Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

156 reviews

macykey's review

funny lighthearted 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? No

4.25

This book is very long and there were some things I felt could be cut out, some relationships I felt could be tamed down. But overall, I really enjoyed this! The spicy scenes were excellent. Nate as a character is phenomenal. He’s a great example of what healthy masculinity looks like without being perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief

sydney_montalbano's review

funny hopeful inspiring 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

This is honestly the first time I’ve wanted to write a book review I loved this book so much. Lotsss of smut but not to the point where it takes away from the plot. A few jaw-dropper moments and a beautiful ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol

kathis_wonderland's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace is the first book in the Maple Hill series. Anastasia is an aspiring figure skater. When problems at university lead to the skating team and the ice hockey team needing to share a rink, problems are inevitable. Sparks fly between Anastasia and Nate, the captain of the hockey team, and not only good ones. But they need to work together, which includes trying to ignore all the good sparks between them. 
 
I love figure skating! In my teenage years I would get up any time during the night during the Olympic Winter Games whenever figure skating was on, because I was just amazed by it. So, is it surprising that I liked this book? No, it isn't. This book was really good to read. I liked the alternating POVs that gave us an insight into figure skating and ice hockey, which I found interesting. What really amazed me in this book was consent. They all took consent very seriously. This is what sexual action should look like. Nate even said somewhere at the beginning of their relationship that Anastasia can withdraw consent anytime she wants to. Loved that.
 
The communication between Anastasia and Nate was quite good as well. Usually, when it comes to characters in this age group, there often is miscommunication, which annoys me greatly. Their chemistry was amazing as well! Lots of spice in this book.
 
On thing that bothered me, and this is totally a me thing and has nothing to do with the book by itself, was the name Anastasia. More often than not my mind jumped to Fifty Shades of Grey when I read the name. And this book is completely different to the other series! I don't know what came over me... 
 
I quite enjoyed this book. Sometimes the story seemed a bit dragging, but overall, it was good. I hope I can get back to Maple Hills at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, and Cancer

georgiaisreading's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Cursing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy

ilovebooks_54's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

cameronlk's review

Boring plot, unlikeable main character, too many cliches. I just wasn’t a fan of the style. I lost interest quickly, but kept reading in hopes of it improving. After 200 pages, it did not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

writewithapendragon's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

Really liked this novel-good spice level, medium to low stakes, quick read! Loved the modern setting, the characters were a lot of fun. I do think some of the heavier subject matter was a little clunky but not mis-handled. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

crow_reads's review

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

worldofv33's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent