Powerfully Pucked: A Curvy Girl Hockey Romcom

by Olivia M Green

How do I let my besties get me into such random messes?

Wake up to the power being out.
Shower in the freezing cold water under the light of a flashlight.
Late to work.
Have to work my department alone.
Send my boss a raunchy love poem by accident.
And at lunch, I spill coffee all over the boss' son and the stunningly gorgeous man he's with.

How does this get worse, you ask?

I'm a PR rep for the Stickville Danglers Hockey team, and so are my two best friends. Well, one of them has a crush on a player, so he signs all three of us up for his new gym program. Why did I have to get included?

The only exercise I like to do is in bed, thanks very much.

But then I see him. Sam. Forward for the Stickville Danglers. The same gorgeous guy whose coffee I spilled all over the day before and called a name I won't repeat here.

Can this get any worse?

(The Stickville Danglers Hockey Romcoms are interconnected standalones and can be read in any order.)

Genres: Sports, Sports Romance, Hockey Romance

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2025

Reviews

[Kimberly Prytherch]

This was a fun story, I loved the characters and that the FMC was curvy. There were some inconsistencies that drove me a little nuts at one point, so 4 stars instead of 5

[BettyLovesBooks]

DNF at 20% as the MCs have only just met at 1/5 of the way into a 165-page novella, and a side character who barely knows the FMC is talking about her as if he’s been her bestie for years, and barely anything has happened… oh and so far I feel the office manager has been described more than the MCs, as all I know is that the FMC has blonde curls, while the MMC is tall with “silky, dark hair”, good-looking and an accent that is “maybe British… but not Asian at all”… umm…
It doesn’t bode well…

[Spookie Mo]

While this romance had a promising setup, it ultimately fell flat. As a plus size reader, I really appreciated how authentic the female main character’s internal monologue felt in the first half of the book, particularly when capturing the real world anxieties of navigating dating and daily life. However, that relatable foundation was quickly undermined by a rushed, instalove dynamic and a frustratingly cliché third act plot twist and breakup that made the heroine come across as pitiful rather than complex. On top of that, readers looking for a true sports romance will be disappointed: actual hockey makes up maybe 5% of the book, with the remaining pages dominated by a repetitive, gym trainer routine that completely skipped the actual romantic build up. Every workout scene followed the exact same formula: she struggled, he corrected her form from behind, she miraculously succeeded, and she conveniently tumbled into his arms.
Beyond the weak character progression and lack of genuine chemistry, the writing quality severely dragged the reading experience down. Finishing this book felt like work due to blatant continuity errors that should have been caught in basic editing. In multiple instances, character names were mixed up, and clothing magically changed between pages, shifting from a dress to jeans mid scene. The story had plenty of initial potential, but between the repetitive beats, lack of substance, and total absence of polish, it ultimately flopped.

2/5 ⭐️
🏒 Hockey Romance
🏒 Plus Size FMC
🏒 Third Act Breakup
🏒 RomCom

[Justina]

There were so many inconsistencies and typos in this book that it became impossible to treat it seriously. Is MMC a goalie? yes and then suddenly no. Is the FMC wearing a dress or a pair of jeans? yes, apparently both (or maybe neither? who knows). The MMC has two different last names. The side character who barely knows the FMC shares thorough analysis of her past relationship history with the MMC. And there are sooo many pages detailing the workouts! Yhhh… The one good thing was the advice the FMC got from her friends when she was spiraling.

This book should have never been published as it is now. It has potential, but it’s clearly unfinished.

[Ashley Bidon]

This was a 2.5 ⭐️ read for me but rounded up since it was somewhat captivating for me!

I didn’t necessarily love that this was advertised as a hockey romance but most of their interactions were in the gym with the MMC as her trainer. The FMC wasn’t super tolerable and I felt she was kind of a “woe is me” girl.

[RizzoRen]

This feels too much like it's borrowing a lot from Coastal Coconuts, a PR plus size FMC that's representing the sports team the MMC is on.

there's one scene where they kiss and she says they're going to try it and then the next chapter he's struggling with working up the nerve to ask her out?

[Alena Darling]

Two pineapple on pizza references is too many, its not quirky. Inconsistent details and sometimes repetitive conversations. Still a cute, pining story