2.5⭐️
In my opinion, this book was lackluster with a plot that wasn’t well thought out. As someone who has watched and read many Pride and Prejudice reproductions, this was a miss for me. Idk what it was but I just couldn’t get into it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc of this title.

Vibes: Hallmark time travel but make it sexy, A Gentlemanly Himbo, oh no it's marriage of convenience but love

Heat Index: 7/10

The Basics:

Pro hockey player Tuck Taylor is in a bit of a bind after he falls back in time to the Regency. He doesn't know what the hell to do—but fortunately, he can rely on Lizzy, a rather independent young woman of her age. Lizzy just wants to be as free as possible, which can only really happen if she's a widow. Solution: Lizzy will help Tuck get back to the 21st century, and he'll marry her beforehand. She'll be a widow without having to worry about the truly dead husband part. Problem solved! Except... the marriage of convenience thing is a lot harder when you're for real attracted to each other.

The Review:

Really, what a cute book. It knows the assignment. It does the things. It's a little goofy, but it's supposed to be. And it actually has both heat and heart. I'd describe it, as I did above, as a true "Hallmark but if they FUCKED" vibe. Which is what Hallmark should be, in my opinion.

One thing I found really smart about this is that Riley wastes no time on the "does Lizzy know he's a time traveler?" thing. She knows he's a time traveler, and she knows right away (which really added to the Hallmark aspect, for me). Tuck shows her his phone. She takes it all remarkably well. We're in business. I hate little more than bad pacing, and this pacing made sense to me. We get the time travel plot going quickly, but the actual romance is kind of like... Neither a fast or slow burn. Shit got down to business in a timely manner, but they didn't jump into bed together (or declare their love) immediately.

Lizzy and Tuck aren't super complex, but they kind of don't need to be. I will say that I liked Lizzy more—Tuck was a lovely guy. But he was a little TOO lovely to me. A lot of people are going to love that. For me, if a hero is a hockey player, I kinda prefer the "grr big man with a secret soft side" hockey hero, versus a "my gentlemanly and sensitive nature is on display from jump" hockey hero. Tuck is more of the latter, and truly, a lot of people will LOVE that. He's respectful and gentle, but he also knows how to turn it out.

There was one dialogue exchange that didn't really feel like... something a man would say... But I GOT IT. Tuck is sweet. Tuck is With Her, I think. And honestly, in these times especially, I totally get the appeal. Plus, it does make sense to make him on the up and up, considering the fact that Lizzy already lives in Misogyny Central.

One aspect of Tuck's history is that he's a cancer survivor. I found this really interesting, especially since it's something that he has a bit of PTSD over. He's really still adjusting to his new reality (and it does add a bit of pressure to the need for him to go back to his time—he really needs to keep track of his health and seek modern medicine if his cancer returns). There's a really great conversation that he and Lizzy have about one side effect of his treatment that I found so refreshing.

Also, it leads to her thinking that like... his dick just doesn't work. To which he is appalled, and trust and believe, IT WORKS.

Generally, this is a funny, light novel. I found the ending a bit too on the nose, but I can see why those choices were made. It's not the choice I would've made as a writer. But it's undoubtedly an HEA, and it does fit the overall tone of the story. This romance just doesn't take itself too seriously, and like—it shouldn't. Don't we want to have fun sometimes?

The Sex:

Ummm this was surprisingly hot. If you're a fan of "teach me" content".... You'll be happy here. There's some "finding myself in an inn" action, some "frantic jerking it because I'm too hot and bothered" content, a really good first time, tree mouth stuff (you'll see). It's good!

Also, there's a really great moment when one of Lizzy's friends who's been around the block tells her a thing or two about "riding the dragon". Not only was this funny—I just really love it when more experienced ladies tell their buddies what to expect in historicals. It's cute! It's sweet! More of it!

