REVIEW: Puck Shots by Becca Jackson (Love The Game #5)

- October 07, 2025

PUCK SHOTS

Love The Game - Book Five

by Becca Jackson

Release Date: October 7, 2025

Review

I love a jock who roots for people and appreciates someone different from themselves. I especially love how this hockey player and science student find common ground in both their passions.

Eli is out of place in the KOK house, but with the help of Cosmo, he finds his footing in a mostly sporty frat.

These two have something special. Both embracing who each other is, often in small ways, and it is all kinds of wonderful. And the way they hype each other up to follow their dreams is pure goodness.

The story is a lot of fun too. Taking place largely during frat pledging season as well as in the hockey rink. There’s a lot of good-natured fun and ribbing, with plenty of amazing friends and family who make you smile.

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Synopsis

I’m here to play hockey, get drafted, and maybe break a few campus records while I’m at it. My plan is simple, keep my head down, my skates sharp, and my name on the scouts’ radar.

Babysitting a legacy was not part of the plan.

Eli shows up to rush Kappa Omega Kappa looking like he got lost on the way to chess club. He’s quiet, awkward, and clearly has no clue what he’s doing in a house full of loud, alpha-type frat bros. But on day one, his quiet confidence somehow gets under my skin.

Then he goes and builds this crazy program that helps fine-tune my slap shot, and I realize there’s way more to him than shy smiles and nervous energy. He’s brilliant, thoughtful, and kind of a menace in the best way.

I was supposed to keep an eye on him. Instead, I can’t stop looking.

And suddenly, the biggest thing on the line this season... might be my heart.

Join me and Willow Thomas, Becca Steele, Jodi Oliver, EM Denning, Becca Seymour, EM Lindsey, and Cora Rose for Love the Game, an exciting sports romance shared world series kicking off August 22nd!

Set around a group chat of athletes from the world of soccer, football, ice hockey, and rugby, this series is full of hot guys and all the tropes you love!

Each book can be read as a standalone, but there will be cameos that you might enjoy reading in order.