Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, 2022
A figure skater and a hockey captain try to keep their eyes on the prize while falling for each other in a college sports romance full of banter and heat. The banter is quick and loose, the rink setting keeps things bright, and the romance runs warm rather than heavy.
Feels like serenity. About society and ambition.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy college sports romances built on quick banter, rink life, and two ambitious athletes circling each other. The steamy, banter-heavy focus leaves less room for the sports season itself, so go in for the relationship rather than a play-by-play hockey or skating story.
Why read it
Pick it up when you want a light, witty escape: two driven athletes whose push-pull is as much about focus and ambition as attraction.
A page from the book
The moment an eating contest becomes a love language.
You ate twenty chicken nuggets in about four minutes. It was like you were in an eating competition, but you were the only contestant. I’ve never been more in love with you. Hannah Grace.Hannah Grace first self-published Icebreaker; its BookTok popularity helped it become a traditional publishing hit.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Icebreaker for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy college sports romances built on quick banter, rink life, and two ambitious athletes circling each other. The steamy, banter-heavy focus leaves less room for the sports season itself, so go in for the relationship rather than a play-by-play hockey or skating story.
- What is Icebreaker like?
- The banter is quick and loose, the rink setting keeps things bright, and the romance runs warm rather than heavy. Feels like serenity. About society and ambition.
- What should I read after Icebreaker?
- If you liked Icebreaker, try Silence (Becca Fitzpatrick), Sometimes I Lie (Alice Feeney) and The Housemaid is Watching (Freida McFadden).
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The childhood game you’d play in a place that now frightens you.
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The person you meant to be, and the one you settled for.
We are all just ghosts of the people we hoped that we were and counterfeit replicas of the people we wanted to be.
Sometimes I Lie · Alice Feeney
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By the end of this night, if I have not stabbed Suzette with one of these forks, it will only be because I’m not sure which one to use to do it.
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