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Corsair Brothers #5
Corsairs: Bethiah
I have a reputation for being the most chaotic bounty hunter in the universe.
What they don't know? My private life is just as messy. I've got a sweet, innocent cloned human woman who wants to be my lover . . . and a grumpy cyborg paramour who might be jealous that he's not the center of attention.
The solution?
A triad. Can three very different people love and work together all on the same small spaceship?
We're about to find out.
Contains mature themes.
What they don't know? My private life is just as messy. I've got a sweet, innocent cloned human woman who wants to be my lover . . . and a grumpy cyborg paramour who might be jealous that he's not the center of attention.
The solution?
A triad. Can three very different people love and work together all on the same small spaceship?
We're about to find out.
Contains mature themes.
19 pages, Audible Audio
First published March 18, 2023
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Ruby Dixon
161 books19.8k followersRuby Dixon is an author of Science Fiction Romance. She likes fated mates, baby-filled epilogues, and cinnamon roll heroes. She also likes to write biographies of herself in the third person, because it feels more important that way.
Ruby also loves coffee and dirty books and will probably be a cat lady at some point. :)
Ruby also loves coffee and dirty books and will probably be a cat lady at some point. :)
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October 30, 2023
⭐⭐💫
2½ stars.
➕ What I liked :
No talk about babies or kids.
(No pregnancies and no talk about future pregnancies…. Or having or wanting kids/babies in the future.)
Poly/FFM romance.
(In a series or/and universe that otherwise is very straight/hetero.)
Jamef and Dora were more interesting than Bethiah.
Jamef and Dora were cute together and were very patient and understanding with Bethiah.
Jamef and Bethiah were protective of Dora.
Dora wanted to learn things and accepted help from both Jamef and Bethiah without being a cantankerous shrew.
The small glimpses of other space stations/settings and glimpses of Jerrok and Sophie and the Carinoux.
➖ What I disliked :
Strange pacing.
Over the top ex-girlfriend that was just too much of everything and a horrible character...and she got no real comeuppance for what she did to the main characters and other characters etc.
Bethiah needed more backstory to show why she was the way she was (other than the obvious with her commitment-phobia+ her ex-girlfriend.)
Bethiah has been a interesting side character in the other books in this series/universe…. But in her own book she was not that interesting and somewhat peevish and whiny.
Jamef and Dora did the majority of the work in making their relationship/triad work.
(The triad feels very much centered around Bethiah’s wants/needs and feelings.)
Some parts were repetitious.
Some parts dragged.
The romantic build up was somewhat lacking between Dora and Bethiah and Dora and Jamef… it felt forced and thin.
Dora was a little bit too clingy and vulnerable/naive….But also somewhat submissive….
Some of that is because she is a clone… but other parts are just jarring because it really shows the underlying power conflict of Dora being human and a illegal clone…. And Dora is also written like she is very immature/young which emphasizes the power imbalance even more between the messakah (Jamef and Bethiah) and the human clone (Dora).
Jamef and Dora needed more depth/character development.
The unnecessary miscommunication even though they tried to communicate with each other.
Formulaic in the character description/character choice.
(Especially Dora = small “delicate” human etc.)
Too little action/adventure.
2½ stars.
➕ What I liked :
No talk about babies or kids.
(No pregnancies and no talk about future pregnancies…. Or having or wanting kids/babies in the future.)
Poly/FFM romance.
(In a series or/and universe that otherwise is very straight/hetero.)
Jamef and Dora were more interesting than Bethiah.
Jamef and Dora were cute together and were very patient and understanding with Bethiah.
Jamef and Bethiah were protective of Dora.
Dora wanted to learn things and accepted help from both Jamef and Bethiah without being a cantankerous shrew.
The small glimpses of other space stations/settings and glimpses of Jerrok and Sophie and the Carinoux.
➖ What I disliked :
Strange pacing.
Over the top ex-girlfriend that was just too much of everything and a horrible character...and she got no real comeuppance for what she did to the main characters and other characters etc.
Bethiah needed more backstory to show why she was the way she was (other than the obvious with her commitment-phobia+ her ex-girlfriend.)
Bethiah has been a interesting side character in the other books in this series/universe…. But in her own book she was not that interesting and somewhat peevish and whiny.
Jamef and Dora did the majority of the work in making their relationship/triad work.
(The triad feels very much centered around Bethiah’s wants/needs and feelings.)
Some parts were repetitious.
Some parts dragged.
The romantic build up was somewhat lacking between Dora and Bethiah and Dora and Jamef… it felt forced and thin.
Dora was a little bit too clingy and vulnerable/naive….But also somewhat submissive….
Some of that is because she is a clone… but other parts are just jarring because it really shows the underlying power conflict of Dora being human and a illegal clone…. And Dora is also written like she is very immature/young which emphasizes the power imbalance even more between the messakah (Jamef and Bethiah) and the human clone (Dora).
Jamef and Dora needed more depth/character development.
The unnecessary miscommunication even though they tried to communicate with each other.
Formulaic in the character description/character choice.
(Especially Dora = small “delicate” human etc.)
Too little action/adventure.
April 19, 2023
Quickish Review
FFM romance with Bethiah, a character who's made her presence known in other Risdaverse books, so I knew she'd get something out there. I liked that Ms. Dixon took the time to pay attention to each side of this triad, sex was good, my main quibble is this began life as a serial, and it feels like it. The rhythm of a serial is different, there's repetition that felt like the story dragged in parts and it meanders when I really rather read a tighter plot. So, I liked it but not quite loved. But as long as Ms. Dixon keeps writing, I'll keep reading.
