Spicy, exciting and a great start to a bingeable series. I have never seen the appeal of alien romance but for some reason I felt the need to give this one a try and it did not disappoint. Ruby Dixon did a great job creating a world and characters that I want to see more of. It was spicy, sweet, funny and I didn’t want to put it down. I will definitely be reading more from this author.

TikTok peaked my interest but I should've just minded my own business because what is this?

Thanks to NetGalley / Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for a review.

I have no idea where to start on this one.
I started reading the title and could not get into it. No matter how many times I started and stopped, it was a little hard. When the audiobook finally came out. I decided to give it a go again, and it was a bit more welcoming to my ADHD brain. While listening to the audiobook, I finally got the sense that the main character is snarky and so hilarious at the way she speaks about everything. Not going to say there are some dark spots in the book, but it made it easier to digest and keep going to finish it. This book is full of steamy goodness, just going to place that out there and I am glad that I tried one more time to finish it.
Overall, I think the book is a bit harder to grasp, since I was not catching the tone of the book. The audiobook made it a bit better for me, however to each their own. I know that there is more in the series, but I think I am going to just move on to another book. I have a bad feeling that the others are just steamy scenes and little plot and I do not want to ruin a good book.

I FINALLY read an entire IPB book! One of my romance secrets that I hadn't actually read through one of our famous blue, spurred, and purring alien books.

I had the best time discussing this bananas book with my library romance book club (and we made snow globe not-hoth's, so fun). I read the opening chapters from both my eBook original copy and the newly issues (and edited) Berkley paperback release to see the changes RE: rape/sexual assault. IMO I wish the rape had been completely edited out, versus the mildly fade-to-black edit it gets. Isn't being kidnapped and experimented on enough of a violation? I mean, it was certainly shocking, and I did give the content notes to my book club members as much as I could before hand, but that was a rough opening sequence.

Also, we still have Vektal and Georgie's first meeting as him eating her out before they even speak, so yeah. I am glad she rolled with it and liked it but lol wowsers. what a cultural exchange right there!

That said, this series is a phenomena that I'm glad to have experienced, especially with being able to discuss with fellow romance readers.

Content notes: rape, on page first chapter (slightly fade to black in edited paperback), dubcon, illnesses, danger from elements/sickness, worm implantation, discussions of pregnancy

It was an alright read but not one that is easy to recommend. The story line was okay. It had too much sex in it..

I mean--parts of this are totally OTT (*two* of his body parts are ribbed for her pleasure--and his "spur"? Don't even get me started :D) and other parts are super convenient (the existence of all the single male aliens, the elder cave) and of course it's fated mates all over the place, but it's a solid story and so much fun to read--with such clear series potential! (Spoiler alert: the series has already happened. But the special edition print version I read an ARC of is brand new--fingers crossed more of them will be put out in print too)

The rest of the series is available on KU, and I've read 3 novels and 3 novellas so far; I really like how Ms Dixon has managed to give us such a variety of stories from what could be a limiting premise--12 human women crash landing on an ice planet, encountering and being adopted into the tribe of aliens who live there. But her cast of characters is varied, with rich backstories, and even though each couple discovers their (ahem) *unique compatibilities* on their own (OMG, that spur!), it somehow hasn't gotten old yet ;)

If you've heard warnings about the first book, the scene from the very beginning has been removed from the special edition version--the author explains why in her note at the end--and the honeymoon novella and a new bonus epilogue are added in at the end, just in case you're not ready to say goodbye to Georgie and Vektal yet.

Plus, you know, there's 21 more books to go. And those caves are only so big--so honestly, you'll be seeing them a lot in future books. No complains here! ;)

Rating: 4 stars / A-

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

I've been wanting to read this again ever since I found out it was being traditionally published. The story hardly changed, but I was so glad to see that the author removed the R scene from the beginning. I always felt that it was unnecessary.

I enjoyed this story just like I did the first time and I'm still wanting a Vektal of my own. Now I just need to talk myself out of rereading the rest of the series.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me access to the advanced copy of this book to read.

Aliens abduct healthy young women from Earth to be sold into slavery…a crash landing onto an Ice Planet teeming with lovestruck Barbarians…and then there’s the khui resonance for mating. This series starter is a fun ride with a spunky heroine named Georgie and her devoted Barbarian Vektal. The heat level keeps the ice at bay!

I thought I knew what to expect here. Entertainment, wild and kooky romance. But...the writing. This was so bad. Y'all. Bad.

Was this book well-written? Absolutely not. Am I going to read the rest of this series? Definitely.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has imagined a life with an alien. There is sex in this book. It will appeal to both male and female readers. The writing is well done and held my interest. I will read other books bu Ruby Dixon

Georgie, along with other human women, has awoken and discovered she has been abducted by aliens. After deciding they were escaping they end up crashing on a rather cold planet they call Not Hoth. The problem is they were abducted in their pajamas. They need help and Georgia is elected as the person to go out and try to find some.

