Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

116 reviews

bella_t_16's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-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

Without a doubt one of the best modern romance books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Vomit, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

3.0

It wasn't bad but it wasn't good and I certainly don't understand the hype. I also think this author has never seen hockey before. 

It follows Anastasia, a partner figure skater headed to the Olympics, and Nate, the captain of the hockey team headed for the NLS. They of course are enemies to lovers forced to use the same icerink after the hockey teams' rink is destroyed by vandals. I didn't love how Anastasia was that classic female trope who is an uptight, A-type, rule-following girl who is 'fixed' by her chill, go-with-the-flow boyfriend. Anastasia deals with an eating disorder, an overbearing controlling skating partner, and commitment issues all while trying to make it to the Olympics. 

I would gladly completely rip out the 2 years later epilogue it gave me such ick.

My main critique comes with the first two chapters that intro our main characters. The main male's chapter starts with him waking up next to a naked woman, having blacked out. It never addresses this as rape and largely ignores men being taken advantage of but does highlight that being drunk=no consent.

Tropes: reader girl/jock boy, dainty itty bitty tiny girl/massive man, man fixes the girl, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, falling in an ice cold lake

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

teamlauren11's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

izzy_v's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.0

Definitely a very smutty book, decently enjoyable story but the ending (epilogue specifically) tanked my rating of it. I was very disappointed by the ending which felt rushed, unnecessary and not like the happy ending I think it was supposed to be. I was sad for Anastasia… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual harassment

islas_bookshelf's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual harassment

leftreads's review

medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment and Vomit

melist6's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism and Pregnancy

i_love_romance_books's review

emotional 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

5.0

It was funny and sweet and such a good book if you're in-between dark/tense reads

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

near the end of the book a kiss gets forced on her and throughout the book she is manipulated and harassed by Aaron

cutepatzie's review

emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

This is nice and light book to read. I like that it is a book to really good shows how manipulation can look like not only in relationships between friends like also coworkers. I am really happy that many of the inappropriate situations was addressed and no one made victims look bad. And I like good character development. And I can see how many of the characters have been through it. And it was nice to read that. My only complaint was sometimes the time skips to fast and tha was not enough for me plesurble to read but this is something that came maybe pist me of so will not change my grade. A good book to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexism, and Gaslighting

ambercunningham's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Medical content, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Eating disorder