Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster for the complimentary copy of this book!
Thank you so much to S&S and Libro.FM for the complimentary ALC!

This book is out now!

Listen, if there is an F1 romance out there, I will read it. You do not need to pull my arm. So when I saw that S&S was going to be publishing an F1 romance, I had to have it.

This was such a delight!! I had started this one while I was working through some more challenging books for me and it was like a breath of fresh air. I was immediately into the idea of this documentarian who is newly single teaming up with a driver to seek revenge on her ex and to help his career. That was when the fun happens!

I am not always a fan of slow burn but this one was fun to see the relationship develop over the course of the book. Lilah was coming out of this relationship which she realized was more friendship than love but knew that being in this relationship with someone who is known as a playboy. And because of love forced proximity, the more they spend time with each other, the more feelings between the two start to develop. Arthur very early on had a protectiveness towards Lilah before he even really knew her. I love the way the author did the banter between the two! Arthur had a lot going on mentally and a lot of drama with his family. I was happy that he allowed Lilah into his life and to let her be there for him. And same goes with Lilah. There was some things she had been dealing with herself and was opened to him about it.

I just really love seeing the two work together - personally and intimately! Lilah is really in her head a lot of times which I could relate to. And somehow Arthur intuitively always knows when she goes into that mindset. There was a moment after they slept together for the first time where she goes to him the next morning: "Do you like me? You never said." and he simply says "I like you." and then immediately her inner monologue goes to: I hate having to ask, waking him up, crawling for a compliment. It makes me feel small, needy. I am small and needy when it comes to him. OOF this was super relatable! Even now I will ask my husband if he likes me *insert upside smiley*

I paired my reading with the audiobook and new to me narrated Anna Caputo tackled this one. I really enjoyed her narration! She has done a handful of books recently but just none that I had listened to (yet). I thought her voice was perfect for Lilah and I liked the way she had done the accent for Arthur. I thought she was able to really make herself sound vulnerable when necessary for the characters. It really made the listening experience lovely.

I believe this is the author's debut novel and I will definitely be reading her next book. And if GoodReads is telling me correctly, it sounds like her next one will also be F1 themed.

If you are looking for a slow burn F1 romance with a charming driver and a neurodivergent heroine - give this one a read!!