Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

181 reviews

entanglednovels's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

cinderrunner's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

2.75

The book was cute. The relationship was cute. There were some genuinely precious moments that gave me butterflies. I would have rated it higher if not for two things. 1) Aaron was ABUSIVE and that is never properly tackled. The behavior he exhibits is incredibly dangerous. He

sexually assualts

Anastasia. But it is never called that. He is never held accountable, he never faces consequences, and even when Anastasia does cut him off the gravity of what he did is underplayed in the plot. I believe everything he did was premeditated, i cannot accept that

he didnt know he was underfeeding Anastasia (especially given how she calls him out for lifting well over her body weight. Why would he make such a fuss about her weight if he could lift it unless he was trying to exert power over her and manipulate her relationship to food to keep her dependent on him? Which would fall under emotional abuse btw).

, and given that he intentionally lied about

how he broke his arm (again in order to try to manipulate her)

it only stands to reason that he knew damn well what he was doing the whole time. The characters are constantly trying to either excuse his behavior, justify it, or questioning what his motives could possibly be. But nobody (even Anastasia with all her therapy) ever points out the obvious of him being an abuser and him wanting control over his victim. Seriously, Aaron was textbook red flag abuser. The way it is downplayed in this book truly disgusts me. If you ever meet someone like Aaron, RUN. 2) i HATE a

pregnancy

trope and that epilogue pissed me off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

sldibened's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.75

Entertaining and an easy read. Only qualm is there are a lottttt of characters which made it confusing and tricky to follow at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cpatton's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

Hints of spice, it a very slow burn romance where he falls first but it was enjoyable for me for my first none fantasy romance 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

asporer22's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy

amanda_already_in_use's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Body shaming

my3bb8's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

melist6's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism and Pregnancy

camillasini's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

iconicavocado's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail