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The Pucking Wrong Number

C.R. Jane

3.35 AVERAGE

dreamreads_19's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lydiaenman's review against another edition

4.0

3.7 ⭐️ I went into this pretty blind. The beginning was really good but then it took dark turn. Dark isn’t my thing for romance novels but I can still appreciate a well done story so it earned its stars.

raynerira21's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

C.R. Jane’s The Wrong Pucking Number is a hockey romance that spins a wild, messy web of accidental texts, intense attraction, and deeply chaotic characters. The premise starts with a wrong-number text that quickly turns into a steamy, no-boundaries sort of connection between the heroine and a hot, emotionally volatile hockey player. What begins as flirty banter escalates into a full-blown, no-holds-barred situationship that blurs every line of logic and self-preservation.

Content Warnings: Emotional manipulation, toxic relationship dynamics, mental health issues (poorly addressed), possessiveness, obsession, and explicit sexual content.

While it might appeal to fans of dark romance or “so-wrong-it’s-right” storylines, this book left me with one overwhelming reaction: “What the fuck did I just read?” The characters, particularly the leads, are deeply unwell—and not in the sexy, tortured way. I spent most of the book mentally urging them to seek intensive therapy—like full-time, inpatient therapy. Their interactions are a whirlwind of jealousy, controlling behavior, and emotional whiplash, often disguised as romance. At a certain point, it stops feeling spicy and starts feeling deeply uncomfortable.

C.R. Jane has a knack for writing chemistry and fast pacing, but the plot often crosses from “dramatic” into “unhinged.” If you enjoy chaotic love stories where the red flags are the point, this might be your jam. But for me, it was more exhausting than exciting. I can appreciate a bit of mess in my romance, but this one tipped too far into pure dysfunction.

shadont's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lunalove34's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All I’m going to say is the mental health of the main characters literally had my anxiety to a whole new level and I don’t know how I feel about that

campychickreads's review against another edition

2.0

dark medium-paced

Monroe receives a mysterious text from an unknown person. She responds back in jest but soon finds herself craving the communication. Alone and struggling to make ends meet, she forms a connection with this stranger who will only give her his first name, Lincoln. She soon discovers he is an NHL hockey superstar - and also completely obsessed with her and will do anything to keep her.

This story started off great but took a completely crazy turn and ended horribly - unnecessarily so. Like I had no issue with the mild, and generally harmless, stalking but Lincoln went off the rails at the first hint of resistance in their relationship - which felt odd considering his behavior beforehand never indicated he was capable of that degree of insanity. It genuinely didn’t make sense for them to have hard launched their relationship and no one bats an eye when she is suddenly gone? I guess the pair are suited for each other because she very quickly forgives him for this terrible transgression. I did like their text messaging back and forth but the author was not consistent and mixed in both text bubbles and italics to denote texting. This book just wasn't for me. I might give the next book a chance but if it is like this, then I won't be finishing the series.

leaaaaestla's review against another edition

1.0

DNF
Wtf was I reading, 90% of the words were f*ck or f*cking. It felt like the authors desperately wanted to make this a dark hockey rich bf romance. Couldn’t continue even if I wanted to.