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Review ice Planet barbarians

Oh god

​@@randomrealistictone2231 no need to traumatize the whole community

It's Harvard on line 2, they want to hire you as a marine biologist

Hello! Would it be alright if you make a playlist of all your "I read _this_ so you don't have to" videos? I think a lot of us would love that, especially new viewers. You don't have to but thank you anyways!

i’m dying ily for this comment 😭😭

Half the Potc fandom:

fr 😭😭😭

@@captaincaspian42 Hoooooly shit. That got me - I'm laughing so hard rn my cheeks hurt, thank you.

She can change him, like change his shirt

Pancake is one thing, but panini?

Haha

😭😭 i loved this, it was crazy but the author obviously was doing it for fun 🤣🤣

Say what you want about the book, but the author knew what they were doing!

I dont why I pictuted a pannini doing a backflip 😂

Ello mate, u alright? 😂😂😂

AU YEAH MATE

My sides have achived exit velocity and are currently on course to pass Jupiter

@@admiralsnackbarkekwalice6167WHAT 😭🙏😂

I thinks that’s Aussie

i honestly want to go to another dimension where queer folks, women and eccentric people can live without misogyny, racism and homophobia where people can express themselves fully.

​@@aafeenshaikh4768 oh hell yeah, bring me with you!

@@aafeenshaikh4768 Yeah, men aren't the only ones who are misogynists, racists and homophobic... Getting rid of a group of people is not going to fix anything and is fundamentally a fascist world view.

Hundreds of languages and bro decides to skews facts🫣

If it's too long ignore it. For some reasons monster like characters in fictions are always better than humans and more respectful and I guess it's just the thing with fiction writing. The hotter someone is, the more toxic they are. The more "ugly" they are as monsters the more sensible and respectable they are compared to humans. Monsters in fictions will understand and be more respectful of people who by society are considered ugly or monsters/devils spawns (?) because they are different from others (LGBTQ+, race/skin color etc.) so aside from the sexual stuff this book have it's kinda common for monsters in fiction who look "hideous" to be nicer and more respectful because they know how it feels like being judged by their appearance without getting to know them. On the other hand hot people have it easy and even if they complain about them being too beautiful and people overlooking their personality in the end their personality is always toxic be it that they act all sad and depressed because being too hot is "tiring" or because they got away with everything since they are hot and rich (most of the time) so regardless of their view about themself they will always have a shitty and toxic personality if it's a generally hot character, if it's someone who people consider ugly it's made purposely to be nice and with a good personality. At least from what I read and saw from comics, books, movies etc. that's how it goes. I guess the biggest examples even if animated are Gaston against Quasimodo (I would have used the Beast as example but it's kinda hard to judge the Beast as a good person because we only ever see his bad side because he's depressed and constantly ashamed of himself so he's always mad and I didn't use the guy who Esmeralda loves because he's generally a good guy instead of a toxic handsome guy if we ignore the novel), Gaston is what everyone wants and desire but he's extremely toxic. Quasimodo is hated, hidden from society and the whole world in general, considered ugly however he's kind, sensitive and literally the best guy you could ask for either as a boyfriend or as a friend. In short, in fiction it's really common to make "ugly" characters such as monsters really kind and respectful and that's the most popular portray of them because in the past monsters were always seen as bad and known to hate humans (even if it was the human fault that caused their dangerous behavior) but with times changing now monsters are portrayed as misunderstood and docile and even friendly/kinda puppy like and constantly afraid to be hated. As said before however that's just my personal experience, I happened to stumble against monsters being nice and respectful a lot in fictions works, even if not sexuals like this one which I'm kinda glad for XD Edit: there's nothing wrong with it being sexual though, I just prefer love stories without sex.

I wanted him to have some monstrous features at least in his face. Perhaps squid like eyeballs or pointy teeth. But no, generic lookin dude I supose is fine enough.

LMAO

all i can think of is Cthulu 😭😭 or Slenderman, cause he's got...tendrils.

@@sanecatlady I think of Shape of Water. I don't understand that movie at all.

@@alpyki2588 still better than cliched vampir romance

Not well researched lol. That cervix stuff is so inaccurate it’s crazy. That would be excruciating to experience that.

​@@IDislikeMacaroni fair enough 😭😭😭 but maybe that tentacle alien aphrodisiac had smth in it that made it pleasurable

@@IDislikeMacaroni it's a monster fucking book, I think there being exceptions as to what the characters feel pleasure from is okay 😭 the rest was clearly researched though

@@IDislikeMacaroni Honestly. I feel like I would literally die if that ever happened to be. The cervix part actually made me cringe because I could just imagine the pain

@@IDislikeMacaroni Some people are into the size kink to that point lol Personally I´d hate it if that were me, but to each there own ig

I sincerely was not expecting healthy relationship with an octopus monster in a smut book. that’s some whiplash

When the love interest in a YA romance is actually a decent person: 🤯🤯🤯

Yeah monster romance stories are generally more wholesome than human romance

​@@discountpotato5680i like your pfp

snape and voldemort:🤨

tbh it was very reluctant from Snapes side, no enthusiastic consent there

Well, two adults consented to unaliving her boss😂😅

AND THE USE OF THE LIGHT SWITCH AS A SAFE-GUARD??? AND THE AFTERCARE?????? WTF BRO

EXACTLY IM REELING

It’s genuinely kind of a sweet story, even with the weird disturbing kinky shit. I went “aww” a couple of times in this video. They’re a cute couple, I think it’s adorable that they ended up with a happy lil monster family

it's actually kind of cute you have to admit

Agreed

I cannot... POSSIBLY, ever imagine.

Gold tier content right here

are you okay?…

Does it have a mating arm?

@@vivi5150 AAAAH 😭😭😭

I really wouldn't be surprised if some people also just think big claws and sharp teeth and other intimidating features are just hot, plain and simple.

Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m exactly in the demographic, because I’m not really into hardcore smut of any kind, much less scary hardcore smut, but I have to say I kind of get the appeal of the romance aspect. I think there’s just something really sweet about the “against all odds” sort of thing going on with it. Even though they literally couldn’t be more different, they feel this really sincere affection for each other, and they’re happy to work around all the strange barriers together to make the relationship work. Additionally, I think it’s the appeal of “seeing the good that was always there, but wasn’t obvious at first,” which is NOT the same thing as “I can fix him”. He was ALWAYS in his heart (or hearts?) a sweet and respectful lil tentacle monster, even if they had some cultural divides and confusion at times. He was never a bad guy that needed fixing, or to change at all. He just didn’t have anyone who saw him for the nice person he was inside, under all the scary tentacles. He never needed to change, he only needed to be recognized. I also think the “possessiveness” actually has a more positive connotation here than normal, because to me it just sounds more like he feels like he has an exceptionally strong personal bond with her (again, cause they love each other so much that they don’t care at all that they’re extremely different creatures), and it’s more of a loyalty thing than a controlling thing. He wants to stay by her side and stand up for her, and he wants to be hers just as much as she’s his. “Mine” here implies mutual loyalty and support to me more than it implies that she’s just a possession.

​@blackosprey2219 yea, I'm this demographic

yeah, this. i think what also plays the part, especially for people ostracized by society for one reason or the other, is safety in being loved, wanted and seen as beautiful no matter your appearance, social status or any other factors seen by society as undesirable or gross because obviously, monsters, especially otherwordly ones, don't hold human prejudices. which is also why monster romance is popular within queer people who are commonly seen as unnatural freaks, so it's also a "monster meets monster" sentiment and the beauty of an unconventional relationship between individuals rejected by the society

​@@blackosprey2219 Yep

That and theres some sort of danger appeal about being romantically interested of a non human monster AND the freaky deaky ways said monster will show affection activates the neurons of all certified proffessional monster fuckers.

When you put it that way, it sounds not disgusting LOL

Same with horses and girls..

I read "That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon" recently and loved it. I'm not someone that typically enjoys romance but it was a great Rom-Com in a fantasy setting. I'm excited to read the sequel.

Honestly it sounds like a summary for a Marauders fan fiction

i literally saw the cover when she put it on screen and went straight to amazon lol

@@WatchingWhileAsleep Give update on how it is if you could because im like kinda considering it… 👀

@@jessicaschlott3879 yes please update us! Cause the use of love potions sounds super problematic (cause they don't really love you and therefore don't give their consent freely but are tricked into wanting to have sex/a relationship with you; a bit like a date rape drug) but I would love to know how that aspect of the story is handled!

