Icebreaker
by Hannah Grace
A figure skater and a hockey player share ice time and a growing attraction on a college campus. Sporty, sweet, and steamy. Read the full description
Best for: Fans of sports and college romance
Icebreaker is #63 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 60 out of 100.
Icebreaker: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, Icebreaker’s reading interest has run from #12 to #89 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
Icebreaker was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 931 times in the past 12 months, peaking in September 2025 with 208 (168% above its monthly average of 78). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 19% on the three months before. 90% of the adds were “want to read”, 8% “currently reading” and 3% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
What the data says about Icebreaker
- Uneven demand. Monthly shelf adds swung widely around an average of 78, so interest arrives in bursts and not as a steady stream.
- Busiest and quietest months. September 2025 was its busiest month (208 adds), about 7.4 times its quietest, July 2026 (28).
- Ratings below the list’s middle. Its Open Library average of 3.93 from 180 ratings is 0.19 lower than the middle book on the list (4.12).
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.9% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #33 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2022 (4 years ago), it is older than 4% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
Icebreaker on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #63 | 60 |
Is Icebreaker rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, Icebreaker ranks #97 this week, #111 this month, and #51 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why Icebreaker made the Top 100
Icebreaker made the list mainly on momentum (+21.9 points) and being read right now (+21.7 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for Icebreaker
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have Icebreaker open right now than 77% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Romance books
It is #6 of the 11 Romance books on this month’s list.
About Icebreaker
A figure skater and a hockey player share ice time and a growing attraction on a college campus. Sporty, sweet, and steamy.
Why it’s here: It is a favorite in the sports romance corner of the reading world.
Best for: Fans of sports and college romance
At a glance
- First published
- 2020
- Genre
- Romance
- Length
- about 448 pages (the median across its editions)
- Languages
- editions in 2 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 17 on Open Library
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Hockey
- Enemies to lovers
- Support and trust
What reading it is like
Sports romance with banter and heat.
At about 448 pages it is a longer read: roughly 9 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
First in the Maple Hills series. Adult content.
The premise
Anastasia, a figure skater, and Nathan, a hockey player, are forced to share rink time. Sparks fly as they try to balance their sports, ambitions, and feelings.
What you’ll get
- College sports romance
- Steamy and sweet
- Banter and tension
You might skip it if you dislike explicit scenes.
Pairs well with: The Deal · The Love Hypothesis
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #62 and #64
Questions about Icebreaker
What rank is Icebreaker on the Top 100 books?
Icebreaker is #63 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 60 out of 100.
Is Icebreaker rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, Icebreaker ranks #97 this week, #111 this month, and #51 over the past year.
Why is Icebreaker on the Top 100?
Icebreaker made the list mainly on momentum (+21.9 points) and being read right now (+21.7 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading Icebreaker right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 533 readers currently reading Icebreaker, 9,223 who want to read it and 210 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has Icebreaker had over the past year?
931 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak September 2025, 208); latest three months down 19% on the prior three. Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Icebreaker best for?
Fans of sports and college romance.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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