Reviews - Puck Drills & Quick Thrills

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Puck Drills & Quick Thrills

Saxon James, Eden Finley

4.08 AVERAGE

littlebitofchaos's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

bdbooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pandachi88's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lyndsea22's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

amywithbooks's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny fast-paced

laramary07's review against another edition

1.0

I think this was the worst book in all the serie.

plaguedoll's review against another edition

4.0

If you read Asher and Kole's book (Line Mates & Study Dates), you'll be familiar with West (Asher's older brother) and Jasper (the grumpy professor who doesn't give extra credit), and probably had an inkling that we'd see a relationship happening between the two at some point. I loved Ash and Kole's story, but I think I love West and Jasper's even more.

After West storms into Jaspers's office to confront him about not giving Asher an extra credit assignment so he can pass the class, Jasper assumes the "special circumstances" mentioned were just that Asher was a hockey player who expected special treatment. Jasper had been bullied relentlessly by jocks in high school (hockey players specifically) to the point of having lasting trauma from it as an adult.

After West confronts him, Jasper storms to the gym to have a word with the coach (and West's boss). There, the coach explains that the "special circumstances" had nothing to do with hockey and everything to do with the fact that Asher and West were raising their 5 younger siblings after their parents were killed in a car crash. Jasper grudgingly feels guilty and decides to offer the extra credit assignment.

West insists on paying Jasper back, which he declines until his high school reunion is approaching and he wants more than anything to show his bullies that they didn't break him and rub his achievements in their faces...but he could really use a date, and what better date to bring than a very handsome, famous hockey player?

I adored West and Jaspers's slow burn, and we get an even more in-depth look at Asher and West's family situation, this time from West's point of view. There's a heavy focus on bullying, with both Jasper being traumatized by his, and by one of West and Asher's siblings currently being bullied at school. Jasper manages to ease himself into the family dynamic by bonding with one of the siblings through math tutoring and one of them through the bullying issue, but it's slow and difficult because Asher still hates Jasper over the extra credit fiasco and reacts explosively when West and Jasper reveal their relationship.