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Iced Out by CE Ricci

8 reviews

capriqueen's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

5.0

I ate this up!!

Even in dual POV books, I feel like there’s always a “true” main character, and even though the summary, start, and end of the books are in Oakley’s POV, I feel like Quinton is the true main character. I loved his POV so much and the journey he went on

The relationship is written really well, going from rivals to fuck buddies to more. While I do find it highly unrealistic that they would still be at each other’s throats like this after playing on the same team for three years (and that the coaches and team would put up with it for so long), it didn’t bother me for long

The smut is so good, the perfect balance of tension and emotion and action, and not shying away from getting into it. Also hit a lot of favorite tropes on the head for me, so that’s always nice
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lauwbinx's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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bycandlelight's review against another edition

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hopeful 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? No

3.0

A hockey romance without hockey, enemies-to-lovers without pining, medium-conflict at the beginning and the end of the story.

It's a nice book all in all, but I like my enemies-to-lovers to contain much more pining and hesitance; I think Oakley and Quinn just dove into this romance the minute the thought entered their heads. Not much happens, the superstition turns out to be the pretext rather than anything else (it doesn't add to the main conflict). I liked how they didn't deny their mutual attraction and acted on pretty much all their desires without second-guessing it every step of the way. It probably won't stay with me for long, but I might one day revisit the series and check out the other books.

If you want enemies/rivals-to-lovers with a bit more substance and less drama, I think "Egotistical Puckboy" did it better. 
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waywardcrow's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

I did not come for the plot but the plot definitely was what made me fall in love with this book in the end. I ended up rooting for Quinn and Oak and their relationship way more than I anticipated. This is one of those books that doesn’t necessarily have the best writing but still has the ability to make you feel a lot of emotions.
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queen21's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

5.0

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rickireadss's review against another edition

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4.5

i wanted some enemies-to-lovers smut and this DELIVERED!!! the tension between oakley and quinton was amazing. i literally was kicking my legs and screaming because i was eating up every moment between them 😌 i also love that there wasn’t this huge sexual identity crisis - quinton was just like “i’ve never liked men before but i like oakley?? okay bet.” i really liked the plot/premise keeping them together and their chemistry was just *chef’s kiss*

⚠️: injury/injury detail, violence, drug use, child abuse, abandonment, homophobia, toxic friendship 
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kaylamei's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • 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

4.25

I’m drowning in him. So much so, I don’t care if it might go against the rules we’ve set out. Nor do I give a flying fuck about kissing him in public, where anyone can watch or judge or feel forced to shield their children’s eyes.

Quinn and Oakley are lovable hockey rivals who find themselves hooking up to keep a lucky winning streak.

Premise: 4/5 - Hockey enemies to lovers. It can’t compare to Heated Rivalry, but the college age players and the lovable jock attitudes are there.

Prose: 4/5 - Good writing. Nothing exceptional about it but nothing bad. Perhaps could have used a little more poetic waxing. Overall clean and tight writing.

Spice: 4.5/5 - Well written spice. Versatile/switching. Believable and steamy. Lost a little because I’d like to have seen more switching. Perhaps it was not always furthering the plot either but spicy nonetheless.

Tear-worthy: No. I did not cry. They were cute and you definitely felt bad for Quinn’s poor family life, but it was not gut wrenching.

Could have used better and more well developed friendships outside of the main pair.
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kristynpittman's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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