Ok so this book is outside of my usual but I was down to read it for 2 reasons; Formula 1 and the book club at work. I think I actually snort-laughed when we discussed it being chosen for this month as a "spicy but not too spicy" read. Anyways, I judged the hell out of the author for the way she wrote racetrack terms, F1 team roles, and tried to decide which driver was inspired by which IRL driver. Jax is obviously Hamilton-coded. Maya's brother seems to be Sainz. She definitely went the CW route of "everyone here is illogically attractive and horny," which is amusing and fits the genre. I ultimately decided that Noah is just a redeemed bad boy trope who falls for Maya aka aimless hot-but-doesnt-exercise college grad chick. They are not complex characters and do not have a complex supporting cast.

Some of their thoughts are written in such a cliche, stilted manner. I've read better on Tumblr fanfics but it's fine, the series is called DIRTY AIR ffs. Pretty sure the author watched Drive to Survive on Netflix & went OOOOOoooo new framework for basic romance novel--it works but it's rather silly. Yeah there's a couple sex scenes but nothing crazy if you've watched HBO in the last 2 decades.

My disappointment honestly centers on the ending being all happily-ever-after & no real conflict. Noah goes to therapy & resolved his issues within a season, they fall for each other and get engaged. Womp womp, no stakes to anything. No crash, no loss, nothing. It's a true fluff read.

Would I continue the series? Probably not, I prefer to read romance not based in reality lol. I need warring states and political/magical interference.

+10 points for no pregnancy trope