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Pucking Around (includes That One Night) by Emily Rath
61 reviews
jess_always_reading's review against another edition
fast-paced
0.25
Oof. This book was so bad. I ended up hate reading it from about 1/4 in.
The premise was interesting and I was drawn in by the claims of representing a poly relationship and being queer-and-kink-friendly. None of those things are true. It's written more like erotica-Mary Sue wish fulfillment fanfiction than any kind of thoughtful story.
I'll be honest, I didn't come in with high expectations, the title says it all. However, I was expecting slightly better than this absolute mess. The relationships are all Insta-love and feel forced. The "kink-friendly" claim is upsetting given it portrays terrible kink practices including a lack of safe words and informed consent. Very irresponsible given the amount of mis and disinformation already out there. The poly aspect is incredibly forced especially with one character (it's giving lack of consent ick). The one queer relationship read more like two straight bros complete with a very 'no homo' attitude from one in particularCompton can't be into any other man but Sanford, he's a 'special' case .
Add on unrealistic sex, horrifically unethical practice by a medical professional, unchecked workplace sexual harrassment, domestic violence red flags, a disabled character whose disability is completely forgotten/ignored until it's used as a plot device, and cringy turns of phrase and love confessions and I just can't recommend this to anyone. Stay away, there's so many better stories.
The premise was interesting and I was drawn in by the claims of representing a poly relationship and being queer-and-kink-friendly. None of those things are true. It's written more like erotica-Mary Sue wish fulfillment fanfiction than any kind of thoughtful story.
I'll be honest, I didn't come in with high expectations, the title says it all. However, I was expecting slightly better than this absolute mess. The relationships are all Insta-love and feel forced. The "kink-friendly" claim is upsetting given it portrays terrible kink practices including a lack of safe words and informed consent. Very irresponsible given the amount of mis and disinformation already out there. The poly aspect is incredibly forced especially with one character (it's giving lack of consent ick). The one queer relationship read more like two straight bros complete with a very 'no homo' attitude from one in particular
Add on unrealistic sex, horrifically unethical practice by a medical professional, unchecked workplace sexual harrassment, domestic violence red flags, a disabled character whose disability is completely forgotten/ignored until it's used as a plot device, and cringy turns of phrase and love confessions and I just can't recommend this to anyone. Stay away, there's so many better stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
📝 Okay so this book was super long but it makes sense that it is? It's a why choose with 1 FMC and 3 MMC's, and we get POVs from all four of them. And the book doesn't end when they all get together, it actually spends a good amount of time grappling with what it would mean for famous-ish people to be poly.
🎧 The narration for these characters was really good and nuanced overall. There was one thing that kinda bugged me with one of the narrators, but I was able to look past it after a bit. They did a good job with the sexual tension and the sexytimes, as well as the "normal" thoughts and feelings.
🌶️ 5/5. There is no other way to rate this book... It was chock full of hot sex. Like almost all the possible configurations of the four of them happen, there's a ton of fun and playfulness, there's a little bit of kinky stuff. And there was just a lot of sexy scenes 😆
🏳️🌈✊ It's a foursome (MFMM), so there's straight, bi, and queer rep amongst the MCs. As for other forms of diversity, there were one or two side characters that were explicitly not white but they barely get any page time. Even class-wise, 3/4 of them are like mega rich, there's really not a lot of diversity besides sexuality. But you can't be everything for everyone all at once. It's good at what it is.
🎧 The narration for these characters was really good and nuanced overall. There was one thing that kinda bugged me with one of the narrators, but I was able to look past it after a bit. They did a good job with the sexual tension and the sexytimes, as well as the "normal" thoughts and feelings.
🌶️ 5/5. There is no other way to rate this book... It was chock full of hot sex. Like almost all the possible configurations of the four of them happen, there's a ton of fun and playfulness, there's a little bit of kinky stuff. And there was just a lot of sexy scenes 😆
🏳️🌈✊ It's a foursome (MFMM), so there's straight, bi, and queer rep amongst the MCs. As for other forms of diversity, there were one or two side characters that were explicitly not white but they barely get any page time. Even class-wise, 3/4 of them are like mega rich, there's really not a lot of diversity besides sexuality. But you can't be everything for everyone all at once. It's good at what it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
anonymousash's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
iida_a's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
creativekristi's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I like the premise of the storyline. I liked almost the whole book but my goodness did this author want this to be the alternative to Bella having to choose between Edward & Jacob in Twilight.
Between the use of direct movie lines, “you’re like magnets, he moves, you move,” to just out right mentioning Twilight and Edward/vampires.
It was a good book without that and every time there was another mention of it I rolled my eyes…and I am a person who regularly re-reads Twilight!
Personally for me, it was too much. Maybe other people will like it but it really detracted from the story for me.