Anyway—yeah, if you want something completely serious, then this won't be for you. But like... why would you think it would be? This is about a time traveling hockey player romancing a Jane Austen fan. Just let it be. Have fun. Enjoy the sexy content. For the love of God. Enjoy yourself! Enjoy this! We need cheery fun sometimes!

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for providing me with a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This would be a fun read for any regency and Jane Austen enthusiast. It was cute and I enjoyed seeing the shenanigans take place due to time travel and culture shock.

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Loved this one! Great and fun read. Highly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for my ARC.

Ever since I first saw this cover, I knew I had to read it and check it out!

Hockey and time travel to the regency era?! Such a unique combination and I needed to see how Lia would balance the two.

All I can say was from the get go, I was laughing and had a smile on my face. Lizzy was such a strong FMC, especially for her time and I loved seeing her make waves. Tucker was the perfect match for her and it was so entertaining to see him adjust to life in the 1800s.

Overall, I really enjoyed this one! Thank you to Lia Riley for the opportunity to read and review this gem!

this book was absolutely insane and so unserious at times, but i loved every minute of it.

this book was a major slow burn, but i was invested the entire time. lia riley’s writing was phenomenal in this book and it was so easy to read. if you enjoy regency era, time travel, marriage of convenience, opposites attract, and hockey - you will love this book.

thank you so much to NetGalley, as well as Avon and Harper Voyager, for the arc! i loved this one so much!

This is a unique and original story about a professional hockey player who accidentally finds himself transported to recency era England, forced to join ranks with the headstrong woman he meets upon his arrival. What happens after Elizabeth meets Tuck begins a slow escalation from one challenge to the next until these two form an unlikely but mutually beneficial alliance. As the two begin to spend more time together they each begin to appreciate each other's strengths and wonder what will become of this relationship between people from two different time periods.

Overall this was an interesting story. It took me a little while to feel invested in the characters and the slow burn at the start. The romance and tension definitely increased and the question of how this story would resolve in an HEA was prominent in my mind. I was very invested in the conclusion of the story but found it be a tad bit underwhelming, perhaps because it wasn't quite what I was anticipating. Still it was unique and creative . I enjoyed reading about Jane Austen as a side character in the story and a bit of a friend and advisor for Lizzy.

In this book you'll find:
-time travel
-girl power, feminist MC
-marriage of convenience
-book loving MC
-hockey player MC
-open door scenes
-opposites attract

Many thanks to Avon and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this story. All opinions are my own.

This book is a classic situation of too much going on. We have a hockey romance plus a historical romance equals quirky and adorable but kind of a mess. The nods to pride and prejudice are nice but could also benefit from being a seperate historical story than using the plot of a different book. Also the ending of the book was frustrating.

Puck and Prejudice is where historical meets contemporary. As a huge Jane Austen fan, I love the setting for this story. While the writing was excellent and the characters interesting, I struggled connecting with the characters and also with how the end played out. However, I can see this book being a hit.

Thank you Netgalley for an arc of Puck and Prejudice by Lia Riley

I liked this book, but I felt like Lizzy was almost like a child, which had me rooting against them as a couple. Her ignorance of course is totally understandable, but I felt like he was almost taking advantage of her. I also felt like the end was a bit of a cop out/a little too rushed.

It was a cute premise but I couldn't connect to the story. I had a hard time with the characters and it was a bit too cringy for me.

I went into this book thinking... I love Jane Austen! I love hockey! I love historical romance! I wasn't entirely sure how this would work out on the page, but was pleasantly surprised. A time traveling hockey player in the middle of Regency Era England shouldn't work. But it does. Note of caution: Jane Austen is a character in the book but it is not the main focus. The hints to Pride and Prejudice are cleverly written into conversations between the main characters, most of the time not in context to Jane's manuscript.