I spit out my water at that 😭

it was so funny 😭

I laughed so hard 🤣

I haven’t gotten there yet but that line has me on the floor lmaooooo

THEY HAVE TO BE TROLLING, i refuse to believe this is all real

it’s irrationally hilarious and I’m very curious as to what the MANY parts of his body are

@@nycoleleon713Right?? Like why did I imagine it coming out of his mouth or something 😭

bill cipher pfp with THIS comment gave me whiplash

How fast?

I HAVE INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS (painful bladder syndrome, literally inflammation of the urethra and bladder tract, feels like peeing acid 24/7) AND I CANT STRESS HOW PAINFUL EVEN THE THINNEST OF ULTRASOUNDS IS WHEN PUSHED UP YOUR URETHRA

That is how I sometimes feel about regular smut, which depicts male characters having huge d*cks. I have a very hmm thiсk hymen which makes even using tampons painful sometimes. (If I wanted to ever have penetrative s€x I would first surgically remove it)

I have never had a catheter or anything like that, but I did have a raging UTI and I'm pretty sure if I ever experience anything with my urethra I'm going to sob

The only reason I'm not also recoiling is because I know this is a thing people are into

That was literal gold ahahaha

can u share the time of that?

@@priyanshimalfoy6998 4:15

Tell me more about this other, better dimension!

Someone needs to take me to that dimension

Oh he would HATE this actually I might have to start reading monster porn

@@matilda4204 me too actually I would LOVE to desecrate the name of that eugenicist by reading Cthulhu erotica

@@pennyw2226 HAHAHA SAME

Did the Dunwich Horror teach you nothing?!

Good let him cry

Foreal Offended that I’m not compatible for a regular person that they had to send in the special forces😢

@@karinasilva-xw3ldI mean same but if this ‘monster’ is twice as respectful as real humans, and if I can get to know him/her first, I’m not complaining

@@sand_eater101 I mean the bar is low anyways might as well😂

​@@sand_eater101to quote a comment I read from somewhere: "The bar was so low it was basically a tripping hazzard in hell, but here you are limbo dancing with the devil."

I'd feel bad for your poor octopus soulmate, not you.

You have a level of confidence and risk taking skill that I will never achieve, and honestly I respect it.

Lol same and your parents gonna go "yo the kiddo just got some language practising thingy"

YES! Dear God, thank you for making me the only fluent in English in my family. The amount of bad word music I can listen is so amazing 🙏 (My dad can understand English because of his job, but mostly PC things and other few things but I'm pretty sure tentacle smut is not one of them)

A win is a win.

​​@@isabelafreitas8438 EU TAMBEM KKKK nossa e cada coisa que eu escuto perto deles que as vezes eu fico olhando a reação deles pra ver se eles fazem alguma careta

*another dimension

nothing but facts

Damn

I know right 😂😂

I was gonna comment something about most men not, in fact, being abusive assholes, but this fruit is hanging so low I'll just write this.

OMG is your pfp Makima?

So true😂

@@sudity9435 yep ^^

Dude i don't even like reading but the stories sound interesting lol

In your defense, I have to say that there is not many things better than watching people on RU-vid talking about shitty books

Honestly….same

I mean atleast there's consent and no romanticizing of abuse💀

@@Bluemoon08 there's sa in that tentacle thing..

@@ET-tu3gp the content warning said "sexual assault"

@@ET-tu3gp fair point. but there was a tw in the book so idk 🤷‍♀

NOOOOOOOO 😫😭

BAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHHAAH HOLLY SHIT NO----

I did a full body cringe. How dare you put that image in my mind.

@@zoeb3573 you're welcome! 😁

I mean, you can’t say you weren’t warned…

EXACTLY everytime I see that tag I fry it up and eat it up in pain

LMFAO i pretty much only read that 👌

What does that mean?

