Quick TW Note: There is some light non-consent consent in this book (a character says no and don't when they are really saying yes), so before going in please be aware that that's in this book.

So, I'm now an official sucker for these books. When I saw this book available for pre-order I got so excited. I was able to get my hands on it yesterday (which is why I spent all day yesterday finishing Neuormancer) and I started and finished this book today.

If you want to know my thoughts, pretty much they're the same as Ice Planet Barbarians. It's the same story, except we pick up with Liz right when all of the alien males come to rescue the remaining women in the ship. From there, you see from Liz and Raahosh's perspectives (similar to Georgie and Vektals). Are ther things that don't line up? Yes (the big one is having Liz ask about Raahosh's past, and then later on never hearing about his past), which actually leads me to believe more chapters might've been added to this book. I haven't read the ebooks (and probably won't as I prefer paperback) so I can't really compare, but it gives off the feeling that some chapters may have been added in or re-written, and continuity errors never got picked up in post. 

Liz was once of my three favourite characters from the original book (Georgie, Liz, and Kira) so seeing her story and the explanation of why Raahosh decided to steal her away was really cool. This book is more stranger enemies to lovers than just strangers to lovers, which I really appreciated. It showed a new side to how the khui works and what happens if you try to resist it.

I am so excited to see the next book (because, let's be honest, these things will sell well enough to all be made into paperbacks) brings, and the future of the series.

Note: you maybe wondering why I'm choosing to wait for the paperbacks to release instead of buying the ebooks. Oher than the fact that I'm not a huge ebook nerd (paper is still my jam), I like to read the updated story. This is proven more in the first book because it was mentioned in the authors notes, but there was a scene that was included in the original that was taken out for being too graphic and because the author knew it didn't need to be in there. I like it when a new version gets released after time and the author decides to tweak it here or there. Not a whole story change (although I have read a book that did note that before), but updating the story to how they view it should be with all of this newfound experience they have. I'm also a sucker for extra content and having whole stories more of less summed up in one book (so for this series they take the two characters we focus on, and include their tale + Ice Planet Honeymoon).  Doesn't mean characters we love will never show up again (like Georgie and Vektal), but show up with a new perspective and light from different characters points of view.

Anyway, this book again is getting a 5/5 not for it's story quality (this isn't some classic in the making of literature like Dracula), but because it's a fun time, made me laugh, and is self aware of itself. It doesn't take itself too seriously. It's more of this situation has happened to us, so sure now there are aliens who want to mate, makes complete sense. It's a fun light read to spend a day with, and I wouldn't have this series any other way.