Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Pucking Around (includes That One Night) by Emily Rath

33 reviews

acasiamae's review against another edition

funny informative 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

This was the sluttiest thing I’ve ever read. Woah. I picked it up as a joke and got sucked in. I did not at all expect to read a 105 chapter book in a week or less. This is not for the faint of heart and I had no clue what I was in for. There are many kinks that I didn’t know about or arn't interested in but it held my attention. The writing is honestly meh, it was cringy and sappy and kind of stupid but I can’t say I didn’t kind of love it in the end. The characters are well rounded and their own individual people which is appreciated. And while our main character annoyed me a few times I warmed to her too. What a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Outing

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tiffscozynook's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

I was excited for a spicy hockey romance, but unfortunately, it didn't quite hit the mark. While I appreciated the representation of Bisexual and Queer characters, I struggled to connect with any of the characters. The abundance of spice became repetitive, and the length of the book left me wishing for a quicker pace. Overall, while it may appeal to fans of spicy romances, it fell short of my expectations that were hyped up by so many on Bookstagram and Booktok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

immovabletype'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, Outing, and Alcohol

There's a lot of behavior from various players toward the FMC in the capacity of her job that is meant to be cute but would absolutely be sexual harassment irl.

angel_rod's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

scubadivinggirl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

brittanylee0302's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

EMILY RATH WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME???
I wish I would have read this book sooner but at the same time I wish I never read it so I could experience it for the first time again. The feelings between the characters in this book are unreal, I love Rachel & Caleb & Jake & Ilmari so fckn much. THIS BOOK MADE ME FEEL ALL THE FEELS, MY GOD. I started with the audio & immediately bought a physical copy to cherish because the audio wasn't enough, I needed them together & I will be writing in my physical copy when I re read, which honestly I could just start re reading it tomorrow even tho I just finished it today. THIS BOOK GETS ALL THE STARS & I WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM IT. It's literally my favorite book I've ever read!!!! Pls excuse me while I go buy all the book merch now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Death of parent

kb33's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Blood, and Outing

wildatheart1339's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment