For Puck's Sake: Shiver by Crea Reitan

For Puck's Sake Book 1

A touch so intimate, a kiss so deep…

Egon Wolf is on a hockey scholarship but failing at everything else. Knowing he’s going to lose his ride if he doesn’t get his academic act together, he seeks out a tutor.

Rakesh Aahnu is a dual major and dangerous when bored. What he enjoys more than anything is the challenge of making straight men fall for him before walking away. Just because he can.

But both Egon and Rakesh are about to discover that life has a way of throwing you in the sin-bin when you least expect it.

And when faced with an unfamiliar play?

All you can do is shiver.

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This is a LGBT+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/157330648-shiver

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Egon Wolf is on a hockey scholarship and it's only a few weeks in the semester and he is already close to failing his classes. It's not like he isn't putting in the work. Egon works hard to maintain a very complex schedule consisting of training for hockey, classes, studying, and sleep. All in the hopes of maintaining that scholarship. But this semester is extra hard with the types of classes he is taking and the stress is starting to get to him. Lucky for him, his hockey coach cares about his players and wants to see them succeed. So he calls in a favor with his nephew who is a graduate student on campus. Rakesh Aahnu is a dual major, a TA, and smart as hell as he is working toward his masters. He has a busy schedule of his own but lately he has been in need of distraction. And his favorite kind is to give himself a particular sort of challenge. And that is to make straight men fall for him before walking away. He doesn't do relationships and he knows the men he chooses won't ever want anything more. So what's the harm? Well, when he agrees to tutor Egon, things are about to be complicated. Rake is committed to helping Egon pass his classes but he wonders if this gorgeous hockey player could ever be interested in him. But things get complicated for Rake quick when he realizes that there is just so much more to Egon and he actually cares about him. And for Egon he is about to learn about a side of himself that he didn't really know existed. This story took me by surprise in so many ways! Egon and Rake were such an interesting pair that balanced one another in so many different ways. There are definitely some ups and downs. Hurts and comforts. But you can't help but cheer for these two to find their way to one another and find a happy ending. Really liked this world and these characters and I can't wait for more of this series to come out!