Barbarian Mine

you can tell this was written by a woman because the male love interest is a barbarian (who's even more barbaric than the OTHER Ice Planet Barbarians) who has essentially no knowledge of spoken language whatsoever (like not English but also barely any of the alien language all the OTHER aliens on the ice planet speak)...but he understands and obeys the word NO. chef's kiss

if you have questions about how this language-less alien is able to narrate his half of the book and if his language processing center of his brain may have decayed over time.......no you don't

this was so silly but fun and I am obsessed with the reveal that all the human women are going to give their kids "Brangelina" style names AKA RENESMEE STYLE NAMES!!!

hehee anyway I do think that for now, at least, my curiosity has been sated regarding the Ice Planet Barbarians and I don't feel the need to read more of these. At least not unless anyone tells me some real bonkers detail that I might want to investigate. until then...it's been real