Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

212 reviews

lovely_fantasy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked the book and won’t think harder about it. Therapy speak was a bit much. The actual plot went a bit slow then warp speed at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

ariajb's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

hannahgrace23's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault

harrietta_xx's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

There's quite a lot of characters and nicknames which made it a little hard to remember everyone at some points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

idrilcelebrindal's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

4.25

This book was a 4.5 right up until the epilogue

thats purely because I hate pregnancy stuff so much and it just felt so out of character kinda

apart from that it was good I loved the characters development and how funny the book was also 3 criminal minds mentions had me going insane/pos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny

hellokatya's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

i went into this book being a straight romance virgin, and having no clue or expectations for what i was getting into. 
to say i was surprised when i came into (pun intended) SMUT, is an understatement. i dont know why it hadn’t crossed my mind that it was popular on booktok for that reason. 
this was one i had been thinking about for the duration a few books i had read, so i went in very excited about it. 
to be honest, i was not the biggest fan of the smut aspect, but the plot line was pretty okay. 
my only gripes are 
a. it felt like there was way too much going on and way too many characters. this one 400 page book felt like an entire first season of a tv show. very very busy 
b. the relationship becoming more than what anastasia had wanted

and the pregnancy / marriage in the end

felt like a knife in the back to her character. she was completely against everything that wound up happening to her - said by her verbatim numerous times across the novel - and rubbed me the wrong way. 
c.

it really took me out of the storyline hearing how “in love” and committed they were - talking about future houses and kids (even jokingly) THREE MONTHS into their relationship. have you no couth? no decorum? SOME SENSIBILITY? i just could NOT take them seriously for the life of me.

d. nate is so violent?

he was in so many arguments, fights, and altercations…. HUGE turn off and makes me worry about his emotional maturity / future with my dearest stassie.

get a grip! 
otherwise: i would wholeheartedly recommend this to someone who enjoys smut and would take it a lot less seriously.. it was a fun lighthearted read if you dont read too much into it (lol). 
dont think ill be venturing into the rest of the series (and books to come)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

mirabrothers's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.25

No brain. No going to class, no bills, no ice. beach read at best

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

stevienotnicks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

This one started off strong for me. It had the makings of my fav type of romances: reverse grumpy/sunshine + hockey + he falls first, but it quickly spun out into smut over substance. 

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a nice bit of spice, but I need a strong plot line and character development and both just missed the mark. The subplots were a bit too ambitious, never fully getting the attention they deserved. The characters were pretty cliche and very one dimensional, despite having the most groundwork laid for pretty complex backstories. I’d hoped to dig deeper into Nate’s relationship with his father and Anastasia’s mental health struggles, but we merely got surface level explanations at best. 

A few trigger warnings: There was a LOT of glorification of disordered eating, a hefty bit of slut shaming, and a way too heavy dose of misogyny for my tastes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

defunctfridge's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

cute! but could have been shorter and the last chapter

having sudden gold medals, pregnancy, And a proposal  kinda ruined the vibes for me ://

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy