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Icebreaker

A.L. Graziadei

4.06 AVERAGE

emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5

first read of the year WOW this took a toll on my psyche

front start to finish it felt like hockey AU fanfiction with two characters from a tv show i don’t know take that however you want
emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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
emotional reflective 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
emotional reflective sad 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

Ugh this book had so much potential. I liked it but didn’t love it. It did a pretty good job at depicting aspects of mental health which I really liked. And the MMCs were very lovable. I just wished we had more of a resolution. I can see why the author wrote it the way she did. But my personal preference would have been to see the MCs (whose pov it’s told from) go through steps towards dealing with his mental health concerns. We talk a lot about it and then bam, next thing you know it’s the epilogue and we’re told he somehow made it into therapy. Like ok….but I want details. I want to know how he got to the point of making a change. But again, just my preference. I liked it. But just wanted more. 
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Gay stuff and mental health stuff??? Sign me up :) thoroughly enjoyed this book & wish I could read it for the first time again right now 
challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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: Yes

This book was generally just not my cup of tea as I like romance to be more of a side plot then the main thing. Though I could see other people enjoying it! I liked its take on mental health and anxiety. 

Though my biggest problem with it is that it ended on them not saying who got first in the draft, yk, THE ONE THING THATS BEEN BUILT UP THIS ENTIRE TIME. Idk that might just be me!


Just not my cup of tea but more romance centered readers will like. :)
emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad 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