Bend the Pucking Rules by: Rachel Leigh

Bend the Pucking Rules (Ice Lords #2)
Author: Rachel Leigh
Published: July 2025
Publisher: Rachel Leigh
Pages: 309
Format: ARC eBook
Rating: 5/5
Summary:

Bend The Pucking Rules is the second book in the sexy and suspenseful Ice Lords Series. An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, Dark College Hockey Romance.

I know too much and now, I’m paying the price.

One secret shattered my world.
Three boys wrecked my life.
And one of them just might own my heart—if only he could remember.

As Callan fights to piece together the memories we shared and the time we lost, I’m caught in the crossfire of rival teams, bitter betrayals, and players who would love nothing more than to watch me fall.

Someone is out there.
Whispering. Watching. Waiting.
And if I want to survive, I’ll have to trust the very people who broke me.

Aidric. Sebastian.
Maybe even Callan

Sebastian says he hates me.
But hate doesn’t burn this hot.
I see it in his eyes. I feel it every time he looks at me.
I’m just not sure if his fire is meant to save me, or burn me.

When Callan finally remembers, will it be enough to put us back together?
Or will the bond I’m building with his best friend tear us all apart?

They say you can’t have the best of both worlds.
But I’m beginning to realize, the three of us were never meant to live by the rules.

Review:

First, I'd like to thank Rachel and team for sending me an ARC copy to review! After book 1, I was hooked and super excited to continue the series! With that being said, there's 2 things... 1, I need book 3 like ASAP and 2, personally I would read this series in order to really understand what's going on better. You can read it out of order and still understand the gist, but personally I would read it starting with book 1 to fully invest in these characters & the story that's building!

I was HOOKED from the beginning. Since you start off where book 1 ends, it was like jumping back immediately to what's been going on. I couldn't put this story down! The way Rachel is able to make you hate and love characters so easily has your head doing funny things, but I have to say that the growth that Sebastian and Avery have in this book was amazing! You see things a little differently like she does and that's why it's so easy for her to start to actually feel something for him, even after everything she's gone through previously. But don't let that fool you, because like myself, she still has heart eyes for Callan and I was rooting for them the entire time, even if things started to take a bit of a turn.

As you get through the story, there's still this underlying issue of someone watching them and that alone was drawing me in so much, wanting to find out who it is, and trying to play detective myself. Of course I have my speculations but we'll find out in the next book I hope!

I want to take a moment though to talk about Sebastian. Because there are a couple moments that I won't dive too much into for spoilers, but the way he was able to take care of Avery and things going on with her family was actually the sweetest. Again, remembering the little things goes a long way, and you see him slowly shedding some layers to get to that soft and sweet guy inside.

Throughout the story, Avery is trying to help Callan remember what they are, and what they've gone through to get to where they are now, all the while she's been spending more time with Sebastian who's also trying to keep her safe. He says it's for Callan... but we all know he's got hit with the love bug as well. Watching him turn from ruthless and cold to comforting, calm, and caring? It was perfect! You start to see and feel the way Avery does which makes for an interesting story!

Now getting towards the end, I did not expect what happened at all! It was intense and perfect and left you on that cliffhanger we all know and love to hate, and I can't wait to read book 3 and finally figure it all out! Not to mention the amount of spicy moments Avery is having with these guys... Y'all are gonna need a hose to cool you down, damn!

Overall, this was an amazing story! It was thrilling, addictive, emotional, hot, swoony and a book you could not put down. I was left on the edge of my seat, drawn to the characters and wondering what was going to happen next! It was amazing!

That's all for my review, I hope you enjoyed it, and be sure to get your copy and binge this series today!

So until next time, keep reading!

Your Graduated Bookworm!! :)