“I want you. I just… don’t want you to regret me. You’re the first person who’s been nice to me in a long time, and I don’t think I want to lose that.”
When I realized in Pucked Up who Ford was going to be paired with, I gasped. If you’ve read Zero Pucks, the first book in the series, then you probably feel a certain way about Killian. And with good reason. I was so curious to see how he was going to be redeemed because he was portrayed to be pretty awful in that first book. But, as this book reminds us, there are two sides to every story, and sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. I think it only took me until the 3rd chapter to start feeling sympathetic toward Killian. He was not at all what I thought he was, and I was quite sad for him and for what his life had become.
He was fortunate to cross paths with Ford, who is such a great guy. Ford’s not one to stand by while someone’s suffering. If there’s a way he can help, he will. And that’s how he ended up tangled with Killian. Even once he realized who Killian actually was, he couldn’t turn him away. And the more he got to know him, the harder it was to resist him. Even if starting a relationship with Killian would likely cost him one of the most important people in his life. The forbidden aspect of their relationship was done so well. They wanted each other so much and were falling fast, but they were forced to hold back their feelings, knowing how painful the fallout would be once they were discovered.
He loved me, and I loved him, and we couldn’t say the words because they would tear us to pieces.
They were so sweet together, though, and I was rooting for them to work it out. A big hurdle to their HEA was Tucker and how he would react. I won’t spoil anything, but I was happy with how that all turned out. A main theme in this series was the found family these guys have formed, and that played an important part in this book, too. Ford was worried that falling for Killian could cost him the family he’s found. But at the same time, we got to see Killian begin to find a place for himself in this little group, and how well he’d fit in if given the chance.
I’ve enjoyed this whole series, but this was the best of the three, in my opinion! I’m excited to see that there’s a spin-off series about some of the side characters. I look forward to that because Jonah and Micah were some of my favorite characters in these books!
“Ford,” he murmured, half-whine, half-gasp. “Ford, Ford.”
He said my name like it meant something. Like it was important.
Like I was worthy.
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