Audiobook6 hours
Blurred Lines
Written by Lauren Layne
Narrated by Mason Lloyd and Allison Pike
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
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 that 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.Contains mature themes.
Author
Lauren Layne
Lauren Layne is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than three dozen romantic comedies. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide. Lauren’s work has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal, and Inside Edition. She is based in New York City.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I won't say it's great but it is totally worth the time it let you see all the shapes of friends who start to feel different to each other and can't talk about it because that may destroy their freindship
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narration in the book was awesome!! I laughed out loud the whole story.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I enjoyed this book
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Solidly cute, and a tad annoying bc of the conflict...
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was a friends to lovers romance. It wasn't remarkable, it wasn't terrible, it was fine. It was a quick read without anything too ansty or unpredictable. It contained a lot of miscommunication leading to both parties taking longer to get a clue than it should have. Three stars.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely ADORED this book!! It's a sexy, fun, and a friends to lovers trope I love. The banter between Parker and Ben had me hooked right from the beginning and I couldn't put it down until I read the last page. The writing and pace of the book are fantastic as you would expect from this author. Although the storyline has been written many times, this author's humorous twists make it fresh and new. This is a book I would highly recommend.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have read Lauren Layne's previous works and I have liked them but this book?! I loved it! I LOVE the best-friends-to-lovers trope. I always have high expectations for this trope and this book did not disappoint. Parker and Ben have been the best of friends since their freshman year in college. After six years, they are still best friends, living together and they don't have feelings towards one another. Parker is somewhat happy in her relationship with her boyfriend and Ben is happily flirting and hooking up. But then Parker's boyfriend dumps her because he needs a break and Parker starts to consider having no strings attached sex with whoever. But she realizes she wants to have fun with sex and the only way to do that is to hook up with someone she knows, someone she trusts, someone who will not make it awkward once they have done the deed. All of the arrows point to Ben.What if the right guy to scratch my sexual itch is the one who makes me laugh? The one I can talk to.What if the right guy . . .Has been right in front of me?*The friendship between Parker and Ben, even after six years, is so intact and loyal. They have such witty banter that will have you smiling and laughing, too. But they also have their serious talks. They seek each other for advice, for a shoulder to cry on, just what every best friend would do. Ben has stayed by Parker's side in one of the most earth-shattering experiences of her life and Parker has given Ben a friend and a family. This pair has gone through so much together. A pair like this will obviously soon start having feelings towards one another and sparks will fly like you have never seen before.Ben and my no strings attached relationship? Yeah. Turns out that there are suddenly strings after all. And I'm completely tangled in them.*The chemistry between them is out of this world. The sex scenes were steamy as hell. I was at work reading and had to look over my shoulder, just in case. I loved the sex scenes because they were really fun. I mean, they were hot of course but because Ben and Parker have been friends for years, the sex was very comfortable between them and funny, at times. Parker would crack me up with some of her excuses. It really was something that I think everyone would want to have with their partner—to have fun, have intimacy and be comfortable all at the same time.I have to admit I was surprised by the characters in this story. You know how the male is almost always very sure of himself and what he wants. Well, Ben is kind of the opposite. Even though he's smart, he doesn't see his achievements—he actually tries to downplay them because he thinks he didn't do a good job or tries to justify his achievements. His family wanted him to become a lawyer but he chose his own path. Since then, his family hasn't been supportive and he has been on his own until Parker arrived. Ben really struggles with his self-esteem and it was nice to read about his character and completely see his vulnerable side, even though he is a total man-whore.Parker's family is very tight and they have received Ben with open arms since he was introduced. I loved reading about Ben's relationship with Parker's mom and dad. It wasn't much but what the author wrote was enough to make my heart melt and feel happy that Ben could at least have a family in Parker's parents. The other character I really loved but at the same time would have my hate moments was Lori, who's Parker best friend and coworker. I have to admit that she was a good friend to Parker but she really had a major crush on Ben and that put me off for a while and I felt bad for her but at the same time, I hated that she had her sights on him. In the end, I ended up liking her again so all is good.I highly recommend this book to everyone who is looking for a refreshing and funny New Adult story. This is one that could probably leave you wanting more like it happened with me.*Quotes taken from advanced copy which may not end up in final copy.*
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I saw some of the mixed reviews that this book was getting on Goodreads, I have to admit that I was a little nervous about jumping into it. As it turns out, I had nothing to worry about. I liked this book a lot. Something about the way that this story was told just worked perfectly for me. The main idea behind this novel isn't really original. Friends with benefits who end up wanting to be more than friends. If you are a fan of romance, I know that you have read a book with that general idea. You probably saw the movie too. This isn't even the first friends with benefits book that I have read this year now that I am thinking about it. Let's just say that there weren't a whole lot of surprises in this book but who cares because I really enjoyed the way that the story was told.This book is told from alternating points of view. I don't always like that method of storytelling but I think it worked really well in this case. I liked Ben and Parker and I really liked knowing what each of them were thinking. I think that this book would not have had the same impact if only it had only been told from one of the character's point of view. Each character had a wonderfully distinct voice and I never had to stop and think about who was telling the story. I liked the chemistry that the pair had together. Even at the very beginning of the story when they were both firmly in the friend zone, their interactions were comfortably fun with an underlying chemistry that they were keeping under control. Once the benefits portion of the book began and the need for control was gone, I really enjoyed watching the pair realize that what they had was different.When they came across the big problem in the story, I did want to sit both of them done and smack them. I don't know why they didn't just tell each other what they were feeling instead of making assumptions. They did talk things out fairly quickly and I liked how the book ended. I would recommend this book to contemporary romance fans that enjoy a good friends to lovers story. I am so glad that I discovered Lauren Layne's books. I just love the way that she tells a story and I am always left with a huge smile on my face. I am wondering if she sleeps because she seems to have a new book out every couple of months. I can't wait to get my hands on more of her work. I received an advance reader edition of this book from Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley for the purpose of providing an honest review.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I received this free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. What a sweet novel. Friends since freshman year of college and still talking to each other, let alone living with each other? That's rare - or at least it is for me!Although any person could tell that there were subtle signs they weren't just best friends. Shame on their friends for not seeing it sooner. I hated the miscommunication - or rather the lack of communication they were keeping from each other by the end of the novel. If one of them would have just opened their mouth and said what they were thinking rather than what they thought the other one wanted to hear, things could have gotten less dramatic. But I really did enjoy this novel. Parker and Ben are definitely made for each other. Even if they moved at the speed of a sloth to figure this out!