I haven't been in the mood for contemporary romances lately (much less sports ones!) and I never pick up books in the middle of a series first, but I saw someone post a review for this on instagram and something about it sounded like exactly what I needed as a palette cleanser right now, and it was!

Blurred Lines is a really sweet, angsty romance featuring long-time best friends hiding secret loves for one another, which is a combination of so many of my favorite tropes rolled into one. It wasn't anything ground-breaking and some plot moments seemed silly or over-the-top, but I don't mind that in a swoony romance. What mattered most was that the chemistry between these characters was absolutely there and I found myself rooting for their romance so easily!

Also, Brendan is clearly neurodivergent-coded and I saw myself so much in that depiction and the pain he carried about being told he was too much, too needy, too loud, etc. I think just about everyone who grows up neurodivergent knows what it's like to need to mask your truest self to please the people around you so they don't leave, and oof, it was tough to read his inner thoughts at times but I definitely related. 💔

I recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet queer sports romance, as long as you don't mind some tough topics (check my trigger warnings below if you need to!).

✨ Representation: both MMCs are bi/pan, multiple queer side characters, Brendan is implied to be neurodivergent