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Throttled
by Lauren Asher
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
I enjoyed the book. My husband is OBSESSED with F1 racing, so it was fun to see a romance tied to it. I read a LOT so it was fairly predictable but also not as ridiculously angsty, which some books with the forbidden-romance trope can be. I thought the way the characters dealt with their dilemmas was fairly realistic. Sometimes you read a romance where the angst is due to poor communication and you are like, "JUST TALK IT OUT!!!" but this book didn't have that and I SOOOO Appreciated it.
Tropes: Forbidden romance, billionaire (maybe he's just a millionaire, but he rich) romance, reformed bad boy, F1 racing, rivals to friends.
Chili Peppers: 3
Favorite Quotes:
Maya (FMC): "You are aware I lost my virginity, like, four years ago, right? No need to protect me anymore when my virtue is no longer intact."
... Santa (her brother, an F1 racer): "I don't want to be aware. No. Keep that shit to yourself..." LOL, there's some good sibling banter
Hooking up with Noah is the same as picking up two BOGO pints of Ben & Jerry's. It sounds and tastes like a great idea at first, but you overestimate your self control, and next thing you know, the whole thing is gone and you have a stomachache.
That's a problem for future me. <i>Damn, I just coined my new mantra.</i>
<i>Thou shall not bang your brother's teammate rings in my ears</i>, a new mantra for me by now.
My body feels on fire, and my most intimate places are worse off. How is it possible to get turned on by sunscreen application? There should be a warning label on the back of the bottle for this. Screw damaging rays, this shit with Noah burns me up worse than any SPF below fifty.
"Don't think too hard. You'll be stuck battling the 'what if you dos' and the 'what if you don'ts' instead of living in the moment."
Sophie (the FMCs friend): "He said, and I quote" - her voice drops lower to imitate Noah's- "I didn't know she was a fan of hiding. Let her know when I find her, she won't like it. I was the champ at hide-and-seek growing up."
Maya: "What? Seriously?" My voice screeches.
Sophie "No! That's a terrible pickup line. He's better than that. I'm messing with you."
LOL - there's lots of cute joking throughout the book
And Sophie has a "magic wand d!ldo thing" that she refers to when setting up Maya on dates. hahahahaha
Tropes: Forbidden romance, billionaire (maybe he's just a millionaire, but he rich) romance, reformed bad boy, F1 racing, rivals to friends.
Chili Peppers: 3
Favorite Quotes:
Maya (FMC): "You are aware I lost my virginity, like, four years ago, right? No need to protect me anymore when my virtue is no longer intact."
... Santa (her brother, an F1 racer): "I don't want to be aware. No. Keep that shit to yourself..." LOL, there's some good sibling banter
Hooking up with Noah is the same as picking up two BOGO pints of Ben & Jerry's. It sounds and tastes like a great idea at first, but you overestimate your self control, and next thing you know, the whole thing is gone and you have a stomachache.
That's a problem for future me. <i>Damn, I just coined my new mantra.</i>
<i>Thou shall not bang your brother's teammate rings in my ears</i>, a new mantra for me by now.
My body feels on fire, and my most intimate places are worse off. How is it possible to get turned on by sunscreen application? There should be a warning label on the back of the bottle for this. Screw damaging rays, this shit with Noah burns me up worse than any SPF below fifty.
"Don't think too hard. You'll be stuck battling the 'what if you dos' and the 'what if you don'ts' instead of living in the moment."
Sophie (the FMCs friend): "He said, and I quote" - her voice drops lower to imitate Noah's- "I didn't know she was a fan of hiding. Let her know when I find her, she won't like it. I was the champ at hide-and-seek growing up."
Maya: "What? Seriously?" My voice screeches.
Sophie "No! That's a terrible pickup line. He's better than that. I'm messing with you."
LOL - there's lots of cute joking throughout the book
And Sophie has a "magic wand d!ldo thing" that she refers to when setting up Maya on dates. hahahahaha