A review by helenaps99
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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

2.25

I had a good time with this book for the first like…250 pages, and that was mostly because of the smut.
But I have a lot of gripes.
The timeline and movement of the relationship between Nate and Stassie was a damn rollercoaster and I wish the sexual tension/friendship had been built more before they started fucking, it felt like it moved VERY quickly in the beginning and then hit a stagnation for like…the rest of the book.
We love a girl in therapy and no one likes a miscommunication trope but like…no two 21 year olds are talking about their feelings THIS much, especially at first in an undefined situationship. Like, leave a little to the imagination for better characters, and you’ll ones who actually have flaws and don’t narrate the exact personality and character traits of each other. Some things are better implied and the dual POV already gives us insight into both of them so not everything needs to be repeated. 
I think so much of the narrative was just over explaining things whether it was feelings or family situations or friend situations or eating plans or whatever - the book could’ve been shortened by 200 pages if there was significantly less telling and more showing.
What was with the like motif of pregnancy?? It popped up several times for various characters and was kind of weird.
There were so many side characters of hockey players and other friends and coaches and directors I totally lost track of who was who. 
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