⚪ Nate is such a swoonworthy book boyfriend. I felt like he was a bit on the spectrum due to his reactions in some scenes and I really appreciated how loved he was by the girls and the team. ⚪ I loved the found family aspect of the hockey team to the girls. It made me feel seen and like I was alone. Yes, it was hard to read but it also felt like the author knows how it feels to be on the receiving end of that kind of abuse which 99% of the general population don't. The walking on eggshells, the gas lighting. Growing up with an emotionally damaged person I was able to really see the nuances the author put into this book when conflict arose. ⚪ As triggering as it was for me, I really appreciated how this book tackled dealing with difficult people. Shes extremely empathetic and compassionate to others even though she can be a total bitch when pushed. Her therapy experience came through and I loved reading about a character who went to therapy and applied it to her own life and didn't hold others to the same expectations since they haven't gone through the same level of therapy. I especially loved how she dealt with stress when issues arose with Nate.

She is hilarious and I loved her inner monologue throughout this book. ⚪ The banter and independency of the Anastasia. So for people who feel triggered by that topic know that her relationship with food becomes empowering to read about and this book isn't promoting diet culture. And yes, there is some toxic diet culture bs at the beginning but this story heals from that. I saw some reviews where people Dnf'd due to body image discussions at the beginning of the book.

Shes snarky and difficult and he's a total cinnamon roll. Cue the dislike to lovers trope and him working to get her to like him. He wants to be friends and make the shared rink less stressful for both sides.

So she and Nathan don't get off to the best start, much to Nathan's dismay. Anastasia believes that the hockey guys pulled a stupid prank and because of their bad decisions she is now being forced to share her rink. When the something happens to the second ice rink the hockey players are forced to share the single rink with the figure skaters. Our FMC is a figure skater with some pretty serious perfectionism struggles.

Icebreaker by hannah grace