I hope this series goes on for a long time! Part of it is that you get to see all the previous characters so u feel like their stories continue too.
It’s just so good! It’s got all the feels and any drama is usually very quickly resolved. To the point I’d say this was almost a low-angst read.
It’s a dual POV which is super nice to get both sides of the story.
There’s NO cheating.
Heat level 1/5? There are intimate moments but it’s way more about the feelings than a descriptive love scene.
A very HEA.
I do wish it was longer just bc I wanted to see more of the life they get to lead once they’re together.
Godr has been such a fun character earlier in this series and seeing him meet Ambrose and fall in love was amazing! Ambrose was a very interesting character that I enjoyed reading the perspective of. The romance was great and the story itself was cute, easy to read, and fun.
Ambrose, a doctor, volunteers as tribute to the Barbarians to save his sister. Godr, the horsemaster becomes his temporary protector until Ambrose is sent to his new clan's home. A misunderstanding causes their enjoyable intimacy but brings them closer together with their feelings. I love this series, each barbarian and tribute so different, their misunderstandings, the learning about each other and the awakening of the grumpy doctor to his gentle protector.
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Alan Newman
October 9, 2025
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Loving this Series. I always countdown the days for new book to come out. This didn't disappoint me. Can't wait for next one
The Physician’s Barbarian is book five in the Not-So-Savage Barbarians series by Amy Padilla. I’ve probably said this in every review of this series but I love these so much!!! With every book, I fall more in love with this clan of Barbarians and the tributes they love. Could you read this as a stand alone? Probably. But you would much better understand the world and get to know each couple if you start at the beginning.
In this world, the Barbarians are feared by the townspeople. In order to keep them from attacking, each town offers a tribute to give to the Barbarians once a year. No one really knows what happens to the tributes once they are taken away. The truth is, in most clans, this one especially, the tributes are revered, honored. Originally, they were all women but recently, males have started being offered because there are many Barbarians who prefer the company of a man. It is completely accepted in their world.
Ambrose is a doctor in his town. He is a widow, and a single dad to his nine year old son. His younger sister has fallen love with someone their father does not approve of. Their father is completely obsessed with his community standing and has been finding suitors for his young daughter that are three times her age. When Ambrose and his sister drive off all of the suitors, in a fit of rage, their father rigs the lottery and gets his daughter chosen. Ambrose is determined to protect her and volunteers as a replacement.
Godr is the horsemaster in their…
