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samantha914's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
kim03's review against another edition
This book feels like a product of its time in a bad way, which is not an excuse for some of the content.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
megnut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I also didn't know why
Graphic: Sexual content
rustbeltcoastie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
circe813's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
anovelglimpse's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I’m not quite sure what to say about Pucked. It wasn’t quite the writing I’m used to from Helena Hunting. I’m guessing that’s because this book was published years before the ones I’ve read. It wasn’t that the writing was bad. I actually really loved the Violet and Alex’s story line. It was mostly Violet. I’m all for quirky characters. They’re usually really fun, but Violet was quirky in more of an irritating way. It was mostly the choice of words used for her. There were WAY too many beaver and MC references. They were funny the first couple of times, but then just got annoying. Overall, I enjoyed this one, but not as much as I could have. I’m still planning on continuing the series.
Re-Read Update: 10/30/23
I enjoyed Pucked even more this time through it. I upped my star rating from 3 to 4 because I had so much fun revisiting Violet and Alex. Violet was still super quirky, but I didn't find her as annoying this time. The whole "beaver" and "MC" thing didn't seem to bother me -- more like it was a hilarious reminder of how over the top Violet is. I didn't realize how much I missed this series. I think I need to reread the entire thing now!
Graphic: Sexual content
kyleethecatlady's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia
ladylothlorien's review against another edition
And then there is the hero who is portrayed as "persistent" when he floods the heroine with gifts, calls, and texts AND THEN SHOWS UP AT HER WORK UNANNOUNCED AND LOCKS HER IN A CONFERENCE ROOM WITH HIM MOMENTS BEFORE A WORK MEETING. The heroine has not told him where she works, he has Facebook stalked her and finds a picture of her at her workplace on her brother's FB. Oh and he emails her at her work email because he thinks that is less "stalkery" than sending her a message on FB. O_O The justification for this is that the heroine believes an inaccurate story (that the hero never publicly refuted when given the opportunity) about the hero's promiscuity...so we're back to the slut shaming again.
A lot of the time I can accept behavior from characters that would not be okay in the real world, but I found the hero's "persistence" just too much. There were so many other ways that the hero could have handled the situation and the lengths he went to were just a series of red flags.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
So much slut shamingsami_leigh's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
“I double majored in English Lit and Kinesiology during my first year…”He double majored. My Spidey jammies are at risk of peeling themselves off.
🚩 Joke about gender reassignment, didn’t sit well.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Transphobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
kloughlin's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol