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A review by taliabasma
Throttled by Lauren Asher
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
If I read this a week earlier MAYBE I’d have rated it a 3.75—that’s how subjective reviews are. But I have been DNFing books all week before this one.
There were problems with parts. A few lines from the heroine that felt very “pick me” and eh near the start but not the worst I’ve seen. I don’t know anything about F1 so accuracy didn’t matter to me. There were some repetitive moments in regards to the pairs physical attraction that I didn’t love. And for the audiobook Maya and her family’s accent were pretty bad eps her parents lol. Just get a Spanish speaker to read or skip the accent all together honestly.
What did I like?
- The F1 sport element overall (I’ve read hockey, football, baseball, etc but this is my first official F1 and would love for more of these)
- Noah, he’s a jerk but even from the start you understand it’s due emotional stunted growth (I just DNFd a book with a jerk lead that was just such an ick bc there’s a line you need to be cautious of) I love what he does for maya in Barcelona, I love that HE CHOOSES to go to therapy, I love that he does care but is just scared
- Maya could have been a better character esp when her love interest goes through so much growth, hers paled, she stands up to her brother for 5 seconds and I wish there was a bit more of it however I loved that she was a Spanish lead and creative
- For as cheesy and lame and redundant the physical lust was there were lines that were pretty cute and romantic
There were problems with parts. A few lines from the heroine that felt very “pick me” and eh near the start but not the worst I’ve seen. I don’t know anything about F1 so accuracy didn’t matter to me. There were some repetitive moments in regards to the pairs physical attraction that I didn’t love. And for the audiobook Maya and her family’s accent were pretty bad eps her parents lol. Just get a Spanish speaker to read or skip the accent all together honestly.
What did I like?
- The F1 sport element overall (I’ve read hockey, football, baseball, etc but this is my first official F1 and would love for more of these)
- Noah, he’s a jerk but even from the start you understand it’s due emotional stunted growth (I just DNFd a book with a jerk lead that was just such an ick bc there’s a line you need to be cautious of) I love what he does for maya in Barcelona, I love that HE CHOOSES to go to therapy, I love that he does care but is just scared
- Maya could have been a better character esp when her love interest goes through so much growth, hers paled, she stands up to her brother for 5 seconds and I wish there was a bit more of it however I loved that she was a Spanish lead and creative
- For as cheesy and lame and redundant the physical lust was there were lines that were pretty cute and romantic
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, and Sexual content