DNF at about 40%, it just dragged a little, the characters were a little annoying and Aaron kept making me mad the longer I read, I saw many booktokers recommend it so I was excited to read it but ultimately wasn’t for me and that’s okay.

Thanks to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

I enjoyed this book! I felt it dragged a little toward the end and could have benefited from some trimming. But overall I enjoyed it, especially as someone who isn’t a sports fan!

Love. Love. Love. Beginning to end this book is so much fun! The main couple has top notch chemistry and banter, and the other characters are so incredibly funny and lovable. The steaminess is so good and you can’t help but become invested in the story

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I really wanted to like this book but it just wasn’t that good. The romance between Anastasia and Nate was seriously lacking and uninteresting. Dnf

I was really excited for this one, but ultimately it fell flat. It took two weeks for me to make it through because there wasn’t much to hold my interest. The plot was often bland, and the side characters were better than the main characters. I read Wildfire before this and liked it a little bit better. Not invested enough to try book 3 :(

Wow! Like I knew I was going to enjoy this book but damn did I enjoy this book! Why I waited so long to read it is beyond me! It was so so good!! Nathan and Anastasia are amazing characters!! I love their frenemies to lovers arc. But not only that I love how much the secondary characters are fleshed out!! Seriously I loved them all!! EXCEPT AARON BECAUSE EFF THAT GUY!!!!!!! Honestly thought Nathan's positive towards making sure she ate and her issues with weight was a breath of fresh air!! Also NO THIRD ACT BREAK UP!!! Bless right up on that!! Needless to say this is one of my favourite books of the year and that Uber scene was NO JOKE! HOTT!!! And if you know well you know!!

If you are looking for spicy and sexy then this is it. I thought I was going to have issues with this one but surprisingly I loved it. It got hot and heavy fast but it kind of worked for this book.

I requested this for consideration for Book Riot's All the Books podcast for its release date. After sampling several books out this week, I decided to go with a different book for my review.

I will start by saying that I DNF'd this book at 82%. I simply could not make it any further. I wanted to DNF at multiple points, but saying Hamilton was a musical this college was legally allowed to perform was the last straw for me.

There was nothing redeeming about this book. And after so many people (that I'm friends with irl and on booktok) recommended this book I figured it was going to be the best romance I read this year. LOL at past me because that couldn't be further from the truth. I forgot that this book was originally a wattpad story and idk how I forgot that because this reads exactly like a wattpad story. The big jaw dropping things that happen at the end of every chapter, and they're shell shocked and so massive and completely unbelievable?? Like falling through a lake and then it's not even really an issue the next chapter? Like haha hehe fell through a lake, nbd. And everything in this book is like this. Aaron is a pos and is starving Anastasia, haha hehe he must just be going through something and didn't realize he was killing me.

And I said it once and I'll say it again, STASSIE is a horrible nickname for ANASTASIA! Her parents call her Annie and I have friends go by Anna, like those are leaps and bounds better (I saw someone call her the Loch Ness Monster so that is the only way I will refer to her from now on).

Nessie and Nate are also just such unlikeable characters. It goes beyond being morally grey or me not agreeing with their motivations. They are just bad characters, poorly written, and have no chemistry with each other at all. Much like Lola and Robbie, there is NOTHING there other than they were both forced together.

Also I am not sorry at all but if someone treated me an iota of how badly Aaron treats Nessie I would slap a mf and cut him off so quickly. He is so inappropriate with her it is disgusting (and I didn't get to this part but I was later told that he KISSES HER?? Girl be so f**kin fr rn).

I could go on and on about everything wrong with this book. But at the end of the day, I no longer care. I have put this horrible book out of my mind and will never think about it ever again, other than to tell someone who asks me if it was good that no, it was not good, and you should read literally anything else.

If you're going to write a book, make sure you actually do research on that topic so that when people who enjoy said topic inevitably pick up your book ON THAT TOPIC they actually want to read it and not immediately get turned off by all the inaccuracies.

