Thr Barbarian's Tribute: Amy Padilla

Oh my 🫠🫠🫠

First of all: thank you @beckireadsromance  (on IG) for recommending this to me. When I say I was locked in this barbarian situation. CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY.

This was such a great story. I loved Finn and Rath. Like, Rath, can I please come to your barbarian tent. Holy shit.

• fantasy adjacent (I think?)
• barbarian hunter/tribute
• virgin mc
• barbarian clan life (they're nomads!)
• they speak different languages
• nicknames
• biggest softie at the campsite
• first times

CW: homophobia & internalized shame around queerness. Violence (not between the mcs)

I don't want to give too much of this story away. Rath was a fur clad dreamboat. The author really put Finn through IT, but our guy persevered.

This book wasn't super spicy, but the scenes were enjoyable and the storyline tugged me right along so I didn't even miss the smut! 

4.5 ⭐️



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