Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

32 reviews

marblepancake's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

Toxic friendship/relationship not main characters.

kaylanoellesims's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 ⭐️’s! a sweet story with a lot of spice!! definitely think the plot could have been ~more~ but overall a good easy read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I’m between a 3.5 and 3.75 but I’m going to the higher end actually changed my mind while writing the review.

The spicy scenes are definitely spice.

The book though is a bit too long and dragged at the end yet also the ending felt very rushed.

I wish there was more character development with the evil friend I am totally blanking on his name. Like he just seemed pure bad and I didn’t really feel for his character even when Stas was saying he was good. He fell flat for me. Actually all the characters fell a little flat I think I’m going to drop by rating down to 3.5. All the characters seemed all good or all bad there wasn’t really an in between. Or at least any discussion of an in between, like Nathan was very controlling at points.

If you like spice the book is good for that, nice quick read. Will probably read this author again. Not a top romance author like Emily Henry but still enjoyable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yarnarh's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The amount of nicknames and duo pov makes it hard to follow sometimes. Especially if you did not read the book for a few days. Sex scene was ok. Not as graphic as what I thought with all the TikTok hype. 

Parts of the story made me so angry though. Definitely check your triggers. It’s not that graphic when it comes to triggers, but would be nice to know. TikTok didn’t say anything about those…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

cloudycity_reads's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

kirareadssometimes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I knew I was going to like this book but I did not expect to fall in love with it! And I did not expect it to be as complex and emotional as it was. Being a tik tok rec I assumed it was going to be a very surface level read. But this books held depth and nuance I wasn’t expecting. It is a perfect example of bringing the values of today to a book in a seamless, and non-gimmicky way. I loved that these characters were diverse in such a real and natural way. I loved the commitment to consent even when in a relationship. Which is so important to reinforce and introduce to readers of all ages. And I absolutely loved that these characters talked. When things felt weird, they talked. When they were upset with something or each other, they talked. So refreshing to read. The second half of this book is a bit heavier and less spicy. Not really a criticism but I think I wanted those reprieves in the more intense/emotional parts of the back half. A truely magnetic book with so much love.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy and Classism

tragicgloom's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

This is one of the best books I've ever read. I can't put into words how much I love this book, the characters, the plot... everything! Absolute perfection!! <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

annahamburger's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

storieswithbee's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

TikTok (more specifically Booktok) has been pumping my TBR full of books for the last couple of years, so I decided that I needed to tackle a book that I've been curious about for a long time, and that book was 'Icebreaker' by Hannah Grace!

Plain and simple, I ADORED this book! It had the wit, the humour, the contemporary modernism that made you feel like you were reading about a real-life college romance, and some incredible representation. Going past that, this book has literally put me into the BIGGEST reading slump now that I've finished it. On one hand, that's kind of a nice thing because it means that I've taken a little bit to really engage in all my emotions and feelings towards the book. But on the other hand, I have been given far too many ARCs this month that I'm not able to neglect!

The characters were great. The romance was heartwarming. The spice was... *chef's kiss*. Even better again, I live in Australia, so our university system is vastly different to the American college system, but the book was so well written that I didn't feel so polarised as I have been with other college romances. 

Lastly, it was a very classic romance genre HEA epilogue ending, which I think if you're looking for that in a read, then this book is great. At the same time, if you're not in the headspace for that, then this book can come across as a little predictable, and, dare I even say, eye-roll-inducing. 

There are some trigger warnings in this book. It is definitely for 18+ readers, but there is also some themes that some reader may find very uncomfortable. These include sexual content, slut-shaming, sexual assault (on-page), food shaming, dieting & calorie-counting, disordered eating, death of a parent (mentioned), toxic friendship, swearing, pregnancy, etc. Please check if this is the right book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism