Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

94 reviews

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful tense medium-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

4.0

This book was pretty solid. I loved Anastasia and Nathan as a couple. I also really appreciated how careful Nathan was to make sure Anastasia really wanted to be with him. I wish I could pinpoint why this isn't a 5 star read for me, but in general I think there were a lot of secondhand cringe moments that I really struggled with. Overall though, I don't doubt that I'll eventually re-read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Classism and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

There's a lot of discussions in this book regarding improper eating. While not what may be considered an eating disorder, it is absolutely disordered eating brought about by the fatphobia of some of those around her.

sea_tea_books's review

emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

3.0

Brief Summary: I'm in the Henry fan club, and I'm not down with binge drinking.
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Could have done without that particular ending. Also, I'm not a fan of the binge drinking/alcoholism and excessive swearing in this story. Maybe I just don't like college romance books? I would have liked to read more about the connections that developed between the various characters when they weren't drunk. 

Plenty of spice. Seriously, it was a lot. 

Maple Hills had almost cozy vibes . . . but only if the character had a trust fund or was connected to someone with money. We weren't privy to the "other side" of Maple Hills. 

There were so many characters that were introduced but not developed so I tripped on a few characters that I didn't recognize sprinkled throughout the story. As far as characters go, Henry was the most likeable. I'd read another Maple Hills book if he was the main character. (hint hint)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Cursing, Classism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Accidental pregnancy

katie_lacour's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

I love the consent, besides that, it was an okay book but nothing memorable. The conflict of the story between Anastasia, Aaron, and Nate was a bit trite. It also felt like some of the diverse characters (aka the only one, JJ) was added as a bit of an afterthought. I also felt like the part depicting the body shaming and food restriction was brushed over way too much. Not only do I think the main character should have gotten more justice in terms of that, I also think it should have been discussed more. People don’t get over restricting their diet for years so heavily in a matter of months. I like that the book focused on positive aspects of her learning to eat healthy, but it also should have included some of the more negative aspects. I also wish this would have included a content warning for disordered eating, body shaming, sexual harassment, and severe gaslighting. Aaron deserved so much worse, and although justice isn’t always obtained in real life, some more justice for Aaron would have been appreciated. Although I recognize Anastasia is a victim, it would have been empowering to see her get more closure and empowerment in her interactions with Aaron throughout the book but instead it felt like she continued to let him trample her until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

girlreading's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

So this was absolutely adorable although also a lot spicier than I’d expected… 

The romance itself was sweet and caring and filled with banter and Lola and the ice hockey team, with their protectiveness have stolen my heart (especially you, Henry). This was definitely more character driven than plot heavy but I really enjoyed its more mundane, slice of life, adult coming-of-age vibe. With all that being said, think my favourite part of this book was the way Anastasia’s relationship with food and her body was explored. It was sensitive and honest, without throwing around numbers or too many glaring potential triggers. The way Nathan and the surrounding cast (besides Aaron, who has officially made it into my list most hated characters) approached Anastasia’s struggles with care, love and patience filled my heart with warmth. 

Overall, this was a super sweet (and spicy) heartwarming, funny and enjoyable romance and I look forward to continuing this series. 

TW: disordered eating, body shaming, fatphobia, sexual harassment

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting

meaghanslibrary's review

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

I’m between a 3.5 and 3.75 but I’m going to the higher end actually changed my mind while writing the review.

The spicy scenes are definitely spice.

The book though is a bit too long and dragged at the end yet also the ending felt very rushed.

I wish there was more character development with the evil friend I am totally blanking on his name. Like he just seemed pure bad and I didn’t really feel for his character even when Stas was saying he was good. He fell flat for me. Actually all the characters fell a little flat I think I’m going to drop by rating down to 3.5. All the characters seemed all good or all bad there wasn’t really an in between. Or at least any discussion of an in between, like Nathan was very controlling at points.

If you like spice the book is good for that, nice quick read. Will probably read this author again. Not a top romance author like Emily Henry but still enjoyable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Medical content, Sexual content, Ableism, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

meganpbell's review

I got 80 pages in, but I was just bored—and not because there wasn’t enough spice or too much sports—the spice was nice and there wasn’t nearly enough of the sports the main characters are so passionate about. It was mostly partying and college drama that I just didn’t find engaging enough to continue with. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Body shaming

Minor: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

l_lilly_05's review

funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

phoricho's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

daisy1_f's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

bookedupchick's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

“Of course I know you really well, Anastasia. You’re my favorite subject.” ⛸️🏒⛸️🏒⛸️🏒⛸️

Nate and Stassie bring the heat 🔥🔥🔥 This book was so much more SPICY than I was expecting and I was 👏🏻 here 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 it! I loved the side characters too! They added so much fun and humor to the story 🩷 Definitely made me laugh and smile and melted my heart 🫠🩷 Highly recommend!

⚔️ Frenemies To Lovers 
❄️ Sports Romance — Hockey + Figure Skating
🌦️ Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine 
🎓 College Romance
❤️‍🔥 Beauty On The Streets, Beast In The Sheets Hero
👥 Forced Proximity
🏔️ Northern California 
🧠 Mental Health Rep
👫 Awesome Friends with Group Chat Texts

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Alcohol, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent