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A review by judyc_elementz_mj
Throttled by Lauren Asher
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
You have Noah, who is a F1 championship racer and Maya, who is the sister of Noah's teammate. Unfortunately, Santiago, Maya's brother, and Noah have a history before Santi joined the team, which was tumultuous at best!
So that sets the scene for what is a pretty typical and overly predictable romance. Boy meets girl. Boy thinks he can't have girl because she's off limits. Girl meets boy. Girl thinks she shouldn't like boy because of her brother. And of course in the end they have sex, fall in love and that's pretty much it. I'm perfectly serious.
Now, in between all of that, you have two pretty immature characters. This for Maya is acceptable, as she's only 23, but Noah is 30 and really comes off younger than her at times. I wouldn't say I didn't like Noah's character as he grew on me, but he wasn't particularly likable at the start. Loved her brother and quite liked the other guys from another team, Liam and Jax, and Sophie were a hoot, but otherwise, I found the characters a touch lacklustre. The only one that I liked, or hated depending on how you looked at it, was Noah's dirtbag dad, who was pretty perfectly written.
What grabbed me the most was how the author wrote the racing scenes, both from the perspective of the driver, i.e. Noah, or from the perspective of someone watching, like Maya (the book is in both their POVs). Really well done there, and that was pretty much what kept my interest throughout.
Would I recommend the series? Not for myself. I didn't care for the maturity level of the characters, and the rest of the series follows the same people, but I'd recommend it for anyone that likes younger, angsty, sex filled romances!
So that sets the scene for what is a pretty typical and overly predictable romance. Boy meets girl. Boy thinks he can't have girl because she's off limits. Girl meets boy. Girl thinks she shouldn't like boy because of her brother. And of course in the end they have sex, fall in love and that's pretty much it. I'm perfectly serious.
Now, in between all of that, you have two pretty immature characters. This for Maya is acceptable, as she's only 23, but Noah is 30 and really comes off younger than her at times. I wouldn't say I didn't like Noah's character as he grew on me, but he wasn't particularly likable at the start. Loved her brother and quite liked the other guys from another team, Liam and Jax, and Sophie were a hoot, but otherwise, I found the characters a touch lacklustre. The only one that I liked, or hated depending on how you looked at it, was Noah's dirtbag dad, who was pretty perfectly written.
What grabbed me the most was how the author wrote the racing scenes, both from the perspective of the driver, i.e. Noah, or from the perspective of someone watching, like Maya (the book is in both their POVs). Really well done there, and that was pretty much what kept my interest throughout.
Would I recommend the series? Not for myself. I didn't care for the maturity level of the characters, and the rest of the series follows the same people, but I'd recommend it for anyone that likes younger, angsty, sex filled romances!