Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Off to the Races

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i think i need to read read it.

spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 2 days
did it make me cry? - not this time

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chelle22's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted

4.0

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yoohanna's review

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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hapalyn's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This book wasn't my absolute favorite by Elsie, but I think that this series will still be fun to read through. Vaughn was just not my favorite mmc, and Billie was cool (but she felt off in the 2nd half of the book, like a different person).

I think the 3rd act breakup was just... annoying I guess. I think if the book was longer, there would've been more time to realistically build the characters' relationship up. I just didn't feel like we had enough scenes of them together (especially any with a lot of tension) to believe their relationship was real. Like, yeah, they had sex, they argued, blah blah blah; but, I didn't feel like they actually had any reason to like each other more than they would a different random person?

I think reading Chestnut Springs before this series wasn't a great idea, but regardless I did have fun reading the book and will continue on with the series. (I'm interested to see Stefan's character arc and redemption!!)

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mcfoody's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.5

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apolen's review

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emotional lighthearted

4.0

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“How long have you been staring at me, Boss Man?” she mutters.
“Since day one,”

🐎 First person dual POV
🐎 First in a series of four (with a spin-off series!)
🐎 Boss/Employee
🐎 Enemies to Lovers
🐎 Owner/Trainer
🐎 Workplace romance/Forced proximity
🐎 Billie’s relationship with her horse is heartwarming 🥹
🐎 Banter
🐎 FMC with BDE (& the MMC loves her for it 🙌🏻)
🐎 Spice 😏 (‘Beg.’)
🐎 The world of horse racing
🐎 Complicated family & past
🐎 MC growth; familial hang-ups & expectations, trust, self worth.
🐎 Found family 😍
🐎 Well established secondary characters; Violet & Mira
🐎 Consent & Sex Positvity
🐎 Grand gesture 🥹
🐎 Epilogue
🐎 Bonus content via email sign up

Available on Kindle Unlimited, & paperback in stores & online.

⚠️ Violence (mild), violence towards an animal (mild; a jockey whips a racehorse), death of a parent/parent figure (not on page), toxic familial relationships, infidelity (briefly mentioned, not MCs), illness (moderate; animal).

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