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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
That being said, I found this book to be too sexy? Like there was so much sex it was eventually just background noise. Definitely not an audiobook to listen to with the kids around, but by about half way I could have skipped through the sex scenes and still enjoyed the book.
All sex aside, I loved the communication between all the characters (friendship and romantic relations) and the amount of times Nate and Stas mentioned therapy and how beneficial it was.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy
kaitkat2213's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Stalking
hjb_128's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexism, Mental illness, Cursing, Vomit, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
abidavisf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I’d heard a lot about Icebreaker: that it’s spicy (I would say it’s spice adjacent), that’s its emotional (I would say it could have been had the more serious scenes been broken down more), and that it’s addictive (I have been thinking about it a lot but more in a ‘why did it play out like that?’ kind of way).
Icebreaker is an easy read if that is what you are looking for. It touches on some really important and hard topics and handles them well. It also has a diverse cast of characters which is refreshing. I would say, however, that it lacks depth and you may find yourself wanting to know more than you are being given.
I’m definitely interested to read Wildfire so stay tuned for my thoughts on that. I’ve heard it’s a lot more thorough.
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Sexism
earofthedog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
torrentsofhayl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Cursing, Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity
ashlynregan's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Cursing, and Eating disorder
doodeedoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
thebruce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
ashleycmms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
Minor: Sexual harassment and Infidelity