Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Pucked by Helena Hunting

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kim03's review against another edition

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Something about the way miss Helena hunting describes "puck bunnies" and lingery shopping (not correlated) makes me incredibly uncomfortable.

This book feels like a product of its time in a bad way, which is not an excuse for some of the content.
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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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funny hopeful fast-paced
  • 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

⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“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.

🏒 First in a series (+ other series in the same world)
🏒 First person dual POV
🏒 Brother’s teammate (off limits)
🏒 He’s a player, she doesn’t date hockey guys…
🏒 Ice Hockey Captain / Sports Accountant
🏒 One night stand who calls…& texts…& emails…& sends flowers…
🏒 Well established secondary characters; Charlene & Darren (Book 6), Buck & Sunny (Book 2).
🏒 Banter 🙌🏻 (Violet is GOLD & we must protect her with our lives 😍)
🏒 MC growth: Past relationship trauma, trust, priorities, communication, self worth.
🏒 Consent Culture (we love Alex 🙌🏻)
🏒 Epilogue
🏒 Alex & Violet also feature in the All In series😍

🚩 ‘Slut shaming’ & stereotyping (‘hockey hookers’) perpetuated by MCs - even to refer to themselves - give negative self-concept.
🚩 No boundaries in the mother-daughter relationship of FMC.
🚩 MMC named his behaviour as ‘stalker-like’ whilst pursuing FMC; it’s only perceived as okay because he’s a pretty & famous hockey player.
🚩 Joke about gender reassignment, didn’t sit well.

This book is available on Kindle Unlimited.

⚠️ Injury/injury detail (mild), violence (mild; hockey related/teammate squabbles), sexism/misogyny (slut shaming by most MCs), transphobic (inappropriate joke).
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