Also why did it take till SIXTY PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH THE BOOK FOR ANYTHING TO EVEN HAPPEN. Like that's not good book writing.

Why does a college senior have a tesla?? IDC how rich daddy is, he should not have a $100,000 car on a college campus!!

Okay. I'm done for real now. Don't waste your time on this book.

Nobody needs my review of this, but what a cute sports romance!

Check this out if you enjoy…
* college sports romance
* competitive ice skating
* found family

Perfect for fans of…
* Bergman Brothers series by Chloe Liese
* Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
* Sex lives of college girls on hbo

I enjoyed it! I don’t think I’m the target audience and that’s alright, but I did think it was very cute and a fun read for those who are into this kind of romance. Not on the level of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” but somewhere on the line.

As someone who loves hockey, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's perfect for the holiday and winter seasons. I would highly recommend this book.

This book was great! I loved Nathan, he was such a golden retriever but also had such a dirty mouth (if you know what I mean ;)) This book was so steamy but also just such a sweet romance. Anastasia was grumpy in this grumpy sunshine, and I loved seeing a strong driven female lead in a book. Also the found family aspects in this book were so endearing and you felt so invested in not just Nathan and Anastasia but also their little found family. Henry needs a book!!! This book was the perfect amount of steam and spice with such great character building. I absolutely loved this! I immediately went out and bought the physical copy to add to my personal library.

A bit of a slow start, but rather graphic. A large cast of characters with their own love stories that seem like they won't get their own books. But it's a cute story

Omg, Nathan Hawkins is now top 10 book boyfriend, he has such a dirty mouth I loved it!!! I am not one to enjoy sports romances but Hannah Grace has changed my perspective.

Icebreaker is one of my favorite romance novels I've read this year. I loved the way Nate & Stassie were written and I really enjoyed seeing their love story play out. I also absolutely adored the friend group dynamic in the book and can't wait to see more of these characters in other books. (ALL the heart eyes for Henry & Russ.) This book has all the fun of a easy-read, spicy romance without feeling flat, shallow, or cringe... the way so many books of this genre are. I think I've found a new favorite author!

I love this book. It's like getting to hang out with the cool kids at college.

Anastasia is working hard to get on the Olympic sports team with her figure-skating pairs partner Aaron, who is a manipulative jerk who criticizes her weight and watches what she eats.

When the hockey rink at the college gets trashed, the figure skaters have to share a rink with the hockey team, captained by Nate. She's furious about having to share a rink, but there is chemistry between them, which turns into a relationship with lots of HOT sex.

When Aaron gets injured, leaving Anastasia with no one to practice with, Nate volunteers to help and they put their sexual relationship on hold, so as not to distract from their working relationship, which only heats things up.

Nate is sweet and devoted. Anastasia is strong and sassy. Aaron continually causes problems.

Such a fun read, I read the Kindle version and listened to the audiobook twice.

This was such a good addition to our sports romance section! Hockey romances are such a hit right now

Sports romance with enemies to lovers and plenty of steam. I loved the way the figure skating team and the hockey team were forced into close proximity after the hockey team's practice rink was ruined by a rival school. The angst between the two main characters sets up the story to be unputdownable and so satisfying once Anastasia and Nate finally get together. This is the first book in the Maple Hills series, and I can't wait for book 2 and 3.

""I received this book as an ARC through NetGalley**

Icebreaker follows two college athletes, a hockey team captain and a couples figure skater, as they navigate their new relationship while also dealing with a lot of BS along the way. I loved the progression of this enemies to lovers arc- I didn't feel like it moved too fast or too slow. The smut and steamy scenes had me OMGing the whole way through. (I now wish I dated a hockey player in college, lol!) The only criticism I have is the ending/wrap up of Nate going pro and Stassie becoming a skater for team USA was kinda brushed over even though it was a huge focal point throughout the entire book. But other than that, I loved the supporting characters and I was obsessed with Nate and Stassie's relationship!! It was a well written book and I would recommend this to anyone who enjoyed sports romance or enemies to lovers romances.

Overall rating: 4.2/5
Spice rating: 4.3/5