The cover drew me in but what was inside the cover was a disappointment. The time line of the story made it hard to enjoy. The timing really jumped around from two weeks to two months between chapters. I saw someone say it because is following the F1 Schedule since this is an F1 novel. While that is an incredible creative idea, it’s doesn’t translate to a linear book timeline.

✨F1 Driver x Journalist
✨ Age Gap
✨ Workplace romance

Thank you Forever publishing for an eARC of Coming in Hot by Josie Juniper, I am always extremely grateful.

I was really excited to drive into this one because I do enjoy an age gap, the cover is so pretty, and I’ve been looking to read an F1 romance and this felt like the perfect time! I will not be rating this book because I DNF’ed it.

I felt this book was doing a lot of telling not showing and I don’t feel like I can understand either motivations of our two main characters. I am not a fan of the insta lust/ insta love trope and that’s exactly what this book is and once we get over that part I didn’t feel a genuine connection (or even interest) between the two. Overall, this book has potential but unfortunately missed the mark for me.

After reading both books in this series I realized this is not the author for me. I personally feel these a romance books for people just getting into romance books. For someone like me who reads a lot of romance books these are lacking a lot. These books feel very rushed and leave the reader bored.

I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read but the pacing was off and it made it less enjoyable. But I did really like the banter.

There was so much potential for this book, given the genre, but I didn't find it appealing to me much. It felt like the book was constantly jumping from timeline to timeline, stating 2 weeks later, 2 months later. It was hard to find out when they actually were falling for each other because it wasn't described much at all. Like, girl, when did you actually fall for him?? I really enjoyed the side character, Phaedra, but found the main characters lacking depth. I appreciate the authors work and won't say much more than that.

Thank you Netgalley and Forever for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the advance reader copy of Coming in Hot by Josie Juniper!

Natalia is a journalist who becomes the lead reporter of Auto Racing Journal but she has a history with one of the industry team Principal’s. Klaus, Principal of the Emerald Team, is who Natalia had a one night stand with at the beginning of the book. These two both recall that night as their careers keep them in proximity of the other.

I listened to the audiobook for Double Apex last year and was excited to see that this book would center around Natalia and Klaus. These two can’t resist coming back to each other throughout the story which is an element I enjoy in romance. Overall, this book wasn’t for me. Even though I didn’t feel this book was for me, Josie Juniper’s writing keeps me engaged until the end as to what will happen next.

If you enjoy a Formula 1, forbidden, age gap romance, that may be a book for you to check out.

If you like angst, this is the book for you!

While the writing was great, I had a hard time getting into the story. The chapters jump ahead weeks and sometimes month and I lost all concept of time. I found the FMC to be a bit surly and off-putting. I don't want to give any spoilers, but there was also a trope that came up about 80% of the way in and I kinda check out at that point.

It is a good book and I'm sure it will find it's readers, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was good, not great. I feel like all of these F1 romance books kind of mash up together and while the tropes in this were a bit more believable (journalist x billionaire) it just felt very surface level. I didn't connect to the characters unfortunately.

I was really excited for this because I do watch F1 & the tropes are some of my faves but it was such a let down. I didn’t find either MC all that interesting and their dialogue felt so cheesy to me. The friendship between the FMC & her best friend felt so toxic; I hated how they talked to and about each other. I didn’t read the first book in this series and I felt like I was missing so much. Maybe I would have enjoyed this more if I did read the first book, but I have 0 interest in going back and reading it.

Just because this book wasn’t for me doesn’t someone else won’t love it! Thank you NetGalley for the early copy ◡̈

Personal Compatibility 3.5 ⭐️
For its Written Purpose 3.75 ⭐️

I won't lie, the story itself had me hooked. A hot older man who is filthy rich & is the Team Principal of an F1 team is like a total dream. And I did love Natalia and her story as well. BUT the pacing always felt a bit like it was jumping around too much and moved right as the reader was getting settled into a certain scene or dynamic.

The plot/romance barriers were realistic and I thought were well done, but this book has accidental pregnancy which I absolutely hate. If we act like it ends at 80% I think my rating would be much higher, but the last 20% was a painful read for me personally.

Gotta love an AU Toto Wolff Age-Gap fanfic tho 😮‍💨 plenty of spice and plenty of book 1's characters as well. The timelines of the 2 books matched up really well and filled in a lot of the gaps!

I'll be reading book 3 for sure because I do like Sage and think she will have a great story to tell!

Absolutely loved this- devoured it in a day. I just wish the ending had been a tad bit longer. But maybe we will see more of the couple in Sages book!

4/5!

I enjoyed the second book in Josie’s F1 Team Emerald world! It was fun getting to know Klaus and Natalia more after meeting them in Double Apex. The book was SPICY & Natalia and Klaus had great chemistry. the characters were more complex than what originally meets the eye, and both demonstrated growth throughout the book. The F1 elements throughout were fun, and I’m happy I started this book right before the season started!

Would recommend this for readers who like:
-age-gap
-billionaire romance
-forbidden/workplace romance
- F1 romance

DNF 12%

I just couldn't handle the shallowness anymore. These characters have zero depth, their actions make zero sense, there is zero chemistry between the two mains. ZERO ZERO ZERO. I'm usually not one to DNF but this was giving me a literal headache to read. Apologies to Forever Publishing for this review but thank you for sending me eARCs, I love you so much!

I did not feel invested in this couple. It had spice but I felt like the plot was lacking. Definitely disappointing.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 ⭐️ This was the second book in the frontrunners, and I actually enjoyed it more than the first. We have an F1 romance between the team principal and a journalist (a more realistic seeming billionaire romance than most). The book takes place over a significant amount of time, so we frequently miss weeks or months between sections.

In some ways the time jumps worked. I could feel the longing between Natalia and Klaus. They were both definitely going through things! In other areas, the time jumps made the book feel choppy.

I felt like the pacing was a little bit off. Not very much happened the first half of the book (except building the longing), but the second half was packed with so many important plot points. I think there could have been more balance.

I enjoyed the bits of Sage we got in this book, so I will be reading the next one!

Thanks NetGalley for the eARC

I really did try to like this book, but it just fell flat for me. I was into it at the beginning, but as the book went along it became very repetitive. I am not a fan of miscommunication so the fact that it was basically all this book was, made me not enjoy it as much. The characters were constantly going back and forth to the point it wasn’t even enjoyable anymore.

I really enjoyed this book! The plot was fresh and interesting and I really enjoyed the characters, as well as their different personalities!

This is my first time reading a Formula 1 romance, and oh my gosh was it a ride! F1 romances are trendy right now, so I had to see for myself what it was all about. From the first chapter, I was hook! Natalia and Klaus had so much chemistry and sexual tension, but of course, their profession-Natalia, a journalist and Klaus, a F1 Team Principal-creates a challenge. Mixing business and pleasure is not often a good idea. They are both at the peak of their careers, and there is too much at risk. Then, there are also the personal issues they are going through. Hence, the push and pull. I found the storytelling of their romance interesting, months and months of pining, the encounters as they travel across the world for different races is foreplay for them. Natalia and Klaus together is screaming sexy and steamy. The way Klaus talks, swoooonnn!

I know nothing about F1 races, so reading this was also a learning experience. I definitely need to pick up Double Apex, the first book in the series.

>>> One night stand
>>> Age gap
>>> Widowed MMC
>>> Forbidden romance
>>> Formula 1 Drama
>>> Abandonment issues
>>> Steamy and a lil kinky

Thank you to Forever for the e-arc!

*"Coming in Hot" by Josie Juniper is a sizzling, fast-paced romance that perfectly blends the thrill of Formula 1 with irresistible chemistry. With a strong, ambitious heroine and a brooding, mysterious love interest, this book delivers tension, passion, and just the right amount of scandal to keep you hooked until the final lap!

Double Apex was one of my favourite reads of 2024 and I was so excited to read this one. I'm so sad to say that this one fell flat for me. The time jumps were sporadic which made the story feel choppy, the tension wasn't there like double apex and the trope at the end wasn't for me.