Hello everyone!
Today’s review is for a book I was beyond excited to read. When I first heard about this I was counting down the days until November to get my hands on a copy of this book. Luckily for me, I was able to snag an arc and I flew through it. I love books that are just straight nonsense and I love Pride and Prejudice. I also love hockey so I felt like I was the prime demographic for this novel. Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager for the advanced copy of the book. This post may contain spoilers.
Let’s get into it!
Here are the quick facts:
eBook
Publishers: Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon
Publishing Date: November 12, 2024
Genre: General Fiction (Adult) | Romance
Rating: 4/5 stars
320 pages
Tuck Taylor is a professional hockey player, specifically a goalie, who hasn’t been cleared to rejoin the league after going through cancer treatments. While in Bath visiting his younger sister, Tuck accidentally falls into the past and meets Lizzy Wooddash, a young woman who wants nothing more than to be independent. The perfect solution would be to be a widow, like Lizzy's cousin Georgie. In order to keep Tuck's secret and give Lizzy the independence she craves, they decide to get married.
I love books set in the Regency era and especially love Jane Austen so I really enjoyed the blending of the time period and Jane Austen herself. I was nervous that adding in her as a character would be strange but she was the perfect addition. I liked her and Georgie paired together. I also like that the subplot of the novel is Jane Austen working on Pride and Prejudice. There were few nods to the novel within the dialogue and I liked how it seemed as if she was inspired by Tuck, Lizzy and Georgie.
This is nitpicky but the cover has Tuck in the wrong gear. He a goalie and would be wearing a completely different set of pads, helmet and stick. I understand that we should be able to see his face on the cover but I think if you just glanced at the cover you wouldn't know his position. The largest issue I had with the book as a whole was the ending. The ending fell flat in comparison to the rest of the story. The fact that Tuck and Lizzy just traveled back and forth through the portal seems ridiculous, which I understand seems like a silly critique regarding time travel. I felt like the author wrote herself into a corner because Tuck couldn't stay in the past with his cancer diagnosis and hockey career and it would be antithetical to Lizzy’s character to have her forsake the past and come to the future. It seems like the only logical ending but I wish there had been more.
This was a fun, silly read. I don't often read romances but I really enjoyed this one. It was a simple read that had a clear narrative and had little miscommunication; I find that the be the worst romance trope/device. Again, thank you to NetGalley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for the advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Puck and Prejudice: A Novel is out today, November 12, 2024. I will link places to purchase the book below.
Until next time!
Links:
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/puck-and-prejudice-lia-riley/1144895370
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