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Pucking Around (includes That One Night) by Emily Rath

1.5

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In a polycule of four people, you think I'd like one of them, but no dice. Classic case of lots of telling without showing. Rachel is an "amazing doctor" but the only evidence we see is her towing/crossing tons of ethical and professional boundaries. The guys are "wonderful" but all we see is them being insecure in their status in the relationship, whining, and being aggressively straight for her two boyfriends that are also boyfriends. I'm not poly but I think this might be a good guide for how not to approach a poly relationship. They say they just "fell into" it. Which fine, but then wouldn't you do some research, have some discussions about expectations and boundaries *before* the issues come up? There is no reason these men should be so enamored of Rachel, much less the rest of the team and staff, and definitely not the entirety of the team's fans. I felt the DNF itch around 60% and probably should have done it.