Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

782 reviews

jaemeappel's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

agome314's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

I liked the idea of the story and the story got better later on. It was kind of hard to like the characters in the beginning and the plot was a little slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

alexmall029's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

lindsaymc74's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

I didn’t really see where the plot was going. Like it to me was just a figure skater and a hockey player having sex the whole book except for the last few chapters. But even then I thought it was dense and hard to have interest in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

kdb1121's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Toxic friendship

paigephillips's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Vomit

sou_readings's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

1jessicabearx's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

“I’d say she’s going to ruin all other women for me, but I don’t think about anyone but her. ”

If you love found family, and friendship groups you end up dying to be a part of, then this book is definitely for you. This book was the first time I'd properly experienced the found family trope and I can't describe the level of happiness it brought me! Especially JJ, that man has my absolute heart. These characters are not only hilarious (I'm talking eye wateringly funny) but stupidly romantic too? The sentences that came out of some of these boy's mouths, I was shocked (“Looking at her makes me want to be the funniest guy in the room, so I can be the one to make her laugh.” ...excuse me what do you mean?!) The characters are also mad fuckable but don't tell anyone.

This book has some serious spice (that taxi scene - GIRL.) which I wasn't fully prepared for going in but was definitely a fan. This did mean it took me longer to read though because I felt like I had to really be in the mood to appreciate certain chapters, and ended up not wanting to read them because I knew I had a spice scene coming up. I mean to some it up; “It’s not porn. It’s a romance book that happens to have a little bit of sex in it.”

Aaron is the worst in the world that boy needs to shut up. But apart from him this book is a dream.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

jamiecl's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Body shaming, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

tspice24's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content