Did Char love ‘Puck and Prejudice?’
What happens when you mix a classic with hockey? Well, you get a book that is so adorably written that even the classic will swoon. ‘Puck and Prejudice,’ By Lia Riley, is just that. It has the ‘Pride and Prejudice’ regency and all the steam and hockey as ‘Ice Breaker.’ Who could ask for more?
Tucker Taylor is the Austin Regels star goalie, but after finding out he has cancer, his career takes a turn. Now in remission, he is working on returning to playing; with all his time off, he decides to visit his sister across the pond in England. One night, after hanging out in the bar with his sister, he decides to head back to her flat, only to get into an accident. Swerving away from hitting a little boy, his car plunges into an icy pond. When Tucker finds his way back to land, it isn’t where he went in, and did he just get hit in the head with an apple?
Lizzy Wooddash has a dream of writing. She never wishes to be married or to marry and become a widow as fast as possible. She hides from marriage at her cousin Goegrie’s estate, where she can’t seem to write anything. Her life is in her brother’s hands until she comes across a man dressed in weird clothes and speaking about things she’s never heard of before. She believes him when he says he’s from the future, but to help him, she has to do the most undesirable thing: get married. Can she help fall in love with this man as she tries to find a way to send him back to his time?
We all know that I am not one to shy away from romance and can’t help but love it, but I was skeptical when I read this book. Pride and Prejudice is a classic, and I have read many retellings. So when I saw this one and they tried to add hockey, I was a little worried. Hockey was not around in the Regency era. Well, as far as I know. However, I felt like Lia Riley did a fantastic job blending the two different eras. I loved that Lizzy was friends with Jane Austin. I enjoyed Lizzy’s character so much. Plus, the scenes with her reading naughty books were hilarious! I loved the time-traveling theme. It could have been poorly done, but I felt it was a good addition to this book. I hated the ending, though. I love that Lizzy was able to experience both worlds but ugh. When you read, you’ll understand what I mean. Overall, I think everyone will love this historical romance of spicy hockey.