@@peppa_destruidora_deautoestima basically, "dead dove, do not eat" is a tag used to indicate that the fanfic features tropes that are generally considered morally reprehensible / dark, like rxpe/non-con or dub-con, torture and all that jazz. it’s not for everyone haha,,

there is no weirder group of people than monsterfuckers

When I first learned about bdsm but Mum saw it as this horrible thing, women agreeing to be tied up and beaten simply because they loved him and would let him play out his violent sexual impulses and she had words to say about 50 Shades. Well I got very curious and learned the actual bdsm community also had words to say about 50 shades as real bdsm takes consent very seriously compared to more tame kinks

What is vanilla romance?

​@@limerence8365The issue with critiquing BDSM that way (men just hurting women and the women letting them) is that there are tons of queer people in that community, too. It's way more diverse and complicated than just "thing man does to woman". Sometimes it's with two women or two men. Sometimes the woman is the one being the dom, and the man is the sub.

Good take, also bonus points if it only happens because the main character says something like “that persons making me uncomfortable, I don’t like the way they’re looking at me,” and THEN the s/o gets protective.

@@deepsea5348 Absolutely! Even better: a novel I read had an MC who had an anxiety diagnosis, and in one of the scenes the LI actually goes out of his way to ask her if she's alright himself. As someone who also has anxiety, that brings me so much joy. Possessiveness and protectiveness should always be in compliance with/service to the other person in the relationship, as opposed to clashing with them (and when it does, take notes from ATLA and actually turn it into a conflict instead of pretending it doesn't matter). Also, stray thought: I don't think people realise that when someone agrees to date you, they're (most of the time) already agreeing to being "yours", in a sense- it's when people/characters start pushing the limits of what that means that it starts to become uncomfortable. There's a distinct difference between someone being your s/o and being your personal belonging (namely how much of their own autonomy they get to keep). As someone's s/o, all you truly "own" is the right (I'd call it a right, anyhow) to be the sole recipient of their romantic attention. Honestly, a lot of these issues could be fixed by just rephrasing "you're mine" to something more tasteful, since 80% of the time it has the same underlying meaning as something like "I care about you because you're my partner" except it's also icky.

I LOVE THIS TAKE

@@Nixahma can you tell me what book is that?

@@katherine4866 I don't wanna expose myself lmao

Omg you're onto something

I totally think about this during the video, like they ARE shapeshifters! What if she was one, and they are trying to populate the Earth with hybrid kids? I just want more of the lore now....

I've been mining through Wattpad to find these types of books that are non fanfictions ones

​@@Ectoplasm_MissyIf it helps, Tumblr has a lot of monster fucker content with original characters.

@@Ectoplasm_Missywattpad…. ☺️

​@@Ectoplasm_Missy non fanfiction?

@@user-dh9fn4ml3pMost of the stories on wattpad are fan fics, no matter what you’re looking for 😅

I'm English, but I kind of go the opposite. Hearing randos say "mate" I'm thinking ' but you don't want to mate with them...'. that's not your mate, that's your friend lol

​@@patheticmortal373 Doctor: I just want a mate Donna: YOU JUST WANT TO MATE!? Doctor: A MATE, I WANT A MATE

@@spinecho609 EXACTLY! THANK YOU That scene with Donna sums it up perfectly

😂

British people are eldritch creatures confirmed

😂😂😂

I got an ad for Spongebob the musical

I’ve never physically recoiled what reading something but here we are

That was beautiful, bravo 👏

We all need Chadthulhu in our lives

CHADTHULU?

​@@thewritersalcoveand never learned how to fucking read

it IS easier to dissect an octopus legally im just sayin

​@@Crows_Hoard Who's says you can't dissect a human legally. Just make sure nobody finds the body /j

@@Uneducated.. 'its not illegal if nobody knows'

@@Crows_Hoard That's exactly what my dad says

@Uneducated.: What ARE you two on about? *locks cabinet quietly*

My thoughts exactly

I've seen both better and worse during quarantine in the Pirates of the Caribbean fandom 😔

I was thinking the same thing 😂 Like this is pretty standard stuff for people who aren't normies. I've written and read stranger than this. I still wouldn't read this one though cause it sounds like it has stuff and goes in directions that don't interest me, but like, yeah, it's a fanfic I'd probably click on at least 😂And also accurate about the published books, they usually try to lighten the monster-fucker aspect (ngl sounds like this one did a tiny bit too, but hey, they were creative about it.), this video was still hilarious though, I love how baffled TheBookLeo is 😂

@@matrixdream9746 tbh kinda lame how human the monsters get in some of these books, but guess that's just preference

@@DrinzenDrawz THANK YOUUU! Honestly that's why I avoid the mainstream/published monster stuff, they try to reach too far out of the community and normalize it, but they only end up weirding out those not interested, and alienating those who are, (and maybe hitting the demographic in between), but where's the non-human lover love? (We're here for the monsters, give us the monsters! 👏 If I wanted to read about a blue eyed blonde haired man, I'd pick up any other book ever)

It’s not “I can fix him” it’s “he never needed fixing in the first place”

EXACTLY YES THANK YOU

​@@fortunatecookie which is also why it's the most liberating trope

YES, EXACTLY!!! I’m not really into the sexual side of this stuff but I think the romance aspect is genuinely very sweet, and I was bothered by her comparing it to “I can fix him”. He never needed fixing, he just needed to be recognized as the good person that he’s always been. The appeal is in finding a hidden gem of a person, and bringing them the affection, support, and appreciation that they’ve genuinely deserved but never got because no one ever saw them as a person before.

@@fortunatecookieEXACTLY!!!

* coughs in coffee shop AU *

I laughed so hard, thank you for this joke 😂

Not me dying because I’m cough-laughing at this comment

You and me both - ngl it's funny how being a barista is hot for some ppl 😂

@@aliza_h Agreed. She should have seen Broadway Backward's "History of Wrong Guys".

That could be a light novel name lmao

Read enough hentai for that.

Average Thursday

This is so weird but I’m starting to wish there was more non-explicit monster romance. I’m not into the wacko kinky stuff but I think the overall romance theme is genuinely kind of adorable. I love that they had a cute little monster family at the end, complete with little monster friends for their monster kids.

what the fuck this is me

I' also on the ace spectrum, and I love monsters, sexy or not. I also used to read every wild thing on tumblr. I just think they are neat, design-wise and lore-wise.

me too!!! aro-ace spectrum and avid reader of weirdass kink and teratophilia fiction-initially because “maybe if i’m not attracted to humans i’ll ” but then grew into “these fictional monsters have better character writing than most fictional men” ..i mostly think its just funny.

i have very small cramps on my period but i can FEEL the pain through that sentence. how tf would you enjoy that shit when most women say that it's the worst pain they've ever experienced?? i dont get it

@@froog2 Obviously, it was the euphoric influence of that 'love ink'[ or whatever], doping her waaayyyy upp. 👀😅🙃 Loll (Also.. it's fair to note, both periods and childbirth can also feel quite differently to different women. It can be either more or less painful, all depending on the individual person-and/or depending on a number of other variable factors.) Or, maybe it's just an ends-outweigh-the-means kinda thing-where, like, what they get in the end somehow makes it all worth it to them? Or something? I dunno? 🤷‍♀️ 😂 Or perhaps, because it was with their mate-they could weather literally any hell together, and still be happy, just because they had each other through it all?. .. Who knows!~

How is she even alive man like that can't be healthy 😭

It's by far my least favourite trope in h€nt@i. Yes, out of all of them. There's always someone with a specific weird kink, including noncon stuff, but NOBODY enjoys their cervix being dilated. I refuse to believe it. I've had an IUD.

@@definitelynotashark1799 that's because it's not meant to be opened and shut.its not like the anus that gets used more frequently for no.2.The cervix is rarely getting opened.

omg thank you! I was wondering if I was the only one

I hope the book gets a sequel just for that reason (and not any other reason I swear 😳)

@@spicysalad3013 That would be epic.

@@spicysalad3013I hope it gets a sequel cause it sounds genuinely kind of adorable. I’m not into hardcore smut in general, much less scary smut, but I thought their relationship was oddly cute and I thought it was sweet that they had a little monster family.

Sorry, just heard from corporate, the term we're using is "octospy"

Honestly, to me they would look like Splatoon characters.

Both

LMAO

Spongebob*Handsome Squidward or so

​@@lilysnape6520 I hate you for making me read this

@@redblushinrose i bet there exist fanfics

Regretful Reads?

Same.

