Pucked Love by Helena Hunting is the Pucked series finale and long-awaited hockey romance book where the friends-with-benefits characters, Darren and Charlene, finally become more

Pucked Love

Review of Pucked Love

#Darlene.  Darren and Charlene.  They are THE most mysterious couple in a series ever and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on their story.  Of course, we had to wait until the very end to get the details, but let me tell you, it’s totally worth it. 

Emotional Romance with Humor

Their story not only made me laugh (because come on, it wouldn’t be a Pucked book without all of the humor), but it was surprisingly touching and made me slightly emotional.  

I love how the tone of the books turned heavier and more emotional as the series progressed, leading up to Darren and Charlene’s story, the final installment of the Pucked series—and Helena Hunting really did save the best for last.

I enjoyed Pucked Love from start to finish, but getting to know Darren and Charlene in detail really made this story for me.  Learning about their history, both together and as individuals, and seeing how challenged they are in the relationship department finally made sense of all of their quirks and past behavior. 

Of course, seeing all of the other characters we’ve grown to love over the course of this series is amazing, too. 

Pucked Love: Romance in Audio

First listening to this book and then reading it again reminded me of exactly why I love Helena Hunting and just how much I have missed these characters.

It’s a phenomenal ending to a fantastic series, one that seemed to get better with each and every book.  I’m going to miss the ol’ gang, but I am looking forward to whatever Helena has in store for us next!

Note about the audiobook: Even if you aren’t an audiobook listener, grab your earbuds and give this FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC book a listen! You’re welcome. You can thank me later.

Excerpt from Pucked Love

You’re turning twenty-six. It’s your champagne birthday, so we need to do something fun.” Violet bounces, making her boobs shake and my mimosa slosh perilously. “It should be themed! We can all wear leather chaps!”

“Could you be any more cliché?” I roll my eyes. “Just to be clear, Darren doesn’t own chaps.”

“Just a ball gag and a mask with no eye holes, according to Alex.”

And we’re back to my sex life. I knew I was getting off so easy.

I wonder if Darren is catching this kind of heat today. I seriously doubt it’s worse than what I’m getting since I don’t think his friends are likely to push his buttons, but I’ll have to ask when I speak to him next. I’m not sure when that will be, either. The message I sent about Gertrude was pretty straightforward and doesn’t necessarily require a response. Maybe I should’ve worded it differently.

Sunny raises her hand, like we’re all still in middle school and she’s waiting her turn to speak. “Wouldn’t a mask with no eyeholes be dangerous? You wouldn’t be able to see where you’re going.” Her eyes widen, and she looks around the room. “And what’s a ball gag?”

I honestly love that Sunny has grown up in this highly overinformed society and still manages to be innocent.

“Yeah, Char, wouldn’t a mask with no eyeholes be dangerous?” Violet props her fist on her chin and smiles. “And please, do explain what a ball gag is.”

“I’m not sure you really want the answer to that, Sunny.” Poppy gives me a look I can’t quite decipher.

Sunny twirls her hair around her finger. “Why not?”

“Where’s the harm in a little bondage-sex education? It’s not like Miller’s ever going to go out and buy either item for her. First of all, Alex would murder him, and secondly, I don’t think that’s Miller’s thing.”

Sunny’s face lights up, and she does jazz hands. “Oh! I think I know what Miller’s thing is!”

Lily grins. “Eating your cookie?”

“He really likes to do that, a lot. When my belly gets too big I’ll have to watch from the mirror.” She gets a faraway look in her eyes. “But he has another thing! Kind of like how you and Randy are always getting it on in bathrooms, except I think it’s a bit more sanitary.”

“And it doesn’t cause thousands of dollars of damage,” Violet adds.

Lily throws her hands up in the air. “That sink was already falling off the wall. It’s not my fault it broke!”

“That was one expensive orgasm,” I say.

“And Randy says it was worth every penny.” Lily’s smile is devious as she bites her knuckle, then turns to Sunny. “Anyway, back to Miller’s thing.”

Sunny wiggles around excitedly in her chair. “So Miller paints my toenails for me.”

“Miller’s thing is painting your toenails?”

“Yes. Well, no. I think he likes my toes.” Her fingers go to her lips, and she looks around the room, her cheeks flushing.

“Say what now?” Violet asks.

”Sometimes he kisses them.” She covers her mouth with her palm and says something unintelligible.

Violet sits forward in her chair. “Hold on a second, does Buck have a foot fetish?”

“Um, I don’t know.” Sunny looks worried now. “Is that weird? Is it, like, mask with no eyeholes kind of weird?”

Thank you for the advanced copy of PUCKED LOVE by Helena Hunting.  All opinions are my own.

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About Helena Hunting

NYT and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She's writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.

About the Book

MY RATING:
5/5
series : Pucked

date published : November 13, 2018

publisher : Self-Published

pages : 278

audiobook narrators: Sebastian York, Stella Bloom

audiobook length: 7 hrs, 49 min

Pucked Love by Helena Hunting

As an NHL player, relationships haven’t been my thing. Shrouded in secrecy and speculation, they never last very long. But then that’s what happens when you require an NDA before the first date. 

Until Charlene. She’s like a firefly. She’s elusive, and if you catch her she’ll burn bright, but keeping her trapped dulls her fire and dims her beauty. 

I caught her. And as much as I might want to keep her, I’ll never put the lid on her jar. Not at the risk of losing her. So I’ve let her set the rules in our relationship. 

But as long-hidden secrets expose us both, I discover exactly how fragile Charlene is, and how much I need her. 

We’re all broken. We’re all messed up. Some more than others. Me more than most. 

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