Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Icebreaker

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beautyinherbooks's review

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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chloes_bookmark's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.5

It was an okay book. Definitely a fast romance read. It’s not my favorite type of book but I did enjoy reading it! Just wouldn’t read again or recommend lol

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arhodes's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

2.5

Don’t let my review steer you away from reading this book if it’s been on your list, I don’t think it’s a bad book it’s just really not for me. I found the characters hard to relate to because of their age and because I’m just not a sporty person. It was an easy read, a good palette cleanser between books with more substance and helped reset my reading pace, but it’s not the type of romance I generally like to read. I thought that it was almost a little too fluffy - the lives of the characters and the conflict just a bit too easy. I’m also really not a fan of contemporary romance that ends

with an epilogue in which the female protagonist is pregnant. I think it happens way too often and I think it perpetuates that for a relationship to he happy and successful it must end with marriage and children. However I do appreciate that the female lead doesn’t give up on her dreams and goals to become a mom.

Overall not a bad contemporary romance, just not for me.

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emillak's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

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

Omg I love this book! Anastasia and Nate are just 🤌🏼🤍 I loved every single of Nate’s friends, especially Henry, he’s perfect 🥹

I loved how this book handled all difficult stuff.
Also, this book was way more spicier from what I expected 😂🌶️

This would’ve been a 5⭐️ read, but the epilogue takes points off. Usually I love epilogues so much but with this book, it was so unnecessary. I think that the ending would’ve been just perfect if it wasn’t for the epilogue.

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sometimesalyreadsbooks's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

Oh, BookTok. What did I just read? I can't even say I didn't like this book. I did! But it felt like a Wattpad story that I came across, got invested in the characters and couldn't put down. Not an actual, professionally edited, published novel. Even then, I couldn't put it down and there were things I really liked about it. I really love a book that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Buckle up and head's up, there are some spoilers below!

The good:
* The characters were pretty likeable to me! They were pretty well-fleshed out, sometimes maybe a little too detailed even (but I personally like that) and had their own ambitions. I would've liked Lola to have a little more substance, she just kind of felt "there" to be a best friend and nothing else.
* The dynamics between the characters were great. I loved the relationship that Anastasia had with all the "boys" and how they all came together to support each other at the end of the day!
* The "villain" was very realistically done and really sums up those posessive male friend types that I've met throughout my life.

The bad:
* The writing, especially at first was hard to process. Just very wordy and no flow. I felt overwhelmed, and at the same time, nothing was happening?
* Very slow plot for a book this length
* The spice was VERY well-written, but absolutely random in nature and happened at the most confusing times - Like she just ALMOST DIED, I don't think ya'll should be doing that right now.

The cringe:
* "Stassie" - I just really don't like that nickname
* The Uber scene (oh my god, that was so uncomfortable, I almost DNF'd)
* When Nathan meets Anastasia and immediately forgets the girl he's been pining for for years. I mean, I get it, it happens, but I didn't like it.
* The incredible lack of hockey and ice skating in this book about a hockey player and an ice skater.
* THE EPILOGUE!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - I hate that trope and I hate that it happened to a character so adamant about her career and ADOPTING!

The hilarious:
* When Anastasia fell through the ice and I yelled "Haha, ICEBREAKER"
* Nathan buying "girly shit" and then it literally just being >basic hygiene items< like shampoo and body wash. Jesus christ.
* "She has thoughts and opinions." Amazing. She's a human being, Nate.
* The chapter where Nate says "shit" about 400 times and then never says it the rest of the book.
* Aaron wrecking himself (quite literally) and being too embarrassed to admit it causing almost a world war

Anyway, read it, or don't. But overall, I'm glad I did and it took me back to my Wattpad and fanfic days!

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