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Icebreaker

Written by: Hannah Grace
Narrated by: Elizabeth Louise, Tim Paige
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Over 1 million copies sold!

A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.

Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.

But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried…because she could never like a hockey player, right?

©2022 Hannah Grace (P)2022 Simon & Schuster Audio
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A fun, light read

Alright, as a bookworm who’s dating a hockey player, I had to read this one and see what the hype it all about. And… I liked it. I didn’t love it, but I enjoyed it.

Plot:
Anastasia is an aspiring Olympic pairs figure skater with an oh-so-strict schedule. Nathan is a school year away from joining the NHL. Both have a plan and are determined to see it through, but things start to get ugly when a chain of events leads to both teams having to share a rink. And when things seem like they couldn’t get any worse for Anastasia, her partner gets hurt, and she needs to train with Nate. But she doesn’t like hockey players. Or does she? *wink wink*

This was a fun and light read – a good break from epic fantasy and romantasy series. There was great spice, awesome characters, force proximity, a reverse sunshine vs. grumpy couple, and more. It definitely made me even more curious about the romance and sports romance genre. However, I feel like this book could have been a good 100 pages shorter. A lot of plot twists and repetitions were added to create unnecessary drama, and it felt like a lot was happening, and nothing at all at the same time. Anastasia giving Aaron chances over and over became very dull very quickly, but the author just couldn’t let it go. Urgh. Finally, I probably would have given this book and extra half-star if it wasn’t for the epilogue.

Characters:
Hannah Grace writes good men! Nate was swooooooooony and kind and selfless and oh-so hot. And Henry, HENRY! I can’t wait for this book. JJ was fun too. Gosh, I wanted to out with these guys the whole time. The female characters, however, felt a little flat. Anastasia was inconsistent and stereotyped, but her communication skills was *chef’s kiss*. And Aaron.. wow… how can one hate a snobby figure skater more than an evil villain in a fantasy series? What a sorry excuse for a human being he was.

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The writing was ok, but inferior to what I usually read. Perhaps it goes with the genre? It didn’t “annoy” me, but I certainly wasn’t impressed by the prose. However, I thought that some dialogues between Anastasia and Nate were very refreshing and that the way they communicated their feelings was deep and mature. Love it! Authors often go with the cheap “miscommunication” trope, but this book was the complete opposite and I LOVE IT.

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Restored my love for contemporary romance!

I loved how emotionally advanced the story line was. People who were flawed, but working to communicate- who were openly paradoxical. I love how in the space of the other they instinctively knew they were safe to fall apart yet flustered when it happened. To have a lead female character who was driven and dedicated, cry and feel and struggle and speak with a councillor. It was everything I wish I had read in romance novels when I was a teen - to plant seeds that feeling your emotions is a good thing. That vulnerability is a strength. That masculine energy is meant to hold space for you to be in your feminine. 5 stars. Can’t wait for the book about Henry’s love …. Also want Lola’s story ….

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In love!

I absolutely love this book! Will be rereading it! The narrators give the characters personality and bring them to life!

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Amazing story

Never have been a reader but my friend told me to read this and it did not disappoint! Fell in love with reading because of this book.

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It’s was a really good first romantic read

I liked the beginning but towards the end Anastasia was more and more Loving and less feisty like the beginning which I dislike a little more but over all a great read

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Cute story, overall decent romance

A bit of repetitive “eye roll” scenarios, but the romantic aspect was likeable and the smut was decent!

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Fun and refreshing

I really appreciated the length of this book. It would’ve been easy to fast track and ending but I appreciated the time the author took to add depth to the storyline. The plot is interesting, and is conveyed through a refreshing perspective with modern approaches to what a healthy relationship should look like. Overall a really fun book.

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A super cute pallet cleanser love story!!!

I thought this was a really sweet story!! I thought the story was cute and the lil dirty parts were great🤭🙈 the narrators were great too!! All around such a satisfying read!

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Slow burn

I enjoy that the romance was actually a slow burn and not imidiate in love like other hockey romance books, actually character building

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I wanted to read/listen to this book since it blew up on TikTok and Insta, but I didn’t find it worth the hype..
It is listed as an enemy to lovers romance but that is not true at all. It actually very rarely stuck to a storyline. The major issue of the storyline should have been who destroyed the one rink and how now two separate ice sports need to work together to share the ice time while also determining who is at fault. But it jumped all over. From Ice issues to arguments with her skating partner, to parties, and then going on holidays and a disaster happening, to back to the unhappy partner.. it was an unorganized mess.
I enjoy a book with a little bit of spice to it, and this had that. However, you would be listening to them taunt each other and then the POV would get lost in thought.. so the tempo is totally thrown off. Also, the pet names they had for each other.. Stassi, Uber Slut, Bun… so not a fan. I think the longer the book went on, the more annoyed I got.

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