Puked Up by Helena Hunting Review
4 Smooches
Synopsis
Miller “Buck” Butterson has been banging his way through life ever since a puck to the face fixed his messed up front teeth, and he was drafted into the NHL during his first year of college. After five years of deflecting goals on the ice and scoring them with puck bunnies across the Continental US and parts of Canada, Miller is ready for a girlfriend. A real girlfriend of the non-bunny variety. One he takes on dates and doesn’t jump into bed with after five seconds of conversation.
Miller thinks he’s found that woman in his teammate’s sister. Except, unlike Alex Waters, center, team captain and all round nice guy—who happens to be dating his step-sister—Miller’s manwhore reputation is well earned, and not blown out of proportion by the media. Beyond that minor detail, Miller doesn’t know the first thing about having a girlfriend. But he’s determined to make it happen.
What he doesn’t take into account is the amount of time and effort relationships require, or that constantly letting bunnies take selfies with him to post all over social media isn’t going to win him any points in the boyfriend department. Miller learns—not so quickly—that if he wants to make Sunshine “Sunny” Waters fall for him, he going to have to do a whole lot more than show her his stick skills in the bedroom.
Review
“I think the brain surgeons would love to take a peek inside your head – you know, for science, so they can learn more about what happens when yetis and humans mate.”
Pucked Up is the second standalone book in Pucked series and is told in first person completely from Buck’s point of view. I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed first in the series. The humor was not as outrageous, it was still crass but not as over the top as Pucked which I was very happy about. When the book starts out Sunny and Buck are already in the beginning stages of a relationship, having met in book one Puck when her brother (who is his team mate) and his step sister get together.
“There are no refunds and no exchanges with love. It comes with flaws and imperfections. It’s raw, unfiltered, and sometimes it isn’t easy.”
Buck took me by surprise with his sweet personality and complete dedication to Sunny. Sunny for her part was mostly enjoyable but at times frustrating. A vegan and a virgin she could not have been more different than Miller “Buck” if she tried and yet from the moment they met in Pucked he knew she was worth changing his ways for. Do to his past indiscretions and constant skewing of reality from the media Sunny has a very hard time trusting Buck. This was hard for me, probably since the book was from his point I had a much easier time sympathizing with Buck. He really isn’t doing anything wrong and is constantly punished for it. Add that to the fact that both Sunny’s best friend and her older brother (and his team mate, Alex) are against them being together and Buck had a very hard road in front of him when he decides to go for the real deal with the only girl who captured his heart and attention.
“If there was a Stanley Cup for orgasms, you’d definitely get it.”
Funny, sweet and sexy reading Pucked Up was a great way to spend a lazy afternoon. While for me the drama was a little light the fun humor and Buck overall made up for it. Having gotten to know more of the side characters in the series I am excited for Pucked Over in January.
~miranda
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