Same. I was watching and I’m like “oKaY...this isn’t TOO bad..” and then that part came and I’m like “okAAy, that’s enough internet for the day-“ 😭

"Should I let him f* me in the urethra 😩" no sweetie, that's how u get a uti💀

as a (struggling) medical student that's a misunderstanding I've seen way too many times... cervixs are not penetrable unless you are about to give birth.

Every day at some point we reach the moment we’re the internets breaks us. And for me it was this moment. 😂

"would you fancy a crisp???"

righttt its not "i could fix him' bc it oftentimes is more like the monster realizing they don't need to be fixed. im not an avid monstersmut reader but that's how i've come to view it

It's a narrative that a lot of marginalised people feel a connection to because other people label us as monsters all the time. It's why, for example, you find so many queer people in the furry community, because people already see us as other, so embracing that otherness is very freeing for a lot of people. The same goes for monster romance, & how it's not about the 'I can fix him' thing but about the 'I will accept him as he is' that a lot of marginalised people don't get from others

This was my take on it as well.

Its a good thing you can get this inner meaning from this sort of book because its a very valid sentiment but I don't think the authors or readers of these books are in it for the deep societal allegory.

@@hornbeam7131 i agree with leonie that a lot of this is tongue in cheek and i dont recognize very clearly the allegory within this particular book either. But ive definitely read things (monstersmut specifically, even though im not an avid reader of that) where the author /did/ intend it to be that 'deep'. I find it not much of stretch even, bc in my mind is the example of taking the old hollywood/literature trope of villains and monsters that represent queerness, and than ppl add fanficesque elements like smut. Whether every reader is in it for that is a personal thing i guess

right 😭😭 it hurts like shit

Seriously! I have a high pain tolerance generally and getting my IUD was not remotely enjoyable. Not to mention a uterus isn't built to be forcibly stretched by tentacles?? Auugh!

That sounds painful

That’s why she had to swallow the “special ink”. It’s a sedative/anesthetic/euphoric, like liquid nitrous oxide.

Do other medical exams arouse you thought? I imagine none of them ought to. It's more to do with it being a medical exam and not a romantic encounter.

I'd read that, 100%. Bonus points if this is taken completely seriously, because hot damn, the potential for social commentary is off the charts.

@@MaradraftsThat’s genuinely such a fun idea! I don’t even care if they keep the romance as long as they keep it cute and don’t make it graphic again lmao

Yes! The monster doesn’t need fixing, he’s a sweet guy from the beginning! Don’t lump him in with shitty human male leads lmao

damn that’s legit so interesting. aren’t we alienated everyday after all

Ishmael my beloved

Ishmael my beloved

Ishmael my beloved

Some werewolf going, “That’s not how alphas work at all…”

I know you wrote this comment like a year ago but if you could provide me some recs of the “I can make him worst” monster-fucker trope I’d be forever grateful 🧎‍♀️‍➡️

I know you said this 6 months ago but I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING I WAS LIKE "OMG EROS AND PSYCHE BUT MONSTERFUCKERS!!"

Bro I thought the same exact thing 😭

That was my first thought as well

The main character actually mentions about them in that scene

@@citizenofkurtistown wow i didn't know that

Sameee this story is lowkey adorable, I want to read her books and just skip past the sexual stuff so I can see all the weird funny cute stuff

I hate to admit I’ve read worse

so true tho 😭

Lol same.

I unironically read it and I feel ashamed to admit that it's not the worst thing that I've read

Same. Hearing that ritual scene gave me cramps and war flashbacks from the gyno office 😭

You just need the special ink 🤣🤣🤣

I've just got an IUD and I'm still getting cramps. I almost had to stop, because it is too soon for me.

I’ve had 3 IUDs in my lifetime and I was physically recoiling so violently I think I might have body cramps for the rest of the week

My IUD insertion hurt so bad I passed out. The cervix part was the worst part to hear about, including the cringy urethra nightmare. No thank you.

Damn. Character burned by her own author.

ALONG WITH THEIR COWORKERS

More like Jessica is an insider trying to hook up all her octopus friends lmao

👏👏 Good analysis

I love chuck tingle (and monsterloving) because I love surreal/absurdist things. The vampire bus will always be like, a masterpiece of a concept to me.

Hey this is actually a pretty good 2 cents :D

I do love that unironically. The author writes some over the top shit while still keeping in mind possible boundaries/limits of the readers.