Legends and Fury, the spinoff of Punk as Puck, is finally here!! I'm so excited to read the entirety of this series, especially because we get introduced to so many wonderful characters in this book!
From the blurb:
"Would you slap a teammate for twenty-five grand?"
"Uh, yeah. There are a few I'd slap for free. Just point me in the right direction."
Problem number one: My personal life is falling apart.
Problem number two: My public life is also on thin freaking ice.
Problem number three: The ridiculously hot NHL D-man with the inability to remove his head from his ass has decided I’m his number one target.
And that last one is a bit of an issue since his idea of targeting me is to have absurdly hot hate-hookups with me in the locker room. Which I don’t necessarily mind…
Except there’s one tiny snag in his plan: I don’t like guys.
Or, well, I didn’t think I liked guys.
But when Alexio Zeki drops to his knees and, uh, gets to business, I realize my very narrow view of my own sexuality needs some adjustment.
And that’s ironic coming from a blind man.
Admitting I’m bisexual is the easy part.
Admitting I’m kind of, sort of, ridiculously into the man I claimed to hate is something else entirely. But the more he insists that I’m worth keeping, the more I start wanting to believe him.
Stick Around is the first book in the Punk as Puck spin-off series, Legends and Fury. It’s a high heat, enemies to lovers rom-com with a snarky NHL D-man who has a lot of big opinions and doesn’t care if they’re unsolicited, a PPHL goalie with a mountain of problems and no way to reach the top, locker room hookups, praise, swoony romance, a low-stakes bi-awakening, hockey bro banter, tons of chirping, and the swooniest happily ever after.
Angel's review:
I have been waiting for Jonah's story ever since he was first introduced in the Punk as Puck universe, I needed to know more about him. And I finally got to do just that!
Him and his brothers grew up with absolutely awful parents and their upbringing left them with trauma and scars they are all trying to heal from in their own ways. When their mom literally leaves the country and leaves their dad on his own, Jonah is forced to step in and help the man who was never his dad. And that situation ended up being a blessing in disguise because having him taking care of his dad is how he met Alexio.
This book was so good! There was so much tension and angst between Jonah and Alexio you could cut it with a knife! As I was reading their snark commentary, sharp jabs, and Alexio putting his foot in his mouth, I just kept wondering how long it'd take them before they got together. (I won't spoil it for you on how many chapters it took for them to admit they liked each other, but I will say I loved how their relationship just felt like it progressed naturally..)
The aspect regarding Jonah's dad was heartbreaking, Jonah was forced into a situation he never asked for. Taking care of a man who never failed at making him feel awful and unwanted and unlovable. And his brothers weren't helping him with any of it either. Good thing his found family rallied around him and offered to help out, that moment was really powerful and profound. I love when books have found family in them and this book has that in spades!
I have to give credit to the side characters, they were fantastic! (Well, Jonah's parents weren't, they are despicable people.) But everyone else was great! I really adored Vanya, he was just so earnest and precious and just adorable!! I loved how he just made everyone his friend so easily and how he showed he cared in a variety of ways. I absolutely adore him and I'm so excited for his book!!! I think he's going to have his hands full with Micah...
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