FFM romance with Bethiah, a character who's made her presence known in other Risdaverse books, so I knew she'd get something out there. I liked that Ms. Dixon took the time to pay attention to each side of this triad, sex was good, my main quibble is this began life as a serial, and it feels like it. The rhythm of a serial is different, there's repetition that felt like the story dragged in parts and it meanders when I really rather read a tighter plot. So, I liked it but not quite loved. But as long as Ms. Dixon keeps writing, I'll keep reading.
June 23, 2023
Not great, not terrible.
Like many super anticipated main characters that readers know from earlier instalments, Bethiah's go as an actual love interest was a let down.
Ironically, I loved both of her love interests in this one.
Some people may blame the fact that this was an FFM poly romance or the odd pacing or even the grifting, nasty ex-girlfriend for the novel sucking, but the truth is that Bethiah was a whiny commitment-phobe in this one and it was sad rather than cute.
Commitment-phobia can be incorporated well into a romance novel. Here, it wasn't. Most of the time I was just exasperated with Bethiah and her antics.
Maybe she just worked better as a side character, because I felt bad for Jamef and Dora, who are both so sweet and patient and who had to put up with this absolute pill of a woman.
I guess at least Ruby Dixon has an equal number of hair-raisingly cringey male and female main characters. Bethiah ruined her own book by being extremely annoying in the same way Mathiras did in his romance, where super-cool Helen just got the short end of the stick when she fell in love with this absolute bore.
To be fair though, Bethiah does not come close to the really terrible leads from the IBP and Icehome series. There were some heroes and heroines there that I truly think deserved to die for being villainous sociopaths who just killed joy wherever they went.
Like many super anticipated main characters that readers know from earlier instalments, Bethiah's go as an actual love interest was a let down.
Ironically, I loved both of her love interests in this one.
Some people may blame the fact that this was an FFM poly romance or the odd pacing or even the grifting, nasty ex-girlfriend for the novel sucking, but the truth is that Bethiah was a whiny commitment-phobe in this one and it was sad rather than cute.
Commitment-phobia can be incorporated well into a romance novel. Here, it wasn't. Most of the time I was just exasperated with Bethiah and her antics.
Maybe she just worked better as a side character, because I felt bad for Jamef and Dora, who are both so sweet and patient and who had to put up with this absolute pill of a woman.
I guess at least Ruby Dixon has an equal number of hair-raisingly cringey male and female main characters. Bethiah ruined her own book by being extremely annoying in the same way Mathiras did in his romance, where super-cool Helen just got the short end of the stick when she fell in love with this absolute bore.
To be fair though, Bethiah does not come close to the really terrible leads from the IBP and Icehome series. There were some heroes and heroines there that I truly think deserved to die for being villainous sociopaths who just killed joy wherever they went.
February 19, 2024
“You’re going to be in so much trouble when we get back,” I tell him. “Dora is going to let you have it. You think I’m being fussy, wait until she unloads those tears on you.”
I did not think I’d like Bethiah’s story. She was too much for me but I loved it. I should have known better. Dora and Jamef balanced her out. This story would not work with just Bethiah. As a triad though, it worked very well. Dora was definitely the glue that held everything together. And sweet Jamef was the loving and understanding male they both needed. This was perfection.
I did not think I’d like Bethiah’s story. She was too much for me but I loved it. I should have known better. Dora and Jamef balanced her out. This story would not work with just Bethiah. As a triad though, it worked very well. Dora was definitely the glue that held everything together. And sweet Jamef was the loving and understanding male they both needed. This was perfection.
June 18, 2023
4.75 stars
These 3 characters worked so well together and I may have cried. But only a little bit. Or a lot a bit.
Bethiah has offered to care for Dora while she tries to figure out life in space Bethiah has a weird relationship with Jamef, mostly involving stealing from each other as a way of flirting. And, like in every other book with Bethiah in it, chaos ensues.
The first quarter of this book was a bit slow, but it picked up well soon after. Having a triad to handle Bethiah’s complex personality worked well and all the characters had a good give and take after the necessary learning curves.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: author lists
These 3 characters worked so well together and I may have cried. But only a little bit. Or a lot a bit.
Bethiah has offered to care for Dora while she tries to figure out life in space Bethiah has a weird relationship with Jamef, mostly involving stealing from each other as a way of flirting. And, like in every other book with Bethiah in it, chaos ensues.
The first quarter of this book was a bit slow, but it picked up well soon after. Having a triad to handle Bethiah’s complex personality worked well and all the characters had a good give and take after the necessary learning curves.
Spice: 4/5
Triggers: author lists
March 28, 2023
Yo sabía que sería diferente y no me decepcionó. Ya me hacía falta una dinámica ffm, qué mejor que ésta.
Gosh, Bethiah a pesar de tener sus momentos donde sólo pensaba ay ya déjate querer, no me llegó a desesperar porque creo que como tal el tema de falta de comunicación nunca se llegó a presentar así como tal (?) o quizás fue todo tan breve que no me molestó. Bethiah tenía una relación particular con Jamef, te amo Jamef y es Dora quien logra dar balance y me encantaaaa que en ningún momento sentí que alguien sobraba o que entre dos había más amor o algo por el estilo, todo muy equilibrado y aunque hubiera preferido un poco más de ciertas escenas, creo Ruby lo hizo bien.
Por ciertoooooo, cómo conscienten a Dora 🫶 se lo merece, es que se merece lo mejor y ujum, Jerrok y Sophie haciendo una vez un icónico cameo.
Amo a los piratas intergalácticos 💖.
Gosh, Bethiah a pesar de tener sus momentos donde sólo pensaba ay ya déjate querer, no me llegó a desesperar porque creo que como tal el tema de falta de comunicación nunca se llegó a presentar así como tal (?) o quizás fue todo tan breve que no me molestó. Bethiah tenía una relación particular con Jamef, te amo Jamef y es Dora quien logra dar balance y me encantaaaa que en ningún momento sentí que alguien sobraba o que entre dos había más amor o algo por el estilo, todo muy equilibrado y aunque hubiera preferido un poco más de ciertas escenas, creo Ruby lo hizo bien.
Por ciertoooooo, cómo conscienten a Dora 🫶 se lo merece, es que se merece lo mejor y ujum, Jerrok y Sophie haciendo una vez un icónico cameo.
Amo a los piratas intergalácticos 💖.
April 20, 2023
I really enjoyed this. It's more a 3.5 - 3.75 star read. It's very long, over 500+ pages, but it needed to be to fully develop the relationships between the three people. Especially since all the characters begin their romantic relationship at the beginning in the book. I've read several books by Ruby Dixon, but none of the previous books in the series. I was still able to follow along fine. But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's never read any of her other works. The spice was A+ and there was still a decent amount of plot outside of the romance. However, I wish there was some more character growth and a more solid ending in the book. Overall, I'd recommend giving it a try it if you're familiar with the author's work and don't mind the long length.
October 23, 2023
This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart
Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
It has been a few years now since I read my first Ruby Dixon book and discovered that big blue aliens with tails, horns and spurs in all the right places was my specific kind of kink. Looks like I'm not alone and the Rubyverse has a lot of fans. The Corsairs: Bethiah is the fifth book of the Corsair Brothers series and I was a little hesitant to jump into it. Bethiah has always been fun and a ton of chaos in the other books I've read when she is a side character we see for a short time. I wasn't sure she could carry an entire story and I was right I don't think she could but you add in a human Dora and a cyborg Misaka Jamef and well they make the story work.
First and foremost this is a book with a F/F/M coupling situation, which I can be down with but if it isn't your cuppa maybe skip it. For me I can be completely down with it if I like the characters, which I did. There is a lot of steam in this story and everyone touches everyone so strap in for the super sexy scenes. Bethiah and Jamef have been trying to figure out how to be together for awhile. She steals his ship, he steals it back and they play this cat and mouse game. But it isn't really going anywhere because Bethiah has some severe commitment issues and Jamef has some self worth issues since he has a lot of metal body parts. How do you make these two stick together long enough to figure it out? You add in an illegally cloned human to be the glue that sticks them together.
Dora was rescued from a slavers market because she looked just like one of the other characters, also an illegal clone. In the last story, she decided to hang out with Bethiah and try the pirating life instead of staying on the farming planet. But Dora doesn't have anything to do on the ship and is trying to figure out her place. Which later just happens to be between Bethiah and Jamef...lucky girl. As they travel around the universe looking for some bounties and a way to pay for their lifestyle, they spend some time figuring out their relationship and everyone's part in it. I liked the characters overall and had a great time in the story. The only really big drama was trying to figure out how to deal with Bethiah's ex-human lover Rhonda when they take a bounty to find her missing master.
Overall I liked this story, it is really long for a romance though and I think some of this could have been edited down. If you have read other books in the series, then you know how much fun it is to see the other characters, especially those that Bethiah may have meddled with. I love seeing some of our other cyborg characters that she helped find love. I deducted a star based on the length needing to be edited out a little so we don't have some of the reputation seen. However, if you want some triad steaminess in your life, there is plenty of that.
Narration:
Hollie Jackson and Mason Lloyd have done all the books set in this universe and they are fantastic together. I love Mason's deep voice for our Alien male characters and how he portrays them all. Hollie has done a fantastic job this entire series and I always enjoy her performance. She brings the characters to life and makes the sexy scenes even sexier. I'm not sure anyone else would do this series justice in my mind since I have been with them for around 20 books now.
Listen to a clip HERE.
Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
It has been a few years now since I read my first Ruby Dixon book and discovered that big blue aliens with tails, horns and spurs in all the right places was my specific kind of kink. Looks like I'm not alone and the Rubyverse has a lot of fans. The Corsairs: Bethiah is the fifth book of the Corsair Brothers series and I was a little hesitant to jump into it. Bethiah has always been fun and a ton of chaos in the other books I've read when she is a side character we see for a short time. I wasn't sure she could carry an entire story and I was right I don't think she could but you add in a human Dora and a cyborg Misaka Jamef and well they make the story work.
First and foremost this is a book with a F/F/M coupling situation, which I can be down with but if it isn't your cuppa maybe skip it. For me I can be completely down with it if I like the characters, which I did. There is a lot of steam in this story and everyone touches everyone so strap in for the super sexy scenes. Bethiah and Jamef have been trying to figure out how to be together for awhile. She steals his ship, he steals it back and they play this cat and mouse game. But it isn't really going anywhere because Bethiah has some severe commitment issues and Jamef has some self worth issues since he has a lot of metal body parts. How do you make these two stick together long enough to figure it out? You add in an illegally cloned human to be the glue that sticks them together.
Dora was rescued from a slavers market because she looked just like one of the other characters, also an illegal clone. In the last story, she decided to hang out with Bethiah and try the pirating life instead of staying on the farming planet. But Dora doesn't have anything to do on the ship and is trying to figure out her place. Which later just happens to be between Bethiah and Jamef...lucky girl. As they travel around the universe looking for some bounties and a way to pay for their lifestyle, they spend some time figuring out their relationship and everyone's part in it. I liked the characters overall and had a great time in the story. The only really big drama was trying to figure out how to deal with Bethiah's ex-human lover Rhonda when they take a bounty to find her missing master.
Overall I liked this story, it is really long for a romance though and I think some of this could have been edited down. If you have read other books in the series, then you know how much fun it is to see the other characters, especially those that Bethiah may have meddled with. I love seeing some of our other cyborg characters that she helped find love. I deducted a star based on the length needing to be edited out a little so we don't have some of the reputation seen. However, if you want some triad steaminess in your life, there is plenty of that.
Narration:
Hollie Jackson and Mason Lloyd have done all the books set in this universe and they are fantastic together. I love Mason's deep voice for our Alien male characters and how he portrays them all. Hollie has done a fantastic job this entire series and I always enjoy her performance. She brings the characters to life and makes the sexy scenes even sexier. I'm not sure anyone else would do this series justice in my mind since I have been with them for around 20 books now.
Listen to a clip HERE.
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April 23, 2023
top read
I am a big, huge, GINORMOUS fan off all things in the Rubyverse but I will be honest, I was very hesitant for this book.
I have been loving Bethiah since I read about her first, which for me was in ��when she purrs”
I completely agree that a MF relation would be enough for her but still it took me some time to start.
Time wasted let me tell you that. The complex relationship is very well written, and you really get a look into why Betihiah is so… Bethiah. I adore the dinamics and the cross-over with earlier risdaverse couples (I have a soft spot for Sophie and Jerrok) which, to be honest, was a must for me in Bethiah’s book, because she meddled in so many relationships.
Jamef is a little grumpy, which plays to my heart. He is the least developed character in this book that is only coming to me after reading the book. Dora is a sweetheart but with hidden kinks, and I love that about her. She also makes the right choices and does not act stupid (good girl for keeping Rhonda locked up AND STAYING AWAY)
Dear Ruby Dixon, your brain must be a scary place sometimes with all these brilliantness; thank you very much for giving Bethiah exactly what she deserves: a five star story ❤️
I am a big, huge, GINORMOUS fan off all things in the Rubyverse but I will be honest, I was very hesitant for this book.
I have been loving Bethiah since I read about her first, which for me was in ��when she purrs”
I completely agree that a MF relation would be enough for her but still it took me some time to start.
Time wasted let me tell you that. The complex relationship is very well written, and you really get a look into why Betihiah is so… Bethiah. I adore the dinamics and the cross-over with earlier risdaverse couples (I have a soft spot for Sophie and Jerrok) which, to be honest, was a must for me in Bethiah’s book, because she meddled in so many relationships.
Jamef is a little grumpy, which plays to my heart. He is the least developed character in this book that is only coming to me after reading the book. Dora is a sweetheart but with hidden kinks, and I love that about her. She also makes the right choices and does not act stupid (good girl for keeping Rhonda locked up AND STAYING AWAY)
Dear Ruby Dixon, your brain must be a scary place sometimes with all these brilliantness; thank you very much for giving Bethiah exactly what she deserves: a five star story ❤️
May 13, 2023
I’m glad Ruby wrote a FFM story and didn’t shy away from it because Bethiah is definitely strong way out there character and giving her a MF cookie cutter story would not make sense.
Dora was a vanilla-blank clone Ruby female character with a familiar character arc we’ve seen before. And Jamef was initially interesting but then got watered down into protective/possessive mate-Tarzan messakah-male towards the end so that was a little disappointing.
There were just too many plot threads and emotional/relationship beats being draggggggeedddddd out (or randomly introduced 60/70% into the story?) when they should’ve been weaved together to shorten the story and make it more climactic? Tense?
There wasn’t any real sense of danger. Everything felt contrived and you just knew whatever problem came up was gonna get resolved after a few pages of angst so like… it was hard to feel for them.
With that being said, this book needed some strong editing. It just kinda went on and on. I know she wrote it as a serial and wanted to make each part of the triad relationship felt strong but when it came to publishing it, she really needed to murder her darlings.
Dora was a vanilla-blank clone Ruby female character with a familiar character arc we’ve seen before. And Jamef was initially interesting but then got watered down into protective/possessive mate-Tarzan messakah-male towards the end so that was a little disappointing.
There were just too many plot threads and emotional/relationship beats being draggggggeedddddd out (or randomly introduced 60/70% into the story?) when they should’ve been weaved together to shorten the story and make it more climactic? Tense?
There wasn’t any real sense of danger. Everything felt contrived and you just knew whatever problem came up was gonna get resolved after a few pages of angst so like… it was hard to feel for them.
With that being said, this book needed some strong editing. It just kinda went on and on. I know she wrote it as a serial and wanted to make each part of the triad relationship felt strong but when it came to publishing it, she really needed to murder her darlings.
April 11, 2023
Super long but I really did love this horny as hell f/f/m triad romance. The romance is really sweet and Dixon did a great job of equally building up all of the romantic relationships. I also loved all the messy feelings. And Bethiah being her chaos goblin self as usual.
March 27, 2023
I love Bethiah! I’m so happy she got her own book.
For the most part I enjoyed this one, it’s classic Ruby and her books are such comfort reads to me. I really enjoyed getting to know Bethiah more, she’s the hard shell/scared of being vulnerable, soft center that I thought she would be. The only thing that threw me off was how ok she was with PDA, I don’t know why but I expected her to be more aloof in public no matter how much she was digging on Dora and Jamef. It was a pleasant surprise.
I love Jamef! He was so sweet, caring and understanding. And completely not confident in his value as a partner. He was so different than I thought he would be and I really enjoyed it.
Dora was a bit of a struggle for me. I have really enjoyed all the clone exploration in Ruby’s books but for some reason I just wasn’t super into Dora. She was just so all over the place, super needy and insecure and then bossy and super understanding. I get that as a clone and former slave it makes sense that she’s a mess but I was just feeling meh towards her character.
As a triad I loved the sex between them and that there was no jealousy during sex. But I kept feeling like Jamef was really there more for Bethiah and initially just accepted being with Dora because that was what her and Bethiah wanted. He didn’t seem that attracted to her when he kidnapped her to get back at Bethiah. In fact he took her because he was jealous and it seemed like they would make great friends. They did have that almost kiss moment before Dora suggested the triad but I would’ve enjoyed more sexual tension between them from the jump. Dora was into both of them but really afraid of being cast off and left behind. And Bethiah needs ALL the attention while also wanting to push everyone away. I did enjoy how focused the book was on their relationship as a triad, even if I wasn’t 100% sold on them all loving each other equally. I also enjoyed all the cameos from characters in past books and was so happy they visited Sofie and Jerrok. The part I really didn’t like was Rhonda’s bounty story line, it fell kind of flat for me. I hated Rhonda and kind of wish she would’ve stayed a mysterious figure in Bethiah’s past.
For the most part I enjoyed this one, it’s classic Ruby and her books are such comfort reads to me. I really enjoyed getting to know Bethiah more, she’s the hard shell/scared of being vulnerable, soft center that I thought she would be. The only thing that threw me off was how ok she was with PDA, I don’t know why but I expected her to be more aloof in public no matter how much she was digging on Dora and Jamef. It was a pleasant surprise.
I love Jamef! He was so sweet, caring and understanding. And completely not confident in his value as a partner. He was so different than I thought he would be and I really enjoyed it.
Dora was a bit of a struggle for me. I have really enjoyed all the clone exploration in Ruby’s books but for some reason I just wasn’t super into Dora. She was just so all over the place, super needy and insecure and then bossy and super understanding. I get that as a clone and former slave it makes sense that she’s a mess but I was just feeling meh towards her character.
As a triad I loved the sex between them and that there was no jealousy during sex. But I kept feeling like Jamef was really there more for Bethiah and initially just accepted being with Dora because that was what her and Bethiah wanted. He didn’t seem that attracted to her when he kidnapped her to get back at Bethiah. In fact he took her because he was jealous and it seemed like they would make great friends. They did have that almost kiss moment before Dora suggested the triad but I would’ve enjoyed more sexual tension between them from the jump. Dora was into both of them but really afraid of being cast off and left behind. And Bethiah needs ALL the attention while also wanting to push everyone away. I did enjoy how focused the book was on their relationship as a triad, even if I wasn’t 100% sold on them all loving each other equally. I also enjoyed all the cameos from characters in past books and was so happy they visited Sofie and Jerrok. The part I really didn’t like was Rhonda’s bounty story line, it fell kind of flat for me. I hated Rhonda and kind of wish she would’ve stayed a mysterious figure in Bethiah’s past.
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April 1, 2025
Finally - Bethiah!
The one corsair everyone loves to hate. She's annoying, conniving, and will steal anything from anyone. Sometimes she calls it flirting.
This special gal deserves a special story, and she gets one - and it's long. She decides to take a lost human under her wing, and keeps toying with another cute corsair. They keep stealing the same ship from each other. The poor human has some of the TSTL characteristics of Helen from the previous story, but is more self-aware, and becomes the driving force for this FFM triad. Her evolution is more natural.
And oh my! There are a lot of smexy times. There's also a bit more angst and bent feelings than in past stories.
On the grand scheme, the illegal cloning arc progresses, and the triad visits several of the characters from both Corsair and Risdaverse series. This is building up to the grande finale, which looks to be fantastic.
Except the author hasn't written it yet. She is prolific on the order of JDR/NR, but this story is still pending. Here's hoping it won't be too long.
The one corsair everyone loves to hate. She's annoying, conniving, and will steal anything from anyone. Sometimes she calls it flirting.
This special gal deserves a special story, and she gets one - and it's long. She decides to take a lost human under her wing, and keeps toying with another cute corsair. They keep stealing the same ship from each other. The poor human has some of the TSTL characteristics of Helen from the previous story, but is more self-aware, and becomes the driving force for this FFM triad. Her evolution is more natural.
And oh my! There are a lot of smexy times. There's also a bit more angst and bent feelings than in past stories.
On the grand scheme, the illegal cloning arc progresses, and the triad visits several of the characters from both Corsair and Risdaverse series. This is building up to the grande finale, which looks to be fantastic.
Except the author hasn't written it yet. She is prolific on the order of JDR/NR, but this story is still pending. Here's hoping it won't be too long.
June 26, 2023
Steam: 4.25/5 - Creative and moves the relationships forward.
Romance: 5/5 - My favorite part. I thought Ruby did an amazing job connecting each partnership and their triad. I literally cried with the sweetness at least twice. I've definitely had some audible "aww" moments reading romance in the past, but I don't think I've ever cried over the goodness of falling in love.
Characters: 4.75/5 - I thought all 3 MCs were well fleshed out and certainly unique.
Plot: 3/5 - It meandered in the last 3rd or so of the book. I thought most of it was beyond reproach but struggled to finish it once the plot kinda petered out.
Rereadable: Yes, but I'd make a note to myself to go ahead and stop when I feel done instead of pushing through to the end.
Continuing with series/author: Always
Romance: 5/5 - My favorite part. I thought Ruby did an amazing job connecting each partnership and their triad. I literally cried with the sweetness at least twice. I've definitely had some audible "aww" moments reading romance in the past, but I don't think I've ever cried over the goodness of falling in love.
Characters: 4.75/5 - I thought all 3 MCs were well fleshed out and certainly unique.
Plot: 3/5 - It meandered in the last 3rd or so of the book. I thought most of it was beyond reproach but struggled to finish it once the plot kinda petered out.
Rereadable: Yes, but I'd make a note to myself to go ahead and stop when I feel done instead of pushing through to the end.
Continuing with series/author: Always
May 12, 2023
i love how ruby dixon always has short chapters that switch character perspectives. these books are like palette cleaners for me. this was different than any others i have read though… this is ruby’s first F/F/M.
November 6, 2023
This is the MFF romance between Bethiah, Dora, and Jamef. It was super fun, cute, and even emotional at times!
Please do not read this as a standalone! You'll be pretty lost if you do :)
Please do not read this as a standalone! You'll be pretty lost if you do :)
March 26, 2023
Oh man. My favorite chaos gremlin BETHIAH is about to meet her matches and lololol. The lady who has no filter, goes into dangerous situations with no plan of attack (unless the plan IS to attack), and flirts by stealing spaceships is A LOT (maybe too much) for most people and it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that she needs two mates to keep her grounded.
First up, Dora. One of the illegal clones rescued from a bad situation. She takes to Bethiah straight off, but her entire existence is in an advanced state of upheaval and she's unsure how she fits into things. Bethiah is her safe harbor even when she's absolutely infuriating. In other words, Bethiah doesn't scare her off (even when she does some boneheaded things) and Jamef is very good at listening to Dora AND figuring out all the things she isn't saying.
As for Jamef, he's a cyborg with as many relationship issues as Bethiah. Which makes things sticky at times because both Jamef and Bethiah have a tendency to jump to all the wrong conclusions (but in different ways) when emotions start appearing. That said, Jamef is a total marshmallow. He's honorable, protective, and he likes Dora's softness just as much as he likes Bethiah's sharp edges. Which works nicely since he's smack dab in the middle of the two of them.
Old relationships, abandonment issues, patchy memories, situations that become more dangerous the moment Bethiah puts in an appearance, a gruffly sweet cyborg, and a whole lot of lovin'. YASSSSSSS.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
First up, Dora. One of the illegal clones rescued from a bad situation. She takes to Bethiah straight off, but her entire existence is in an advanced state of upheaval and she's unsure how she fits into things. Bethiah is her safe harbor even when she's absolutely infuriating. In other words, Bethiah doesn't scare her off (even when she does some boneheaded things) and Jamef is very good at listening to Dora AND figuring out all the things she isn't saying.
As for Jamef, he's a cyborg with as many relationship issues as Bethiah. Which makes things sticky at times because both Jamef and Bethiah have a tendency to jump to all the wrong conclusions (but in different ways) when emotions start appearing. That said, Jamef is a total marshmallow. He's honorable, protective, and he likes Dora's softness just as much as he likes Bethiah's sharp edges. Which works nicely since he's smack dab in the middle of the two of them.
Old relationships, abandonment issues, patchy memories, situations that become more dangerous the moment Bethiah puts in an appearance, a gruffly sweet cyborg, and a whole lot of lovin'. YASSSSSSS.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
March 19, 2023
Loved it!
Okay so I have lived Bethiah from the first time she showed up. She breaks social norms but she always helped in her own way. So I was really excited that she got her own book and learning she will be in a triad I thought that would be perfect for her. This book did not disappoint. Dora and Jamef were perfect for her. Dora gives her the softness she needs and Jamef gives her an anchor. Plus they are hilarious together. I loved how the book was so focused on making thier relationship work. They didn't just click and go off on adventures. That wouldn't have felt right knowing the chaos Bethiah can stir up. There is still adventuring to be had because, again, Bethiah is involved.
I have seen other reviews that are not really reviews. Ruby has content warnings. If you are not open with different relationships then don't read the book. I mean its an alien sci-fi romance. I would think you needed an open mind to read these types of books but maybe I'm wrong Yes they have fun together. They are bisexual and play with toys. I am heterosexual and I still enjoyed all of the book. I thought Ruby did an amazing job giving each character time to bond together.
Anyways, I absolutely loved the book! It was everything I didn't know I wanted for Bethiah. I really hope other readers enjoy it as much as I did.
Okay so I have lived Bethiah from the first time she showed up. She breaks social norms but she always helped in her own way. So I was really excited that she got her own book and learning she will be in a triad I thought that would be perfect for her. This book did not disappoint. Dora and Jamef were perfect for her. Dora gives her the softness she needs and Jamef gives her an anchor. Plus they are hilarious together. I loved how the book was so focused on making thier relationship work. They didn't just click and go off on adventures. That wouldn't have felt right knowing the chaos Bethiah can stir up. There is still adventuring to be had because, again, Bethiah is involved.
I have seen other reviews that are not really reviews. Ruby has content warnings. If you are not open with different relationships then don't read the book. I mean its an alien sci-fi romance. I would think you needed an open mind to read these types of books but maybe I'm wrong Yes they have fun together. They are bisexual and play with toys. I am heterosexual and I still enjoyed all of the book. I thought Ruby did an amazing job giving each character time to bond together.
Anyways, I absolutely loved the book! It was everything I didn't know I wanted for Bethiah. I really hope other readers enjoy it as much as I did.
August 11, 2023
"You learn to appreciate things that are different. Things that have been pieced together with heart and soul. Things that have history behind the,, that show that they've come a long way...They're just as worthwhile when they're ugly."
I have loved Bethiah since she first showed up in the Corsairs Series. I am a total Ruby Stan and love every one of her books. Some are better than others but I enjoyed Bethiah and that she continued her antics but also showed her much softer side.
Unlike most of the other books Bethiah has two lovers: one male and one female. I loved this for her and for the characters. The triad fit and complemented each other in amazing ways. In the previous books I always got the idea that Bethiah was imagining this push pull thing she had with Jamef and we come to find out it's actually true. I thought that was super funny. Add Dora to the mix and she tempers the other two in amazing ways.
So love, love, loved this story and looked forward to reading this as a serial every day on Ruby's Facebook page.
I have loved Bethiah since she first showed up in the Corsairs Series. I am a total Ruby Stan and love every one of her books. Some are better than others but I enjoyed Bethiah and that she continued her antics but also showed her much softer side.
Unlike most of the other books Bethiah has two lovers: one male and one female. I loved this for her and for the characters. The triad fit and complemented each other in amazing ways. In the previous books I always got the idea that Bethiah was imagining this push pull thing she had with Jamef and we come to find out it's actually true. I thought that was super funny. Add Dora to the mix and she tempers the other two in amazing ways.
So love, love, loved this story and looked forward to reading this as a serial every day on Ruby's Facebook page.
March 20, 2023
I will suspend any disbelief I need to for there to be more Corsair stories. Make up whatever outlandish scenario to introduce more characters. Don't care. These space pirates have my whole heart.
October 28, 2023
This was over 16 hours long. It started out pretty bad, but it eventually had some plot. It didn't show all the things that Bethia was doing during Mathiris's book. Lame. Dora, one of the rescued human clones, decided to go with Bethia. Bethiah had stolen Jameth's ship; again. It was their way of flirting. Bethiah is insane and decided that Dora needed to have an arm removed and replaced with a cybernetic one with a gun. She took her to 3 Nebula's station, to the hot cyborg Zakoar, who saved Tessa from dancing in the window from, When She Dances. While he was arguing with her, Jameth kidnapped Dora to get Bethia's attention. Turns out that Bethia thought that Dora would want to leave her soon, since that's what her ex did. Her ex, Rhonda(?), a human, dumped her 10 years ago because she wanted a life of luxury that Bethia couldn't give her. Bethiah loved her and thought that Rhonda felt the same. Ever since then, Bethia has kept people at a distance to protect her heart. She wanted Dora to be able to protect herself once she decided to ditch Bethiah. Dora and Jameth, who is also a cyborg with a red eye, hit it off. They end up in a "triad". They take a bounty mission from Bethiah's ex. She was dumped by her master for someone younger. They save Rhonda's younger replacement, Sonia, and take them both to Risda. Rhonda is a liar and manipulator. They had to lock her up while she was on their ship. Sonia and Dora end up with one of Alice's karanus. Jameth gets an old cybernetic leg, which was causing him a lot of pain, replaced by Zakoar. Jerock, Bethiah's cousin who owns the junk station, and his mate, welcome Bethiah and her 2 mates as their family. HEA.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2023
Bethiah has been my favorite character from the Corsairs and Risdaverse series. I would get so excited when she would randomly pop up in those books. But maybe she is better in small doses.
This was long and dragged at almost 600 pages. I didn’t buy the relationship between Dora and Jamef. He “kidnaps” her to get back at Bethiah, acts like a complete gentleman and shows no interest in her romantically. Dora suggests the triad and suddenly he’s on board. There needed to be more build up of their relationship. He seemed very passive. I think he was really just there for Bethiah but came to like Dora over time.
Dora had very little personality and that is my problem with these clone books. The clones have very little memories and spend a lot of time agonizing over being a clone. How many more of these can she write? I liked her older books where the humans would have some problem on earth and be able to work that out in space.
Bethiah never seems to mature. It’s a bit fast burn and there’s plenty of smut throughout. It felt a bit male gaze-y to me when Jamef was always telling Dora and Bethiah to kiss.
This is something new for Ruby and I appreciate that. Thankfully it didn’t end with someone pregnant. It will be interesting to see Simone the lesbian human’s story. And I would love a redemption story for Rhonda. The story only seemed to get interesting at the 60-70% mark when she came on board.
This was long and dragged at almost 600 pages. I didn’t buy the relationship between Dora and Jamef. He “kidnaps” her to get back at Bethiah, acts like a complete gentleman and shows no interest in her romantically. Dora suggests the triad and suddenly he’s on board. There needed to be more build up of their relationship. He seemed very passive. I think he was really just there for Bethiah but came to like Dora over time.
Dora had very little personality and that is my problem with these clone books. The clones have very little memories and spend a lot of time agonizing over being a clone. How many more of these can she write? I liked her older books where the humans would have some problem on earth and be able to work that out in space.
Bethiah never seems to mature. It’s a bit fast burn and there’s plenty of smut throughout. It felt a bit male gaze-y to me when Jamef was always telling Dora and Bethiah to kiss.
This is something new for Ruby and I appreciate that. Thankfully it didn’t end with someone pregnant. It will be interesting to see Simone the lesbian human’s story. And I would love a redemption story for Rhonda. The story only seemed to get interesting at the 60-70% mark when she came on board.
March 23, 2023
I didn't feel this was a great triad
I had looked forward to Bethiah's book as much as anyone, but I felt it is a disappointment now that it's here.
Where to begin? Whew. Well, it never felt like a true balance to me at any point. Bethiah just looms too large, too often--I never felt she matured enough to be a good partner to anyone. Sure, she'll take what she wants--but she'll also be ready to bail the moment she's uncomfortable or something is truly required of her. What growth she demonstrated seems inadequate for the amount of control she has over her partners' lives and well-being. I feel she's the out of control car careening down the road, and Dora and Jamef are tin cans tied to her bumper.
Dora is I am quite sorry to say an absolute pathetic mess, esp. when Bethiah's looming. I think she and Jamef could have been REALLY good together w/o The Queen of Self entirely. :(. Dora I don't feel will ever truly be whole with Bethiah.
Jamef clearly deserved so much better than Bethiah, long before Dora even came into the picture. But his infatuation with Bethiah was so deeply-rooted, so tied into his personal insecurities, that I felt sorry for him. Dora could have been very good for him--Bethiah merely reinforces his issues and I felt keeps him from becoming his own male.
It is what it is, 'though--but this is one of the few IPB/Icehome/Corsairs/Risdaverse books I will NOT be buying or likely even rereading in the future.
I had looked forward to Bethiah's book as much as anyone, but I felt it is a disappointment now that it's here.
Where to begin? Whew. Well, it never felt like a true balance to me at any point. Bethiah just looms too large, too often--I never felt she matured enough to be a good partner to anyone. Sure, she'll take what she wants--but she'll also be ready to bail the moment she's uncomfortable or something is truly required of her. What growth she demonstrated seems inadequate for the amount of control she has over her partners' lives and well-being. I feel she's the out of control car careening down the road, and Dora and Jamef are tin cans tied to her bumper.
Dora is I am quite sorry to say an absolute pathetic mess, esp. when Bethiah's looming. I think she and Jamef could have been REALLY good together w/o The Queen of Self entirely. :(. Dora I don't feel will ever truly be whole with Bethiah.
Jamef clearly deserved so much better than Bethiah, long before Dora even came into the picture. But his infatuation with Bethiah was so deeply-rooted, so tied into his personal insecurities, that I felt sorry for him. Dora could have been very good for him--Bethiah merely reinforces his issues and I felt keeps him from becoming his own male.
It is what it is, 'though--but this is one of the few IPB/Icehome/Corsairs/Risdaverse books I will NOT be buying or likely even rereading in the future.
April 23, 2023
It took me a while to read this one because when I started, I wasn’t really in the mood for a longer story. I wanted fast and happy. I’ve been extremely busy and stressed. But after about the first 20%, I was invested. I was also uncomfortable with a two girl triad relationship. Who was I going to see myself as? I’m definitely a jealous person so that part was an adjustment. But leave it to Ruby to do a good job with it. I like that Bethiah’s character stayed true to herself but also got a HEA.
I definitely don’t want a Rhonda Redemption book.
I definitely don’t want a Rhonda Redemption book.
October 6, 2025
Kef me, this book was awful 🥲 and a disappointment to end this amazing series.
After reading Bethiah's antics and how she drives everyone crazy it made sense she would have the throuple. She has trauma from a past relationship and of course she decides to never fall in love again, but she is so stubborn that it is not even funny. Even this was her book Jamef and Dora were the stars they knew how to manage and talk things before issues or something would happen with Bethiah, even their little moments alone were so cute and romantic.
I was so annoyed by Bethiah that I have nothing nice to say about her. I kind of wish she picked Ronda again because as annoying that human was, I can totally see why Bethiah wanted her before.
After reading Bethiah's antics and how she drives everyone crazy it made sense she would have the throuple. She has trauma from a past relationship and of course she decides to never fall in love again, but she is so stubborn that it is not even funny. Even this was her book Jamef and Dora were the stars they knew how to manage and talk things before issues or something would happen with Bethiah, even their little moments alone were so cute and romantic.
I was so annoyed by Bethiah that I have nothing nice to say about her. I kind of wish she picked Ronda again because as annoying that human was, I can totally see why Bethiah wanted her before.
May 24, 2023
I really loved this!
It's not super plot or drama heavy, but the characters all felt really genuine and relatable. Bethiah who is scared of being hurt so she pushes everyone away, Dora who feels like she has nothing practical to contirbute and fees useless, and Jamef who has been isolated for so long he doesn't believe anyone could want him around.
They all had their own depths and issues that were all super different but super relevant and made the three of them fit together so well.
Bethiah and Dora. Dora and Jamef. Bethiah and Jamef. Bethiah and Dora and Jamef. All angles of their triad felt equally weighted with chemistry and no one felt like a lesser member (except for in their own minds.)
I'm a little disapointed we missed the spicy scenes where Dora experienced *the spur* for the first time and when Jamef was on the receiving end of the strap, but otherwise I didn't have any complaints.
It was a really cute and wholesome read for a week my heart and brain couldn't handle being put through the ringer. <3 :)
It's not super plot or drama heavy, but the characters all felt really genuine and relatable. Bethiah who is scared of being hurt so she pushes everyone away, Dora who feels like she has nothing practical to contirbute and fees useless, and Jamef who has been isolated for so long he doesn't believe anyone could want him around.
They all had their own depths and issues that were all super different but super relevant and made the three of them fit together so well.
Bethiah and Dora. Dora and Jamef. Bethiah and Jamef. Bethiah and Dora and Jamef. All angles of their triad felt equally weighted with chemistry and no one felt like a lesser member (except for in their own minds.)
I'm a little disapointed we missed the spicy scenes where Dora experienced *the spur* for the first time and when Jamef was on the receiving end of the strap, but otherwise I didn't have any complaints.
It was a really cute and wholesome read for a week my heart and brain couldn't handle being put through the ringer. <3 :)
June 20, 2023
I love the story, I didn't like Bethiah all the times, but it a good story to read. The book is big, a lot of pages to read and enough time to understand the heroes and their different fears.
Mrs Ruby Dixon said that was the last book of the Corsair Brothers...I really hope to meet the heroes again in a future book or even short stories!
Mrs Ruby Dixon said that was the last book of the Corsair Brothers...I really hope to meet the heroes again in a future book or even short stories!
August 16, 2023
Bethiah is my favorite disaster bi and I really enjoyed her book! I wasn't as gung-ho about Mathiras' book and was worried about how I'd take to this one but I loved their relationship. Ruby's always a good time but I especially loved seeing a queer poly relationship. I've been really jonesing for queer romances lately and this really hit the spot!
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