ojudge's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I feel as though I can sometimes be too critical of books and rarely give 5 star ratings..but nothing could change my mind about rating this book 5 stars. I loved the characters, the plot, the progression. I never felt bored reading this book and constantly kept wanting more. The book is over 400 pages long, and I easily could have read 400 more of Anastasia and Nathan’s story!
Graphic: Sexual content
naireeb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
Graphic: Sexual content
cassmreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
macykey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief
mmadill227's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Body shaming
bookdragon16's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
tinky_101's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
fayesfate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault
kathis_wonderland's review against another edition
- 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
I love figure skating! In my teenage years I would get up any time during the night during the Olympic Winter Games whenever figure skating was on, because I was just amazed by it. So, is it surprising that I liked this book? No, it isn't. This book was really good to read. I liked the alternating POVs that gave us an insight into figure skating and ice hockey, which I found interesting. What really amazed me in this book was consent. They all took consent very seriously. This is what sexual action should look like. Nate even said somewhere at the beginning of their relationship that Anastasia can withdraw consent anytime she wants to. Loved that.
The communication between Anastasia and Nate was quite good as well. Usually, when it comes to characters in this age group, there often is miscommunication, which annoys me greatly. Their chemistry was amazing as well! Lots of spice in this book.
On thing that bothered me, and this is totally a me thing and has nothing to do with the book by itself, was the name Anastasia. More often than not my mind jumped to Fifty Shades of Grey when I read the name. And this book is completely different to the other series! I don't know what came over me...
I quite enjoyed this book. Sometimes the story seemed a bit dragging, but overall, it was good. I hope I can get back to Maple Hills at some point.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
mindins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
El resumen de este libro es: En términos, de trama no hay trama.
La idea era muy buena, pero nunca llegó a ser un enemies to lovers, fue un insta-love, donde trataron de crear una rivalidad que nunca existió. De hecho el tema del hielo derretido pudo ser usado para muchas situaciones pero nada.
Las escenas spicy fueron para mi fueron innecesariamente largas, repetitivas y daban un poco de cringe. La pareja estuvo junta al 40% del libro y el resto fue relleno poco interesante. Tiene 0.5 estrellitas sólo porque el tema del amigo tóxico estuvo bien, aunque para tanto escandalo se resolvió como la misma protagonista dijo que no quería que se solucionara, y por como se abordó el asunto de la terapia.
El final fue malísimo y predecible. No pude conectar con los protagonistas en ningún momento y si no estaban culeando, estaban de fiesta y curándose a cagar sólo para "olvidar y relajarse".
En general no entiendo porqué alguien leería esto y lo recomendaría, definitivamente no le hace justicia al hype. Aunque si quieres leer porn without plot, monólogos internos extremadamente repetitivos y ver nombres y nombres de personajes que ni aportan nada, es para ti.
Dato random: No pasa el Test de Bechdel.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy