Reviews with content warning for Sexual harassment - Icebreaker

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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jrpie's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

Points off because of how long it took Anastasia to finally dump Aaron!!! Like I kinda get it, but also it’s just so horrible to read imo. It’s also a very long book; not hard, or difficult, just long. Some parts of it just felt like a circle, so basically the whole Aaron idea.

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samspur's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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? Yes

1.0

I still don’t understand the appeal. It was just a really long, not well written, lacking depth, semi-erotic, half developed hockey story. The main male character had all the red flags.

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littlered22's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Cutesy fun read. Smut was great and not over done. Made me feel a wide range of emotions and the drama kept me interested. Lots of drama which is to be expected with a college romance

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thereadingfairy's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

2.5

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jreshsingh26's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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