The Brotherly Shove is my first Emily Shacklette read, and a Swiftie coded, bisexual awakening, second chance football romance with spicy scenes hot enough to get me feeling some type of way is a hell of an introduction! This book sucked me in so fast, I devoured it in basically one sitting. It's a swoony "idiots to lovers" story with two guys who grew up in Philly, played together as the center and QB1 on their college football team, and now find themselves playing on the same pro team in San Francisco. 

     I appreciated that the love story wasn't focused on trauma and negativity. Sure, it is angsty and filled with the pining associated with believing your feelings are unrequited, but those are universal to us all. Shacklette tells a sweet sexy story of friends falling in love sprinkled with fun Swiftie "winks" in the form of lyrics and song titles that enrich the background and sentiment. The title of the book is even a reference to the QB sneak play Philly fave (and future hall of fame Center) Jason Kelce and the Eagles are known for. I also saw on her IG, that Shacklette said TBS is less spicy than her two previous books, and after experiencing how she writes sex and intimacy, I've put both of them towards the top of my TBR. I highly recommend The Brotherly Shove for any sports romance fan, even the ones who only watch to cheer on Taylor's boyfriend.😉.
     Thanks again to Truly Yours PR and Emily Shacklette for the ARC opportunity.