A review by librarianryan
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
 
There is nothing about this book that appeals to me. I know this book is a booktok, darling. I know librarians of TikTok who manage middle school libraries saying this book comes up for a lot of middle schoolers as their favorite book. Or as a book, they should be added to the collection. I also know that this book is not intended for middle school at all. It is a new adult steamy romcom. I know that this cover makes this book look like a closed door cutie teen romcom that may be appropriate for middle grade. It’s not it. It’s a new adult erotica style book. You have a college ice skater and a college hockey player. One of the skating rinks is vandalized so they all must share one rink.  Of course, the hockey player gets together with the ice-skater. I’m trying to figure out why so many people love this book. I find the woman annoying. I need some actual story not just sex to make a book entertaining. And if the two aren’t having sex then they’re describing it or describing the actions with the boyfriends. Or, they are being made fun of by their other friends for their sexual escapades. Seriously there’s no plot in what i have already read. I know people say page 136. I’m reading a digital e-book so my page number don’t match but I’m at page 100 and could care less. I find the female character to be a snotty perfectionist who is constantly worried about her weight and getting big which is annoying. And the jock has almost no personality, except I carry a big stick and a bang on my chest movement with thoughts of being a sex god. This is not geared towards me and it’s that belongs with Fifty Shades of Grey i.e. in the recycle bin. There is better stuff out there. This is not a book for middle school. I can see why younger teens in the fresh Bloom of puberty find this exciting and romantic but at the same time I feel bad that they’re missing out on actual good material so they can read this. If it’s not noticeable, this book was a DNF. I have no desire to finish it or pick up any others.