Icebreaker

Icebreaker is a popular new adult romance that follows Anastasia Allen, a dedicated figure skater determined to make it to the Olympics, and Nathan Hawkins, the captain of the college hockey team. Their worlds collide when an unexpected incident forces the hockey and figure skating teams to share the same rink. What starts as an inconvenience slowly turns into a flirtatious, slow-burn connection between two driven athletes. The book is full of witty banter, chemistry, and emotionally grounded moments that give the characters real depth. Nathan is charming, respectful, and refreshingly wholesome for a romance lead, while Anastasia is strong, competitive, and layered. The story mixes sports culture, college life, and romance in a way that feels modern and relatable. It’s definitely on the spicy side, so it’s best suited for mature readers, but it also touches on mental health, trust, and personal growth. Fans of rivals-to-lovers or forced proximity tropes will likely love it.

Tropes/Key Points: ✨Sports/College Romance ✨Enemies to Lovers ✨Warped Love Triangleish ✨Dual POV 3.5⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Blurb: Anastasia is a junior in college on track to be an Olympic Figure Skater. It’s all that she has worked towards since she was five years old. She managed to get a full scholarship, but her pairs partner wasn’t interested in furthering his career. So, as a freshman she was paired up with Aaron who was in the same boat. Stasis comes to win and nothing will get in her way. She has a meticulous schedule, regime and diet that will not be put off track for anybody or anything. Until she gets summoned along with the entire sporting department for a mandatory meeting that disrupts her day. This disruption continues when they are informed that Rink Two, the Hockey Teams Ice, is out for the count and they all have to share one ice rink. Nathan is the captain of the schools hockey team. He has never met a problem he couldn’t solve, that is until his ice rink is flooded and they have to share with the figure skating team. He sees Anastasia arguing with her coach after the meeting, and his attempt to smooth things over backfires in his face. Anastasia’s partner gets injured so Nathan steps in to fill the role. Swapping out a puck for a toe pick, the pair find themselves stuck together and closer than ever. Review: I don’t even know where to fully start here. The premise is amazing and reminded me of the movie “The Cutting Edge”. It’s a semi-accurate comparison but only in certain spots. I give this author credit though as she made it her own and it didn’t feel like a rip off of a timeless classic. I’m not even mad at the execution of the story, as it kept me hooked. One complaint though is the spice level. It comes out of the gate swinging and while it does calm down after chapter two until a bit later in the book, this was just too much for my personal preference. Not to mention that the first sexual encounter between Anastasia and Nate left much to be desired. She just used the bathroom dude and you knelt…. Well. You get it. 🤮 My second complaint is the epilogue. It just wasn’t needed. I got to the last chapter of the book and thought I was done only for there to be a very predictable epilogue. I think the epilogue actually ruins the story and rushes achievements for the Main Couple. It felt out of place from what we learned through the book, like the author wanted it so it happened. The lady chapter would have been the perfect ending. One thing I absolutely loved about this story was the cast of characters. It wasn’t just about the main duo, it included such lovable hockey players on Nathan’s team and an amazing best friend for Anastasia. The author managed to flush out these characters and give them their own personalities and problems. It really felt like I could be in a room with a group of friends. Banter is also my weakness. Coming in strong with not only enjoyable back and forth between Ana and Nate, the way the hockey team comes together and ribs on each other was so perfect. There were multiple spots outside of the main couple that had me laughing. The team even accepted Ana and Lola into their group and they joined in on the fun of driving Nate crazy. I have to say that the way the author really delved outside of the romance to introduce complex backstories and emotions for these characters was really well done. Anastasia is in therapy and we see how her anxiety and obsessive planning became established. We see how it affects her daily life and even those around her. It wasn’t just a throwaway plot point, the author actually disperses it throughout the story in a great way. We also get to see some healing in regards to how Ana looks at food. This is such a delicate subject and I think it was handled so well. Of course, I’m coming at this from someone who has (luckily — but no shame to anyone who hasn’t been so lucky — I support you) never experienced trauma with food. I hope that the author truly did portray it in a healthy way and if not, can someone please educate me? The climax of the story was pristine but there were some moments that had me rolling my eyes. Development that we worked through only for it to be torn down to further the plot. But, that’s the way the stories are written so what can you do? Overall there were some really great moments through the book but it wasn’t enough to overpower the ending. The ending really ruined it for me and unfortunately that’s a big ding taking away from the rating.

This is the second book by Hannah that I have read. The first, was actually Daydreamer, the third book in this series and honestly I'm so glad I picked that book up. I went back to grab the other books in this series and binged them as soon as they got in. The chemistry between Anastasia and Nate pull you in, bringing fire and ice to a whole different level. Anastasia who is a figure skater and Nate who is the team captain for his hockey team start off on kind of a rocky cliff. Stasia has goals of going to the Olympics and Nate is covering up for a team mate who accidentally got their hockey rink damaged and there for made the figure skaters and hockey players have to share one. What's worse is that Nate lied to Stasia who then held that against him- fighting their chemistry. This book gives you everything, a good story line, world building, and the perfect balance of building up to the smut before it explodes. The tension can be felt on the pages, making you want to flip every page faster in hopes to get to the end, all the while wanting more and being sad to see the story end.

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Ahhh this was super adorable! I loved every second of it! I adored Nate and Stassie’s dynamic. Their banter was fun and their chemistry was sizzling off the page! Their healthy and respectful communication was so refreshing !! The whole friend group was hilarious! Their texts made laugh out loud multiple times. There wasn’t a character that I didn’t absolutely love (well, except for you know who). I was so happy to see that there was no third act break up!! Thank god!! I’m very excited for the next one in the series!

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Este libro me sorprendió bastante, lo empecé a leer sin esperar mucho y termino siendo uno de mis libros favoritos 💖 cuando les digo que la historia de Nathan y Anastasia es hermosa me quedo corta. Su romance es suuuuper sano, tienen excelente comunicación, sus personalidades son encantadoras, sus bromas chistosas y su química envidiable. 🫶 No se los puedo recomendar lo suficiente, si te gusta el romance universitario deportivo este es tu libro. Ambos personajes son súper centrados, emocionalmente maduros, competitivos y dispuestos a trabajar por lo que quieren. Se apoyan muchísimo entre ellos y sacan lo mejor uno del otro. 💕 Además Hannah nos consciente y nos introduce a muchísimos personajes igual de hermosos que harán que tu corazón estalle de amor. 💕 No se dejen engañar por la portada tierna, ya que contiene bastantes escenas spicy descritas de una forma encantadora, los temas que tratan pueden ser sensibles para ciertas personas entonces please lee los TW antes de leer ya que es un libro 18+. 🙌 Este es el primer libro publicado de Hannah y el inicio de una serie 🤩 y no miden lo emocionada que eso me pone al saber que habrá más de todos los personajes maravillosos que nos presento en este libro. Thank you @hannahgraceauthor for this amazing wholesome story and the loving outstanding characters. I can’t wait to read more about this world you’ve created 💖