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consumed_by_mold 's review for:
Icebreaker
by A.L. Graziadei
This story made the choice to pingpong between the daddy issues (aka parental expectations) and the romance, but ended up leaning heavily towards daddy issues before abruptly being over, which made it a not-so satisfying romance. I liked the characters and their relationship, but the ending was meh.
Unfortunately even the parental expectation plot was rushed and felt unfinished, so it didn't really achieve either thing it set out to do (in my opinion). Loved the sisters though, even if I got them confused sometimes. All the friendships were really beautiful, very diverse and touched on struggles such as misogyny, racism and mental health.
The thing that really worked for me was the depression rep; how it colored the whole book in a sort of numbness and the inability to express yourself. Mickey's struggle with mental health was so relatable and raw, it felt like looking in a mirror. It's a very accurate depiction of what's it like living with a brain that just CANNOT be happy.
cw: depression, alcoholism, mentions of homophobia, bullying, body shaming, brief injury, misogyny, parental abandonment (off page), sexual content (no explicit sex scenes)
Unfortunately even the parental expectation plot was rushed and felt unfinished, so it didn't really achieve either thing it set out to do (in my opinion). Loved the sisters though, even if I got them confused sometimes. All the friendships were really beautiful, very diverse and touched on struggles such as misogyny, racism and mental health.
The thing that really worked for me was the depression rep; how it colored the whole book in a sort of numbness and the inability to express yourself. Mickey's struggle with mental health was so relatable and raw, it felt like looking in a mirror. It's a very accurate depiction of what's it like living with a brain that just CANNOT be happy.
cw: depression, alcoholism, mentions of homophobia, bullying, body shaming, brief injury, misogyny, parental abandonment (off page), sexual content (no explicit sex scenes)