3⭐

Uhhmm. It was fine. I didn’t dislike this but I also didn’t like it either.

Megan and Cashol felt a little chaotic but not the good kind of chaotic where it feels intentional (like Maddie and Hassen). This felt like the author had so many ideas for where she wanted these characters story to go and instead of committing to one fully, we got a little bit of everything, and it never felt fully developed.

I love the concept of this couple that everyone perceived as having no issues from the start actually having a really rocky beginning behind closed doors.

There’s two ways I could have and would have preferred to see this go:

1. Really diving into the fact that Megan’s story started with the nonconsensual abortion she was given by the aliens that abducted her. And tie that in with the one-off line we got about Cashol not being ready to be a father… I feel like that could have been angsty city and I would have loved it. (It also would have made Vektal’s advice that he gives to Cashol make more sense.)

2. Focusing in on how Megan randomly mentioned that Cashol was not her type. It could have been more about her initial disappointment of him as a mate and then we get to see him be his sweet and charming self to win her over. (I may have liked her less in this version, but it would have been a refreshing change from most of the women being smitten from day one.)

Idk. Instead, we got Megan being stressed about her place in the tribe, Cashol wanting her to love him, miscommunication, a foot fetish, and this weird root-disappearing plot.


Series Rankings:
Book 1: Ice Planet Barbarians - (Georgie/Vektal) 3 ⭐
Book 2: Barbarian Alien - (Liz/Raahosh) 4.25 ⭐
Book 3: Barbarian Lover - (Kira/Aehako) 3.75 ⭐
Book 4: Barbarian Mine - (Harlow/Rukh) 4 ⭐
Book 4.75: Ice Planet Holiday - 3 ⭐
Book 5: Barbarian's Prize- (Tiffany/Salukh) 4.25 ⭐
Book 6: Barbarian's Mate - (Josie/Haeden) 4 ⭐
Book 7: Barbarian's Touch - (Lilah/Rokan) 4.5 ⭐
Book 8: Barbarian's Taming - (Maddie/Hassen) 4.5 ⭐
Book 9: Barbarian's Heart - (Stacey/Pashov) 3⭐ (begrudgingly)
Book 10: Barbarian's Hope - (Asha/Hemalo) 3.75-4 ⭐
Book 11: Barbarian's Choice - (Farli/Mardok) 3.75⭐
Book 12: Barbarian's Redemption - (Elly/Bek) 3.75 ⭐
Book 13: Barbarian's Lady - (Kate/Harrec) 3.5⭐
Book 14: Barbarian's Rescue - (Summer/Warrek) 3.75-4 ⭐
Book 15: Barbarian's Tease - (Brooke/Taushen) 2.75-3 ⭐
Book 15.5: The Barbarian Before Christmas- 3.5 ⭐
Book 16: Barbarian's Beloved - (Ariana/Zolaya) 4 ⭐
Book 16.5: Barbarian's Valentine - 3 ⭐
Book 17: Barbarian's Seduction - (Marlene/Zennek) 4 ⭐
Book 18: Barbarian's Treasure - (Megan/Cashol) 3 ⭐