Blind Side

“I didn't have main character energy. I was more of the quirky, cute best friend with all the sage advice.”
Synopsis
College footballer Clay needs a fake girlfriend to make his ex jealous and want him back. Fellow student and PR co-ordinator on the team Giana wants to get the attention of her crush, and maybe learn a bit about seduction too. So they fake-date.

“You don't want to be someone's muse, you want to be someone's undoing. And let me tell you, Kitten... You're mine.”
Tropes and Themes

• Sports romance (college football)
• Fake dating
• First time

“The more I pretended like she was mine to tease like that, the more it felt like she really was.”

My Thoughts

• Clay and Giana are supposed to be college students (around 19 years old I think) but the act and read as older. It felt like this book could have just as easily been set within an NFL team and the characters would have fit better.
• Cute romance - the fake dating and third act conflict go as you would expect and the end is cheesy but it felt accurate to the characters and nicely done. You know what you're getting with this book and enjoy getting there. Personally, I'd have preferred it without the third act (view spoiler) conflict, but that's my view most of the time with these things.
• Good chemistry between Clay and Giana and a healthy relationship with a positive approach to and portrayal of sexuality.
• Giana is a genre-savvy reader of spicy romance books. I loved how Clay read her tabbed books to learn what she likes - great book boyfriend energy!

“Another tip you picked up from my books?”

“Those things are like a treasure map. Just follow the tabs and highlights to find the pot of gold.”