Love is right around the corner for racecar driver Nicholas. But it’s hard to keep a secret in Monaco.
Nicholas is hopelessly in love with his best friend from childhood, Miranda. But the last thing Miranda has her heart set on is love.
Miranda is back in Monaco for the first time in years. Her dream job requires her full attention. Finding out that she’s working for Nicholas’ biggest rival is an unexpected bump in the road. And then there’s her drive to find out the truth to a question she’s had her whole life.
Secrets never seem to remain in the backseat for long. Can they finally get the timing right off the track and win in the game of love?
Kaya Quinsey Holt is a Canadian author. Alongside her writing, she is a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO) who works from a narrative approach, helping clients explore and reshape their personal stories. Her books have sold worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for audiobooks. Kaya lives in Ontario with her husband and son.
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Similar to my first review neither a 3 or 4 star felt right so I think it would border to a 3.5 much like the first one. I was worried reading this, as having seen Nicholas as a child in the first book and now him being the grown up with issues i was worried it was just going to be a scram for a second book and wasn’t going to hold the energy of the first one, but I was very mistaken in this thinking as it was just as enjoyable as the first.
Again, this was a really quick read and as an F1 enjoyer this book was pretty spot on with references around the sport and how it works. It was way more technical than the first one around the sport as Nicholas the main male character was actually a current racing driver in it, which made it very interesting and different compared to the first one which focused on Freddie who was a retired driver.
The whole right person wrong time was done so beautifully and the last actual chapter before the epilogue showing what they talked about before Miranda left for Canada and how they played out.
The last few chapters into their lives and the progression of their budding feelings/ relationship felt a little rushed and I feel like more time could have been out in developing the characters and plot a little further.
I really love the way Holt uses reiteration and how she takes a running theme and will continue it throughout the book not leaving any plot holes and making every little point have a reasoning behind it.
FOR ENGLISH: 1. How did the book end? Were you satisfied with the ending, or not, and why? It ended happily, of course, I wasn't really satisfied with the book because it felt boring to me and I wanted more, for the plot and the characters. 2. What were your initial thoughts about the book after you finished it? I was bored. I wish there had been a bigger conflict or the conflict had been made bigger. It was very mindless which isn't a bad thing, It's just not what I expected. I feel like she could've shown more of their childhoods together. It's childhood friends to lovers, but they have a falling out in the middle. I feel like it either should've focused on either the F1 sports aspect or the family aspect. It felt odd the way she split up writing about both. 3. Who would you recommend this book to and why? If you want mindless very low-stakes F1 romance this is for you! It's very low stakes not lots of conflict between the two main characters. TW: There is a death of a parent so beware!