bea_marques0304 's review for:

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

3.0

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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(Reread)

Tropes
✔️ Sports Romance
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ (Light) Enemies to Lovers

✔️ Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine

✔️ Hockey Romance
✔️ Found Family

Anastasia/Stassie, a figure skater with a teammate forced strict diet and schedule obsession is working hard to try and make her dream of competing at the Olympics come true with her skating partner Aaron.

Nate Hawkins, the loyal captain of the hockey team and campus heartbreaker, aspiring to play for the NHL once he graduates.

The Hockey rink gets trashed and the hockey team is forced to share with the ice skating team, much to Stassie’s annoyance and Nate’s delight, trying to get back on her good graces after they got off on the wrong foot.

Aaron Carlisle, they could never make me like you.

- Spoilers Ahead -

Things I liked:
✔️ Nate defending Stassie even though he barely knew her and she’d been nothing but cold to him
✔️ Wholesome friendship of the hockey team among one another and how quickly they welcome Stassie into the house 
✔️Jealous Nate
✔️the Halloween costume prank
✔️ character development between Anastasia and her complicated relationship with food

Things I didn’t like:
✔️ Aaron
✔️ Aaron controlling Stassie’s eating habits
✔️ Aaron guilt tripping Stassie about her weight
✔️ Aaron playing the martyr about his injury + blaming Nate 
✔️ Aaron controlling who Stassie slept with
✔️ Aaron kissing stassie
✔️ Have I said Aaron?
✔️ Ian Hawkins

Afterthoughts:

JJ is the true hero in this book and he should be listened to more often