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Icebreaker

A.L. Graziadei

4.06 AVERAGE

roisinkk's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mackintoshes's review against another edition

4.0

I love hockey. And I thought Mickey and Jaysen had a cute dynamic

proxima09's review against another edition

5.0

I just finished this book and I LOVED IT. I love that this book was not dragged on for longer than needed - the pacing was perfect, and I loved all the characters. I do not have experience with depression, but I really liked the way this book incorporated his mental illness because Graziadei didn't reduce the characters to just their mental illness. All four of the main storylines in the book - Mickey's mental health, his struggles with his family, hockey, and his relationship with Jaysen - were perfectly balanced and blended together. I read this book in less than 24 hours, and I thought it was a really nice little read that definitely had amazing depth of emotion and chemistry between all the characters.

blkswn's review against another edition

4.0

Cute book. Loved the vulnerability of the mc as he navigated his mental health. Wish I got to find out who was the first draft pick though!

lvenrooij's review against another edition

5.0

AMAZING, this almost single-handedly ignited my love for reading again. I can imagine this is not everyone’s fave book, but it just hit the right spots for me, and it’s currently in my Top 10 fave books. I just loved it ❤️

sabine_beans's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

quotingmachine's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful fast-paced

Don’t tell my best friend I cried a little. He’ll get a big head.

fairynanook's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed this book. A good look at mental health, the expectations we place on ourselves, the expectations we think others have placed on us, etc. Really enjoyed.

Content Warnings

gemma_00's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

fallin_stars's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful 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

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