#ezra palaszczuk

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In an official relationship for thirty seconds and the sex stops. I knew it would happen, but I don't think it's supposed to happen this fast.

Ezra Palaszczuk

Egotistical Puckboy (Chapter Twenty-Nine) by Eden Finley & Saxon James

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Egotistical puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Summary:

EZRA

Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?

If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.

Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.

Which I don't.

Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.

He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.

I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.

ANTON

When it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.

I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and l've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.

My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.

He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.

We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.

That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.

Review:

Enemies to FBW to lovers done so so well.

Both Anton and Ez are such good and complex characters, I went into this book expecting plotless smut - my brain needed a bit of a break and you guys know I love my smut readings - but I was surprised by not only how well rounded these characters were and the clear grow they both go through the book.

Of course the smut was also actually good, so in all it was a well rounded up book that even made me tear up a little! There's other books in this series focusing on different couples and I'm gonna try to get through them before I need to cancel my KU.

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Puckboys (book 1): Egotistical Puckboy by Eden Finley & Saxon James

EZRA

Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?

If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.

Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.

Which I don't.

Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.

He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.

I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.

ANTON

When it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.

I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and l've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.

My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.

He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.

We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.

That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59623625-egotistical-puckboy

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October 30, 2022

My Review: 4/5 Stars

An enemies to lovers story that has all the best aspects of that trope. We got the undeniable chemistry and the witty banter that keeps you laughing. Ezra and Anton are such a great pairing and highly entertaining. Ezra is nonstop and doesn't know how to stop talking. He's flirty and loquacious and isn't afraid to be himself. Oh, and has the biggest ego of any hockey player you meet. Anton can be more on the quiet side. However, Ezra riles him up to the point where quiet takes a backseat. He can keep up with Ezra without even trying and brings Ezra ego back down to earth while also dishing out his own. Couldn't get enough of these two. What starts out as a one night stand turns into more when Anton is traded to Ezra's team. The two of them form a relationship though neither will admit that the arrangement they have is exactly that. As they juggle to keep their relationship secret since Anton is out but not to the point where he has it broadcasted to the world in fear that it will overshadow his hockey, they also have to work hard on and off the ice to  get that championship win. Really fun story as they two juggle their feelings and get that W. I also realized that characters we met showed up in a series released before this, so I gotta back try after I finish up this series. Especially when I saw who's book is next. Lots of great characters and I'm looking forward to exploring this world!

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Review: Puck Drills & Quick Thrill (CU Hockey #5) by Eden Findlay and Saxon James

Review: Puck Drills & Quick Thrill (CU Hockey #5) by Eden Findlay and Saxon James

Rating: 4.5 🌈 I looked for this story after reading these authors’ new series , Puckboy. There ,some events and secondary characters that were referenced in Egotistical Puckboy , drew from this story. Westly Dalton , who was the NHL player roommate and bestie of D-man Ezra Palaszczuk, is the man who left his career to raise his younger siblings after the death of his parents. Ezra makes an…

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Book Review: Egotistical Puckboy

Puckboys (Book 1) by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Source: Google Images

EZRA

Partying, dudes, and hockey. What more could a gay NHL player want?

If it weren't for Anton Hayes, my life would be perfect.

Not that he affects my life in any way. At all. That would imply I care what the winger from Philly thinks of me.

Which I don't.

Not even a one-night stand with him can thaw his misplaced animosity toward me.

He says I'm the one with the ego, but he can talk. He rivals me for most egotistical puck boy in the league.

I hate him as much as he hates me. Even if I crave a repeat.

ANTON

When it comes to hockey, I'm all about the game.

I've worked for years to be one of the best in the league, and l've done it without splashing my orientation all over the tabloids.

My hockey image is one I've carefully cultivated, and after one night with Ezra Palaszczuk, I risk it all.

He's cocky, obnoxious, and has an ego bigger than Massachusetts. And okay, maybe he's the sexiest man I've ever known.

We'll never get along. Not when we sleep together. Not even when my possessive streak awakens.

That doesn't stop us from falling into bed together over and over again.

Source: Goodreads (2022)

I Did Not Expect To Enjoy This Book So Much

For the longest time, I refused to pick up this series because one, it's an extremely popular MM romance series over at BookTok. You know, books hyped up by BookTok are very hits or misses, I usually take it with a grain of salt. And two, it's so ice hockey focused, I really did not know how to feel about it because I am not a fan of reading ice hockey romances. I do read them but I do not actively seek them out.

I honestly was not expecting much when I finally decided to read Egotistical Puckboy. Just saying, I am not sure if it was because of my low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised at how mature this book was (for some reason, I expected it to be an immature read). I really liked this book.

Writing style and flow of story play an important role in my enjoyment with books. I would not consider Egotistical Puckboy to be fast-paced but the authors did not drag on unnecessarily. Moreover, the way this book was written, it made reading easy. If it's not obvious yet, this is my first Finley and/or James book but if the writing makes reading their books so easy and fun, I would delve into their bibliography more.

A little more on the writing style, I really liked the balance of romance, sports and smut in this book. Other than that, the sports part, holy hell. I don't know or like ice hockey but the way it was written here, I found myself enjoying reading those bits a lot. It was as if instead of reading about it, I was actually there witnessing the games. Like I said, definitely a fun read.

Moving on to the actual book itself, when it comes to sports romances, the main characters are usually the reason I like or dislike a book. In this case, Anton is quite underwhelming unless we're talking about his jealousy then that's a little more entertaining. The MVP here is Ezra. I don't think I have ever adored a more sunshine-y character with Golden Retriever energy as much as I adored Ezra. The way Anton fell for Ezra was also the way I grew an adoration for that character.

The next time I pick up a book with a following over on BookTok, I will try to go in with as little expectation as possible. Every time I read a hyped book with any sort of expectations, majority of the time, I end up getting disappointed. Then I go into books with no expectation like this, I end up having a good time with it.

Case in point? This book.

Rating: ★★★★☆