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A review by shellballenger
Pucking Around by Emily Rath
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Type of read: Commuter Read
What made me pick it up: I had Spotify hours and decided to see what all the fuss was about.
Overall rating: Let's be real...this isn't a book with a plot, it's literary porn. I do think it helped to have read the novella prequel because it gave a good amount of context for how Rachel and Jake meet.
Things I hated about 'Pucking Around:'
- Rachel outing Kaden (and realistically Jake as well) to Mars, relationship or not, that's not the vibe.
- Mars all the sudden going from 'I'm not sharing' to 'Can I touch your dick?!'
-Jake going from perfect golden retriever to whiny b*tch.
-There's a particular scene with Mars that makes me want to gag. Let's just say there are some hygiene questions that just make me squirm.
-It's pronounced GIF, with a G, as in Graphics Interchange Format. It's not peanut butter; it's a graphic.
Things I liked about 'Pucking Around:'
-It was an escape from reality for roughly 20 hours of audio listening...
That's really it. I'm not mad that I read it, but I'm also not going to be scrambling to pick up the next book in the series. Overall, not my vibe.
Reader's note: I ran out of Spotify listening hours about halfway through 'Pucking Around,' I probably would have finished it much sooner, and while I liked the book, I didn't feel like it was worth paying for Spotify top ups when I only had a week to wait for my hours to renew (and a giant list of books I'd already cracked opened). Also, if it wasn't apparent, 'Pucking Around' includes sex, lots of sex (all consensual) with multiple partners - individually and all together.
What made me pick it up: I had Spotify hours and decided to see what all the fuss was about.
Overall rating: Let's be real...this isn't a book with a plot, it's literary porn. I do think it helped to have read the novella prequel because it gave a good amount of context for how Rachel and Jake meet.
Things I hated about 'Pucking Around:'
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-Jake going from perfect golden retriever to whiny b*tch.
-There's a particular scene with
-It's pronounced GIF, with a G, as in Graphics Interchange Format. It's not peanut butter; it's a graphic.
Things I liked about 'Pucking Around:'
-It was an escape from reality for roughly 20 hours of audio listening...
That's really it. I'm not mad that I read it, but I'm also not going to be scrambling to pick up the next book in the series. Overall, not my vibe.
Reader's note: I ran out of Spotify listening hours about halfway through 'Pucking Around,' I probably would have finished it much sooner, and while I liked the book, I didn't feel like it was worth paying for Spotify top ups when I only had a week to wait for my hours to renew (and a giant list of books I'd already cracked opened). Also, if it wasn't apparent, 'Pucking Around' includes sex, lots of sex (all consensual) with multiple partners - individually and all together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content