Review: Puck Drills & Quick Thrills by Eden Finley & Saxon James
SYNOPSIS:
Westly
The fall from NHL superstar to domestic disaster was swift and painful. When I became the legal guardian of my five younger siblings, I had no idea what I was doing.
One year later, I’m still lost.
Coaching CU’s hockey team might be the only thing I’m excelling at. But when our star forward is failing math, I have to do what it takes to keep him on the team. Even if it’s going head-to-head with Jasper Eckstein.
One minute I’m confronting the notorious hockey-hating professor, and the next I’m agreeing to be his date to his twenty-year high school reunion.
I don’t know how that happened.
Jasper
My rules are simple. I don’t give extra credit. Ever. No matter how entitled jocks think they are, I refuse to give them special treatment.
It’s not because I hate them. It’s not because a hockey player broke my nose in high school.
It’s fair.
But when Westly Dalton bursts into my office like a hurricane, all my principles fly out the window.
Suddenly I’m giving extra credit.
And I have a date to my reunion.
After one explosive night together, I want more, but his home life is a mess, and I don’t want to get in the way. If all we can have is quick thrills, I’m okay with that.
It’s not like I could ever fall for a jock.
REVIEW:
I am so sad to see this series come to an end, but what a delicious way to go. This story was so much fun and while it is definitely sprinkled with heartache, I found myself smiling more than not. I was excited to see that West’s story was this book, and Jasper took me by complete surprise.
Eden and Saxon blew me away with how they were able to establish balance in this book. With five kids to take care of, I was worried that the budding relationship between West and Jasper would get lost in the chaos. But I was delighted to find it was artfully done, the kids were definitely West’s main priority but Jasper was patient and understood that West needed to be a parent. The stolen moments where West and Jasper could find time were just that much sweeter. I adored when Jasper started to come around more and formed solid bonds with the kids as well. It was just all so endearing and had me feeling all the fuzzy, warm feels.
But I think my absolute favorite part of this book was how it wrapped up everything from the previous books and gave me the best epilogue with all the character cameos! There is nothing I love more than glimpses into the future where I can see all the characters living out their best HEAs. I was giggling and grinning like an absolute fool and Beck still has the ability to make my laugh. This book was the perfect conclusion to a sexy and sweet series.
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