A review by katie_lacour
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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

3.0

I love the consent, besides that, it was an okay book but nothing memorable. The conflict of the story between Anastasia, Aaron, and Nate was a bit trite. It also felt like some of the diverse characters (aka the only one, JJ) was added as a bit of an afterthought. I also felt like the part depicting the body shaming and food restriction was brushed over way too much. Not only do I think the main character should have gotten more justice in terms of that, I also think it should have been discussed more. People don’t get over restricting their diet for years so heavily in a matter of months. I like that the book focused on positive aspects of her learning to eat healthy, but it also should have included some of the more negative aspects. I also wish this would have included a content warning for disordered eating, body shaming, sexual harassment, and severe gaslighting. Aaron deserved so much worse, and although justice isn’t always obtained in real life, some more justice for Aaron would have been appreciated. Although I recognize Anastasia is a victim, it would have been empowering to see her get more closure and empowerment in her interactions with Aaron throughout the book but instead it felt like she continued to let him trample her until the very end. 
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