Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

302 reviews

yilliun's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

For such an innocent cover, this book is FILTHY. This was a combination of BookTok made me do it and audiobooks becoming available on Spotify. I enjoyed listening to Anastasia grow as a person throughout this book

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especially when she finally stands up to Aaron

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Most of the stars come off from my frustration with Anastasia constantly defending Aaron when he rarely showed her an ounce of kindness. While some people might enjoy Nathan’s overprotective energy, I felt like it was an unnecessary 180 on his personality. I also had to knock of stars for the pregnancy trope… not a fan of it and it could have easily been replaced with a wedding at the end or each of the achieving their longtime sports goals.

I would still recommend this book if you want a lighthearted romance with a little more grit to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness and Eating disorder

shaipanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I absolutely loveddd this and really enjoyed it overall but some of the stuff in the third act/last 10-20% of the book bothered me and reduced it a bit

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I can’t put my finger on exactly what it was that bothered me but I think it was a combination of too many things going on at the end that weren’t really fully wrapped up, her ending up pregnant which was just unnecessary and also a bit frustrating since it clearly at least temporarily ends her pro skating career and also contradicts them talking about adoption, and just generally the whole thing with Aaron was so long and at some point it just became too much and started annoying me a bit - I also generally agree with the reviews talking abt how it’s too long cause I think a lot of these issues could’ve been solved by making it a bit shorter.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

The sexual assaults is a very abrupt and non consensual kiss but thankfully doesn’t go any further but is still something to be aware of

hannaws's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

cflag's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

I loved the premise of the book but there just wasn't enough plot to keep me interested.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

jdromsky's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I was looking for a great hockey romance and this book was perfect!! Loved every second of it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Eating disorder

ashleysager's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.25

Was good overall but had a lot of sexual content and unrealistic storylines. Lovable characters for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really liked this novel-good spice level, medium to low stakes, quick read! Loved the modern setting, the characters were a lot of fun. I do think some of the heavier subject matter was a little clunky but not mis-handled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

dropshift5568's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Too much filler and not enough plot to balance well. But also a new plot point hitting every few chapters with minimal resolution. We never got more info on Aaron’s actions. Half of the storyline in the book description didn’t happen until 50% in, which is bizarre. 

Started off well but ended up being a rage finish to be able to stop reading the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

saramaiabarbas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

meganmershon's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Pregnancy