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A review by elementarymydear
Furious by Rebecca Podos, Jamie Pacton
3.0
I have a theory about this book.
The whole time I was reading it, there was something familiar about it that I couldn’t put my finger on. It was sweet, it was funny, the writing was mostly good (although it occasionally made me cringe). But there was something that I couldn’t quite describe that felt nostalgic and somehow also routine about it.
And then I realised.
This is a horse girl book.
The second I realised, it all made sense! If you substitute cars and bikes for horses, F1 racing for horse racing, the garage for stables, and so on, it’s a horse girl book but about sapphic car racing. And I love that! All the horse girl book tropes were there – the dead mom and the father who won’t let his daughter drive/ride because it’s how her mother died, for a start – and I love that it worked. It fully delivered the vibes, with an added dollop of sapphic romance on the side.
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I really liked how unapologetically queer this book is, including queer people from different generations. While the main romance was a little bit too insta-love and whirlwind for my liking, it did make sense as two teenage girls who have their first serious relationship to have all those intense feelings very quickly.
And while I’m still holding out for the sapphic horse girl book of my dreams, for now this has filled the void, and will provide a much needed escapist adventure for many a reader.
I received a free copy for an honest review.
The whole time I was reading it, there was something familiar about it that I couldn’t put my finger on. It was sweet, it was funny, the writing was mostly good (although it occasionally made me cringe). But there was something that I couldn’t quite describe that felt nostalgic and somehow also routine about it.
And then I realised.
This is a horse girl book.
The second I realised, it all made sense! If you substitute cars and bikes for horses, F1 racing for horse racing, the garage for stables, and so on, it’s a horse girl book but about sapphic car racing. And I love that! All the horse girl book tropes were there – the dead mom and the father who won’t let his daughter drive/ride because it’s how her mother died, for a start – and I love that it worked. It fully delivered the vibes, with an added dollop of sapphic romance on the side.
📚Blog📖YouTube📖Instagram📚
I really liked how unapologetically queer this book is, including queer people from different generations. While the main romance was a little bit too insta-love and whirlwind for my liking, it did make sense as two teenage girls who have their first serious relationship to have all those intense feelings very quickly.
And while I’m still holding out for the sapphic horse girl book of my dreams, for now this has filled the void, and will provide a much needed escapist adventure for many a reader.
I received a free copy for an honest review.