Pucking Around by Emily Rath: An Epic Why-Choose Hockey Romance
But with the playoffs looming and old wounds threatening to tear us apart, I have to decide: play it safe, or risk it all for the kind of love that doesn’t follow any rules. Pucking Around Emily Rath -1- epub
Rath also uses the narrative to critique the rigid, often toxic masculinity inherent in professional sports. The character of Jake undergoes a gradual bisexual awakening, moving from a self-perception of being "straight" to embracing his romantic love for Caleb. The novel highlights the pervasive anti-gay bias in the NHL, framing the polycule's "coming out" as a radical challenge to the stereotype that masculinity is bound solely to heterosexuality. Conclusion Pucking Around by Emily Rath: An Epic Why-Choose