Lizzy is a woman of seven and twenty in Regency Era England who dreams of living a life of her own making. Tuck is a hockey player from visiting his sister in modern day England who just wants to get back to his professional hockey career. After one fateful night, Tuck finds himself in a murky pond being accosted by Lizzy - in Regency Era England. Lizzy endeavors to help Tuck find his way home, while failing miserably at not finding Tuck to be a handsome, kind man worthy of her love. Tuck is introduced to Lizzy’s friends, her cousin Georgie and the one and only Jane Austen, who happens to be working on her next novel First Impressions. Lia Riley does a masterful job at putting references to Pride and Prejudice through the conversations Lizzy, Tuck, Georgie and Jane have.

If you love Jane Austen, or just love historical love stories, this is definitely for you. It was hard to not root for Lizzy and Tuck and mixing Regency Era and hockey somehow really worked here! There is spice, people being seen for who they really are, and most importantly - love.

I texted all of my friends when I first saw this book because I was so excited. I felt like it was made for me. I had the highest hopes for it and I was not disappointed.

I loved Lizzy and Tuck as individuals and as a couple. The way he encouraged and embraced her was so natural and I loved it. Lizzy is everything I want in a romantic period piece protagonist and Tuck was my ideal hockey romance guy. The side characters were fun and I could have even done with more of them (having Jane Austen in there blew my mind). The only questions I had surrounding them as characters were over how nonchalant they were about the time travel stuff, but I honestly didn’t really mind it (I personally would just be crazy confused).

There were so many ways that this story could have fallen apart. Honestly, I applaud the author for pulling it off SO well. To take such an outlandish concept and make me accept it from the moment it was presented? Amazing. I think it was the way it was just presented and everything kept moving. The pacing of the story was good and I absolutely sped through this. I was a bit worried about the ending as I felt like there was nothing that would be good for both characters. However, I think the approach was perfect. My only complaint is that I wanted hundreds of more pages expanding on it.

Overall, I really loved this. It was a new take on a genre that can get repetitive and was just fun. I want another book or a million novellas of these characters please.

MINI PLAYLIST ⏱️🏒💖
Enchanted - Taylor Swift
Seeing Blind - Niall Horan + Maren Morris
so american - Olivia Rodrigo

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! :)

I've again made the mistake of reading other people's reviews and comments and I'm pretty annoyed with some of them. Listen, Jane Austen is simply a character in this story. A secondary character. No one is taking shots at her works. This isn't set out to win any awards. It's simply here for entertainment and it's rather successful. Tuck is a hockey player from now who is recovering from cancer treatment and missing his season while visiting his sister. He gets into a car accident and is somehow transported to 1812 and meets Lizzy. Lizzy is a headstrong, smart, confident women struggling to be herself in 1812 England. The most unbelievable part of the story is how little both characters freaked out upon meeting and realizing what was going on. They freaked out, but barely. With the help of her cousin Georgie and friend, Jane Austen, a plan is hatched to get Tuck and Lizzie married, so they can get him home and she can be widowed and gain her freedom. The lack of progress women have made in a little over 200 years is depressing and realized by Tuck . Tuck is too perfect, but that's what we want from book boyfriends. Naturally, they fall in love for real. Their happily ever after isn't conventional, but it's theirs and they are happy with it. A fun ride, with unusual adventures worthy of our attention.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

Jane Austen AND a hockey romance…give it to me!!! The writing is nothing complex and sometimes I felt that certain plot points were explained away to easily but overall these was a fun and silly rom com which I enjoyed! Lizzy is an easy FMC to root for and I loved that the author put Jane A in the story without making HER the story. I also enjoyed the ending; it was nice to see an author give all the characters a proper HEA without it being too cliche.

A charming and witty time travel romance! Tuck Taylor is a 21st century professional hockey player who while visiting his younger sister in England falls through a cracked ice and wakes up in Regency England. Lizzy Woodash finds him in a pond and decides to help him go back to the future with the help of her cousin Georgie and her gal pal Jane Austen. In order for her not to be riddled with scandal for a man to be spending so much time in her company and so that she can claim the independence she desires, her friends suggest a marriage of convenience so they elope to Scotland! But what happens when they both catch feelings?!!!

