In
a novel that’s perfect for fans of Abbi Glines and Jessica Sorensen, USA
Today bestselling author Lauren Layne delivers a sexy take on the timeless
question: Can a guy and a girl really be “just friends”?
When
Parker Blanton meets Ben Olsen during her freshman year of college, the
connection is immediate—and platonic. Six years later, they’re still best
friends, sharing an apartment in Portland’s trendy Northwest District as they
happily settle into adult life. But when Parker’s boyfriend dumps her out of
the blue, she starts to wonder about Ben’s no-strings-attached approach to
dating. The trouble is, even with Ben as her wingman, Parker can’t seem to get
the hang of casual sex—until she tries it with him.
The
arrangement works perfectly . . . at first. The sex is mind-blowing, and their
friendship remains as solid as ever, without any of the usual messy romantic
entanglements. But when Parker’s ex decides he wants her back, Ben is shocked
by a fierce stab of possessiveness. And when Ben starts seeing a girl from
work, Parker finds herself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. With their
friendship on the rocks for the first time, Parker and Ben face an alarming
truth: Maybe they can’t go back. And maybe, deep down, they never want to.
Blurred Lines is
about one of my favorite romance themes, friends to lovers. There is just something about falling for
your friend that could go oh so very wrong, or could be the best thing to
happen because this person is your friend, they know you, they are already a
big part of your life and then you move into the romance side. Maybe that is a little bit of the fairytale
that all people who fall in love want to believe in, that the person who you
love will also be your friend. So I was
super excited to start Blurred Lines because of all those things I just
mentioned above. Sadly for me, it didn’t
really work for me, I had a hard time staying interested in Ben and Parker’s
story. It just fell flat for me, I just
didn’t feel the connection between the two; and Parker was not a favorite character
for me at all. I really wanted to like
this one but in the end for me it was just okay.
This is only the second book that I have read by this author
and I am still up in the air about if this is one that I want to continue
reading or not. Now please don’t take
that as a negative. Her books are good,
but for me they haven’t been “oh my god that was amazing!”, I am not sure if I
haven’t clicked well with her style yet or as a reader I just don’t have that
connection with her characters. What
hasn’t worked for me personally may work for someone else. I am not willing to throw in the towel just
yet with this author.
BUY NOW
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Lauren Layne is the USA Today
Bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Prior to becoming an author, Lauren
worked in e-commerce and web-marketing. In 2011, she and her husband moved from
Seattle to New York City, where Lauren decided to pursue a full-time writing
career. It took six months to get her first book deal (despite ardent
assurances to her husband that it would only take three). Since then, Lauren's
gone on to publish ten books, including the bestselling Stiletto series, with
several more on the way in 2015.
Lauren currently lives in Chicago with her husband and spoiled Pomeranian. When not writing, you'll find her at happy hour, running at a doggedly slow pace, or trying to straighten her naturally curly hair.
1 comment:
Thank you for taking the chance on BLURRED LINES!
Post a Comment