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Throttled by Lauren Asher

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bookish_fails's review against another edition

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

2.25

The male character was not the best to enjoy the book I really had to put on my rose-colored glasses and I almost DNF it does get a little better but overall, the beginning was touch and go, the middle was good, and the end was just boring. But it made for a decent palate cleanser. I would have liked to see more growth between Noah and Santiago.

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nineinchnails's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.75

i was not a fan of this if i am honest. it was an easy read in that it didn't take much brain power for me to read but i kept putting it down because i hated the writing. the premise was somewhat unique though and that got me to finish but i just don't think it was enough. 'bad writing' is fairly vague but (despite the attempt with noah) there was little to no depth or development for the characters nor their relationships. the dialogue was painful to read; a lot of it felt like in some fantasies where the author needs to infodump and just uses dialogue to do it, which comes off stilted and unnatural at best. i didn't like the pacing either, but that could just be me being nitpicky because i wanted it to be over faster rather than an objective flaw. also at no point during this book did i understand why noah and maya fell for each other - just physical attraction and vibes from what i could see - and it was beyond unsatisfying to read about them together. this feels like a book that i will completely forget within 3 hours but i've heard that the series gets better at some point, so i'll probably return to it later.

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thebooknook180's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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shaykay's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Lauren Asher is an author that I've been curious about, but honestly, I needed help figuring out where to start. I keep seeing The Fine Print appear everywhere and now Love Redesigned, so I've been curious about her books. But I finally picked up the audiobook for Throttled, and it was terrific. I loved the racing angle. I haven't really read any racing books. I liked the forbidden love angle in it, but I wish we had more of the playboy past causing issues because he had a vast past, and they would've called drama somewhere. I really want to continue this series!

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minyoonhwi's review against another edition

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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

4.0

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cncoltre's review against another edition

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2.5

Do I Know too much about formula 1 to like this?

Let me start here. I LOVE a raunchy romance. And after watching Drive to Survive, I started to love Formula 1 too. So I figured, this must be a match made in heaven. And while it was decent, I felt like I just couldn’t get around to liking or loving it.

I have so much knowledge of F1 that while the details were thorough (albeit sometimes incorrect), it felt so tedious to read about what that world is like, when I already know thanks to having already been exposed to F1. I also felt like it was really difficult to not automatically compare the real life drivers because their fictional counterparts are so similar. For example - you can’t tell me that Santiago Alatorre isn’t basically Carlos Sainz. And I feel like that really took away from my reading experience because this felt less like a book with original characters, and more like an F1 fan fiction. And if you’re reading fan fiction you don’t need as much detail about the world of F1.

It wasn’t until the Maya/Noah story really started that I felt like I was getting anywhere when it came to enjoying this book. And their love story really only came about in the last 25% of the book and felt extremely rushed. I understand it was a slow burn, but for me it was too slow since their story was what I enjoyed about this book the most.

Overall, unlikely I’ll read any more of these

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jasannalise's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

went in with low expectations that were definitely surpassed, i do take issue with the prevalent slut shaming that takes place within the book though. for such a cute romance and well connected couple, the negative attitudes towards women and men engaging casual sex really distracted from the overall vibe of the book :/

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mabs_grace's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

I mean the characters are diverse in terms of the fact that they’re all from different countries but I’m pretty sure they’re all white…

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xapoptosisx's review against another edition

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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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