Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

25 reviews

sami_leigh's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

“I know I’m lucky that I have someone by my side who would go to war for the people she loves, and it’s made me realize, right now, she’s going to war for herself.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

⛸️ Dual POV
⛸️ First or two books!
⛸️ Enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
⛸️ Collegiate sport; ice hockey & skating
⛸️ Forced-proximity
⛸️ ‘Touch her & I’ll kill you’ vibes
⛸️ Sensitive representation of mental health & eating disorder
⛸️ Consent Culture & Sex Positivity
⛸️ Banter 👌🏻
⛸️ Spice 🔥
⛸️ Well established secondary characters; family ties & a huge friend group (We must protect Henry, JJ, & Muffin with our lives!)
⛸️ Disability representation in secondary characters 
⛸️ Representation of diverse sexualities in secondary characters 
⛸️ Actively counters toxic masculinity in dialogue 🙌🏻
⛸️ Growth in the MCs by the bucket load; healthy communication & therapy for the win!
⛸️ No third act break up 🙌🏻

⚠️ Eating disorder, body shaming, toxic friendship, death of a parent (in past), violence, injury/injury detail, vomit, pregnancy, medical trauma, sexism (slut shaming).

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Violence

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

oliviastewart716's review

medium-paced

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

4.0

I was expecting more.🤷‍♀️This had some familiar It Happened One Summer/To Love Jason Thorn vibes and I’m not a fan of either of those. I tend to have a problem with developing physical chemistry first, but once we got some emotional development…significant improvement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

rachrreads's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I love them all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Death and Death of parent

kaileyn's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. It was like a warm, cozy hug on a cold day. I really enjoyed how Stassie and Nate would work out their problems together and had a very healthy relationship. Nate is just a perfect book boyfriend. Also, the side characters were hilarious and I LOVED them. This book had me laughing, blushing, and screaming at the characters sometimes. JJ and Henry are also just *chef's kiss*. I am interested in who the next book is going to be about! There are some deeper topics, so be sure to check TW! Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I FLEW through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body shaming, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent