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karlapardo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.0
Ok I liked this book but not as much and I did the first one. The bucket list idea was great and I think it set a great plot. Liam had a rough backstory and I get why he struggles so much with accepting his love for Sophie, but it still took him too long. There were points were I would get so frustrated with him because he wasn’t accepting it, he made it seem to himself and everybody that he just wanted to f*ck her and it got so frustrating, the comments too! It just went way too long on that side. Sophie was a fun character, I think that she is just quirky and witty that it made the book better and it alleviated some of my frustration with Liam. Their relationship was good, not great but good. The attraction was definitely there I was just missing something. I still Sophie still needed something, a little more backstory? I don’t know, something else to make the plot better. They were a good couple and I liked their relationship, I just struggled a bit with the individual characters if that makes sense. The epilogue tho!!!!! Sooooo good and just made me like the book wayyyyy more. I would read it again
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, and Drug use
takarakei's review against another edition
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
4.0
Idk if I’m just realizing that I love friends to lovers or what, but I really enjoyed this! If you’re gonna read a romance about f1 I think you have to be prepared for a romance fitting for that world, which is over the top. I thought it was interesting that it’s the same timeline as book 1 Throttled but from different characters, and I guess I liked these characters and their storyline a bit more. While at first Liam seems rather pushy he clearly is coming from a place of personal trauma, and at his core is just a very kind person. He has good character growth by the end.
Narrators are also excellent!
4/5 🌶️
Narrators are also excellent!
4/5 🌶️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Death
Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy
emilyfrenchie's review
funny
lighthearted
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Vomit and Gaslighting
librocubicularist_x's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
chloethereadingnurse's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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
Dear Liam,
I can’t count how many times I wanted to scream at you while reading your story! 😫 You were not at all in touch with your own feelings! But thank god you realised in time and gave us an amazing happy ending 🥰
The way Sophie helped Liam grow and overcome his fears was beautiful! Sophie learned to let go of planning everything in life while Liam learned that planning can be very effective. They both learned a lot from each other and I thought it was done amazingly!
Loved the extended epilogue and god I wish Lauren Asher is going to revisit a storyline between Stella and Marko 👀
I can’t count how many times I wanted to scream at you while reading your story! 😫 You were not at all in touch with your own feelings!
The way Sophie helped Liam grow and overcome his fears was beautiful! Sophie learned to let go of planning everything in life while Liam learned that planning can be very effective. They both learned a lot from each other and I thought it was done amazingly!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death of parent
whatjasread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
[MAY 2020] 3.5/5
I had to lower my rating a little this time -- I still enjoyed most of the things I enjoyed the first time I read it, including bucket list fulfilment, but the things that I didn't like last time were just heightened a bit too much in my reread. Liam annoyed me with his need to make everything sexual, I would've liked it if he had more to his personality and if he could go at least one conversation without being a horndog. Still enjoy the F1 elements, though!
[FEB 2020] 4/5
• not quite as good as throttled but i'm in an F1 rabbit hole this week so it was still great
• bucket list fulfillment is one of my favourite tropes and this book is basically centred around that, although i did think some bits needed a bit more attention
• idk if it's just me but i really could not talk to my parents about my sexual exploits and/or having a friend with benefits the way that liam does
• i adore sophie but i do have to say she's your typical 'not like other girls' girl -- how many NLOG girls do you need before they become like other girls?
• liam got annoying sometimes with his whole 'i can give u good orgasm' thing even in serious moments like bruh please stop
• at the same time i did enjoy this a lot, just wish there was more focus on the actual F1 elements like they did with Noah in throttled
TWs: death during childbirth (off page), recreational drug use, vomiting, dubious consent, alcoholism, slutshaming (secondary characters)
Tropes/themes: bad boy x good girl, reformed player mmc, friends with benefits, bucket list fulfilment, rival F1 teams, tying up, ice play, blindfolds, public sex, phone sex, i see how they look at you, forbidden romance
I had to lower my rating a little this time -- I still enjoyed most of the things I enjoyed the first time I read it, including bucket list fulfilment, but the things that I didn't like last time were just heightened a bit too much in my reread. Liam annoyed me with his need to make everything sexual, I would've liked it if he had more to his personality and if he could go at least one conversation without being a horndog. Still enjoy the F1 elements, though!
[FEB 2020] 4/5
• not quite as good as throttled but i'm in an F1 rabbit hole this week so it was still great
• bucket list fulfillment is one of my favourite tropes and this book is basically centred around that, although i did think some bits needed a bit more attention
• idk if it's just me but i really could not talk to my parents about my sexual exploits and/or having a friend with benefits the way that liam does
• i adore sophie but i do have to say she's your typical 'not like other girls' girl -- how many NLOG girls do you need before they become like other girls?
• liam got annoying sometimes with his whole 'i can give u good orgasm' thing even in serious moments like bruh please stop
• at the same time i did enjoy this a lot, just wish there was more focus on the actual F1 elements like they did with Noah in throttled
TWs: death during childbirth (off page), recreational drug use, vomiting, dubious consent, alcoholism, slutshaming (secondary characters)
Tropes/themes: bad boy x good girl, reformed player mmc, friends with benefits, bucket list fulfilment, rival F1 teams, tying up, ice play, blindfolds, public sex, phone sex, i see how they look at you, forbidden romance
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Death and Medical trauma
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Vomit
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