Between the use of direct movie lines, “you’re like magnets, he moves, you move,” to just out right mentioning Twilight and Edward/vampires.
It was a good book without that and every time there was another mention of it I rolled my eyes…and I am a person who regularly re-reads Twilight!
Personally for me, it was too much. Maybe other people will like it but it really detracted from the story for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
meowrie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I know nothing about hockey. I don't care about hockey. But when a book is this full of MMF+M spicy scenes, I'll read a book about hockey.
Rachel was sweet, had a sensitive side, but was strong and sexy too.
The guys were a perfect blend of everything you want in a man. And there are 3 of them. She has 3 holes so it works out perfectly.
The sex was hot and the scenes were varied. It wasn't 750 pages of the same thing over and over.
This book has been recommended in so many book groups, and I'm glad I finally got to it. Fun summer read 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Edit. The audio is pretty bad. Amy Hall has this halting delivery, Ash Beverly forgets he is supposed to be Finnish, and Alex Kydd has this odd chuckle that he does. It really was hard to listen to.
Rachel was sweet, had a sensitive side, but was strong and sexy too.
The guys were a perfect blend of everything you want in a man. And there are 3 of them. She has 3 holes so it works out perfectly.
The sex was hot and the scenes were varied. It wasn't 750 pages of the same thing over and over.
This book has been recommended in so many book groups, and I'm glad I finally got to it. Fun summer read 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Edit. The audio is pretty bad. Amy Hall has this halting delivery, Ash Beverly forgets he is supposed to be Finnish, and Alex Kydd has this odd chuckle that he does. It really was hard to listen to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
cookreadrepeat's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, and Dysphoria
abidavisf's review against another edition
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Pucking Around is like nothing I’ve ever read before. I’ve never been interested in exploring the ‘why choose?’ trope, but this book was continually advertised to me and had exceptional ratings so I had to give it a shot. While I think I can safely say that ‘why choose?’ is not for me, I can really understand why so many people love this book and this story.
Jake is a bundle of sunshine. He made his way onto my list of favourite fictional characters almost instantly. If he were real, I think he’d be too good for this earth. I want to wrap him in cotton wool and give him everything he could ever dream of. I truly think that Rachel and Jake are soulmates, that much was clear from the prequel (which I adored). I wish I’d learned more about Jake’s upbringing or personal life in general through this book.
In fact, I wish that for Caleb and Ilmari too, though the latter was covered a lot more than Jake and Caleb. It felt, at times, that these men were dropped into Rachel’s story, rather than them all being equal narrators.
I did spend a large portion of the book wondering why Ilmari was included but, towards the end, I think as the four of them grew closer, I came around to it. It wasn’t the fact that they added a fourth person to their relationship, but rather than I couldn’t understand how Rachel saw so much in him when he gives very very little away. Even the parts he gives to Rachel were, to me, very unsubstantial, but I think that I could feel that way just because I’m comparing him to a loud, extroverted American like Jake.
I’m not sure if I’ll continue with the series, but I did enjoy this book. It wasn’t my typical plot and it honestly shocked me in parts (which rarely happens) but I was intrigued and keen to know more almost throughout the entire book.
Also, I really want to know how Poseidon came about. Why does Caleb feel so insecure about him? We really didn’t delve into that. I need more.
Jake is a bundle of sunshine. He made his way onto my list of favourite fictional characters almost instantly. If he were real, I think he’d be too good for this earth. I want to wrap him in cotton wool and give him everything he could ever dream of. I truly think that Rachel and Jake are soulmates, that much was clear from the prequel (which I adored). I wish I’d learned more about Jake’s upbringing or personal life in general through this book.
In fact, I wish that for Caleb and Ilmari too, though the latter was covered a lot more than Jake and Caleb. It felt, at times, that these men were dropped into Rachel’s story, rather than them all being equal narrators.
I did spend a large portion of the book wondering why Ilmari was included but, towards the end, I think as the four of them grew closer, I came around to it. It wasn’t the fact that they added a fourth person to their relationship, but rather than I couldn’t understand how Rachel saw so much in him when he gives very very little away. Even the parts he gives to Rachel were, to me, very unsubstantial, but I think that I could feel that way just because I’m comparing him to a loud, extroverted American like Jake.
I’m not sure if I’ll continue with the series, but I did enjoy this book. It wasn’t my typical plot and it honestly shocked me in parts (which rarely happens) but I was intrigued and keen to know more almost throughout the entire book.
Also, I really want to know how Poseidon came about. Why does Caleb feel so insecure about him? We really didn’t delve into that. I need more.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
chloe3956's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book is effortlessly sexy and sweeps you up into the characters world. I don’t think I knew 100% what I was getting into when I started this book, but I loved it! A perfect mix of spice and relationship building between the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
shinyfox's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy