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rachelthebomb14's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness
ataylor8's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Needs serious editing! Very cliche but I was rooting for them by the end and I loved the character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Alcohol
jlothian's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Eating disorder
snarkypalmtree's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Did not like the MFC. 80% of the book is reading about how insecure she is. It got tedious and repetitive. Hero was okay but not much depth/development. Honestly, thinking back I can’t recall what he even looks like since the author rarely describes him.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment
deb_1970_uk_bookrecs's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Break the Ice: (Lakeshore U, Book 1)
By: L A Cotton
🎧 Audiobook Narrated by: Stella Hunter and Teddy Hamilton
Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
Ebook
A wonderfully honest look into the brutal treatment of not looking like the model perfect ideals many expect children, teens, and women to live up to. It also looks at the internal scarring it can cause to our pychy!😢
Aurora is curvy girl. She's spent her life being called names by her peers, while at home her mum 'encouraged' her to diet, exercise, and always try harder to fit the mold! She's escaped to Lakeshore University, where her big brother attends, to try and mend her heart and mind!
Noah is a star hockey player. He lives with 2 of his team mates, one of whoms sister will be staying with them for a bit while her dorm room is sorted out. He is the quintessential playboy, he doesn't do 'repeats' or sleepovers. Then he meets Aurora and becomes rather smitten! Unfortunately, life isn't simple!🥺
A fabulous read, the audiobook is absolutely fantastic though.😍 The dual narration is my favourite way to listen, its so dynamic. I really liked the female narrator!⭐️
Debbie, 1970, UK
By: L A Cotton
🎧 Audiobook Narrated by: Stella Hunter and Teddy Hamilton
Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
Ebook
A wonderfully honest look into the brutal treatment of not looking like the model perfect ideals many expect children, teens, and women to live up to. It also looks at the internal scarring it can cause to our pychy!😢
Aurora is curvy girl. She's spent her life being called names by her peers, while at home her mum 'encouraged' her to diet, exercise, and always try harder to fit the mold! She's escaped to Lakeshore University, where her big brother attends, to try and mend her heart and mind!
Noah is a star hockey player. He lives with 2 of his team mates, one of whoms sister will be staying with them for a bit while her dorm room is sorted out. He is the quintessential playboy, he doesn't do 'repeats' or sleepovers. Then he meets Aurora and becomes rather smitten! Unfortunately, life isn't simple!🥺
A fabulous read, the audiobook is absolutely fantastic though.😍 The dual narration is my favourite way to listen, its so dynamic. I really liked the female narrator!⭐️
Debbie, 1970, UK
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexism
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
valkyreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse
dfkii's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Solid, well-written brothers best friend trope w/ some decent emotional substance regarding <eating disorders and physical abuse>
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
annasannotations's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
jaynellewags's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
Check your trigger warnings in regard to childhood abuse and eating disorders. These topics are discussed multiple times throughout the book.
Aurora has moved across the country and is going to the college where her older brother plays hockey at. When her dorm floods she has to move in with him and his two teammates. One of them, Noah, is the team playboy and has a thing for skinny blondes. Aurora has sworn off hockey players after her ex from High School.
In her mind, she is not the girl who gets the guy. Due to her mother treating her like she wasn't ever "pretty enough" or "skinny enough" she has a lot of trauma. Noah has a past with his dad, he left as soon as he could and he refuses to talk about anything in his past.
Thoughts:
All the "locker room" and "guy talk" was hard to read as a woman, but I know it happens. I also liked that the author showed how much of an impact it made when the females heard how they were talked about by the boys.
Rory coming to terms with herself and her growth throughout the book was well written. I could empathize with some components of her character, and everyone probably can in a sense. I think we all have parts of our physical appearance that we have strong feelings about. I did think that the author spent a little too much time on self-hate- I know that body issues are a constant thought but the same thought was repeated multiple times throughout the book and it felt repetitive. Also, how did no one ever notice that she NEVER ate....
I really liked Noah and how caring he was. He was so attentive and sweet (most of the time). He showed character growth which I think was impressive. I also would have liked to learn more about his backstory.
Both of the MCs had such difficult childhoods and I liked that the author acknowledged how difficult relationships can be due to trauma and how it doesn't just go away. I think that their shared trauma both helped and hurt their relationship.
The side characters were likable and I really loved Connor and Ella. (I would def read a book about them)
Aurora has moved across the country and is going to the college where her older brother plays hockey at. When her dorm floods she has to move in with him and his two teammates. One of them, Noah, is the team playboy and has a thing for skinny blondes. Aurora has sworn off hockey players after her ex from High School.
In her mind, she is not the girl who gets the guy. Due to her mother treating her like she wasn't ever "pretty enough" or "skinny enough" she has a lot of trauma. Noah has a past with his dad, he left as soon as he could and he refuses to talk about anything in his past.
Thoughts:
All the "locker room" and "guy talk" was hard to read as a woman, but I know it happens. I also liked that the author showed how much of an impact it made when the females heard how they were talked about by the boys.
Rory coming to terms with herself and her growth throughout the book was well written. I could empathize with some components of her character, and everyone probably can in a sense. I think we all have parts of our physical appearance that we have strong feelings about. I did think that the author spent a little too much time on self-hate- I know that body issues are a constant thought but the same thought was repeated multiple times throughout the book and it felt repetitive. Also, how did no one ever notice that she NEVER ate....
I really liked Noah and how caring he was. He was so attentive and sweet (most of the time). He showed character growth which I think was impressive. I also would have liked to learn more about his backstory.
Both of the MCs had such difficult childhoods and I liked that the author acknowledged how difficult relationships can be due to trauma and how it doesn't just go away. I think that their shared trauma both helped and hurt their relationship.
The side characters were likable and I really loved Connor and Ella. (I would def read a book about them)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse