Okay as a F1 girl I am so excited to see more books based on the sport! I love the idea of a female driver, and personally loved all of the information and detail about the sport. The romance was definitely a SLOW burn which I didn't mind I just wanted a little more out of it. Overall, it was a fun quick read.

For starters this needs to be separated from the original version of this book. It's bringing down the average rating and that's not fair since this is an entirely new iteration of the book.

I really enjoyed the fact that this was a slow burn. They really took the time to get to know each other and become best friends. The fact that they raced together when they were younger is adorable. Diyana had to go through so much as a woman in f1 and I loved seeing her journey. She put up with so much and all she wanted to do was race. Miguel was there supporting her every step of the way.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Thank you NetGalley & Harper 360/Avon for allowing me access to this book! Offtrack was previously released but is now being rereleased on September 24 with some changes! I did not read the first version so I can't speak about that but I truly enjoyed my time reading this book! I have not read lots of romance yet around Formula 1 but I'm a fan of sports romances and this was very good!
Diana Zahrani, the sport's first female driver in decades, is determined to prove she's more than just a pretty face, while Miguel de la Fuente, the reigning champion, refuses to take her seriously. Their chemistry crackles as they clash on and off the track, creating a dynamic I loved to read! I would recommend this book to anyone who love Formula 1 and fierce FMC!

Diana is a female driver entering F1, a world of motorsports that look down upon women racing. Miguel is a world champion, and racing is engrained into his bloodstream. Will both their stories clash? There is definitely character development. Both of their characters change throughout the book, and they realize what is truly important to them. Friendship or the world championship title? You have to admire and be inspired by Diana. She had to endure all of the sexism to get where she is today, and even at the top, she has to constantly prove that she belongs there. Miguel’s story was quite emotional as well. Coming from a family of racing, he needs to win. His sights are set on winning until he meets Diana. I was quite a fan of their love story, a hotshot player, and an F1 rookie. Another added bonus was as an avid romance reader, I’m not very keen on watching sports, but the book gives us a glimpse into F1 racing and all the nitty gritty details some books overlook. However, this book was marketed as a romance, but the romance of the book was very little. Although sweet, the characters had no chemistry at all. I would’ve liked to have flashbacks to when Diana was being looked down upon for being a female driver. I love seeing women win, but I felt no connection with the fmc. Thank you to HarperCollins and NetGalley for a free advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I have super conflicting thoughts about this read. I went into it with super high hopes but finished just feeling meh. I wanted to love it but everything just felt predictable and basic. I felt like something was missing but I'm not really sure what. It was still enjoyable but I just wanted more. The pacing also felt all over the place. Sometimes I felt like it was moving impossibly slow and then the next it would fly through the plot. I wish there had been a happy medium.

I feel like this read is dependent on readers having a connection to F1 which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I love the sport so I'm always looking for F1 romances to read but I have friends that probably wouldn't have enjoyed this because some of the racing details might come across as boring. The characters racing was a big portion of the plot so it made sense for all of those moments to be there but I can see where it would narrow the audience for this book a little.

Such a great non traditional story. The whole racing aspect of it was new and exciting, it's not a subject or background that is written about often.

As a huge F1 fan, I wanted to love this so much. There’s a lot to look forward too here with our FMC racing and there’s a ton of information about f1 which is so nice, but the romance was lacking more than I hoped for.

This book was so adorable! ❤️ Offtrack is the sports romance that plucks at the heart and makes you laugh in the process.... I'm grateful for the opportunity to read this story!

3.5 stars rounded down. really love reading F1 romance books and this book really appealed to me because the female main character is a driver which I haven’t seen in other books revolving around F1, so that aspect of the book was great for me to read and I really enjoyed it! The romance aspect was okay, definitely a slow burn but the storyline could use a little work, overall I did enjoy Diana and Miguel’s story and the plot of this book.

The utter love I have for Offtrack is off the charts. The character growth, the friendship, the history behind womens rights in the Middle East, and the empathy of admiration for Diyana from Miguel is phenomenal. I laughed, my heart pitter pattered, and shed a few tears. I grew up watching F1 and you can absolutely tell that Esha Patel knows her F1.

✨ BOOK REVIEW
⭐️⭐️/5

This book had a lot of information about F1 racing. While some people may like having the additional information, I personally would have preferred less racing information and more romance.

I would say this wasn’t my favorite read.

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Rating: 3/5 stars
I usually love formula one books but I don’t know there was something about this I didn’t really love… I usually finish a book within 24 hours and this took me way longer than I usually do, I was expecting something a little bit more it was one of my most anticipated reads of the year. I didn’t like the writing and the characters were just lacking in growth and personality in my opinion, character development could’ve been better I definitely think Diana and Miguel are better off as friends unfortunately. As much as I wanted to enjoy this and there were moments I did enjoy it I don’t think I’ll ever think about this book again I fear.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Publishing for giving me the chance to read this as an ARC for its upcoming print publishing.

As a Formula racing fan and sports romance lover, I absolutely adored this book. Miguel and Diana both have a passion and drive for the sport that is evident throughout and the author's love for the sport truly shines throughout.

Personally I enjoy slow burn romances that are plot-heavy so following them throughout their entire racing season and slowly seeing their relationship grow was very interesting to me. Diana's struggles with the sexism and discrimination in the sport was both inspiring and frustrating as it was all too relatable as a former athlete myself who often competed in co-ed leagues. I loved the message that a girl can do anything a boy can so long as she is willing to put in the effort.

My only complaint is in how Miguel seems to be an unreliable narrator at times, saying things about how he did not realize there were female drivers in F2 when Diana was the reigning champion at the time, because it seems like any F1 racer would know who the F2 champion was.

Overall this was an amazing book and I would love to buy a print copy especially if it comes out in a US edition.

I’m a huge F1 fan, I’ve been around racing & cars my whole life and grew up racing karts and wanted to move up, but F1 does not allow women to drive in F1. So, that being said I loved the idea of this story but I just couldn’t fall in love with it like I was hoping I would. It felt very fake, the issues other drives and people had with Diane being a woman in F1 felt wrong and so sexist. The higher ups in F1, mainly the MAN who owns F1, is the one who will never allow women into F1, it has nothing to do with the drivers or the teams.

Don’t forget the so-called romance. The fact that he was already engaged and blows that off to be with Diane felt wrong and forced. It is known that many drivers and people in the race world are cheaters because of the traveling, so I see the appeal of them being with each other cause they would always be around one another, but this just felt like a push that all men are like this.

Overall, I really wanted to like this but so many things were off and didn’t feel authentic. There are better F1 romance stories, but sadly this one fell flat.

As a longtime fan of F1 and a romance reader, this book was disappointing. I'm not sure this book should be marketed as a romance because the romantic element isn't in the forefront of the story, and the romance isn't developed enough.

I felt completely disconnected from the characters, the chemistry, and the plot as a whole. I also felt like the politics of the racing drivers was over-dramatized and beyond belief. I think F1 fans will be disappointed by the depiction of the sport in this piece; I was.

I also found the writing style difficult to follow. There were some scenes that I had to go back and reread because I felt like I missed some piece of context. I'm still confused about certain aspects of the story (Example: we never really got clarity on Miguel and Diana's history, but there were little comments throughout that made it sound like what happened in the past was VITAL to the main plot).

The longer I sit and process this story, the more questions I have that I don't believe were ever addressed. I think this story should go through some heavy developmental edits/rewrites before publication. I wanted to like this story so bad!

I love sports romances when the woman plays the sport as well, I’m really getting into dual sports romances but this one wasn’t for me. it fell flat in certain areas and I caught myself skimming. the concept is great, I love F1 stories I just couldn’t get into this one

Offtrack by Esha Patel was a good F1 romance that was enjoyable to read. I don't think it was anything groundbreaking or mind-blowing but it was fun. I think this will be a great title for romance readers looking for more F1 romances.

This was fun to read but required a lot of suspending reality. it was hard to get into the book because the characters were not very relatable and didn't feel like full people.

Offtrack by Esha Patel

Rating: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Spice: 1/5 🌶️

Thank you to HarperCollins360, Netgalley, and Esha Patel for access to this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Overall, this was a good read. There were certain parts of the book where it felt like the pacing wasn’t ideal. Moreover, the way that the MMC had a fiancée throughout the majority of the book and then she almost completely disappeared from the scene left something to be desired.

Nonetheless, I did enjoy the friendship between the two lead characters and the highlight on various countries and settings was certainly interesting. The media conferences were one of my favorite parts of the book, as well as the focus on what it can be like to be a woman in a male dominated field. The romance aspect felt a bit lacking though.

I liked the race scenes the most. The relationship between Diana and Miguel though….I did not like that they knew each other as teenagers and both seemed to forget each other. Especially when they both seemed to really like each other. I feel like they would’ve remembered each other. I don’t think they’d be instantly stary eyed for each other but at least friendly.