Pucking Around
2023 • 434 pages
Ratings22
Average rating3.6
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Ratings22
Average rating3.6
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING TIK TOK SENSATION AND START OF THE JACKSONVILLE RAYS SERIES I can't fall for a player, let alone three My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I'd see him again. I was wrong. It turns out my perfect man is actually the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL's hottest new hockey team...and I'm his new physical therapist. This fellowship is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Mr. Perfect will do anything to get back on my good side. Meanwhile, his best friend, the surly new equipment manager, is always riding my case. Worst of all, I've got an uncooperative goalie who thinks I can't tell he's hiding an injury! These man are ready to test my limits, but this is my chance to prove myself, and I'm not risking it for anything. I can't fall for a player, let alone three. But if love is a game, these guys are playing to win.
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If I could give it more then 5 stars I would. Totally loved this book, I went through it so fast, too fast because I didn't want it to end. Loved the building of relationships. The learning how to be a made family, the banter. Thank God I still have the Pucking Ever After sequel to give me more of Rachel, Jake, Caleb and Ilmari. These books will leave me with the biggest book hangover ever. For now this is my most favorite book of the year and it will be very hard to beat.
2nd read: Read this series right after finishing it the first time because could not leave it yet, I wanted to stay in this universe a little longer And I loved it again, so much. I normally am not a re-reader, but darn if this book has a grip on me. I can't wait for the audiobook, which I will probably listen more then once too. This will probably become an annual reread/listen for me.
While I really liked all of the main and side characters, the writing was the biggest weakness for me. I think it needed a lot of polishing. And I do think it could have been cut down by at least 100 pages.
I've been trying to put together my thoughts on this book and it has taken me a week since I finished it to really do that. The beginning had me gripped tight as I could almost “feel” the dynamic between Rachel and Jake. However, halfway through the book, I started becoming disinterested because I'm not a “reverse harem” or “why choose?” fan. I had to set aside that bit and really look at what the reasons were that led me to finish this book. Intrigue over the hype surrounding this author and series led me to grab it from KU and after I got used to the parts I wasn't a fan of, I really started to enjoy the depth of the characters and their feelings for their partners. The story was well-written and I liked it enough to finish the series. I'm now reading the next book “Pucking Wild”.