The Jane Austen references had me screaming laughing!! I loved it!

-Time Travel
-Marriage if Convenience
-Hockey Romance
-Regency Romance
-All the “my wife” and “good girl” vibes

Puck & Prejudice is a book that is the PERFECT combo of a historical romance + a contemporary romance! It is the best book for people who would like to get into historical romances AND the best book for Jane Austen lovers! Not only is Jane Austen mentioned, references and, SHE'S A SIDE CHARACTER! It's such a funny aspect and a different perspective!
This book has an amazing combination of tropes that combine to make such a fun read! There's one bed, nickname, hockey romance, time travel, and more! The best way I can describe this book is that it's like a combination of Lost in Austen and a reverse Kate & Leopold! It is SUCH a fun concept and I loved the idea and the execution!
Thank you so much to Avon for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review!💖

I read Puck and Prejudice in a course of a weekend, it was a swoony hilarious read. Lizzy was delightful and of course for a women in 1812 she was way ahead of time (sh’s different), Jane Austen is her best friend and we do get some one liners for the fan girls of Ms Austen.

Tucker is a NFL who hasn’t played hockey in over a year due to illness who finds himself visiting his sister in England and then ends up in 1812. Honestly we get one scene where Tucker Taylor actually plays hockey, the summary makes you think it will be more hockey based but it really isn’t - hockey takes a back seat in this story. I enjoyed this book but I felt the ending and explanation was so rushed by the end of the book that it kind of overshadowed the overall book for me. It was confusing and unrealistic.

The book is a perfect summer read it’s light, fluffy and honestly kudos to the author for thinking outside the box with combining regency and hockey.

Like most, I'm sure, I came into this thinking I wouldn't be taking this book so seriously. But boy, was I wrong. This was actually phenomenal and I'm so glad I read this. It was hilarious, real, swoony, silly, passionate, thrilling and just everything you could want and more.

Ok buckle up for this review
Take regency+2020’s (it’s after Covid I don’t know the act year)+outlander= this.

When I first heard of a Pride and Prejudice meets Hockey I screamed. You combine my two favorite passions into a romance. Say less. This book was interesting to say the least. I’m going to give a lengthy review. Which may or may not reflect the rating I give. First off this book labels is it as what I thought was a hockey setting. Yes it takes place in regency time but the man plays hockey. He’s a famous NHL player in this book. Yet hockey honestly could have been left out. Tucker hasn’t played hockey in a hot minute at the start of the book. Due to a sickness so it’s just him reminiscing about playing. There’s one scene he actually plays so at least we got that. Lizzie or Elizabeth is from 1812 who stumbles upon Tucker after his accident. She is a head strong female who’s definitely ahead of her time. This book does not do the time gap well. The 1812 and 2020’s era justice. It’s very much mixed in and not in the best way either. Before diving in you should know Lizzie is not Elizabeth Bennet. That’s not her role honestly. Her best friend is Jane Austen yes the writer. Who you will see mentioned throughout and hear talk of her writing the books. Other things to expect heavy usage of historical means. I mean explaining bathrooms, apothecaries, technology, tampons and everything in between. Which I liked but it got redundant after a while. The book is heavy on feminism and female roles. Lizzie is not like other ladies of her time. Shocking I know lol. Not saying this is bad but those topics were really driven in this book. The time travel aspect is honestly odd. You find out towards the end how it worked but it’s almost abrupt. It truly comes out of no where and didn’t flow with the story at all. It’s like the author was in a hurry to end the book. This is an arranged marriage romance. Things you can expect tension, enemies to friends to lovers, one bed, teaching moments, and if you like Bridgerton. A scene similar to Colin and Pen’s mirror scene. All in all it was alright. It took me a lot longer to finish than I anticipated. It wasn’t gripping like I expected and honestly made me cringe. The ending I hated. It was the most unrealistic and odd ending. Go into this with no expectations and you should be golden.