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A review by sianny
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
5.0
loooved it!!
After one of the ice rinks at UCMH is vandalised, the hockey team and figure skaters have to double up and share ice time on the remaining rink.
Nathan, being an all around good guy and the captain of the hockey team, wants everyone to get along and for the shared time to go smoothly. But one of the figure skaters, Anastasia, is having none of his friendliness. None of his concern, attempts at extending the olive branch, and definitely not his charm.
Until she is. Having all of it and then some, that is.
I’ve been seeing this book posted everywhere recently, so when I read the blurb (unusual for me, I know) I knew it’d be right up my alley.
I loved basically everything about it.
Stas, the goal-driven, sassy, strong, teasing, planner, and Nate, the heart-of-gold, caring, sometimes goofy, sort-of-manwhore, nurturer. They’re so different but not quite opposites. Both ambitious and driven, funny and kind. Neither of them set out to be together, to start a relationship. In fact, Stas was adamantly against it for the longest time whilst Nate was the one playing for keeps.
The fact that Nate was a typical college guy, sleeping around and having fun but not a coldhearted douche about it was refreshing. I like that he wasn’t written as innocent, but his promiscuous ways weren’t off-putting or gross.
And Stas being so sexually open, so honest about what she did and didn’t want, and who with, was empowering.
I hated how much she let Aaron manipulate her though. Grade A jerkhole.
The camaraderie between the guys was a palpable thing, and I loved their banter and their clear love for one another. And for the girls.
And the best thing about Icebreaker? No insane drama! Everything felt so organic and moved at a natural pace. Everyone just got along - for the most part. No OW or OM scandals. Such a refreshing take on a college sports romance novel.
After one of the ice rinks at UCMH is vandalised, the hockey team and figure skaters have to double up and share ice time on the remaining rink.
Nathan, being an all around good guy and the captain of the hockey team, wants everyone to get along and for the shared time to go smoothly. But one of the figure skaters, Anastasia, is having none of his friendliness. None of his concern, attempts at extending the olive branch, and definitely not his charm.
Until she is. Having all of it and then some, that is.
I’ve been seeing this book posted everywhere recently, so when I read the blurb (unusual for me, I know) I knew it’d be right up my alley.
I loved basically everything about it.
Stas, the goal-driven, sassy, strong, teasing, planner, and Nate, the heart-of-gold, caring, sometimes goofy, sort-of-manwhore, nurturer. They’re so different but not quite opposites. Both ambitious and driven, funny and kind. Neither of them set out to be together, to start a relationship. In fact, Stas was adamantly against it for the longest time whilst Nate was the one playing for keeps.
The fact that Nate was a typical college guy, sleeping around and having fun but not a coldhearted douche about it was refreshing. I like that he wasn’t written as innocent, but his promiscuous ways weren’t off-putting or gross.
And Stas being so sexually open, so honest about what she did and didn’t want, and who with, was empowering.
I hated how much she let Aaron manipulate her though. Grade A jerkhole.
The camaraderie between the guys was a palpable thing, and I loved their banter and their clear love for one another. And for the girls.
And the best thing about Icebreaker? No insane drama! Everything felt so organic and moved at a natural pace. Everyone just got along - for the most part. No OW or OM scandals. Such a refreshing take on a college sports romance novel.