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Throttled by Lauren Asher

86 reviews

ashley_1206's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.75

4.75⭐️

guys i’m not even gonna cap, i ate this book up. absolutely devoured it. and i’m on such a book high this week that i honestly can’t get over it.

okay so i started this book as a school read and then started reading like 3 books at the same time but these last two days i’ve dedicated myself to this book. AND I DONT REGRET IT.

i love maya and noah with all of my heart. from the beginning they were my babies. actually that’s a lie because i did have beef with noah for a hot second. but anyways i love these characters, i love this world completely.

literally the way they would talk about loving eachother TOOK ME OUT. i was literally in love with this couple.

love maya and noah<3

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danib24's review against another edition

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funny 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? No

4.0

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fiwwa's review against another edition

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funny 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

4.0

One thing I know for sure is hot girls started this series and ended up watching F1 religiously.

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janzenriley's review against another edition

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funny 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

3.0

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cherrygray's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

originally: 4/5(it’s a glorified four. more like a 3)
reread: 2.5/5

there was a lot of underlying misogyny—from maya and the other characters—which was a letdown.
santiago was a hot/cold character who pissed me off bc he overestimated maya’s naivety despite her only being a year younger than him. he acted really fucking entitled and selfish the entire time but had some cute/humorous moments to cover up his asshole-ness
there was a lot wrong with noah, but he had really good (tadbit rushed and poorly represented) development.
the spice wasn’t bad, but it was all smooshed in the second third of the book and it was just innuendos after that (which i didn’t mind but the sex was a bit excessive).
i don’t have any interest to read any of the other books in this series, it just didn’t feel like one of those books; yk?
the ending felt rushed and unsatisfactory compared to the rest of the book
i loved mayas development and how she stopped taking shit from her brother (aka she stood up for herself one time after her brothers’ 30’000 atrocities)
~~kinda~~ bland ~~but it was a fun read.~~
i remember thinking (in the beginning) how i was thinking abt how slow the book was, only to be super rushed to finish
the way the chapters cut off kinda threw me for a loop but it was bareable ig?
THE DANCING SCENE !!!!!!!
but the misogyny was NOT it 👎👎👎

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saramackenzi's review against another edition

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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

5.0

…The way I love this book and will take no criticism about it… I finished this a week ago and have not quit thinking about it since then. Maya and Noah officially have a spot in my heart.

Maya was honestly such a sweetheart the whole time, I literally love her. I also think I’m a bit jealous of her life. I mean, she becomes a youtube vlogger and travels with her brother around the country with his hot teammate. I’m going to need my brother to get it together. I was also a big fan of Noah. I’m really just a sucker for men that turn it around for one girl. Now don’t get me wrong, Noah made some questionable decisions and homie betrayed me a couple times with his actions and words BUT I still loved it.

I absolutely loved the build-up of their relationship. A slow burn that I loved every second of. I thought the pace of the romance and story, in general, was amazing. While it was a slow burn build-up for the characters, I really felt the story was fast-paced. I was super into everything that was happening which was probably why this read so fast to me. It also may have felt quick because of the time jumps. Sometimes the story would jump 2 weeks to a month in time to coincide with the races. This didn’t really bother me as I felt I wasn’t missing much but this jumping may bother others.

Anyways, back to the romance. There was so much build-up and it was filled with cute banter and sweet scened and ugh. I loved it. There were a couple smexy scenes but nothing too scandalous compared to the dark romance books I read.

One of my favorite things outside of the relationship between Noah and Maya is the relationship between Maya and Sophie. Sophie is the F1 teams’ owners, daughter. I was a little worried when she was introduced but their friendship is literally everything. The way they back each other up when it comes to the men in their life is great. So if you’re looking for a book that also has a good female friendship this is it. Sophie is so protective of Maya and I loved it.

Honestly, I just loved everything about the book. While reading other reviews I saw people hated Noah and all I have to say is he’s much better than half the men I read in my dark romances sooooo. PLUS I don’t understand why people are hating him for being an asshole and manwhore when in the blurb it literally talks about him being a villain. PLUS everything I heard about this book literally mentioned he was an asshole and a grump so why people are surprised is beyond me. Now there was some cringe dialogue but I really feel like my love for the rest of the book outways that little detail.

As I said, I loved this book and it was exactly the book I was looking for. It was just such a comfy book that I already want to reread it. I really want to continue with the series but I don’t know if my Lil heart can take it; however, the next book follows Sophie and I love her so we shall see.

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lomesia's review against another edition

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fast-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

4.5

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theloveofwordss's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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sdupont'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

4.25

Throttled is a fun tension filled romance. Maya and Noah have palpable chemistry that built up great tension in this forbidden romance (brother’s teammate/rival!). I appreciated Noah growth throughout the story. I’m interested to see how the rest of the series is. Would recommend!

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nadiaherondale's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked the plot but to me the 'conflict' felt more exaggerated than it should have been, like I thought it wasn't a big deal if they hooked up or not. Although I understand Maya's reluctance to being just one girl more. Overall i felt like I was more of a fan of the secondary characters than I was of Maya and Noah, which makes me excited because I can't wait to read everyone else's books

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