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cianajean02's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I hate the insta-love trope and even though this was SUPPOSED to be a rivals to lovers type of story, they instantly had a sexual attraction that made me uncomfortable to read. Very unrealistic view of attraction tbh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
bsikora002's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This read like a fanfic of the actual F1 circuit, before Danny left. Noah reminded me of a mixture of Max and Charles, with the family background and the color of the team.
The racing content itself was okay, but the pacing of everything felt so fast, especially in regard to Maya's adventures in the cities. They would be out exploring and then within the next few sentences, they would be back at the hotel getting ready. And the amount of time the characters spent checking each other out, I swear to god ðŸ˜
The racing content itself was okay, but the pacing of everything felt so fast, especially in regard to Maya's adventures in the cities. They would be out exploring and then within the next few sentences, they would be back at the hotel getting ready. And the amount of time the characters spent checking each other out, I swear to god ðŸ˜
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Car accident
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
mockingbird_'s review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
kamelleruano's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Didn’t really hit the mark for me, though I remember getting Asher’s books recommended a few months ago and decided to test it out now. I liked the description of the races, though I’m no F1 expert so take that as you will.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual content
adiloretto's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
El concepto de cierre es algo extraño. Todo el mundo habla de lo catártico que es, pero nadie dice nada del dolor que sientes justo antes, del valor que se necesita para aceptar algo tan difÃcil, de cómo te destroza saber que tienes que pasar página, no porque quieras, sino porque no te queda otra.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Car accident
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is my first racing romance and ai really enjoyed it! Between all the female fans throwing themselves at the racers and the danger of the sport, it is hard to imagine one of the top playboys will want to settle down. Noah meets his rival’s sister and it’s all over for him. I just love the found family and support they give each other in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Mental illness
rosie_valadez's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Car accident
Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
jelkebooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Goodness me, this book was bad. I really couldn't stand it. The only reason I didn't DNF this book is because I have really enjoyed other Lauren Asher books before. I truly don't know what went wrong with this one though. It truly didn't feel like it was written by the same author as her other books. I'm just blaming the fact this was her debut for that, but who knows?
Anyway, the writing in this book just felt extremely stiff to me. Nothing about it really felt natural. I don't know how else to explain it because I truly do not know enough about writing for that, but it truly did not work for me. It also got quite repetetive, and the dialogue truly makes you question if the author has ever had a conversation with another person before.
This book was also just all sex. It was exhausting. Everytime people would meet each other there would be a long disection of how hot they were. Sexual attraction is off the charts, not just between our two leads but also just between some side characters. It was truly annoying to read. I know nothing about any of these characters besides how many people would like to fuck them. It was the absolute worst. That also was brought into our romance. Every conversation Noah and Maya have together their inner monologue just keeps going on and on about how attracted they are to the other person or thinking of all the ways they can have sex together. They truly didn't have a single thought around each other that was unrelated to sex. And okay, if this was an erotica novel I probably wouldn't care. However, this is a romance. We're supposed to believe in their happily ever after. How am I supposed to believe in that when your entire relationship is just purely based on sex? Once they do actually get together we skip over the actual conversations they have getting to know each other, and instead just have sex scene after sex scene. I just really did not get the appeal.
On top of that I also just really hated Noah. He was such an asshole. His "redemption" also just didn't work for me. Like I mentioned before we never actually properly get to know these characters because its all sex around here so that whole part of it just felt disingenious. Maya also wasn't my favourite character, but that's just mostly because there truly wasn't a whole lot to hang on to. I'm honestly really hoping the rest of the series will be better because I truly do not have a single positive thing to say about this one.
Anyway, the writing in this book just felt extremely stiff to me. Nothing about it really felt natural. I don't know how else to explain it because I truly do not know enough about writing for that, but it truly did not work for me. It also got quite repetetive, and the dialogue truly makes you question if the author has ever had a conversation with another person before.
This book was also just all sex. It was exhausting. Everytime people would meet each other there would be a long disection of how hot they were. Sexual attraction is off the charts, not just between our two leads but also just between some side characters. It was truly annoying to read. I know nothing about any of these characters besides how many people would like to fuck them. It was the absolute worst. That also was brought into our romance. Every conversation Noah and Maya have together their inner monologue just keeps going on and on about how attracted they are to the other person or thinking of all the ways they can have sex together. They truly didn't have a single thought around each other that was unrelated to sex. And okay, if this was an erotica novel I probably wouldn't care. However, this is a romance. We're supposed to believe in their happily ever after. How am I supposed to believe in that when your entire relationship is just purely based on sex? Once they do actually get together we skip over the actual conversations they have getting to know each other, and instead just have sex scene after sex scene. I just really did not get the appeal.
On top of that I also just really hated Noah. He was such an asshole. His "redemption" also just didn't work for me. Like I mentioned before we never actually properly get to know these characters because its all sex around here so that whole part of it just felt disingenious. Maya also wasn't my favourite character, but that's just mostly because there truly wasn't a whole lot to hang on to. I'm honestly really hoping the rest of the series will be better because I truly do not have a single positive thing to say about this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Emotional abuse
julianacosta_01's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Car accident
anniemay011's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence