Throttled

** spoiler alert ** 3.5 ★★★½ "Noah never letting a day go by where he doesn’t tell or show me how he loves me. A broken masterpiece no longer defined by his past." finally after two months i got to finish this. it's not mainly because of the book but i had real actual races to follow for my fav (#1) driver (who noah reminds me of in some ways btw iykyk). anyways this was real cute. imagine having a f1 driver brother who drags you along races all over the world and his teammate/rival goes to therapy to be with you. maya, you are living the dream, girl.

** spoiler alert ** 3.90 the second half of the book > “Fear is not always a weakness. It’s what you do with the fear that shows your true strength.” i’m glad that noah got help from a therapist. the satisfaction i felt when noah finally cut his connections off from his shitty parents. i also love how santi and noah became friends at the end, they’re so cute together too. AND THAT EPILOGUE WITH THE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL?! MELTING RN 🥹

disclaimer: this review is a mess, like how my emotions are right now, and this has cursing. also, this book has mentions of verbal and physical abuse. 3.75 ⭐️ 3.5 🌶 THIS BOOK HAS LEFT ME IN A MF CHOKEHOLD YALL. i swear to all the gods i’ve never read a book this fast before because i couldn’t put it down. i needed a book to get me out of a reading slump and i kid you the fuck not lauren asher’s books truly NEVER MISS. now, moving on to my observation of the book! the plot was a good 3/5, it wasn’t so bad, no miscommunication (thank fuck) and it has an easily resolved conflict that wasn’t too deep (not angsty as i expected). if you want a quick read, then i recommend you go for this. i don’t know anything about f1, but i do love sports romance so yay. the tension and chemistry were definitely 📈📈📈 between them from the very beginning, and they unexpectedly gave me hope for love someday, especially when they danced in that empty ballroom from a song on noah’s phone (that was actually my turning point and i may have fucking cried). noah’s fear of commitments and labels is so me fr. i genuinely want to meet someone who would honestly make me reset my entire system and rethink my stance on relationships. also, santi alatorre??? his relationship with maya is just so PRECIOUS. what a soft-hearted man who can also fuck me into next year 🥵, and i’m slightly relieved noah became friends with him in the end. anyway, the only thing i didn’t love about this is how messy the fast pacing of the timeline was. i feel like this aspect could’ve been executed better, but given that this is a debut novel, all good. super excited for the next books.

This was so cute I love them🫶 also the epilogue was everything

as someone who does watch F1, this book felt like a slur i'm not expecting this book to depict F1 vividly and i know i'll be reading smut, but the amount of fuckboys i've read in this novel itself will turn away what F1 drivers are like in reality: definitely not noah slade so reading this F1 fanfiction was truly a fever dream, as i gloss over the entire 350 pages or so how exotic being spanish is and the grossing amount of toxic masculinity that gave me a red flag instead of a checkered flag to finish the book

HE WENT TO THERAPY FOR HER 😭😭

- LOVE the f1 theme - Maya and Noah are a cute couple, but the story is kinda slow. I was cringe and bored in some parts. - Overall is fine. I enjoyed it.

so i reread for the 3nd time lol pls a year or two ago i had an hyperfixation in f1 and this was just agh *chefe’s kiss* probably i’m going to get into that again after this book/series (2nd uptdate: i am indeed again back in f1)(3rd update: WE ARE BACK FOR THE 2023 SZN) i love noahmaya so so much, they are literally my parents. - “She fills me with a different excitement—because of her and the reactions she thinks go unnoticed.” - “What a sick joke on me where I crave attention from the one girl I want but can’t have. And even worse, she remains oblivious. I want to spend more time around her and suck up her happiness like the goddamn black hole I am.” - “Her head bobs, and small smiles make my heart clench a new sensation that spreads through my chest, unlike any feeling from winning a race.” - "I barely have an accent anymore because I went to an American school." "You have a little accent. But it's cute," Noah says. My cheeks warm at his comment. Cute? Since when has that word ever left Noah Slade's lips before?" - “But for the first time in my life, I’m interested in someone for a different reason. With Maya, the most beautiful thing about her is how her eyes light up with happiness when she grins, an infectious smile that makes my lips turn up every time. Her beam is hands down one of my favorite things. A bubble of positive energy, dancing in circles without a care in the world. Does she have a great body? Sure. But at this moment, her smile draws me to her. I want to keep them all to myself and bottle them up for the bad days. Don’t get me started on her laughs.(...) "Champagne sprays all around me, but I barely pay attention, too enamored by her. And fuck, it scares me. I smirk one last time at the sight of her before turning back to the rest of the crowd. They chant my name, and although it feels great to hear them, nothing beats the smile on Maya's face as she watches us." - "Did you wear that color dress for me?" "It's navy. What do you mean?" "Hmm, weird. On your Insta story it looked like the same color as my eves. But maybe I'm wrong, just seeing things." - “I wish she would smile at me like she does with others, beautiful with a hint of trouble.” - “So I do what usually calms me and drones out the thoughts in my head. I pull up Maya’s vlog on my laptop and click yesterday’s upload. My heart drops at her stunning smile, her brown eyes staring into the camera with happiness as she holds a lens to her face.” - “Our chemistry is—”“explosive. But I also know there’s more. I like being around you, especially when you give me all your attention. I like when you film me without asking because you’re afraid of me saying no, even though you can get me to agree to anything. I love the way you laugh almost as much as the way you find your shoes interesting when you get nervous. I really like the special noises you save just for me when I kiss you, or the smiles you give me when no one is looking. I’m serious about trying it all with you. No holding back. I even met with someone to talk about my own issues and reservations, because when I do something, I go all in.” - “But I have a good feeling about her. Maya breathes new life into me, not wanting to piece me together but accepting all my jagged parts. Waking up next to her makes my mornings, not because of her phenomenal blowjobs, but for the special smile she gives me when I hit her snooze button five times. I love the way she lies in bed reading books in the middle of the day, unbothered and shooing me away when she hits a good part. She brushes off my gruff attitude with a smile and a kiss because I can be a moody asshole when I don’t place first conditioned because of the shitty man sitting in front of me. Most of all, I like how she makes me want to be a better person. For her, for me, for the whole goddamn world.” "I love seeing you in a tux. It's one of my favorite things" I can wear a tux every day if it makes her happy." - "Maya's thighs clench around me, squeezing me the same way invisible hands grip my heart. But I don't want her to let go. She can take over my whole life with a smile on her face and I'd thank her for it." - “Our relationship is more than a physical attraction, not limited to a lust-induced fuckathon. I don’t fear the emotional tie linking us, instead choosing to embrace it because I'm the only one who fucks her and loves her like this. Love, One word I didn't understand until Maya." - “Maya always looks beautiful to me. But the moment I admit I love her? She gives me what is hands down the most gorgeous smile I’ve ever seen, one meant only for me.” - “I love her. I’ll keep loving her through everything, no matter what you or anyone else says, or whatever you try to do to break us up. It’s insulting for you to even think I’d be with Maya to fuck around with your racing. She’s the end game. I don’t hook up with her for a shitty trophy, and sure as fuck not for a Championship win. I want everything with her. Everything after this.” - "If he breaks her heart, I'll run him over with the car he loves more than anything." "Loved more than anything." - “Hi, this is Maya. Do you copy?” “Hi, this is Noah. I copy.” - “Someone passes me the trophy, and I hold it and her in my arms. One of the happiest days of my life.” - “I thought winning the World Championship was the best thing, the only goal I had for a long time. Shit, was I wrong. I realize today that the best thing includes winning with your loved ones. Not my shitty father. But with Maya, my team, and my friends. This is the best feeling ever.” - “ The same man who says “I love you” instead of “good morning” every day.” - “Noah never letting a day go by where he doesn’t tell or show me how he loves me.”

