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Pucking Around (includes That One Night) by Emily Rath
61 reviews
peachmoni's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The page count had me stuck – why would a romance need to be damn near 800 pages?? But damn if I didn't enjoy nearly every page. (There were 1 or 2 bits of dialogue that repeated.) Overall, I liked this way more than I thought I would.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
escapeoffreality's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book was freaking amazing!! Honestly I loved it, it was something new and exciting!! It’s basically all smut, but the plot is still there! It was definitely very educational (if you know what I mean) and even if you maybe get scared because it’s kind of big 😉 it is definitely worth reading!!! It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think you should still give it a try, cause you’ll probably love it!!🔥🥵♥️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
underscoresyd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Outing
Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy
beebowbabe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? It's complicated
3.75
I had no idea a why choose sports romance would make me think so much about my relationships and the flexibility of the human experience
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
rustbeltcoastie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Just… no… save yourself…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
heftsi's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I will never read a book like this again. This book is entirely too long and would’ve been great without the never ending sex scenes. I had to skip forward and play the audiobook at up to 2x speed in several cases. The backstory is interesting but unfortunately overshadowed by the unending sex scenes.
When I saw the audiobook was 14.5 hours I thought there’s no way a book needs to be that long. And the reason it’s so long is because it’s a bunch of drawn out sex scenes linked together by an interesting story. This bin could have been shorter. Way shorter. But apparently the sex scenes just had to be as long as possible. I wish there was a version I’d the book with less sex and more story.
When I saw the audiobook was 14.5 hours I thought there’s no way a book needs to be that long. And the reason it’s so long is because it’s a bunch of drawn out sex scenes linked together by an interesting story. This bin could have been shorter. Way shorter. But apparently the sex scenes just had to be as long as possible. I wish there was a version I’d the book with less sex and more story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
bellebookstitch666's review against another edition
I read the prequel to the book and thought it was great. But this book stunk. To start, Rachel came off as wushu-washy and manipulative in the book. The other characters, Jake, Caleb, and Ilmari, were more interesting. However, the relationship between them felt forced. Each guy had an insecurity and it soon felt like a competition. Anytime the book tries to approach that subject for a real conversation, it barely covers it before jumping into an excessive make out/ sex session. Ilmari joins the relation halfway into the book but it still feels forced. I especially found Ilmari to be more interesting. The storyline about his injury and background was better compared to the other plot. However I didn’t like his relationship with Rachel. The biggest issue was how she handled him and his bio dad. At first, Rachel didn’t know that Dr. Hella was his bio dad but then she pushes Ilmari to forgive him and form a relationship. I’m sorry, I can excuse Rachel not knowing who Dr. Hella was to Ilmari but to push him to accept him was the straw that broke the camels back.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
em_frost's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
oh my. SO HOT. one of the spiciest books i’ve read in a minute. loved the characters and the dynamics within the relationship. gasped and laughed at several moments. very pleased with the ending.
did not enjoy the drama from the fmc, but i understood where she was coming from.
did not enjoy the drama from the fmc, but i understood where she was coming from.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
kenomilligan's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.25
I would say this book is like 80% sex and 20% hockey. Some chapters its just sex after sex after sex, and as someone who loves a bit of smut, it was a little too much at times. It felt like they had sex sometimes just to have sex and it didn't really add much to the plot.
Poor Caleb, man. He kept getting the short end of the stick.
Rachel cries too easily. The zodiac stuff was annoying.
I think Jake was left out of some sex scenes for no reason...like Mars and Caleb definitely got more action than him—but Jake arguably had more of a connection to Rachel.
Anyway, it was a fun and cute read. The first 20 or so chapters made me want to pull my hair out with how emotional Rachel was...and how she kept calling Caleb "daddy"...and the stuttering. But it got better.
Caleb is revealed to be queer at the beginning of the book, but it doesn't come into play until around 50% of the way in. Definitely thought the author made him gay just to have a gay character and be "inclusive", but I'm glad it actually went somewhere and was useful to the plot.
VERY sex positive.
Poor Caleb, man. He kept getting the short end of the stick.
Rachel cries too easily. The zodiac stuff was annoying.
I think Jake was left out of some sex scenes for no reason...like Mars and Caleb definitely got more action than him—but Jake arguably had more of a connection to Rachel.
Anyway, it was a fun and cute read. The first 20 or so chapters made me want to pull my hair out with how emotional Rachel was...and how she kept calling Caleb "daddy"...and the stuttering. But it got better.
Caleb is revealed to be queer at the beginning of the book, but it doesn't come into play until around 50% of the way in. Definitely thought the author made him gay just to have a gay character and be "inclusive", but I'm glad it actually went somewhere and was useful to the plot.
VERY sex positive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
alis143's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail