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A review by malily8312
Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffery
emotional
lighthearted
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
3.0
This book knows exactly what it is and it isn't trying to be anything else. It is light, fluffy, slightly smutty fun.
Kian and Harper were never going to get along. Harper is the 25 year old new kid in championship racing. He's brash, daring, and a little too fond of being papped with a drink in his hand and a hot guy on his ... arm. Kian' s a legend of the sport, 3 time world champ and gunning for one more title as the media speculates about his potential retirement. He also has a deep seated hatred for flighty playboys after the way his father, the blueprint for the type, treated him and his family. When these two polar opposite drivers end up as teammates they have to find a way to work together, and in the process realize they might hold the keys to one another's hearts.
This book is tropey, silly, and sweet. Kian and Harper make for a cute couple after they get through the obligatory ups and downs that characterize romance novels. That's really all I have to say about this one. It isn't going to change anybody's life, but it was a good time to read on a summer day.
I would keep in mind that the book has a narrative style that some might find off putting where the characters' internal monolog is very speechlike in structure (the characters often exclaim things to themselves or their thought process is otherwise written as statements). Also the characterization isn't the most consistent, with Harper especially seeming to flip flop fairly quickly on some pretty major issues in order for the happily ever after to work itself out.
For an actual issue I had with this book - there are a couple of instances in this book where fairly serious situations are sorta glossed over and never really revisited. Twice in this book somebody leaves their visibly upset and heavily drunk 'best friend' alone at a bar. One of these times there's a follow up "you ok?" text, the other time the friend never checks in again. And this is not a breaking point in the friendship, in fact neither instance is ever brought up again. Additionally, the first time our lovers become physical, one of them is so drunk that pages earlier the other had noted and commented on them being too drunk to consent. And yet when they start getting hot and heavy, this issue is not addressed and it's never brought up again. Neither of these issues crosses an unforgivable line (for me), but they are a bit weird and stopped me enjoying this book as much as I might have.
Thank you to ONE MORE CHAPTER and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Kian and Harper were never going to get along. Harper is the 25 year old new kid in championship racing. He's brash, daring, and a little too fond of being papped with a drink in his hand and a hot guy on his ... arm. Kian' s a legend of the sport, 3 time world champ and gunning for one more title as the media speculates about his potential retirement. He also has a deep seated hatred for flighty playboys after the way his father, the blueprint for the type, treated him and his family. When these two polar opposite drivers end up as teammates they have to find a way to work together, and in the process realize they might hold the keys to one another's hearts.
This book is tropey, silly, and sweet. Kian and Harper make for a cute couple after they get through the obligatory ups and downs that characterize romance novels. That's really all I have to say about this one. It isn't going to change anybody's life, but it was a good time to read on a summer day.
I would keep in mind that the book has a narrative style that some might find off putting where the characters' internal monolog is very speechlike in structure (the characters often exclaim things to themselves or their thought process is otherwise written as statements). Also the characterization isn't the most consistent, with Harper especially seeming to flip flop fairly quickly on some pretty major issues in order for the happily ever after to work itself out.
For an actual issue I had with this book - there are a couple of instances in this book where fairly serious situations are sorta glossed over and never really revisited. Twice in this book somebody leaves their visibly upset and heavily drunk 'best friend' alone at a bar. One of these times there's a follow up "you ok?" text, the other time the friend never checks in again. And this is not a breaking point in the friendship, in fact neither instance is ever brought up again. Additionally, the first time our lovers become physical, one of them is so drunk that pages earlier the other had noted and commented on them being too drunk to consent. And yet when they start getting hot and heavy, this issue is not addressed and it's never brought up again. Neither of these issues crosses an unforgivable line (for me), but they are a bit weird and stopped me enjoying this book as much as I might have.
Thank you to ONE MORE CHAPTER and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.