Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

57 reviews

hannah_mezz's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

Worst. Epilogue. Ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Body shaming

emreadsromcom's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Love, love, love this book. Dual POV

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content

mattiedancer's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 

The writing was unremarkable. There were one or two lines that were quite well done, but mostly it was adequate and even, which made for a really fast reading experience. Also, much of the writing was VERY tell-y versus actually showing the audience. It wasn’t poorly done, necessarily; I just wish it had been finessed a bit more. 

Characters: 4.5⭐️/5

The characters are uniquely lovable. I’m not sure how realistic they are, but they’re certainly quite fun to read about. I do wish we got a bit more understanding of the motives behind Aaron, our MC’s skating partner, as we aren’t fully let in to understand why he’s doing the things that he’s doing. Otherwise, the characters were very fun and vibrant. 

Plot: 3.75⭐️/5 

The plot was fun, but not extremely well-paced. Certain sections could have been sped up, while others were much too tell-y and not doing enough to show us what was happening. About three-quarters the way through the book I was confused as to how the story wasn’t over, but then the plot “re-thickened,” even though I kind of thought it was resolving. I really wish this was coalesced a bit better instead of feeling so segmented. 

Post-Reading Rating:  3.25⭐️/5

Could have done without the epilogue honestly. Kind of ruined it for me.

Who Should Read This? 

• Fans of modern-day romance
• Fans of enemies to lovers
• Fans of overprotective-without-being-toxic love interests

CW: Death of a parent, pregnancy, eating disorder, blood, sexual content 

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Body shaming

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

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

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

drishthings's review against another edition

4.75

such a cute book ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Grief

kikiareyoureading's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder