3.75⭐️

I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t really feel connected to any of the characters but.I did love that the FMC is a woman of color. The diversity for women in an F1 book was refreshing.

One of the main tropes is rivals to lovers and that’s my absolute favorite but this one didn’t fit the mold of the other rivals to lovers tropes I’ve read. I definitely knew they were on rival F1 teams but this books just didn’t give the normal rivals to lovers vibe.

I liked the concept of the FMC being a total badass that doesn’t bow down to the men in her male dominated field. But that was about the only thing I liked.

This was so fun and perfect to tide my over during winter break. The more F1 books I read I tend to be a little nervous diving into another but I didn't need to worry about this one. It was fun, emotional, and just made my heart go vroom vroom. Okay, I'll see myself out after that one. But seriously, I'm excited to read the next one!

This book was the ultimate sports romance with a fierce female lead, Diana Zahrani, who's breaking all the rules in the hypermasculine world of Formula One. As the first female driver this century, she’s told to stick to being eye candy, but Diana’s got other plans—she’s here to race and prove her worth. Enter Miguel de la Fuente, the cocky favorite for the World Championship who’s too busy to take rookies seriously, especially a woman.
But when they keep crossing paths on and off the track, sparks fly. Their rivalry turns into something more complicated, and they have to decide if they’re racing for the championship or something deeper.
The dual POV gives us a real sense of both characters' journeys—Diana’s fight for respect in a male-dominated sport and Miguel’s internal struggle with his own prejudices. The book dives into the toxic aspects of motorsports while still showing the beauty of growth, teamwork, and allies who fight for fairness.
Even though I wasn’t familiar with all the racing lingo at first, the thrilling competition and the steamy tension between the leads sucked me right in. If you love fast cars, slow burns, and a romance that’s about so much more than just the race, Offtrack will definitely hit the spot.
3.5⭐️

Main Tropes:
-Formula 1
-Found Family
-Rivals to Lovers

As someone who doesn’t follow Formula 1 or have any knowledge of the sport, this book intrigued me. I’ve seen more people getting into the hype of Formula 1, which has led to an influx of racing books. When I came across this one, I was immediately interested. It took me a while to get into it because I wasn’t familiar with a lot of the terminology, but once I was, I was completely hooked.

As a woman in a field where I’m often the only girl, I deeply related to Diyana’s struggles. I loved seeing a female character who not only takes pride in being a woman but also proves that she can do anything men can—sometimes even better.

I highly recommend this book to any woman who has ever felt like an underdog because it will make you feel like you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

Thank you, Esha Patel Harper 360, and Avon, for providing this copy in exchange for a review.

I really felt like this book started in the middle of a story that I never got the backstory for and that just continued like the storytelling was normal. The way the story unfolded felt incomplete and also like it was missing pieces. I wanted to like this, but I felt like I couldn’t follow the story. It just felt like I was missing chapters of the story the way it jumped around.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for this ARC!

There are concepts in this that I really enjoy: action, sports, women being badasses. This is my first F1 romance, and while I typically adore sports romances, I don't think a book that features this sport so heavily is for me. I think the setup is good; I just personally don't always get on with rivals to lovers.

This was my first F1 romance and I’m obsessed! I especially loved the racing scenes and all the action. Our main characters were both amazing! I loved how persistent and determined Diana was. And how sweet and charming Miquel was. Together they worked so well together even though they weren’t on the same team.

It took me a while to get into this book but after I did I ended up loving it! I loved the romance, and felt my heart racing throughout all of the racing scenes. I love the forbidden romance trope, and love the idea of being in love with someone but not letting them win just because you love them. I have never read a F1 romance before so this was a great way to get into it!

Wonderful story, great character development, great writing! Highly recommend this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it

2.5 ⭐️ I definitely struggled through this one. I liked the F1 aspects, but I found the romance boring. I didn’t feel the chemistry, and it felt choppy.

Thanks NetGalley for the ebook.

I have recently discovered my love for formula 1 romances and this one was different than others I’ve read. Both main characters are formula 1 drivers so I really enjoyed that aspect.

I did find my mind wondering at times during the story because I was losing interest, however it did pick back up.

I would be interested in reading the next book in the series.

sadly dnfed, the beginning didn’t hook me. The description sounded amazing and I was excited to read another f1 themed book but this one did not give me what I wanted/needed. Maybe I’ll try again later but this one is not for me.

This book was a great read! The story had a great pace and the characters were well developed. It was very easy to get sucked into the story and in just a few sittings, I was done reading the book!

I really enjoyed this one! I loved the writing and loved that the fmc was an f1 driver. It really made my f1 fan heart so happy. I didn't love Miguel's character at the beginning but he started growing on me! I loved Diana from page one and continued to love her as the story progressed. I like always hated that there was a third act breakup, I hated that they got cornered into breaking up. But overall glad that it wasn't because they were having an issue. Overall I really loved this one and definitely want to check out more books by Esha Patel.

I was hoping this book had the vibes of Throttled by Lauren Asher and it did not disappoint. Although I did enjoy the Dirty Air series a bit more this was still a fun read.

This is a F1 story where a female racer enters the race and works along with the World Champion. I was really excited to read this book because I love F1 and really wanted to see a cute romance come out of it. I have to say that I was mostly disappointed with this book. I loved the racing aspect of this story and seeing the view of the FMC of how she’s treated in the field. It shows how F1 is shown as a male sport but she changed that and I loved that. The romance part of this story was lacking and I wish that was there as it would have been so much better. This story is written from both Diana and Miguel’s pov.

Diana is an Emirati who wants to get into F1 and she does. I loved seeing her not give up when the world wanted her. Her family were so caring and I loved that for her. Then we have Miguel who I have to say was such a confusing character. Throughout the entire story, I feel like I barely understood him. There were many side characters but none truly stuck out to me. The romance part of this book was lacking and felt very forced. I was excited for that side of the book but there was just no chemistry with the characters.

The ending was whatever as I stopped caring for the story and its character. As much as I enjoyed F1 and Diana, it didn’t help me hold onto the book.

*this e-arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*

I’m an avid F1 and romance book fan and I will admit this book did have a few downs- it could have been more accurate but I also feel like the chemistry felt a bit flat. Overall an okay read but could have been a bit better?l

love love loveee! i never knew i would want to read about racing but boy was i wrong. i ate this up and you will too!

I LOVE a rival's to lovers story and Offtrack did not disappoint. Offtrack was my first book by Esha Patel and I enjoyed every second of the story. The romance between Miguel and rookie F1 driver Diana was the perfect slow burn. I didn't know much about F1 racing before this story, but I not only learned of Miguel and Diana's love story, but I learned about the sport as well.

Unfortunately the writing style made the book really hard to read and I didn't end up enjoying it like I think I would if it was a different writing style.