Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

19 reviews

yarnarh's review

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

cloudycity_reads's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

kirareadssometimes's review

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

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

Minor: Pregnancy and Classism

tragicgloom's review

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

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

annahamburger'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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

storieswithbee's review against another edition

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

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

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

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

cassie12_21's review against another edition

funny 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

3.75

This book is very funny, and I really like Nate, I wish he was real. I thought him figure skating was going to take up more of the plot. I wasn't a huge fan of the epilogue:

why is she pregnant, when she specifcally had said she didn't want that, and she wanted to adopt 🙄

Henry (a side character) is definitely Autistic, I would've liked that to have been actually mentioned. 🌶🌶/5.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Eating disorder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Classism, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

No toxicness btwn FMC and MMC

brie333's review

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Classism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Trafficking, Vomit, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident