Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

373 reviews

thebruce's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

hcop's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

my feelings about this book fluctuated so much over the course of reading it 😭 this is something I would've probably read on wattpad, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing – I do think it leans towards the better side of that site. I also know that if this was on AO3, I would've eaten this up (esp since 80% of AO3 content is queer) so I don't blame the author for getting money out of it or the book's readers for enjoying it.

I did read this to relax my brain so I wasn't really looking for criticisms. I would just say that the story was incredibly slow and is mainly no plot, just vibes? which I think is the reason why the story felt really long. things mainly just happened and the character's responded accordingly to their characters, kinda like how character exercises are written, maybe 😭 

I do agree that there was a lot more sexual content than I would normally find in a fiction book, but it wasn't something I was unused to. and they weren't written terribly! I've come across worse and the boundaries addressed here were nice to see acknowledged.

Although, someone warned me before I read it so I think I should too: Nathan and Stassie do it while Nathan is in a Gru halloween costume. take that as you will.

while the book was admittedly a bit too straight for me (possessiveness, stereotypical size difference, etc) I can see why people would enjoy this.

I do appreciate the usage of the side characters, though, even though there were a lot. This book honestly does a lot of things better than I expected, but I think 3 stars is fitting for my experience. even when he reminded me he was a straight™ guy every now and then, Nathan was better than a lot of other male leads I've seen online that concern me, so that was refreshing to see. he was actually self-aware, emotionally available and really sweet. I'd say that's a bare minimum, but I'd settle for anything to raise the ground from hell haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

leasasaa's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was ok until the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

clareasday's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jeannybooklover's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wish I could give this book 5 stars, but the ending ruined it for me a bit. I don‘t want to spoil anything, so I‘m just gonna say it felt very rushed to be „normative cookie cuter perfect“ when it already was without what was happening. It felt thrown in at the last minute and the timeline between the book ending felt too short. 

The rest of the story was lovely and I enjoyed it a lot. The characters are so cute, with a chosen family that feels very cozy and fun. 

For me it was 5 stars, until the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Death of parent

macykey's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book is very long and there were some things I felt could be cut out, some relationships I felt could be tamed down. But overall, I really enjoyed this! The spicy scenes were excellent. Nate as a character is phenomenal. He’s a great example of what healthy masculinity looks like without being perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

mmadill227's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

rachellew's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent