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Throttled by Lauren Asher

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xapoptosisx's review against another edition

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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ka_ke's review

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

Lauren Asher never fails. I didn’t think I’d go for the whole bad-boy racer thing but damn if Throttled changed my mind.

I think Noah & Santi’s relationship could have been a bit more fleshed out. Also, someone who has been the vicitm of childhood and domestic violence does not get over it after a few weeks of therapy.

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zc2's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

Didn’t enjoy the perspective the book was in. The overall plot was super cheesy but like in a well preformed way. Kinda predictable. Spicier than what it appears. Got me into liking hot f1 racers though 🤭. Like F1 is up there with Hockey players right but their are not any high quality edits on tik tok which is extremely disappointing.

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vj_thompson's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective 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

Maybe it’s because I already watch F1 racing and the behind the scenes on Netflix, but I really enjoyed this book. I do agree that the beginning was slow but there is a lot to the race. My heart was literally racing the first chapter 😮‍💨

Unpopularity opinion, so far I’m enjoying this series more than the Dreamland Billionaires series. I recognize that I am the type of reader that needs more context in the stories I read which is why I liked this book a lot. It not only focused on the relationship but everything else that was happening. Maya and Noah compliment each other so well 💕 I was melting while reading the softer moments in the book.

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kylasmv15's review

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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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elspethmigliore's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I really liked this book! At some points it was a bit cringy, but it wasn’t too bad. It felt kind of confusing and rushed between noah and maya sometimes, and it was hard to gauge where everyone’s feelings were at. I also wish the tension could have stayed with them as their relationship progressed and not just skipped to immediate comfort. Apart from that, I loved this. It was cool to read about a new type of sport that i’m not very familiar with.

definitely reread material ✅

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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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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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midnightrose_reads's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Throttled is the first book in the Dirty Air series. Maya Alatorre has just graduated from college and doesn’t know what she wants to do with her post-grad life. Her brother, Santiago, has just joined Bandeni, an elite F1 group of drivers. Maya joins him on the circuit filming vlog style videos of all the action. One of Santi’s new teammates is Noah Slade who is one of the best drivers in F1. He and Maya get off on the wrong foot (he mistakenly thinks that Maya and Santi are a couple rather than brother and sister). Towards the beginning of the book you learn that Noah grew up in a abusive household with very toxic parents. His romantic relationships (or lack there of), reflect his detachment. He and Maya eventually become closer, when their off the charts chemistry becomes undeniable. Noah starts going to therapy to unlearn some of the harmful things he learned about relationships from his parents. He and Maya eventually fall in love with each other, while traveling the world for F1.

This was a great start to an exciting sports romance series. I really appreciate the fact that Lauren Asher’s sports romance was about F1 rather than hockey or baseball, as is typical in romance. It was refreshing. Can’t wait to read the next book which is about Maya’s friend Sophie.

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