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Shiver

For Puck's Sake, Book 1

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Shiver

By: Crea Reitan
Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain, Simon Dornet
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A touch so intimate, a kiss so deep…

Egon Wolf is on a hockey scholarship but failing at everything else. Knowing he's going to lose his ride if he doesn't get his academic act together, he seeks out a tutor.

Rakesh Aahnu is a dual major and dangerous when bored. What he enjoys more than anything is the challenge of making straight men fall for him before walking away. Just because he can.

Both Egon and Rakesh are about to discover that life has a way of throwing you in the sin bin when you least expect it.

And when faced with an unfamiliar play? All you can do is shiver.

Shiver is an LGBT+ story intended for mature listeners.

©2023 Crea Reitan (P)2023 Podium Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Sports Hockey
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Talented hockey player Egon Wolf is panicking because he’s failing most of his subjects and could lose his college scholarship. He seeks out renowned tutor Rakesh Aahnu who has never failed to get a student up to pass level and the two men form a solid friendship and much more. Soon Egon is gaining better grades and performing better than ever on the field. What Egon doesn’t know is that he is just one of a long line of conquests for Rakesh who enjoys the challenge of wooing and bedding straight men like Egon. Only this time, Rakesh is developing feelings and he panics when he doesn’t know how to handle them.

I really enjoyed this steamy gay-for-you / college sports romance. Egon was like a sweet, bouncy golden retriever who needed a firm hand to keep him under control and he became over-reliant on Rakesh. Rakesh was more complex and harder to love: he’d never had a serious relationship, seemed abrupt and standoffish when it suited him, and was almost forensic in his calculated manipulation of the straight men he’d be bedded then abandoned. His abandonment and avoidance of Egon was so comprehensive, it really hurt to watch the effect on Egon. However, this was largely about Rakesh’s learning from his own remorse and dealing with his distrust of relationships, and that was a very satisfying journey—I really appreciated it. Crea Retain is a new author to me. The book needed a little editing but I’ll definitely seek out more! 🎧 New-to-me audio narrators Simon Dornet (as Egon) and Shawn K Jain (as Rakesh) were also both excellent, looking forward to the rest of the audio series!

Satisfying angsty / steamy sports college romance!

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This is a college hockey romance, featuring Rakesh Aahnu and Egan Wolf and is the first interconnected standalone book of the Puck’s Sake Series. This is a reread for me, needed to reread before I jump into the rest of the series.

Egon is on a hockey scholarship, he is a great player but is failing in his classes and is currently dating a puck bunny, Rakesh is studying his graduate degree and is a tutor when absolutely necessary as a favour to his uncle, the hockey coach. Rakesh also has the hobby of seducing straight men.

It doesn’t take long into the tutoring for Rakesh to set his sights on Egon. The narration of both these characters is fantastic, the way Rakesh’s POV is delivered is so spot on with how I thought his manner could be.

Their relationship development is a roller coaster, but it ends with a gorgeous all-in HEA. The book is super spicy and, holy moly, the bonus scene was crazy spicy. I’m really looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I’m half tossing up whether to wait for the rest of the audiobooks or just jump in.

Tropes include:
Hockey player / Tutor
MM college romance
Bi awakening
Protective / Possessive
Praise / Good boy
Dom / Sub
Falls hard / all-in vibes
HEA

Story of Egon and Rakesh

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That narrators weren’t my favourites, there was not enough difference between the voices for me.
But the portrayal of Egon’s depression was visceral.
Ultimately I enjoyed it and might look into the rest of the series.

Pretty good for a freebie

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Rake is an absolutely unlikable character, he’s a user & stalker, as a result I found this book incredibly hard to finish. Did not like the narrator for Rake either.

Did not enjoy

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