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Throttled by Lauren Asher

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hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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

3.75

super cute, especially at the end when maya had to help noah win his race. the writing styles annoyed me at times i felt it was too explanatory but still a really good story. loving my sports romances lately

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bekacrook's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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

Such a cute story. I love Lauren Asher's writing style and the way she tells a story. The pacing was good and I feel like things happened in a realistic time frame which is almost unheard of in a romance book.

I know next to nothing about Formula 1 but it was still a good read and didn't focus too much on those specifics to keep me interested.

I loved the characters in different ways. Both Maya and Noah are contrasting characters but work so well together and bring out the best in each other. Plus, we love a guy who goes to therapy and sorts his shit out on his own accord to try to better himself instead of wallowing in what life has dealt him and refusing to change. Wasn't a huge fan of Noah at the start but even when was doing stereotypical playboy shit and being a dick there was something about him that I liked which is a hard balance to have. Maya was cute and fun but wasn't written in a childish way which I really enjoyed. Her relationship with her brother and her family was so lovely to read.

And how her family accepted and included Noah in the epilogue was adorable and well earned for him.

The side characters were nice additions and I can see how they will be able to form their own books.

Loved it.

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bubbels's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I got interested in Formel 1 because of this book and I love it .

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kylasmv15's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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

3.5

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tanvi45's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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culzean's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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chelsearose's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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chaptersofamylea's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

3 ⭐️

I am ✨underwhelmed✨

I went into this hopeful but I don’t care who Noah Slade is based on, I wasn’t on board at all. In fact, I wasn’t enthralled by any of the characters. I’ve come to the conclusion that Asher is a hit or miss author for me - which is mad considering I fucking ADORED The Fine Print. If it weren’t for those last 75 pages it’d a 2/2.5 - I just wish the romance was fleshed out more and was more believable to back up the ending. Not happy about the ‘exotic looking’ term either.

TWs: car crash, toxic family, child abuse, HP references

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I love Lauren Asher. I think she is brilliant. I love the Dreamland Billionaire series and was wanting to read more of Asher’s work whilst waiting for the Final Offer. And now, I'm a F1 fan and want my brother or best friend to become a driver so I can travel all round the world.

This book has two points of view. The first is Maya Alatorre. She doesn’t know what to do with her life, so her brother invites her to join him during this season of the Formula 1 while she figures it out. She knows all about the other drivers in the competition, but one is sticking out more than the rest. Maya’s brother’s teammate. She wants more of the prince who disguises herself as the villain, but she wants a happy ending, and he wants to destroy his. The second is Noah Slade. He is a Formula 1 legend in the making and he focused and ruthless. He has walls higher than the Grand Canyon. He sleeps with whoever it was, when he wants, and he doesn’t do commitment. He should be staying far away from Maya, but as the season goes on, he is wanting more and more of her. They are a ticking time bomb, and one wrong move could explode in their faces. Noah wants to trip the wire, detonating together in passion and pain. Because in the end, all’s fair in lust and war.

I love this book; it is so freaking cute. I love Maya and her attitude of I don’t care about him, but I do sort of thing. I love the banter between those two and how they are trying so hard to hide the relationship and yet everyone seems to know EXCEPT Santi, I swear I hope he’s not that dumb in his own book. I want Noah please and thank you, he was gentlemanly and all he wanted was a family. I want to smack his parents so hard btw that I've never hated two characters as much as I hate them, and I was so happy that Santi was the one that wacked Slade senior that whole chapter had me on edge. I thought this book was fast-paced and full of twists and turns. The epilogue as well had me melting. I just love the chemistry between the two of them.

I wouldn’t say there are any weaknesses to this book, it just felt like it was missing something and I can’t put my finger on what it was exactly. I am hoping that Liam and Sophie’s book is going to be good from the chemistry we have seen in this book.

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psydneigh's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted 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

3.5

I really enjoyed this one! A nice light read. On to the next one!

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