ARC Review: ‘Well and Truly Pucked’ by Lauren Blakely
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Well and Truly Pucked
by Lauren BlakelySeries: My Hockey Romance #4
Published by Self-Published on May 9, 2024
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Reverse Harem, Romantic Comedy
Format: eArc
Pages: 420
Source: the author
Audience: 18+/Adult
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I swear I only asked one hot hockey-playing friend to give me romance lessons for the week, but three hockey stars volunteered…
The post breakup plan was simple – escape from my toxic ex to a vacation rental and stay far away from men.
But thanks to a booking snafu I’m accidentally sharing it with three hot hockey players. One’s flirty, one’s broody, one’s a cheeky Brit, and they’re all the most attentive men I’ve ever met.
After a couple of glasses of champagne, I’m telling them about the contest my ex is running on his dating advice web site. The topic? What makes a great boyfriend, and I want to submit a column.
All three offer to show me every single thing I’ve been missing in and out of bed.
We make a deal for one week only. It’s only for revenge, of course. I work for the other hockey team in the city so it’d be a big mistake to truly get involved with a rival, let alone three.
Even though I melt under their touch. They show me what it means to be adored, cherished and romanced.
But as the week ticks on, what started as revenge fast turns into me giving my heart to three men I can’t have. Looks like I’m well and truly pucked.
Tropes: friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, why choose, no swords cross, hockey romance, force proximity, romance lessons, one week only, world's cutest dog
Well and Truly Pucked is the last book in Lauren Blakely’s interconnected standalone My Hockey Romance series. Each book has been fun, flirty, fast-paced, and full of spice, especially when each book is Why Choose. Well and Truly Pucked not only has those qualities but also has three hockey players instead of two this time, and they are willing to assist the FMC, Blair, not only in retrieving her cat from her ex-boyfriend but also in providing her with romance lessons on being a perfect boyfriend.
I knew from the first chapter this was going to be another great read in this series from Lauren Blakely. The MMCs, Hollis, Rhys, and Gavin, already won over this reader when they helped Blair rescue her cat from her ex-boyfriend, who tried to keep the cat for his new girlfriend. What a douche! Blair decides the best way to overcome a breakup is to escape to a cabin for a week while she looks for a new place to live. The cabin she’s staying at, though, is about to have three additional people due to a booking going wrong. Those three people are the same hockey players who helped her rescue her cat. Now, Blair is forced to share a cabin with Hollis, Rhys, and Gavin and she’s about to overcome her breakup quickly when the three guys show her how she should’ve been treated and also assist her with other things.
I definitely enjoyed this Why Choose storyline of Well Truly and Pucked and how Blair ends up with the sweetest rival hockey players who are willing to do anything for Blair. The hockey players were great friends who were all about sharing and having a good time with Blair. I can’t pick which one was a favorite because they each were memorable in different ways, and their character development was well-done. The guys also were about communication with Blair and providing for her, especially when it came to romance lessons. One of my favorite scenes between the four characters involves the board games they played, especially Candy Land. Yeah, I’ll never look at that game the same way, thanks to this book.
I do wish the revenge plot had been a bit more. Blair’s ex-boyfriend deserved a little bit more thrown at him after what he did to her. Blair won in the end because she ended up having three sexy hockey players who treated her and her adorable dog and cat way better.
If you enjoy Why Choose Friends to Lovers Hockey Romance stories, then check out this book (the whole series, actually). It’s light on the hockey for this one but heavier on the spicy moments between the characters.
Trope(s)/Element(s):
🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🏒Why Choose (No Swords Cross)
🏒Rivals to Lovers
🏒Friends to Lovers
🏒Forced Proximity
🏒They Fell First
🏒Romance Lessons
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About Lauren Blakely
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s cute but spicy. Lauren likes dogs, cake, and show tunes and is the vegetarian at your dinner party.
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