Puck Lust: M/M Enemies To Lovers Coming Out Hockey Romance (Dirty Puck Series)

Logan and Carter have a history from their Jr. Hockey League days. Both were hurt, for entirely different reasons. Both felt rejected. Jack fled and became the highest paid NHL player for the Raptors. Now, years later, Carter is a fellow teammate and Jack can’t handle it. Their rivalry becomes legendary until Coach makes them room together on Away Games to work it out. Their attraction is rekindled. Until Carter can’t commit because he doesn’t see himself as anything but straight. When Jack is injured and hospitalised, Carter confesses his love for Jack. Jack rejects Carter because he believes Carter only says that because of a video of the two of them that becomes viral. What ensues is Carter showing up at Jack’s condo, bearing gifts and food to take care of him while he’s recuperating. This happens until Jack relents and they finally have their HEA. There are dark themes and plot twists in this book. I didn’t include any in this review because I didn’t want to share any spoilers. It’s a really great read.

It is complicated to be a professional athlete who happens to have romantic feelings for another professional athlete. In this story Jack and Carter have history. Their moment came and passed. Now they have been traded to the same team and there is a second chance for them to see where their relationship can go. A romance between hockey players will be complicated. And there are secrets beyond their desire to be with one another to be revealed. This story of guys who want to play and happen to want one another was well written and thoughtful. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I finished "Puck Lusty" by Brooklyn Cate last night after gobbling it down in a single 6 hour sitting. It's not my favorite book of the year so far, but I definitely enjoyed it! It fills that angsty m/m hockey romance niche that I know many of my friends are starving for. I'm not a personal fan of angst. I really need an equal amount of fluff to balance it out and this book is lacking in the fluff department. That's not a bad thing! It's a ME thing. With that said, the plot kept me riveted and I was flipping through this, eager to get more and more of the little bits of background story that Brooklyn Cate teased us with. The spice was well written and fit well into the angsty plot line. The scenes didn't feel like a forced addition, they felt vital to the story and I absolutely love when that happens. Overall, I'd give it 3 hearts. A book I absolutely enjoyed, but not one I'd want to read again (cause my heart can only take so much, OKAY) Spice and Plot were both a 3 for me. The plot felt a little dragged out and repetitive, which is really the only thing that keeps it from 5 stars. The spice is also good and well written, but it's not...SPECIAL. I wish I could explain it better, but that's what I've got.