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Breakaway by Grace Reilly

33 reviews

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Breakaway was cute, and sweet, and spicy, but it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for.

First of all, this book is SO LONG! I’m not usually one to say that a book could have been shorter, but I think this one could have. There are so many spicy scenes, and they don’t all do things for the characters or the story. Some of them definitely could have been cut, or montaged, and nothing would have been amiss. Even with how long it was though, it felt like it wrapped up too quickly. I wanted more resolution, and a more meaningful epilogue.

Now that that’s out of the way, it wasn’t a bad book. I liked Penny and Cooper, and their relationship. I also really liked the therapy rep, and think it was fine quite well.

Overall I think this book was cute, but not well constructed. A good palette cleanse, but nothing exceptional. 3 stars

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madicastle's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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things100's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this book, it was a great hickey romance with relatable characters that had their own shit going on and honestly I can’t believe I waiting so long to read it especially since it has all my favorite tropes a hockey romance, sunshine boy grumpy girl, dislike to benefits, and she’s got trauma so he helps her get thru her sex list. And the spice 🥵

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mads_ione's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing

3.5

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kphmitten's review against another edition

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Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Spicy read - some of it was not for me

the tampon

and I think it did drag on a bit but it was a cute read. Always a fan of co-parenting a stray animal. Was not expecting Cooper to be such a good boyfriend but he really was cute.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Cooper, the college hockey player who's never had a serious relationship, and Penny, whose only serious boyfriend betrayed her. Hook-up and then they try to work on Penny's sexual to-do list to deal with her past trauma. But as they work through the list, they both start to catch serious feelings for one another.
This book was quite steamy! Just the way I like romance, but also dealt with past trauma and mental health. It was a great balance of serious, funny, and spicy! Though a bit on the sad side at times for a college romance.
Overall, an excellent book.

Narrator(s) Ratings: 5 stars
Both narrators did an amazing job.

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redheadbookgirl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Book two was even sweeter🥹 but with some deeper topics, making for a more raw + emotional read. Starring the second Callaghan brother, ice-hockey-playing Cooper + Penny, his coach’s daughter, this was another fun + easy read with brilliant narration. The characters in this series are amazing, both individually + coupled up. I loved sweet, strong, fiery Penny + Cooper was the perfect gentleman, super kind and loving. Penny’s past trauma added some depth to the plot and was written sensitively and I liked the way her list was incorporated into her healing process. This one was steamy!

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