21 best-selling queer books like Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

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Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the…

"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

If you liked the queer plot in Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

By: Nora Sakavic

4.37

Format: 423 pages, ebook

The Foxes are a fractured mess, but their latest disaster might be the miracle they've always neede… read more

Similar categories in Nora Sakavic's The Raven King (All for the Game, #2) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Some of the strongest people I’ve known are women."

-Nora Sakavic, The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

"I am a bad person trying very hard to be a good person."

-Nora Sakavic, The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

"You can't cut down someone who's already in the gutter."

-Nora Sakavic, The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

"He ran until he couldn't breathe, but he never stopped hurting."

-Nora Sakavic, The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

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2. The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

By: Nora Sakavic

4.58

Format: 556 pages, ebook

Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his … read more

Similar categories in Nora Sakavic's The King's Men (All for the Game, #3) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"He wouldn’t die a lie."

-Nora Sakavic, The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

"If it means losing you, then no"

-Nora Sakavic, The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

"Is your learning curve a horizontal line?"

-Nora Sakavic, The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

"We're all going to die," Kevin said at last."

-Nora Sakavic, The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

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3. The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

By: Nora Sakavic

4.02

Format: 237 pages, ebook

Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. He's short, he's fast… read more

Similar categories in Nora Sakavic's The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Shirt off."

-Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

"Are you stupid?"

-Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

"Give your back to me."

-Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

"I don’t understand suicide,"

-Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

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4. The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

By: Nora Sakavic

4.59

Format: None pages, None

My name is Jean Moreau. My place is at Evermore. I belong to the Moriyamas. It is a truth Jean h… read more

Similar categories in Nora Sakavic's The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It’s so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you need to find your way back one tiny miracle at a time."

-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

"Jean held onto his control with everything he had left after such a nightmarish day, but he could feel his grip slipping. Endure, he warned himself, and on its tail-end came a desperate How much must…"

-Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

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5. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.23

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."

-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)

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6. All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

By: E.L. Massey

4.36

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

When seventeen-year-old Patrick Roman is offered a scholarship to a top hockey preparatory school, … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Jesus,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"I hate you,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"Go fuck yourself,"

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

"The feelings I have for you are not gross."

-E.L. Massey, All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

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7. The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)

By: Alison Cochrun

4.13

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

Dev Deshpande has always believed in fairy tales. So it’s no wonder then that he’s spent his career… read more

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Why have I let the world convince me I’m not enough without romance?"

-Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)

"Because slow and careful is what Charlie needs, and because Dev is a little bit obsessed with being what Charlie needs."

-Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)

"I don't think happily ever after is something that happens to you, Dev. I think it's something you choose to do for yourself."

-Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)

"labels can be nice sometimes, They can give us a language to understand ourselves and our hearts better. And they can help us find a community and develop a sense of belonging."

-Alison Cochrun, The Charm Offensive (The Charm Offensive, #1)

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8. They Hate Each Other

By: Amanda Woody

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. A Little Bit Country

By: Brian D. Kennedy

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar – a far reach when you’re seventee… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's A Little Bit Country book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If you’re comfortable and supported in the life you were meant to be living, why go back to pretending to be someone you’re not? Lying to everyone and always having to watch your back isn’t healthy."

-Brian D. Kennedy, A Little Bit Country

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10. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

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11. Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

By: E.L. Massey

4.40

Format: None pages, ebook

As the headline-stealing captain of the Houston Hell Hounds, nineteen-year-old Alexander Price has … read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"He doesn't have words for this kind of thing. But 'love' seems really fucking trite for all the whatever that he feels. Or maybe other people shouldn't be allowed to use the word 'love' because they …"

-E.L. Massey, Like You've Nothing Left to Prove (Breakaway, #2)

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12. If This Gets Out

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.92

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of th… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's If This Gets Out book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Yeah but he's my- Ruben"

-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out

"I slow my step as a spark of realization pricks in the back of my mind. Shut it down. Crush the thought. Is the truth that I don't get strong crushes on guys the way I get on girls? Or is the truth t…"

-Sophie Gonzales, If This Gets Out

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13. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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14. So This Is Ever After

By: F.T. Lukens

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens af… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's So This Is Ever After book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"Well, your princess isn't in another tower. She's dead."

-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After

"His horrible, beautiful face and his stupid perfect magic and his snarky hilarious comments. It bothered me that he felt guilty over my predicament. It bothered me that he felt stuck here in the cast…"

-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After

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15. Time to Shine

By: Rachel Reid

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A merry and bright hockey romance about finding your place, finding your people and finding your wa… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Reid's Time to Shine book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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16. The Long Run

By: James Acker

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's The Long Run book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
Cover of Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

17. Icebreaker

By: A.L. Graziadei

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more

Similar categories in A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"

-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker

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18. Prove It (Do or Die #1)

By: Stephanie Hoyt

3.94

Format: 455 pages, Paperback

Despite being unanimously projected to go first overall in the upcoming NHL Draft, Noah Anderson wa… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Hoyt's Prove It (Do or Die #1) book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • hockey
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
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19. Café Con Lychee

By: Emery Lee

3.63

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont f… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lee's Café Con Lychee book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. Running With Lions

By: Julian Winters

3.67

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Bloomington High School Lions' star goalie, Sebastian Hughes, should be excited about his senior ye… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Running With Lions book and A.L. Graziadei's Icebreaker

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • queer
"To every LGBTQIA+ person who has questioned their place in life: You're strong. You're important. You're a lion. Let the world hear you roar."

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"The future is only grim because people see it that way. It's unpredictable. Life is a summer storm of insecure thoughts. There's an umbrella of precautions to prevent insecurity, but it doesn't alway…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"If you're watching Scooby Doo and think of someone because it's their favorite cartoon. If you're allergic to flour but still eat someone's burnt pancakes. Or if you hate the color green but you wear…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

"But being a teenager is one good day of being a superhero, followed by a hundred days of being self-conscious about every little damn thing. It's one big, selfish moment when you don't give a shit ab…"

-Julian Winters, Running With Lions

19 Best contemporary books like Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

Transform Your Habits

The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)

Nora Sakavic

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The King's Men (All for the Game, #3)

Nora Sakavic

4.58

Transform Your Habits

The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)

Nora Sakavic

4.02

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The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

Nora Sakavic

4.59

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18 Top contemporary books like Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

Transform Your Habits

All Hail the Underdogs (Breakaway, #3)

E.L. Massey

4.36

Transform Your Habits

I'm Your Guy (Hockey Guys, #2)

Sarina Bowen

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Bromantic Puckboy (Puckboys, #6)

Eden Finley

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Crushed Ice (Hockey Ever After, #4)

Ashlyn Kane

3.88

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