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Surviving Skarr by Ruby Dixon Narrator: Hollie Jackson, Mason Lloyd
Series: Ice Planet Clones #2
Published by Tantor Audio on November 26, 2024
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction
Length: 8 hours, 46 minutes
Format: Audiobook
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Overnight, my life has changed to one of sheer survival. I wake up on a strange alien world covered in ice. I have no memories of myself, not even my name.
And I've resonated to the biggest braggart on the planet. Skarr is a chest-beating alpha male gladiator with lizard genetics and an intense case of self-love. He tells everyone within hearing distance how amazing he is. Bleh.
I want nothing to do with him, but according to the khui, we're soulmates. This means we're bound to have babies and live our lives out together...forever... Not if I have anything to say about it.
To survive, I'm going to have to figure out who I am, what I am...and what to do about the man who won't shut up about how incredible and perfect I am. It has to be an act... doesn't it?
Surviving Skarr is the second book of the Ice Planet Clones series. The good news is that if you have read a few books by Ruby Dixon set on the Ice Planet full of big blue horned aliens, you know what you are getting and you can skip around to any of the series in no specific order to enjoy. You also know some of the main points in the story that have to be hit due to the khui (parasite that helps you survive on the planet and also choses your mate) and the complications of that.
Vivi wakes up on a planet with no recollection of her past, her name or how she got here in the first place. The reason why is easy, she is a clone of a human that was jettisoned to an out of the way planet of ice with a handful of other clones on their way to market. Rescued, she will need to make her way in this new world. The thing is after she gets a khui to help her survive the planet, it decides Skarr is the the guy for her. Granted he is attractive, but he is also obnoxious and loud, while Vivi is quiet and longs to be left alone.
This was the first book that went with a more cold blooded alien species as the hero, packing some different heat to play around with which made for some interesting sexy times. Skarr is the clone of a splice and the only memories he has are of gladiator battles. Learning to be a person is difficult for him as all he remembers is playing to the crowd in the gladiator pits. With a little help from some of the other men, he devises a strategy to win Vivi as his mate, she is the best and he will prove to her that he is the best too.
I didn’t think I’d grow to like Skarr in the beginning and it took a little time, but like most of the males in these books we usually get there. As Skarr learns more and more about life on the Ice Planet, we see some more vulnerable sides to him and how much he really longed to have someone to care for and care for him. There were some really tender moments in the book. It is a cute story with more emotional obstacles more than any physical ones. Not really any action or conflict in this story besides the relationship stuff.
Overall, this is great for readers of the series and another fun sweet story, but don’t start here.
Narration:
Hollie Jackson and Mason Lloyd have done all of the Ice Planet books and have done them well. I like how they do the voices and the dual PoV narration is great. They really bring the stories to life and make them all the more fun. The dialog really pops throughout the performances. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed.
Performance: ★★★★
Character Separation: ★★★★
Diction: ★★★★★
Pacing/Flow: ★★★★
Sound Effects: none
Listen to a clip HERE.
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Nice review. I like the Ice Planet world. Haven’t read the clone spin-off series, yet.
I’ve had a lot of fun with a lot of Ruby Dixon’s books in this world. All of them have something that just grabs me.
I’ve read a few romantic sci fi books – but I haven’t had the pleasure of reading Ruby Dixon’s books. Thank you for the recommendation:)).
I have enjoyed a lot of books by her now. Who knew big blue aliens with horns and a tail would be my special kind of kink.
I love the breakdown in rating 🙂
Audio…there really aren’t enough reviews that give a good understanding of the narrators. I’m trying a new thing so thank you for noticing.
I’ve read and enjoyed a few in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, so will have to try this too!
They are a lot of fun. I have had a great time with the parasite that you have to have to live on the planet picking out the person you are going to have great offspring with.