pickIcebreaker is a completely unrealistic wish-fulfillment spicy romance novel, and I won‘t have anyone disparage it on those grounds. It does exactly what it does on the tin, and it does it well. It‘s a delightful, satisfying read – one million #Bookstagrammers can‘t be wrong! Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/icebreaker-hannah-grace/
“You don‘t hate me like you pretend you do, do you? If you want me on my knees, Anastasia, we can make that happen.”
1) maybe three times per day usually….depending on work visits and such
2) This has been on my TBR for quite some time….hopefully I‘ll actually get around to it soon (after the October/Halloween festivities)
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This is book #2 of ‘Gold Hockey‘ series. The compilation (1-3) ‘Iced‘ was a #ReadMyKobo choice. I‘m gonna✅ as read & continue with the final story before end of year. I enjoyed the story & the characters❤️🔥🥅🏒
I did not like the epilogue of this book. I am glad that the characters ended up happy but it seemed so...off putting? I just felt like the epilogue was extremely rushed and almost too good to be true. I think it would have been better if they focused on Stassie winning gold. It would have been full circle and a happy ending without being too rushed or idealistic.
I thought that Stassie's friendship with Aaron was really interesting/odd. On one hand, I think their relationship could illustrate how sometimes people stay in situations that are not best for them. While this is painful to read, it does happen so portraying Stassie's struggle with Aaron could help those struggling with toxic relationships. On the other hand, Aaron was just terrible. I don't really think that he should have had a redemption arc.
One thing that I did enjoy about this book was the peak that we got into the lives of a student athlete. I have not participated in competitive sports since middle school so I am not too familiar with all that goes into being a college athlete. I had no idea how specific and intense all of the training, diets, planning, etc are. I appreciated the discussion of anxiety that came along with this as well as it showed us the good and the bad.
I chose to read this book as one of my choice reads because I have heard so much about it and its...questionable reputation. I have seen many teachers and librarians on tik Tok discussing how this book has been popular amongst younger readers despite some of its content. I was still, however, surprised to see it on the list of top teen books. As many have discussed, the cover is almost misleading, the book does seem to be YA lit at first glance.
It‘s a new month tomorrow? How did that happen? 😳 At least I somehow managed to read 5 books in July. Here‘s my August #BookSpin list.
Happy Reading to all! 🤓📖
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