every time something is tremendously popular (like a book) it turns me off reading and I wait until the excitement dies down. But enough about me. Let's talk about this book.Georgie finds herself in a spaceship after being abducted by the little green men. Literally. After crash landing and being left for dead, Georgie volunteers to explore this strange planet as they're all injured and exhausted. She meets Vektal, seven feet tall horned blue alien who insists she is his mate.I was pleasantly surprised because the author did think through what her story is going to be. I am embarrassed to say that when I heard about all this noise regarding these books, I'd find them incredibly bad. I apologize to the author for that. I loved to see Georgie and Vektal's dialogues and how the point of view would change and give us insight to each of them. Though obviously strange, their love story is sweet and even funny at times.I do think certain parts of the storyline were hurried and therefore give it 4 out of 5 stars. There are some parts that could be polished. Otherwise, great writing and good story.There is a rape scene at the beginning, in case someone is triggered by that!Re-reading so I can continue with the seriesGlossary doesn't exist in the special edition paperback. However, there is a part in the back listing all of the characters, including the minor ones. The paperback version has no rape scene (thank god). This book also contains Bonus Epilogue (Georgie goes hunting) and a novella Ice Planet Honeymoon with Vektal and Georgie, rounding their story up.

This book was hilarious and so bizarre, but in the best way. I was really nervous to start this series, as it was my first taste of alien smut, but it didn’t let me down 👽Georgie was an absolute mood and so funny. And also super trusting! I found it slightly odd how accepting she was of her whole situation. Vektal was a babe, so sweet and loyal - where can I find one?I couldn’t stop laughing. The whole dynamic between the two MC’s was crazy funny, especially when they couldn’t communicate.The whole concept of the book was really interesting but it did lack a strong plot to follow. Was fun to see the potential couples for the next few books and will definitely be continuing with the series, when I need a fun, spicy and easy going read!*𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬*𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: science fiction romance𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: alien smut, fated mates, spurs, alien falls first

It's the exact same as the book called dragons baby. Literally the same plot, same story line, same characters. Right down to the same everything.

I don’t know what to say….am I ashamed with myself for reading this? Partly. Was it entertaining though? Most definitely.

Love this cover!