A review by bee_thebibliophile
Forbidden Puckboy by Eden Finley, Saxon James

3.0

Forbidden Puckboy was just alright for me. It didn’t wow me like I was hoping with it being brother’s best friend and player + ref. There was so much promise there! 

Easton Kikishkin and Knox Addison have known each other for years when Knox became best friends with Easton’s older brother, Connor. They’ve been in love with each other for years but haven’t ever talked about their feelings because of Connor. Hockey brings them together and they can’t deny their chemistry anymore. I wish we would have gotten some flashbacks to their youth to establish their relationship a bit more because it felt like we just jumped right in. Easton is really sensitive and so into Knox every step of the way but Knox strings Easton along and is so wishy-washy about things between them - it made me dislike him more and more as the story went on. 

I felt kind of let down when it came to the charity match content - I wanted more Collective moments with them all being in the same place at the same time. I’m really hoping for a novella or something with more since it’s been hyped in so many of the Puckboys books. 

Looking forward to the next book in the series…player + owner with a complicated past? I’m in.