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jazmiller's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cj_lovesbooks's review against another edition
3.5
I know absolutely nothing about F1 racing, and I still found this book enjoyable.
The pros: the likable friend group, relatively good communication, solid friendship base, brother’s reaction to finding out.
The cons: said “I love you” way too fast, pacing was weird, relationship went from 0 to 100 very fast, the sudden ending.
I liked it enough that I think I will plan to read the next book in the series.
The pros: the likable friend group, relatively good communication, solid friendship base, brother’s reaction to finding out.
The cons: said “I love you” way too fast, pacing was weird, relationship went from 0 to 100 very fast, the sudden ending.
I liked it enough that I think I will plan to read the next book in the series.
nela_reads's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
caits_reading_nook's review against another edition
I am having the hardest time rooting for these characters. One is an unemployed new grad jetting off to Monaco, and one is a douchey PITA who was so badly behaved his social media person rage quit with an STD ad, which is apparently the worst thing that can happen to someone. Oh, and his best friend wants him not to be such a "little bitch," and that he will get laid again. Yikes.
mollyjoy__'s review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kosali's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
maddiejuly's review against another edition
1.0
Ok so, i could not focus on the romance in this book at all because I was way too caught up in how little the actual F1 elements of this story made sense (and how we spent waaaaaay too much of this book focusing on racing vs romance- the pacing of this book was awful but that’s another thing). I guess normally sports romances don’t bother me too much because other sports leagues are so much larger than F1, so it’s a lot easier to suspend your disbelief about a fake team existing or about the actual sports elements. But F1 is literally only 20 guys, so it’s impossible not to feel like the author is trying to portray real people.
The whole thing made me so uncomfortable- I’m definitely not at all into fanfiction about real people, I think it’s invasive and weird, and nothing about this even pretended not to be blatantly ripping off almost every driver’s likeness, including real rivalries between real drivers and actual team dynamics. The author did not even attempt to make this book a completely different F1 reality- we got the exact same drama and teams as the most recent seasons. The driver portrayals were so absurd it would border on being funny if it weren’t creepy as hell.
when I wasn’t uncomfortable with the way-too-real driver portrayals, I was laughing at how unrealistic any actual racing was in this book. For other fellow f1 fans to laugh at with me, in no order:
* driver is ordered to DNF because of a “technical issue,” but really the team principal just didn’t like him and ordered him to DNF to make him look bad (pretty sure the FIA would have an issue with this)
* driver is ordered to stay behind his teammate in p11 for the entire race despite having better pace than him (0.5 seconds
The whole thing made me so uncomfortable- I’m definitely not at all into fanfiction about real people, I think it’s invasive and weird, and nothing about this even pretended not to be blatantly ripping off almost every driver’s likeness, including real rivalries between real drivers and actual team dynamics. The author did not even attempt to make this book a completely different F1 reality- we got the exact same drama and teams as the most recent seasons. The driver portrayals were so absurd it would border on being funny if it weren’t creepy as hell.
when I wasn’t uncomfortable with the way-too-real driver portrayals, I was laughing at how unrealistic any actual racing was in this book. For other fellow f1 fans to laugh at with me, in no order:
* driver is ordered to DNF because of a “technical issue,” but really the team principal just didn’t like him and ordered him to DNF to make him look bad (pretty sure the FIA would have an issue with this)
* driver is ordered to stay behind his teammate in p11 for the entire race despite having better pace than him (0.5 seconds
casianstarz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
protectorofthebees's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0