The Pucking Coach's Daughter

De: S. Massery

Narrado por: Alyssa Avery, Teddy Hamilton, Gregory Salinas, Alex Kydd

Trust no one.

I learn that the hard way after hockey star Carter Masters stabs me in the back and turns our rival school against me.

Suddenly, I'm public enemy number one at Framingham State. Just a year later, that's exactly where I'm forced to enroll.

No one has forgotten what I did. The anti-Sydney campaign is led by two gorgeous, psycho hockey players. Oliver Ruiz, captain, and Penn Walker, the devastating goalie.

They have me in their sights the moment I step foot on their campus. Where they lead, the rest of the students follow. They won't stop until I'm gone and Carter's team faces payback.

My only solace from the constant bullying comes from a blocked number that keeps texting me.

As much as Oliver and Penn want to, they can't drive me off completely. Because even at the worst moments, I know I'm not going anywhere.

After all, I'm their coach's daughter.

©2024 S. Massery (P)2024 Podium Audio

just ok

Um, it was ok. I'm not sure why everyone was so in love with Sydney. She didn't seem like anything special to me. There was nothing super special about this book either. There was some bullying before they fell in love with her golden vagina, some weird high school girl pranks in the bathroom, some very strange texting with L (that whole exchange could have been written out of the story), lots of breaking and entering, somno, period play, but not much plot. The whole mom/police thing was ridiculous too

The audio was pretty good. It would have been great in duet/full cast narration. But it was pretty good.

I probably won't revisit this one.

Wow! That was crazy!… but sooo good😊😏👏🏻

Massery never disappoints! I enjoyed this book a lot and of course I loved the audiobook❤️ Definitely recommend!👏🏻

It was a struggle to get through it

I’m a fan of dark romance but there were just so many things that fell flat. I rarely give negative reviews just move onto the next book but I invested so much time trying to care about anything in this story, and unfortunately,I should have passed. Love the author but this was a letdown for me. To each his or her own!

Why:

Female narrator - voice was flat and monotone, no idea what drove her decisions, felt zero emotion or chemistry, it was like she was just there for the next guy to f her. She narrated like 80% of the book and what felt like the first 5 hours so it was painful to listen.

Male narrators - Huge fan of Teddy Hamilton and Carter. I wish it was duet narration - at least the sex scenes would have been hotter.

Storyline - the mom plot was unnecessary, except the bracelet (which is what started this whole spiral of events). If Sidney was so close to these guys, WHY didn’t she confess to Oliver that’s what she was looking for when she broke in. And at the very end it was like a blip, “ heres your bracelet”. Weird.

I’ve read quad stories that were so much sexier because of the chemistry between all the characters. Aside from maybe 3 quad scenes it was just one after another taking turns. No sizzle at all. The dominant control was barely there aside from the bullying and taking her whenever they wanted, with zero objection from Sidney.

12 hour book equated to bullying, banging, torture, stalkers, and lots of sex (which is usually fine by me!! No chemistry or emotional depth killed it for me). Didn’t make me happy, sad, hot, terrified, or satisfied with the conclusion. Oh, and beware of triggers if that isn’t your thing!!!

Sorry! I tried to like it.

OMG

Probably my favorite book. Dark, dirty, and delicious. I've read/listened to the author before and I have enjoyed all of them but this one has everything I love. Beware of the trigger warnings.

🔥🔥🔥

Sydney decides to go all Mission Impossible and break into the home of Oliver, the hockey captain from her school’s biggest rival, in a daring quest to snag back her lost treasure. While on her undercover adventure, she stumbles upon the ultimate golden ticket: his team’s playbook for the big game against her own squad! Naturally, she whips out her phone and snaps some sneaky pics to send to her ex, Carter, who’s now captain of her team. Fast forward to game day, and Oliver’s team takes a total nosedive into defeat. But oh snap—Sydney’s little escapade gets exposed! Now she’s left scrambling, losing her scholarship and begging her dad (who just happens to be the coach at the school she betrayed) for a lifeline. But wait—what happens when she catches the eye of the dreamy captain and goalie? Can she skate her way through this mess? I was on the edge of my seat, heart racing with every twist and turn! And don’t forget your headphones; the audiobook is pure magic! With star-studded performances from Alyssa Avery, Teddy Hamilton, Gregory Salinas, and Alex Kydd, you’ll be hooked from start to finish!

4 Stars

In the end, this book was good. I am not a huge fan of the multiple partners trope, but I loved the Hockey Gods series so I wanted to give this book a try. It’s very dark, so please read the trigger warnings. It’s a little crazy how much bad stuff happens to one character. Carter was my favorite. He is dark, but he did the very least terrible things to Sydney and he’s so caring with her. He also has loved her the longest. It’s obvious from the beginning of the book how much Carter loves Sydney. In my opinion, Oliver and Penn just can’t come back from what they did to her. I almost didn’t finish it a couple of times simply bc I wasn’t a fan of what was going on, but I the book kept me interested enough to push through and find out what happens. I’m still not a fan of the why choose trope, but this book was well written.

great story ~ want more

although I could have definitely used a warning about some of the content ~ I enjoyed to characters and found myself wanting to know about them and their story.

Holy Tropes

This book had a lot of tropes. So many that it became kinda disjointed in the plot. 3/5 overall read. Good as a distraction in between other books. FMC made choices that didn't make sense to me. MMCs were protective but also mean.

Hockey
Bully Romance
CNC
Masked Men
Self Harm
Almost Rape
RH
Found Family

just blah

It was kind of boring which is crazy because I love Teddy Hamilton. it was horrible

A++ for the voice Actors

The story, the spice, the voice acting everything delivered!
The audio book version of this is a MUST!