Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

78 reviews

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content and Death of parent

emilywemily6's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was looking for a fluffy romance and this delivered. The book was too long but felt like a semi-realistic chain of events, especially regarding Aaron. I was a little frustrated by the FMC’s commitment to her skating partnership, especially since she was acknowledging how toxic Aaron could be. Sometimes she was kind of immature and then she was super emotionally mature the rest of the book. The MMC’s characterization was a little flat too, like he was made out to be the perfect protective book boyfriend. The ending was a far stretch too. But in general I enjoyed the characters, the side characters, the general happenings of the book. I will definitely read more in the series when I want another fluffy romance!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

ruska_777's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kdailyreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? No

3.75

Overall, an enjoyable read with lovable characters. Really appreciated the couple at the heart of the story communicated well and there was no miscommunication trope between them. I also appreciated how well their friend group communicated and expressed themselves. However, sometimes the pacing of the book felt a bit off and I wished certain elements of the plot were a bit more developed. I was kind of torn between rating this book anywhere between 3.5-4.25 stars - different moments of the book felt stronger than others. All being said, again, it was enjoyable, I liked spending time with the main characters, and I wanted to see where the overall story went. I’ll read more in this series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Classism

chelseafrieske's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

meg_and_dex's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

gracescanlon's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Classism

lexie27's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, and Alcohol

fanboyriot's review

challenging fast-paced

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

1.0

If I’m being honest I didn’t care for this book that much.  All the mentions of sex felt way too much like immature middle schoolers who just learned what sex was.  The smut itself was okay, it read like something on Wattpad (derogatory).  Plus the pregnancy trope ruined it for me.

Aaron got away with way too much.  I don’t care what little drama with him was for the plot, he should have been put in his place; and even the ending for him wasn’t that good, he gets a transfer?  That’s all?!  He was so controlling, disgusting, and so creepy. 

The other thing that bothered me was how lightly the eating disorder of the FMC was mentioned.  She constantly struggled with food and it’s just lightly glossed over?  Huh?  How are you so pro therapy but continue to ignore most of your problems.

I really liked Nate and his friends, while getting flowers for his girlfriend he also got his friend some because he hadn’t ever gotten any before was such a wholesome moment.  Nate’s character in general was really enjoyable.

Read For

✓ Therapy 

✓ Insta-Love

✓ College Setting 

✓ Sports Romance

✓ Hockey x Figure Skater

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Sad Level: 💧💧

Plot: 1/10

Pace: 6/10

Ending: 0/10

Characters: 5/10

Enjoyability: 5/10

Writing Style: 2/10

Would I Recommend? No

Favorite Character: Nate Hawkins

Favorite Quote: ❝ It's normal to understand something logically but emotionally feel something different. ❞

POV: Duel, First Person

Pages: 433 (13 hours)

Format: Audiobook (Libby)

Language: English 

Release Date: 22, November 2022

Rep/Extras: Mentions of pansexual side character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, and Car accident

mika_rom's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

veryyyyyy spicy!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail