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Throttled by Lauren Asher

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nineinchnails's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

i was not a fan of this if i am honest. it was an easy read in that it didn't take much brain power for me to read but i kept putting it down because i hated the writing. the premise was somewhat unique though and that got me to finish but i just don't think it was enough. 'bad writing' is fairly vague but (despite the attempt with noah) there was little to no depth or development for the characters nor their relationships. the dialogue was painful to read; a lot of it felt like in some fantasies where the author needs to infodump and just uses dialogue to do it, which comes off stilted and unnatural at best. i didn't like the pacing either, but that could just be me being nitpicky because i wanted it to be over faster rather than an objective flaw. also at no point during this book did i understand why noah and maya fell for each other - just physical attraction and vibes from what i could see - and it was beyond unsatisfying to read about them together. this feels like a book that i will completely forget within 3 hours but i've heard that the series gets better at some point, so i'll probably return to it later.

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whut_'s review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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thebooknook180's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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

3.75

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shaykay's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Lauren Asher is an author that I've been curious about, but honestly, I needed help figuring out where to start. I keep seeing The Fine Print appear everywhere and now Love Redesigned, so I've been curious about her books. But I finally picked up the audiobook for Throttled, and it was terrific. I loved the racing angle. I haven't really read any racing books. I liked the forbidden love angle in it, but I wish we had more of the playboy past causing issues because he had a vast past, and they would've called drama somewhere. I really want to continue this series!

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cielosiluminado's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

not really sure what i was expecting when i first started this series but after completing this book, it made me want to start watching F1.

this was a fun read with forbidden romance, brother's rival, close proximity tropes. and i ate it all up.

[T]he most beautiful thing about her is how her eyes light up with happiness when she grins, an infectious smile.

maya alatorre is sweet, too patient, and kind. she is always so supportive of her brother's F1 career — even if it outshone hers — she rooted for him all the way and didn't hold grudges against him. she's as unproblematic as they come. not only that, she knows exactly what she wants and isn't afraid to say or do what she needed to achieve it. she's also emotionally intelligent and willing to set clear boundaries from the start, like she knew she couldn't do a FwB type of relationship with noah and turned him down, despite how much it hurt her at the time. very impressive.

Looks like I went to hell and back, scoring an angel along the way.

noah slade is your typical competitive, F1 "American Prince" driver. a damaged bad boy womanizer with a horrible upbringing — who secretly has a heart of gold and a romantic — and was always ready to man up for the woman he loves. i am still so impressed at the character growth he went through in the book. the man literally went to therapy to better himself to try and be even half the man deserving of maya's love. he worked so hard, truly redeeming himself.

“Maya?” his voice rasps.
“Yup?”
“Keep talking. I love hearing your voice.”

noah and maya's relationship was sweet and spicy. their chemistry… explosive . it started off as insta-lusty, but developed into something so deeply beautiful. some of the scenes made me swoon so hard, smiling like an idiot. they were always supporting and encouraging each other to strive and be the best. and the communication these two partook in and owning up to their own mistakes and shortcomings? *chefs kiss* like their overall relationship, the spicy scenes were sweet and spicy. just how i like it.

the reasons why it isn't rated higher is because the overall conflict and resolution fell flat to me. it was lackluster. i would've liked to see more drama. also, there was some cringey dialogues here and there, but that wasn't that big a deal for me.

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olivia_v's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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mabs_grace's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I mean the characters are diverse in terms of the fact that they’re all from different countries but I’m pretty sure they’re all white…

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xapoptosisx's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-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

4.25

A very strong 4.25, I actually really liked the main characters and there relationship surprisingly was really healthy and sweet (also this is not erotica idk why its classed as that). I probably won't read the next book cause I really didn't like Sophie or Liam that much in this one to read from there pov and relationship but I may read jaxs book cause I quite liked him.

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bergha1998's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

3.75

I’m not much of a sport romance girl, but this F1 backdrop was fun. With all the traveling and parties. I really liked Maya as a character, so well rounded and sweet/sassy. Noah’s character arch is what I always want from this archetype of MMC. Their chemistry was great. Though Noah’s parents can rot in hell.

Sports Romance, Player MMC, Mutual Pining, 3 🔥

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thiamoorhouse's review against another edition

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lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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