Oh. My. Goodness.
I LOVED this so much. I was hesitant to try it even though there was so much hype, but let me tell you what, it lives up that hype! This was so so much fun! It was very spicy (for me, at least) but in a good way lol. The characters were all so likeable that you couldn’t help fall in love with the story. A rowdy team of hockey players that you end up for rooting for and falling in love with is the perfect example of fantastic character development. I can't wait for the rest of the series to come out. I need more of them or different members of the team.. I can see it all and I can not wait.

This was a great new adult novel with just the right amount of spice for the genre. The characters are very entertaining and Grace really sets up their development for other books. I'm really looking forward to more from this series.

Loved loved loved. It had good spice and I loved all of the characters. I loved how Grace had Nate switch sports. I’m now a hockey fan.

I'm biased because I work on this book but I absolutely loved it. The smut was chef's kiss. Nathan, the man that you are. Love you down for real real xoxo. You da best! Number one in my heart. Hockey amirite? And Stassie!! The splits. Are you for real? Insane. Gold star. I know you love praise 😉

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

This was Hannah Grace’s debut novel and man did she nail it! Nate and Stassie were just so hot (although the name Stassie really just made me cringe alot…but anyway.)

The storylines, the character interactions, the friendships, the realizations, the topics, the diversity…perfection.

I loved watching Anastasia and Nate develop their relationship and realize they were perfect for each other. Nate did everything right. He really supported Anastasia, pushed her, encouraged her, and was patient with her.I wanted to slap Stassie for not seeing Nate for who he really was but that girl finally got around to it and boy is she not regretful!

These two were a perfect introduction into the world that is Maple Hills University. I cannot wait for more from this author and these characters!!

This book just made me happy!

Note: This has a sequel due to be released in October that is 😍.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this title for review.

I have heard everything from this book is horrible to this book is amazing and honestly? I loved it. I thought this book was great and the steamy scenes were STEAMY. 10/10 for me.

While I did overall enjoy this book, the setting and age of characters left some questions and concerns. I'm not one to enjoy promoting overly sexual relationships among teens. Despite them being college students, I felt like it was overly adult and they were not believable for their ages. It was also confusing that the whole eating monitoring situation was never fully addressed or explained, and that was a huge missed opportunity.

"Icebreaker" is a highly popular romance/romcom featuring a cast of collegiate hockeyplayers, a figure skater, and some friends. Our heroine wanders into a party and meets the Hot Guy, who is smitten with her. The chase kicks off, and it's pretty much what you would expect.

I'm sure for some people this book is great. Based on what I see on Booktok, it is very popular. But I'm not really feeling the same impact here. I didn't find the characters to be either interesting or likeable, I found the dialogue to be cliche at times, and the overall plot made little sense to me. As a romance, I didn't buy the main couple (or care terribly about them.) And as someone who likes figure skating, I was more than a bit salty over the limited role of skating in this book.

So, "Icebreaker" crashed to the ice for me. I can definitely see this book being the kick-off of a series, though, so if you end up liking it, it's quite possible there will be more on the way. (Just not for me!)

With gratitude to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read an ARC of this book.

I'm late to the game on this and I feel like everything I have to say has already been said. This book was amazing. As an actual hockey fan and someone who spent a considerable amount of time around figure skaters, the banter is just perfect. Hannah Grace writes with humor tied into something both serious and sultry. Anastasia as a character was so fun and I couldn't help but sit in the background cheering on her ups and booing her downs. Her character could have easily been a stereotype or cliche, but Grace walked the line of having her be "too much" and falling on the side of unlikable. Nathan on the other hand is the golden retriever stereotype we all want the big, tough men to be. Loyal to a fault and protective of not just the love interest, but all the people in his atmosphere. These 2 together were the balm I needed after reading a few too many subpar insta love books. I can't wait to see what else Grace releases and I have no doubt the next Maple Hills title will be just as cozy in the smuttiest way.

This was super cute frenemies to lovers story that was about 100 pages too long. Stassie is a hyper-focused pairs figure skater who has no interested in Nate and his hockey team friends. When an unfortunate incident happens to one of the university’s ice rinks, Stassie and Nate are forced to interact more and things start to evolve. This book had lots of good spicy moments and I really liked the characters but the last hundred pages just felt like I was listening to the characters in a reality-tv confessional. It went on too long with too much happening.

This was a refreshing romance read. I had been trying to find something to quench my Elle Kennedy thirst and this was the exact book.

I absolutely adored this book! I had the most fun reading this book, I love the dynamic between Anastasia and Nate. The banter, her trying to warn him off and act like she didn’t like him, even though they were both immensely attracted to each other. I also enjoyed the whole friends group and would love to see the next book be about Henry and that one girl Nate cockblocked him with.

I loved every second of this book! I cannot wait to see more from Hannah Grace! I wish I could reread this one for the first time again because it was the perfect New Adult sports romance novel! (Giant Heart Eye Emoji)

I really enjoyed this book and loved the relationships that the author portrayed outside of the main two characters - a lot of side friendships that were very well done. It was a fun book and I love how the author showed the timeline of the relationship and it wasn't a *boom* love type book!

My only negative is that even though I loved many of the relationships, I wish we would have gotten more of the Stas/Ryan friendship (I loved it at the beginning of the book!) and Stas/Henry relationship - it was there the whole time, but the reader didn't seem to see/hear as much about it as the book went on. Hopefully, Henry will get his own book!

Warning: very spicy!

This book. I don't understand how someone couldn't like it.

Anastasia Allen absolutely does not want a relationship, and Nate Hawkins only wants her. I love books where the man falls first and Nate definitely fell in love with Stassie from the very beginning. No matter how hard she tried to keep herself from catching feelings, she couldn't keep herself from falling in love with Nate because he was everything she needed. Their dynamic is so cute and even after reading the bonus chapters, I wish there was more to their story.

I also need Henry to get a book ASAP because he is the cutest character ever, I love how protective he is of Stassie.

Thank you, NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I fell in love with this book, it was such a cute and easy read & I can’t wait to read the next one!

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace is the first novel in her Maple Hills series. The novel explores the lives of two college students—Anastasia Allen, a figure skating hoping to make it to the Olympic level and Nathan Hawkins, the captain of the college hockey team with dreams of the NHL after graduation. They are thrown together when a mishap forces them to share an ice rink for practices and a reluctant friendship in the beginning develops into something more. The novel brilliantly weaves in the character development of the main characters into the storyline with ease. The side characters of the story are humorous and endearing. The storyline is engaging and relatable. The romance is authentic and passionate. Icebreaker by Hannah Grace is one of those special novels that will have readers staying up way too late to finish it because they can’t sleep without knowing how the story ends.

This was a very fun book, I can see why it is blowing up on bookstagram and booktok. I absolutely adored the romance, but the toxic friendship between Stassie and Adam (I might have forgotten his name, its been a bit) didn't really resolve for me. I felt like it kind of got brushed under the rug, and her coach and therapist didn't really acknowledge just how messed up it was. I also found it quite long, there was multiple moments where I thought it was wrapping up but would look at my progress and see 60%. That all being said, if you are a fan of sport romances, this one is going to give you what you want.

Such a fun read! I could definitely see my patrons picking this book up and loving it! I would definitely recommend this to my library to purchase for circulation!

Nope, this was not for me. I'm honestly shocked that it's turned out to be as popular as it has been because there's NO plot and it's way, way too long.