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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

120 reviews

ashlynregan's review against another edition

emotional funny informative 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

2.5

I dont know whats more unrealistic: the fact that their university put on Hamilton or that a man like Nate Hawkins really exists. I think its both.

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Content Warnings

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

clareasday's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Eating disorder, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, Body shaming, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Self harm

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

This was my first foray into hockey romances and it was…fine? This book was wildly hyped up online, so naturally it was underwhelming. (I need to start lowering my expectations for TikTok famous books!) 

I liked: 
- the university setting and college athlete rivals-to-lovers bit 
- the friend group dynamics 
- the banter between the main characters

(especially the bit where Nate becomes Anastasia’s stand-in skating partner! That was very sweet and fun!)

- the modeling of a healthy communication style and mutually supportive romantic relationship 

I disliked:
-the general flow of the plot. It felt like everything and nothing happened at the same time.  
- the excessive amounts of spicy scenes and the cringey dialogue that came along with them. I’m not opposed to a smutty romance, but it felt like every other chapter and, to me, lessened the romantic tension that was being built between the two main characters because there was no slow burn whatsoever.

I have a special complaint about the Uber scene because what do you mean you did that in front of all your friends???? But I will say the Uber slut joke was funny!

- THE EPILOUGE!!!! WHY???

I hate an accidental pregnancy trope and I hate that the author only did a two year time jump. I also feel like Freud would have a lot to say about the paragraph Anastasia narrated on how her unborn baby responds to Nate’s touch. 🤢

Overall, this book is sweet and sporty and fun, but it could have been about half the length and nothing would have been lost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

macykey's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is very long and there were some things I felt could be cut out, some relationships I felt could be tamed down. But overall, I really enjoyed this! The spicy scenes were excellent. Nate as a character is phenomenal. He’s a great example of what healthy masculinity looks like without being perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief

itsredandread's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

annabananadel's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? No

5.0

“The only time I ever want to see a grown man on his knees in front of me, Nate, is when his face is between my legs. So no, I don’t want you to beg me.“

This was an amazing read which I would have devoured in three days if I was not planning to go on a trip. I was able to finish it in Japan and happy to find out why it’s a popular booktok/bookstagram read! It did not disappoint because I was laughing, swooning, learning and falling in love with how Anastasia and Nathan are as a couple. A match-made in heaven, definitely. 

Must be something about an enemies to lover that makes me root for them so much more. All the banters and especially when their friends (specifically the roommates) join in on the funny moments. You can’t help but be jealous of their friendship that will for sure go on for years. Also, the author is out there cooking a book specially for Henry, our bb! 

The sexual content was also on point. Compared to erotica books out there, this is mild. Hannah balanced out the smutty scenes with the non-smutty scenes perfectly. The smut scenes were just the right amount of details and to be honest, not really the plot. It’s literally there to spice it up so much which I’m sure I’m not the only one who loved it. 

10/10 will recommend to people who’s looking for a good book with smut content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer and Sexual harassment

elevatorbooks's review against another edition

4.75

 I got called out un public by strangers twice for reading this, and honestly it was worth it. I’m not super into smut, but the romance was adorable and well-written, and the characters showed complexity that isn’t present in a lot of romance books.  I really liked it. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Sexual harassment

maddiep333's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, and Medical content

eya_b's review against another edition

funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

pretending the epilogue never happened. other than that I had a great time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

tink's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

I liked this book enough to read to the end. I loved the diverse cast and loved most of the characters. They were the highlight for me. I enjoy a bit of spice as much as the next reader but, for me, this book was about 100 pages too long, seemingly just to add a few more spicy scenes. The epilogue was predictable, sickly sweet, and I could have done without it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder