A review by heathrinwonderland
Pucking Around by Emily Rath

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

 
I read That One Night which is the prequel, and I immediately downloaded Pucking Around. I’m not really sure what happened between the prequel and the actual book, because they are not at all the same. I was NOT expecting this, in the tiniest bit. 
 
The Characters: 
 
⊹ Jake Compton [Angel] 
Golden Retriever, Defensemen, very sensitive, and loves Ice Cream, Sushi, and Pelicans! 
 
⊹ Rachel Price [Seattle Girl, Rakas, Hurricane] 
A literal Goddess. Rock-Star’s daughter, the wild child turned Sports Medicine Doctor. She had a colored past, and I love that even as a medical professional, she still did everything she could to be her authentic self. 
 
⊹ Ilmari Kinnunen [Mars] 
Quiet, strong, Finnish Viking Goalie - he is literally my favorite. Never once did he waiver in what he believed in or wanted. He was the strongest and least 
 
⊹ Caleb Sanford [Cay, Devil] 
Grumpy, Tatted, Daddy Dom with Piercings (!!!) - he is very closed off, hard to like really, but in the moments that he does let his wall down, he’s a dream! 
 
What I liked: 
 ♥︎  Bi Representation (MM) 
♥︎ The SPICE!! WOW! 
♥︎ The individual and group relationship development 
♥︎ Ilmari Kinnunen ♥︎ ♥︎ ♥︎ ♥︎ 
♥︎ How it ended 
 
What I didn’t like: 
 
♡ This book was so long. There were so many repeated details that could have shortened this book by at least 200 pages. 
 
♡ Everything was so OTT - who has full-blown emotional breakdown conversations mid-sexy time, just about every single time? 
 
♡ Why does there need to be so many pages filled with “You’re mine, I’m yours” - like we get it … 
 
♡ Breeding Kink - totally not my thing (not shaming anyone who is into this) 
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