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A review by aislinghelen
Offtrack by Esha Patel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
I just can’t. There are so many misogynistic pricks in this, and for some reason the MMC is kinda one of them. The F1 stuff is reasonably well done, better than most of the f1 romances that I’ve read although the race schedule doesn’t make all that much sense. It’s really random and all of the place (Middle East-> Europe -> Aus -> US -> Europe)?? Not that the actual schedules ever make the most sense either.
There’s also a random side plot of the MMC having an arranged engagement since childhood? Not sure why that’s there.
Overall my biggest issue is the casual misogyny. Not entirely unrealistic but not necessarily either. If the author wanted to show how hard it is to be a woman in male dominated sports like F1 that’s great but why is the MMC playing into the misogyny too? Especially when his sister is meant to be a female icon??
There’s also a random side plot of the MMC having an arranged engagement since childhood? Not sure why that’s there.
Overall my biggest issue is the casual misogyny. Not entirely unrealistic but not necessarily either. If the author wanted to show how hard it is to be a woman in male dominated sports like F1 that’s great but why is the MMC playing into the misogyny too? Especially when his sister is meant to be a female icon??