Did a LOT of skimming to get through this and I’m done with this author. Age gap not a favourite trope of mine but having the FMC older was nice. Maybe I’m reading too much but I have gotten sick of multiple sex scenes - it really does not drive a plot when virtually every other interaction is sexual. And when it’s always so gloriously transcendental ….yeah, right. ZZZZZZzzz… ( )

4.5 ⭐️/5
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Pucking Wild
ARC Reader, Honest Review

Upfront:
Hockey Romance
MF
She’s plus-sized, has an aversion to clothes, and has a toxic ex
He’s a Swiftie, falls first, and is fascinated by toys
The spice is nice, but not the highest Dr. Emily Rath has delivered

Pay attention to that toxic ex bit - read your TWs - this book is heavier than I expected

Pucking Wild starts when Pucking Around ends and follows Rachel’s bestie Tess as her world changes rapidly. Suddenly she’s accidentally roommates with Ryan, and spicey antics begin (to Mars’s dismay). Then the romance hits (not to Mars’ dismay).

Jake, Cay, and Mars come back with perfection and Dr. Emily Rath beautifully sets the story for the next installment, Pucking Sweet. I cannot wait for Pucking Ever After Volume 2.

Pucking Wild is very different from Pucking Around. There was not as much joy. Fewer giggles. It is much deeper than I was up for (mood reader) and left me wanting. PW feels incomplete.

HOWEVER, none of that stops me from starting my reread immediately. Because the writing is great, and Jake, Cay and Mars make every story worth reading. ( )

4.5 ⭐️/5
3 🌶️/5
Another phenomenal book from Emily Rath. I am so excited to have made it on to the arc team for this book.

This book is a little different from the other Emily Rath books I have read, I feel like this mainly has to do with how the problems Tess has to deal with are treated and while the problems are a lot darker they still get dealt with in a really nice and thoughtful way. It also has that certified sweet and funny banter that made Pucking Around so much fun. Also while his problems aren’t dealt with as in-depthly as Tess’s, I love Ryan Langley with my whole heart. I now desperately want an organized Virgo boy in my life.

On top of the romance with Tess and Ryan though I really loved the friendship between Tess and Mars that got built up during this book. The story did a really good job about developing all relationships, not just romantic ones, which always brings romance books to a higher level for me.

This book surpassed my expectations, Emily Rath has been one of my favourite authors I’ve picked up this year and I’m truly looking forward to everything that is coming out now and in the future.

p.s. I love Sully and Shelby with my whole heart. Crossing my fingers that maybe we get a prequel with them in the future. ( )