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A review by paigeinthepages_sg
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book was just really disjointed. I found myself searching for and begging for plot to make me care about the characters just a little bit. It also seems like it's supposed to be an enemies to lovers book but they just fall in love instantly with little explanation. There ended up being some plot at the end (but then the epilogue ruined it for me), but I really feel like there was no build up at all in the beginning to make me feel invested in this book. It really just felt like a random collection of scenes that could have been edited and condensed into a book about half the length of this one. It also referenced the concept of romance novels multiple times in the book and that for some reason is always so off putting to me, but that's a me problem.
I will say that some parts of this book are cute, I really like Robbie and JJ as characters, but Hannah Grace lables herself as a "fluffy comfort book" author in her bio and I find that to be far from the truth. Most of the fluff is still centered around sex. I'm sure other people may like this book but it has honestly put the nail in the coffin for me and NA Romance books (except for One Last Stop that was good AF).
I honestly feel like I've read more well put together and interesting romances on Wattpad when I was 12, which brings me to my other gripe. WHY has the publishing industry become so comfortable with advertising smut to minors!!!! I get having the cutesy covers makes romance novels more appealing to adults too, but for real there needs to be visible content warnings so parents don't let their 12 year olds read this.
I will say that some parts of this book are cute, I really like Robbie and JJ as characters, but Hannah Grace lables herself as a "fluffy comfort book" author in her bio and I find that to be far from the truth. Most of the fluff is still centered around sex. I'm sure other people may like this book but it has honestly put the nail in the coffin for me and NA Romance books (except for One Last Stop that was good AF).
I honestly feel like I've read more well put together and interesting romances on Wattpad when I was 12, which brings me to my other gripe. WHY has the publishing industry become so comfortable with advertising smut to minors!!!! I get having the cutesy covers makes romance novels more appealing to adults too, but for real there needs to be visible content warnings so parents don't let their 12 year olds read this.