Throttled

rating - 3.5/5Did i think this book had a lot of clichès? yes. Did i still eat that shit up? absolutely.

To be fair, I haven't read anything in a while and just wanted something super fast paced and fun to get me back to reading and this was perfect for that.
Would i love it as much if i had been reading other romances right before this? maybe not. But reading is subjective, it depends on your moods; and it was the perfect time to pick this up. I've also loved f1 for a while now, and this book singlehandedly fed my romance and f1 obsession.

The writing wasn't perfect but i loved the rivals to teammates aspect. I was nervous about how formula one would be written about, but the author did a pretty great job; ( let's leave out maya talking over the radio, because it was solely for plot purposes. right? right.) i knew most of the terms but it was explained well enough for anyone who didn't know the sport.

I was comparing this to real world f1 constantly haha. was it just me or is bandini, ferrari? (but in an alternate world where ferrari don't mess up. And Noah is charles with max's personality.) i know the author didn't write about real f1 drivers but come on now. not just me right?

The only complaint i probably have, is the conflict resolution. Noah's father and santi ofc were pretty strong plot devices but i felt like the resolution was very easy?? For something they talk about for almost 60% of the book; Santi was pretty okay with their relationship? he was upset for like one page, bahaha.
Eitherway, noah and maya are so cute! I have attachment issues and always end up having a soft spot for the first couple in all these books (cough hannah and garrett coughcough lilo cough) so let's see if jax/liam/santi can do better:) will probably pick up collided as soon as i finish this review!
edit:found out this was lauren asher's debut book so that explains the writing style.

anyway you should definitely pick this up in between books for a light-hearted read and give it a chance.