{ARC Revew} Forever Pucked by Helena Hunting

Title: Forever Pucked
Series: Pucked #4
Author: Helena Hunting
Publication Date: March 29, 2016
Genre: New Adult Sports Contemporary Romance

Being engaged to Alex Waters, team captain and the highest paid NHL player in the league, is awesome. How could it not be? In addition to being an amazing hockey player, he’s an incurable romantic with an XL heart, and an XXL hockey stick in his pants. And he knows how to use it. Incredibly, orgasmically well. Alex is the whole package and more. Literally. Like his package is insane. Total world record holder material.

So it makes complete sense that Violet Hall can’t wait to nail him down to the matrimonial mattress and become Mrs. Violet Waters.

It’s so romantic.

Violet is totally stoked to set a date.

Eventually. At some point. Likely before the next millennium. Or when Violet stops getting hives every time someone brings up the wedding, and their mothers stop colluding on stadium sized venues. Whichever comes first.

Review

The day we've all been (it can't just be me, right?) waiting for since the end of the first book. The wedding. You know, the thing everyone's mothers have been talking about--Alex Waters and Violet Hall's wedding. The very thing that has been giving Vi the case of the hives for the past few books. Vi and Alex are back again (like they really ever left) to finally, FINALLY tie the knot. *throws confetti*

In Forever Pucked, we see a whole new side of Violet--a side we never would have expected to see from her. We know Vi as the uber crass, unashamedly blunt, highly sexual, no-holds-barred girl in the previous books, but we get to meet an emotional Vi this time around. Something happens that shakes up Alex and Vi's entire world (thanks for punching me in the chest, Helena!), that brings out all their sides to the surface and come face to face with...everything. It also compels Vi to confront her fears, and Alex to face his insecurities and future. Readers will get an inside look in the depths of both Alex and Vi as they lay down their walls/bold personalities and make adult decisions for the both of them.

Vi is as balls to the walls crazy as she always is, but spending time with her mom, coupled with Alex's mom and they give her a run for her money. Yes, you read that right. If you've read Pucked, you wouldn't think that was even possible! Those two together are dangerous, and not because of all the wedding talk either. You think Vi is bad, but the mom's are worse (and that's saying something) and I couldn't stop laughing. The things these ladies said/were up to were so crazy but funny at the same time. I mean, I wouldn't be laughing either if I were Vi, but I just couldn't help it. I guess we know where Vi gets her crass tendencies from then.

Their mom's aren't the only characters to make cameos; our favorite couples (and Lance) make appearances too, and boy did that come with its own surprises and bouts of laugh-inducing shenanigans. Buck and Sunny, and Lily and Balls (one last hip-thrust) I absolutely loved seeing the gang again for the holy matrimony and in all the events leading up to it. I hope you're ready for some devious antics that will cause secondhand embarrassment.

I ship Beaver + Super MC. Forever. If you're a fan of this series and miss the squad, be sure to catch up with them when Forever Pucked comes out in a few days.

**I was kindly given an early copy in exchange for an honest review; it does not, however, influence my review nor am/was I monetarily compensated**

{ARC Review} Jockblocked by Jen Frederick

Title: Jockblocked
Series: Gridiron #2
Author: Jen Frederick
Publication Date: February 11, 2016
Genre: New Adult Sports Contemporary Romance

She’s always played it safe…

College junior Lucy Washington abides by one rule—avoid risk at all costs. She’s cautious in every aspect of her life, from her health, to her mock trial team, to the boring guys she dates. When a brash, gorgeous jock walks into the campus coffeeshop and turns his flirt on, Lucy is stunned by the force of attraction. For the first time ever, she’s willing to step out of her comfort zone, but can she really trust the guy who’s determined to sweep her off her feet?

He’s always played around…

Entering his last year of college eligibility, linebacker Matthew "Matty" Iverson has the team captaincy in his sights. And it’s his for the taking, if he can convince his quarterback Ace Anderson to give up the starting position. Luckily, Matty already has an edge—the hottie he’s lusting over just happens to be Ace’s childhood best friend. Getting Lucy on his side and in his bed? Hell yeah. Matty is more than confident he can have both, but when he falls hard for Lucy, it’s time for a new game plan: convince the woman of his dreams that she’s not sleeping with the enemy.

Review

This book came at a pleasant surprise to me when I received an early copy because I literally had no idea there was going to be another book after Sacked (shame on me!). I guess I should've done my research then maybe I would've known that Matty Iverson was getting a chance to tell his story. And I'm so glad there is, not only because I missed these characters, but because I wanted to know more about Matty and how he and Lucy are together.

I never expected or thought I wanted to know more about Matty until I dug into Jockblocked. I'm going to be honest here, but I did grow bored ONLY when all of Lucy's mock trial stuff and Matty's football (judge me all you want), which I'm going to put that on my lack of mock trial and football knowledge. Don't get me wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with either of those, but I did get a little lost when their inner monologue or time in those activities went a bit long and I forgot what was going on. However, it was interesting to learn about them. Learn new things everyday, right? Thank goodness it doesn't last long because Matty is relentless trying to figure out the ever-cautious Lucy, the first ever to resist his "charms," and convince her to go out/sleep with him, and their back and forth is so entertaining. It will have you laughing every time Matty tries but fails and becomes mind-boggled over it (jockblocked!), and then have you fanning yourself when things get steamy. And boy, when Matty wore Lucy's shear will-power thin and they jumped into bed together, did it get seriously hot and fun in the bedroom.

These two bring out different sides of each other and it's kind of eye-opening to see that surface and how they react to it and maybe apply it in life. You go, Lucy, for having tough will-power! You held out as long as you could and called Matty out when he was out of line or when his game was weak around you. It was interesting to get to know more about Matty, how he was like in the Sacked, and to see him grow into a man who Because they are quite polar opposites, to see how they interact and get close to each other makes it all the more fun, so better pop some corn and enjoy.

Since this came at a surprise to me, I want more. I don't know who about, but I know that I want more. Jen Frederick knows her football and can spin it into great ass sports romances. Interesting too, to boot. If that's what you're looking for, let me introduce you to Frederick's Gridiron series. You're welcome.

**I received an early copy, however it does not influence my review, nor was/am I monetarily compensated. Thank you, Nina Bocci! I loved it.**

{ARC Review} Pucked Over by Helena Hunting

Title: Pucked Over
Author: Helena Hunting
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance

Lily LeBlanc isn’t versed in the art of casual sex, but after seven years in an on-again, off-again relationship, she’s definitely willing to give it a shot. And who better to try it with than her best friend’s boyfriend’s best friend? What could possibly go wrong? Nothing at all.

NHL player, Randy Ballistic, lives up to his last name on the ice and in the bedroom. His best friend and teammate has recently given up the puck bunnies and traded them in for a real girlfriend. And she just happens to have a seriously feisty, extra-hot best friend on the rebound. Randy’s more than happy to be Lily’s spring board back into the dating scene.

Casual sex is only casual until those pesky things called emotions get involved. Once that happens, someone’s bound to gets pucked over.

Review

My girl Helena Hunting is at it again, killing us with these characters in this series. I love it! In Pucked Over, Randy Balls (hip-thrust) gets a chance at love whether he was looking for it or not, with the unlikely character Lily, whom we got to know in Pucked Up...and had a sort-of thing going on with. We get to know more about what went down between them in that book, and see where they go from there.

Lily gives Balls (hip-thrust one more time!) a run for his money. The back and forth between them, that we got a little taste in Pucked Up, is highly entertaining: Lily ruining Randy's underwear thus becomes his new favorite, and their bathroom hook-ups. Yeah, these two have a knack for getting it on in bathrooms--public and private. Eventually they graduate to walls and doors and a bed, but traditional is not what they're known for. Not quite like Vi, but almost. You'll see. These two are an unlikely pair to get together...Like, it's hard to even imagine them being friends, but then you know...opposites attract and all that.

Always with the dicks, Helena? LOL. Randy's has a personality of its own too, that's all I gotta say about it. Anyway, Lily and Randy keep each other on their toes a lot, with their polar and bold personalities, that makes it so much more fun to see them fight/deny their attraction and then epically fail when they find a bathroom to christen.

Can't have a cameo without Vi, and she is balls to the walls crazy as ever. Vi still has balls of steel. Probably the ballsiest of them all. Vi out-balls Balls. To give Randy Balls (lol) some credit, he did put up a good fight. She had me craughing with her ridiculous antics yet again. When will the wedding get it over with so Vi can calm the fuck down!?!??! Never change, vi.

Thank you for blessing us with this rowdy group that makes us laugh so much, Helena. The humor is why I love Helena Hunting so much. If you haven't already, I recommend (almost) everyone to read this series. I must warn you that this kind of wild and unique humor, that these books may not be for everyone, but you should give it a chance. It's HI-larious and that's no joke. You gotta have thick skin in order to handle this Canadian bunch/humor. Thick like molasses. Or maple syrup. Gotta love Canadians.

Lust Factor

4 flames