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Pucking Wild by Emily Rath

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inkdrinkers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Life is beautiful and short, and you only get one. Live it on purpose."

Tess Owens has been trying, in vain, to extract herself from her abusive ex-husband for three years. They're separated in every way, except for on paper, but somehow she still feels twisted up and enmeshed with him. When he crosses a line and threatens her, she does what she does best and runs. Straight to Jacksonville, straight to the people she knows she can trust - and a man she feels a magnetic pull to.

I AM A W R E C K. I'll never recover from this book. Emily put her entire heart and soul into telling a story that has so much hope and joy and hardship in it and I'm a total disaster. I can't even tell you how many times this brought brought me to tears. Or the sheer amount of times I highlighted swaths of quotes. Tess's story hit different for so many reasons, but at the end of the day it made me ache in the best of ways.

I'll try to be as non-spoilery as possible, but I cannot write this review without saying that the ending? Best ending Emily could have written. Hands down. It made me want to curl up in a ball and sob. I'm SO glad that she chose the route she did for it, and it wrapped up the heavy plotline in a beautiful way that felt realistic and wonderful. I already know I'll be revisiting this, not only for Ryan Puppy Langley, but also when I need to remind myself that life is short.

Ily Emily Rath, I can't wait to cry about Tess and Ryan in Pucking Ever After Vol. 2.

Content warnings: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity (in past, not from main characters), Emotional abuse, Stalking, Ableism (in regards to dyslexia), Death of parent (in past), Abandonment

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5.0

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3.0

I liked the exploration of different types of sex with consent, overcoming an abusive relationship, and diversity through a learning difference and with a plus size woman as the FMC. On the other hand, parts of it were not super memorable and I struggled to finish this as fast as I did with Pucking Around. I wish Tess and Rachel’s relationship was a bigger part of the story, too. Finally, in terms of the series as a whole while there is great diversity in terms of bodies, learning differences, and sexuality, I wish there was more racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. That said, I appreciate how Emily Rath has helped to pave the way for books about queer relationships and people to become more mainstream.

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ashley_est1988's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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bettyswan_reader's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

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amy_sutt's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am quickly becoming an auto-buy fan of Emily Rath's. This is the second book I've read in her Jacksonville Rays series and both have been outstanding. Unlike the first book (and it sounds like the upcoming 3rd book) which are why choose, this book is MF and our FMC is the best friend of our favorite FMC from book 1, Rachel Price. Tess makes a couple of appearances in the first book and I loved her from the start as the fiery best friend. This book was challenging because Tess had to leave her previous life in Cincinnati OH after her crappy ex blindsided her at work with some complete BS (he's a real gem as you'll see) and this leads her back to Jacksonville to lean on Rachel and help Mars with a nonprofit he's funding. When she accidentally ends up sharing Mar's house with Jake (the puppy) their sparks will fly and possibly burn the place down.

This book was so enjoyable to read. The spice was expertly done. The dirty talk was top notch. I liked seeing bother FMC and MMC show growth through the story and loved Tess helping the puppy learn some of his kinks ;) I will say check the TW/CW because if narcissists or gaslighting are triggering for you, then skip this one because the ex is really a piece of work.

Totally recommend you check this out!!

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lzzlong16's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

4🌶️ <slight spoilers throughout>

This universe. Dr. Rath thank you for these gems. I laugh so much in these. I love them. These books are everything. They touch your heart, they make that kitty purr, and I'm surprised I don't have abs from how much they make me laugh. Miss Tess I knew I would love her but I had no idea the kind of strength she had. God she is such a freaking badass and I love it. I love her confidence, her take no shit attitude and how fiercely she loves. I understood her needs to run and her feelings of never being seen and to see her overcome those was beautiful. And Ryan ugh to find a man that obsessed is the goal. We love that this puppy had some bite and couldn't have had a better man for our wild leading lady. Ryan was so fun to get to know he killed me so much. He also cared so much. I can't wait to see more from these families and I just can't rave about these enough 🥰

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