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A review by cozycritiques
Puck Drills & Quick Thrills by Saxon James, Eden Finley
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
”Don’t look at me like that, or you’ll never get home.”
Sounds perfect to me, I almost say, and then my chest lurches.
Ah, guilt, my old friend. You’ve returned.
- Puck Drills & Quick Thrills
Tropes: Age Gap, Fake Dating, Professor, Coach, Friends with Benefits, Secret Relationship, Opposites Attract, Hurt/Comfort
Representation: LGBTQ+ (Bisexual, Gay)
Spice Scale: 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Content Warnings: Grief, Parental Death, Bullying
After reading Asher’s book, I was desperate for Westly to get his own story, but I was initially a little skeptical that a coach and professor romance would fit with the rest of the books in this series. However, Puck Drills & Quick Thrills was the perfect way to wrap up this series.
This book took place during the same time as Line Mates & Study Dates, and I loved seeing things from West’s point of view. He was so earnest and wanted to do his best to help everyone around him. His instinct to immediately offer to help Jasper with his high school reunion despite having run to his office to tell him off was so pure and adorable. I couldn’t help falling in love with him a little.
I enjoyed the character growth that Jasper went through as well. He was so grumpy and jaded initially, but he quickly let himself get past his hockey-related hang-ups. Also, the scenes with him tutoring West’s little brother were so sweet.
I adored the hurt/comfort aspect of this. Jasper was so sweet to West and genuinely just wanted to take care of him, which was perfect since West put everyone’s needs ahead of his own.
I read through this series so quickly because I literally couldn’t put it down, and now I’m a little sad that it’s over. I’ll be moving on to the Puckboys series next, but I’ll definitely be adding the CU Hockey series to my comfort re-reads list.
Sounds perfect to me, I almost say, and then my chest lurches.
Ah, guilt, my old friend. You’ve returned.
- Puck Drills & Quick Thrills
Tropes: Age Gap, Fake Dating, Professor, Coach, Friends with Benefits, Secret Relationship, Opposites Attract, Hurt/Comfort
Representation: LGBTQ+ (Bisexual, Gay)
Spice Scale: 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Content Warnings: Grief, Parental Death, Bullying
After reading Asher’s book, I was desperate for Westly to get his own story, but I was initially a little skeptical that a coach and professor romance would fit with the rest of the books in this series. However, Puck Drills & Quick Thrills was the perfect way to wrap up this series.
This book took place during the same time as Line Mates & Study Dates, and I loved seeing things from West’s point of view. He was so earnest and wanted to do his best to help everyone around him. His instinct to immediately offer to help Jasper with his high school reunion despite having run to his office to tell him off was so pure and adorable. I couldn’t help falling in love with him a little.
I enjoyed the character growth that Jasper went through as well. He was so grumpy and jaded initially, but he quickly let himself get past his hockey-related hang-ups. Also, the scenes with him tutoring West’s little brother were so sweet.
I adored the hurt/comfort aspect of this. Jasper was so sweet to West and genuinely just wanted to take care of him, which was perfect since West put everyone’s needs ahead of his own.
I read through this series so quickly because I literally couldn’t put it down, and now I’m a little sad that it’s over. I’ll be moving on to the Puckboys series next, but I’ll definitely be adding the CU Hockey series to my comfort re-reads list.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent