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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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ninabubblygum's review against another edition

slow-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

2.5

i would probably give this 2.5/5 stars. i personally wouldn't reread it or necessarily recommend it to anyone, but i didn't hate it. it just wasn't anything special to me and i disliked the FMC a lot of the time, which makes it harder to enjoy. i liked most of the other characters though and she did become more bearable over time. i liked that the main characters usually at least tried to communicate, unlike so many other book characters. there was a decent variety as far as a mixture of serious moments and more light-hearted ones, but eh. it dragged on and could have been half the length it was. so much was happening but it also felt like nothing was happening. i don't understand why people hype it up so much but okay! i've certainly read worse

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kashrae99's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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kindofbookish's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Unfortunately, I feel like this book could've done well to be a bit shorter. It felt like Hannah was writing very random scenes to fill the void. There was not a lot of real purpose to some of the things that happened, and some conflict was resolved so quickly. I got similar vibes to how I used to write my 1D fanfiction when I was 12 - can be entertaining, but random conflict for the sake of page filling is unnecessary.

Hopefully Wildfire is better! I did enjoy 75% of Icebreaker, but it fell a little flat near the end.

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kotareadsbooks's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

There’s a v weird ovsession with birthing order? Idk maybe it’s bc I’ve moved around a lot in birth order during my life but i don’t think I’ve ever heard it brought up in convo as often as it is in this book

Stassie is a commitment phobe and that’s fine but usually there’s a reason? Also she really did not resist commitment nearly as much as i feel she should’ve given her label as a commitmentpbobe. So there’s that.

Nathan - first off not a moan worthy name imo. It maybe it’s just that one of my nephews is named Nathan

He’s a nice guy but not v realistic and that’s not to be man hate-y or bitter but just bc he’s just so darn patient with stassie’s bs but still isn’t honest w her ab her partner’s bs

Also there is not a SINGLE queer character i can think of in this book

The sec is good, big fan.

There IS a near death scene i didn’t see coming and there is also a food sex scene that…isn’t for me and didn’t see coming but okay. Glad that got interrupted. Speaking of food

There’s a lot at play in this book, they spend a lot of time on a lot of things stassie struggles with and i feel like it’s not super legit just bc she apparently has a bestie who just doesn’t notice she has a legit eating disorder? Also tw for that. And it’s like. Her recovery is p easy and like glossed over so well.

Nathan helps out with skating but is just miraculously a good stand in for a skater who is legit expecting to go to the Olympics?? Sure jan

They’re weirdly good communicators for people who’ve never been in legit relationships and have so many mental/emotional problems they don’t work thru well

LOTS of talk about unexpected pregnancy. Maybe it’s the lesbian in me but good god i went to a women’s college and STILL didn’t hear this much ab it.

She regularly calls him bub, which is…weird to me. It also increases in frequency as the book progresses. Ick

Is stassie small? Can’t tell. Is Nate just SO much bigger than her? Can’t tell. Make it clearer, Hannah grace.

There also was a non con kiss tw

The ending. Disgusting.

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fiwwa's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-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

4.25

here's my story: i want to read wildfire so bad but i don't like starting a series not from the first book, and since my first try reading icebreaker wasn't it so i tried the audiobook and it did not disappoint.

natestassie's romance had me swooooning <3 and the spice was a surprise—well, spices. don't let the cute illustrated cover fool you. OH, BUT the uber scene still doesn't make sense to me, like how big is the uber car in the US that their friends didn't notice that?? not even slightly peeking to the backseat?? yeah. but the other scenes? chef's kiss. all the characters interactions are soo funny and entertaining the banters got me giggling every time. also, henry's my favorite i'm so happy to find out that his book is coming soon! ><

moral of the story: think the book is boring to read? try the audiobook!

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passionatereader78's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a spicy sports romance!I love the characters! I didn't Iike how the plot was handled, but overall it's a good story. It was fun to read. When the hockey rink is vandalized the ice skaters have to share their rink with the hockey team. Anastasia wants to make it to the Olympics, so she hates that she had to give up time on the ice. When she meets Nate she isn't impressed. The more she gets to know him the more she realizes she wants to be in a monogamous relationship.

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alex_119's review against another edition

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emotional funny relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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sarahsbookss's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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marnirie's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I liked this book better and better the further along I got. The writing isn’t great, but the characters are lovable and you really wish them the best.
Didn’t think I’d like the book as much as I actually ended up doing, will definitely check out more from this author as I believe the writing will only get better with more experience.

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lizdon's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-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

5.0

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