Misogyny in Helena Hunting’s PUCKED series towards ‘puck bunnies’ 🤮

I started reading Puked by Helena Hunting (no brackets cause I am NOT recommending this books) last night based on rec from this sub and OH-MY-GOD!! The blatent misogyny is appalling.

The FMC is constantly making slut shaming comments about ‘puck bunnies’ and how annoying and desperate they are. She also CONSTANTLY objectifies the ‘puck bunnies’ her step brother has sex with. It is absolutely GRATING! I hate that even with romance books—which as generally geared towards the female gaze and represent an idealistic loving relationship—are filled with this type of BS.

As a woman, it completely takes me out of the story if the FMC is constantly spewing misogynistic rhetoric. Also the FMC is ALSO HAVING SEX WITH THIS HOCKEY PLAYER, LIKE???

Justice for ‘puck bunnies’ and ‘jersey chasers’. I would love to read a romance where one of them is the FMC. Honestly, I find them more relatable than the FMC—like who wouldn’t be excited to see a cute and famous hockey player on a team you really like. 😐

The FMC comes off very ‘holier than thou’ and also makes CONSISTENT comments about how she “is normally such a good girl” and isn’t a whore who “has sex right after meeting someone”. The implication being that there is something morally deplorable about women who do regularly have hookups or one nights stands. AND MIND YOU THE FMC DID HAVE A ONE NIGHT STAND!!!

I’m so done with this catty bullshit where the FMC is so rude/unkind to other women in the sports space.

Anyone else noticed this?