Barbarian’s Rescue

There is so much action, drama, and some trauma in this one. I love watching the FMC and MMC work together on the rescue plan. I love the gentle way the resonance has been building this time around. It is so sweet to watch the couple fall in love. I really enjoyed all the different components and layers in this story. There is so much going on. I love the final bit between the FMC and the MMC.

3.5 stars — This one had a pretty strong start, but lost some steam at the end for me… And I can’t even use this for any diversity stuff, because I don’t even know what ethnicity Summer actually is — I just know from a passing comment (and descriptions of her features) that she’s Asian. Yeah, no. I actually really loved Summer initially. I kind of loved her babbly self, and how she was pretty smart, but she presented in an odd way. Certain tiny pieces reminded me of me, because I don’t think people would assume I’m that smart just based on the way I talk and stuff, but I’m not bad. So I connected with her. She was nervous and adorable and forthright, and I enjoyed her in general. I really enjoyed Warrek at the start too! I loved how quiet and awkward he could be, and how he appreciated Summer when others would have overlooked her. He was strong and hardworking and just quietly awesome. And they were cute together, especially for the first half of the book. I LOVED seeing them work together to figure out a way to rescue their friends, and how Warrek didn’t take over but truly listened to Summer’s ideas. It was just so nice. I think that I expected the rescue to last longer, and I kind of lost some interest for the second half. They were still cute, but I was distracted by all the plot arc questions of what they were going to do about the cargo, and so it was hard to only get to read about the two of them mostly. The story just didn’t have the right balance I guess.

My second favorite book. Wonderful series of books.