🩷 Book Review 🩷
📚 Slipstream
✒️ @madgemarilwrites
💫💫💫💫.5

"Lights out!"
"And away we go!"

Thank you so much to @simonschusterau and @netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I should start by saying that I am an F1 fan through and true. I grew up watching the sport with my dad, went to multiple races in Melbourne, and we have the new Lego cars in our home.

I absolutely loved this book, not just because of the characters but because of how accurate the F1 aspects were! You know a true fam wrote this book!

It's a sport fake-datijg romance that ends up being more true love in the end. Yes, you knew it was coming, but it didn't take away from the book. I had a small gripe with our FMC because of how naive she was of this amazing sport and the pure stupidity of how fast they can go, but I respect that people who don't know the sport and read this book can now have a fair understanding of it.

I would love another book in this series from a different character, especially a driver, if possible!

thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this eArc ✨

as a sucker for sport romances and an F1 fan as well, this book wasnt bad but it wasnt amazing either.

*small spoilers ahead*

the writing i struggled with a bit sometimes, some parts just seemed unnecessary and other parts just made no sense- it wasnt horribly written but i feel as those some parts could be improved.

i quite enjoyed this read and really got into it around the 30-70% mark, but that last 30% i started to struggle again. our MMC is definition of sexy; he falls first, considerate and always thinking of our FMC, the pining for her too- he is what kept me finishing this book *CHEFS KISS* but..

our FMC on the other hand really started to get on my nerves. she became so annoying and unlikable, while i liked the representation of ADHD, she acted as though her ADHD made her super different from everyone else and she was preoccupied with HOW different and quirky she is.. it just became unbearable. it genuinely became her personality trait and i wanted to slap her.

the plot and scheming was confusing and made little sense. you really only get some information about this evil uncle a few times throughout the book, but if it wasnt for the whole “fake dating plan” talk, you wouldnt think this was the plot of the book. then the end for the conclusion it was just.. sorted? no real conclusion really, just a voice recording sent to the police and it was over. i ended up skimming the last few chapters which is disappointing cause i really wanted to like it.

i like my reading experience to be easy and understand whats going on- with plot and characters, but whilst i did struggle at times, i did still quite enjoy this book. its a cute F1 story with everyone’s favourite troupes; he falls first and “enemies” to lovers. (less)