That is when she meets Vektal who is out hunting. He is the leader of his clan and well women are in a short supply. Vektal immediately knows Georgie is his one since he has a cootie. You have to read more about what this is because the explanation is worth it. Georgie doesn’t have one but needs one in order to survive.

Let me tell you this, from the moment Georgie wakes up until the last page of this book I laughed. It is the perfect start to this series and is one of the most popular Sci-Fi, Paranormal Romances out there. If reading it isn’t your thing, the audio book is just as great.

I have picked up this book 6 different times. You read that write, SIX TIMES. I got 70% through this last final time and that is the farthest I have managed it. I think I have decided this is my sign to throw in the towel and admit that this series is just not for me, as much as I wish it was. I am not a huge fan of sci-fi, however as a romance reader I hate that this series is not for me. I really wish there was something that I could pinpoint as to what doesn’t work for me, but I can’t. The writing is fine, the world building is good, the characters are….fine. It just isn’t for me.

Listen, I know the premise of Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon seems a little ridiculous. However, let me tell you, this book was so much fun to read. I had such a blast that I plan to return for each new reissue that Berkley puts out. The new covers are really eye catching and I love them and so, those are the versions I will be reading. If you are up for reading a book that doesn’t take itself too seriously, grab this one.

Ice Planet Barbarians was my first time reading a book that is a majority spicy. I know. Those books are all over booktok and while I haven’t fully jumped on the train, my interest is piqued into checking out more from this genre. Ice Planet Barbarians kicks off Ruby Dixon’s series about young women who have been abducted and left on an inhospitable planet. Georgie is the ringleader of the girls. She leaves the rocketship they are staying in to see about finding resources and maybe some help. Georgie then wakes up to a unique greeting from a blue alien named Vektal. He is convinced that Georgie is his mate — given his khui is purring when he meets and sees her. She’s not convinced, but will do what it takes to save the other women.

As it turns out, Georgie begins to fall for Vektal who is sweet. They don’t speak the same language. However, they have chemistry. Let’s just say this book is probably 30% plot and 70% sex scenes. I didn’t know that going in. It’s fun though, something different. Also, this book is SUCH a fast read. I am interested in what comes next in Ruby Dixon’s series. In fact, I ended up reading book two, Barbarian Alien immediately after finishing.

Georgie and a group of women crash land on an ice planet after overpowering their alien captors. A group of blue aliens adopt them while they adjust to life, and love, on the ice planet. I for one respect an author who rewrites and rereleases editions after listening to their fanbase. Ruby Dixon's work is a lot of fun! I was pleased to find her aliens to really be big cinnamon rolls and her lady main characters to be full of spunk. I am charmed by the Ice Planet series and plan to read all of the re-releases.

This was one of those books that I always went back and forth on whether or not I wanted to read it, but I seem to be one of the few people who really adores the new cover design, and it finally drew me in. This wasn't my first rodeo with alien romance, so I can't say I found anything shocking or disturbing, but if you're not used to alien or monster smut, this book's scenes definitely, uh, go there lol.

My problem with the book laid more in the pregnancy-related topics than anything else. Slight spoiler here, but I don't like surprise pregnancies in romance books — I love babies, kids, etc. in books, but not when it's a total shock and especially not when the heroine didn't necessarily consent to the idea of being knocked up. I also struggled a bit with some of Vektal's more possessive moments, and I found it immensely unrealistic that Georgie, who none of these women truly knew, could convince nearly a dozen adult women to give up their lives on earth and stay on this alien planet with basically no hesitation whatsoever.

All of that aside, I was intrigued by the planet (the flora and fauna were interesting), I liked a lot of the sa-khui characters we met, and I definitely enjoyed Liz enough that I need to read her story. I'm eager to continue the series aaaand will probably cave and order a copy of this new collector's edition for my bookshelf, just because it's so damn pretty.

I can't wait to read the next one in this series! There were some weird moments but the world building was excellent.

While this was very easy to read, the writing switched back and forth between trying to be more serious scifi and self-aware/joke-y. It was a bit jarring and I wish it had leaned more one way or the other. Also, not much seemed to happen and it was hard for me to get attached to the characters.

I will admit I went into this book expecting it to just be a laugh. It only took me a handful of pages to know I was completely wrong and that I was SOOO hooked on this story. I was immediately dragged into the panic of being abducted and then crash landing on an unknown planet. Once Vektal was introduced I totally fell in love. I loved how the language barrier was an issue and then overcome. I definitely see myself reading more of this series. I have more questions about the alien race and the original plans from the kidnapping aliens.