OMG I fucking love this book. I would’ve finished it in a day if it weren’t for stupid work. Literally so fucking cute and just everything. Ugh!!!!! Noah and Maya are literally sooooo perfect I love them with my entire heart. I hated Noah for what he did after their date for a little while but he redeemed himself. I LOVE THAT HE WAS IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN!! He was the one who said he was going to marry her first and I’m literally obsessed when the guy falls first. I literally just fucking love this book. They were so spicy too, I love them sneaking around Santi and then when Noah and him became besties so perf. I can’t wait to read Collided and the rest of the series!!!

I like the storyline, and I love the characters, but there was something about it, I don't know, anyway.

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I really liked this book, how he admitted he was wrong and showed her how much he actually wanted to be with her.

I bought this because I loved her writing from the Dreamlands Billionaires series and she didn't disappoint me. The hard thing in sport romances are finding the perfect balance between just sport and romance and how to describe the sport related scenes so they aren't to dummied down or not understandable for those that doesn't know the sport. But Lauren Asher found the perfect balanced, I don't know much about F1 and that wasn't a problem. And the romance... I don't know how to describe it and give it justice. It was cute, wholesome, spicy, angsty, everything you want from a sport romance. Noah had the typical "athlete characteristics": possessive, overprotective, a little bit high of him self. But it was written better than I had read before in other sport romances, I just LOVE him. Because he felt like he was ha whole person, with troubles and not always the best self-esteem. The way he loves Maya makes me jealous... And Maya's character was great also but there was some parts that troubled me but all in all she is one of my favorite MC. Here character was very good put together, I really liked that she stood out from other MCs. Her relationship with her brother was perfect and added much to the story and I'm so excited for his story. And the chemistry between Liam and Sofia, can't wait. All in all, you need to read this. It has good spice, angst, tension and the cute and fluffy stuff, with good plot that doesn't have a miscommunication plot but a "real" problem that needs to be solved.

I love all of lauren Asher’s books I’ve read so far. And this did not disappoint.

i really wanted to love this book. every time i picked it up i regretted doing so. the characters to me were bland and trying too hard. i typically love books like this, but not this one i guess. :(

I hate that I put this book off for so long 😭 because Noah and Maya are the cutest. Their connection from the beginning was amazing and I loved every minute of it. This was definitely a quick and easy read and I definitely recommend.

it was better the first time

There were definitely some parts that were a bit cringe to read but overall a good book about a brother rival to lover sort of book

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Not really a enemies to lovers since they are supposed to be friendly with each other based off on how her brother is his new teammate.

But this was such a fun read. And oh they take so long to finally kiss! Reminded me of the tension tension between Anthony and Kate in Bridgerton Season 2. Absolute 🔥.

One thing that might be a deal breaker for some: there is a small scene in the second half of the book where the two are not yet together but they kind of go on a date earlier where she rejected him. He drunkenly slept with another girl and was ready to grovel the next day. she didnt easily forgive though!

what in the world was this

i now hate all guys with the name noah just because of THIS noah.

little guy (with the blue orbs the eyes as blue as the ocean the little balls that he uses to see that are as blue as the cloudless sky) needs to keep it in his pants and go see a therapist.

when i read this book i didnt like it, i and i dont like it now, the only one i liked was Maya's brother (i forgot his name) but he needs to realize thay his sister is a grown adult and can date who she wants to (even if that person is an absolute ashole with no respect towards women only his girlfriend ofcourse)

Brothers rival/teammate (scandalous). Race car drivers (vroom vroom). I have heard a lot about this series and it actually kinda lives up to the hype.