When Elle gets dumped by a hockey planner she decides to get back at him by pretending to date his biggest rival.

I have mixed feelings on this book. The first few chapters were not good and I was tempted to DNF but I pushed through and it did get better. There just wasn’t really any build up or background, and the characters really needed some development. Everything was kind of surface level.

The story is messy and the love triangle a bit of a disaster. Why Elle didn’t just block her ex I don’t know. All 3 characters seemed very young and immature for their ages and professions. There are also quite a lot of plot holes and we are told certain things about characters but then their behaviour contradicts this (eg. Preston’s nephew Finley is very shy and struggles to make friends, but he then meets Elle and various hockey players and is immediately comfortable and confident around them)

I think this book needs a good edit to help with plot and character development. I would have loved to see more of Preston and Elle’s HEA as the ending felt really rushed. They had some really sweet moments during the story despite the constant miscommunications and it would have been nice to see more of their relationship once they’d overcome that.

Not sure if I will read the next book as I wasn’t a fan of Christian at all and think it will be hard to redeem him.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

A fake dating, grumpy sunshine, only one bed, AND hockey romance. What more could I ask for?

I was pretty entertained by this book. It was a super quick and fun read. I finished it in a day!

I am rating it a 3.75⭐️. The beginning was a bit rough to get through. Something about the dialogue felt slightly off. I fought through and was pleasantly surprised that it started to flow better.

I do feel as though the characters lacked a bit of depth. I would have liked to get more information/background on the characters.

I also caught a couple of spelling mistakes that bugged me a bit.

Overall a fun easy read! I am curious to see how Christian and Maya’s book will go.

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Elle Townsend is dumped by her hockey boyfriend, Christian Riley, on the eve of the championship playoffs. She devises a plan for revenge—a fake romance with Christian's arch-rival, Preston Lawrence.

I actually really enjoyed this story and the plot. This was my first book by this author, and I wasn't disappointed at all. The beginning and middle were good, but once we hit the semi-middle, it was emotional and explained a lot of things. If you want a fake romance with hockey, I highly suggest this book.

Thann you, Netgellay, and BooksGoSocial for the ebook in exchange for my honest review.

A quick, enjoyable read that is entertaining. It wraps up a little too neatly got me but it was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.

I finished this one fairly quickly. Every time when I felt I should take a break I kept telling myself maybe one more page. By the end of the night I was already 3/4ths of the way finished. What started out as a way to get back at Elle’s ex turned into something real between her and rival team player Preston Lawrence. There were definitely up and down moments of emotion. I would highly recommend for anyone who enjoys grumpy hockey players, love triangles, and fake dating.

This was a quick read. Elle wants revenge against Christian for breaking up with and telling her they were never exclusive. Preston hate Christian and is up against him in the championship series for hockey. Elle and Preston band up to try and throw Christian off there game, but what started off as a fake relationship is starting to feel too real.

I did not either of these main characters. I get really annoyed when an FMC's main personality trait is her insecurities about her body and if men could actually want her. This is Elle's main personality trait. Preston's main personality trait is his anger. In fact, Elle puts the breaks on their relationship several times because his temper affected her, but she continued to go back to him.

I couldn't really connect with the main characters, so I cannot make a recommendation for this book.

Review goes live February 3

This book had everything I enjoy in a hockey romance! It had grumpy sunshine, fake dating and a love triangle. I was giggling at the banter between Preston and Elle. The way they met was unconventional with her wanting to get a picture to make her ex jealous.

There were lots of ups and downs with them trying to navigate turning a fake relationship into a real one alongside Preston trying to win the series.

I enjoyed reading about these characters and liked the side characters they brought and interesting twists to the story.

Would definitely recommend reading if you enjoy a ice hockey romance!

What happens when you're starting hockey player breaks things off with you before the first championship game, tells you he's been sleeping with other women, and he didn't care if you slept with any other player except his arch rival? Well you come up with a plan to mess with his head by pretending go do just that. Nothing could go wrong right? Until they actually catch feelings for each other.

Revenge Puck was a quick fun read filled with some ups and downs and relatable characters.

Elle pensaba que era la novia del famoso jugador de hockey Christian, hasta que una noche él le dice que solo se estaban divirtiendo, que no era nada serio y que no era la única con la que estaba. Ella no se lo toma bien y planea vengarse haciéndole creer que ahora está saliendo con su rival, Preston.

Preston no tiene tiempo para relaciones; toda su vida gira en torno al hockey y en ahorrar la mayor cantidad de dinero para su familia. Pero cuando Elle le hace una proposición en la que podrá vengarse de su ex amigo, no duda en aceptarla. Poco a poco, las líneas entre lo real y lo falso empiezan a desdibujarse.



La historia de Elle y Preston me gustó, pero lo que me dejó descolocada fue lo de Christian y Maya, porque ella merece algo mucho mejor que esa ITS andante. No puedo creer que el siguiente libro sea de ellos. Al menos que él vuelva a nacer, no veo cómo podrá borrar todo lo que hizo. Iba a poner spoilers sobre esto, pero esperaré un mes después de su publicación para escribirlos.




Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Fun hockey romance with solid characters, multiple sub plots, a rollercoaster of emotions and of course a HEA, with lead in to follow on. Fun for all romance fans.

Revenge Puck wastes absolutely no time in getting going, as poor Elle gets dumped on page 1! It moves really quickly and soon had me laughing out loud at Elle's first meeting with Preston. A revenge romance is just so satisfying and it was really well done!

I know absolutely nothing about the sport either, but it was totally accessible (no sports knowledge required!) and was so easy to read. The fact that I sat and binged it in one evening probably shows that!

I'm already invested in the next book in the series which focuses on another couple (I'm trying to avoid spoilers!). At first I thought there might be a plot hole relating to them, but when I saw the final page confirming whose book was next, I was sure that it wasn't a plot hole at all, and that all would be revealed in time in book two!

Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley, but this is my voluntary and honest review.

This started with the two of them using each other to get back at her ex/his rival but soon enough she’s visiting his home and meeting his family.

His contract’s in jeopardy and he’s going to have to move away from DC and his family to keep supporting them.

A wonderful multi-POV Hockey Romance with a twist of fake dating and a whole heaping of catching feelings this is definitely not one to miss if you’re a fan of sports romances or fake dating novels.

It definitely has some spice too so if that’s your style, give it a go.

This was my first ARC and I struck absolute gold, I only picked it up this evening.

Thank you to LA Hart and the publishers for letting me read this before it comes out Feb 1st!

Preston, known for his tendency to avoid the limelight, kissed Ellie in front of a crowd of sports reporters, confident that the video would go viral. Their "fake" kiss seemed more real to both Ellie and Preston than they had intended.
They continued pretending, and the game continued, but eventually, it no longer felt like pretending.
The feelings became real.
The chemistry between these characters was palpable.
The book was a thrilling and exciting read, full of unexpected events.