Icebreaker

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My favourite part of the book was how it showed that women’s sports doesn’t get the same level of media coverage nor do women players get the same level of praise/acceptance as their male counterparts. One common mistake is assuming that every icebreaker serves the same purpose, in a “one size fits all” fashion. On the contrary, there are many types and styles of icebreaker, each geared towards particular groups and outcomes. It’s smarter to think of them like a set of golf clubs, with each designed for certain conditions. 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. Overall, strong mixed feelings about this one. I really wanted and tried to like it, more so because it is a debut novel, and it is an #OwnVoices story. But I expected a lot more maturity in the writing, which may come with more writing experience. Essentially, it was a typical enemy-to-lovers romance trope with the only difference being in the queer identities of the characters. I might also be the wrong audience for this because as I said, I hate the NA genre and would never have requested this had I known about how many physical-lust references there were in the content. ( Something I would expect in romance books but definitely not in YA fiction.) Give me Aristotle and Dante any day!

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Icebreakers.” The very name is enough for a frosty reception in many workplaces. The concept – short, simple games to prime our brains for planning and problem solving – is often discounted or completely overlooked by managers. But there’s evidence that the benefits of icebreakers make them more than worth the time. They’re fighting to be the best on the ice—but what happens when rivalry melts into romance? This is the question at the core of A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker. My thanks to RB Media, Recorded Books, and NetGalley for the ALC of “Icebreaker”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the audiobook. Next to finding friends and love there was also a bit of working out strong expectations parents can have on you and your future. The mental health discussion and how that's twisted and magnified by this high-profile, high-pressure sports lifeFor how the author handled important topics like depression, parental expectations, and the pressure of social media. Considering that the author belongs to the LGBTQIA+ community, the representation in this book is excellent. They have clearly used their personal experience to show the insecurities and the social judgement faced by this community, regardless of whether they are famous or unknown. Icebreaker is a stunning debut that I would highly recommend to everyone out there. The book itself is short and very easy to read. From the writing to characterization- everything is done well. My only complain would be about the writing. It could have been better.

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Sometimes books are hard to put into words. You’ll have to take my word on this and read Icebreaker, it’s truly far greater than I could ever describe it. If you’re looking for a contemporary romance with all the slow burn drama, this is the book for you! No le doy cinco estrellas porque tiene un final abierto y no me gustó que se dejara en el aire algo que básicamente se venía mencionando desde la página uno, como que entiendo porqué se dejó en el aire pero igual no me gusta 🤷🏻‍♀️ Con todo, el libro está catalogado como romance (al menos donde yo lo conseguí), así que las escenas de James y Jaycen son muy buenas, eso sí, al ser rivales, su relación no va más allá de provocaciones hasta la segunda mitad del libro, pero antes de eso podemos ver ese «odio sexual» que se tienen. Supongo que a quienes les guste el romance intenso, este libro no les va a encantar, aquí los protagonistas nunca llegan a ser codependientes, este es un libro más del tipo amor libre que amor asfixiante y por eso a mí me gustó tanto. Ya he leído demasiado sobre parejas que se mueren sin el otro y ya me fastidiaron, básicamente sabes que o acaban juntos o acaban muertos (? aquí no puedes anticiparte a nada, que los protagonistas sean tan independientes hace que sea difícil adivinar cómo va acabar su historia de amor o qué decisiones van a tomar.This book has *so* much to love. I read this all in one sitting, and literally could not go to sleep until I finished it (at 3am.) He also had an important development in his mental health matters, by realizing what he had and finding what could help him. Fortunately Icebreaker was a book I was right to be excited about, and turned out to be a story that moved me with more than just the romance part of it. When I started reading this story, for a couple of chapters, I felt like I was reading one of those mainstream enemies to lovers M/M stories instead of a YA. College, banter, sports, parties, and lots of alcohol use. I still believe Icebreaker is more a crossover between YA and NA than real YA, but it’s much more than a simple NA college romance. I loved the themes presented, the execution and the overall representation. In color, in identity and sexuality, and more. I read Icebreaker in a weekend when I wasn’t feeling great, and this story was the perfect distraction. I snuggled up on the couch, and just read and smiled, and read and swooned, and got teary eyes at the end. I blame my cold 😉.