This was such a feel good story and I absolutely loved it. Both the main characters felt fully formed from the outset which meant you could relate to them ( I for one am clumsy but don't think I've ever fell into someone's lap!!!) I liked that it was a romance story with Motorsport weaved in just the right places and felt like a very real story. Can't wait to see if there is a next one in the series!!

This book has everything in it, even the kitchen sink… but not necessarily in a good thing. There are so many side characters and side plots, it’s high school level drama and you get lost in the other side plots. I genuinely didn’t know where the book was going to go.
I think there really needed two be less drama and thus less trauma holding them together.
I think it should have ended about halfway through and just been a cute novella.
The whole third act break up, you’re left not even caring they broke up because it seemed too high school and too surface level of a relationship to last anyway.

I read every racing romance I can get my hands on, so I was pleased to be selected as an arc reviewer for Darci St. John's newest release, Racing Heart.

Jordan, an elite racer recovering from injury, is in the UK for his sister's wedding. Pearl is there too, but not for the reasons she was led to believe. Her family dropped some bombshell news and to cope, she gets drunk and naked with the handsome man she finds on the beach. He invites her to his sister's wedding and to get away from her own drama, she agrees.

Pearl and Jordan are so well matched in this book. They meet at the exact right moment and are able to use each other as life vests in a way, something to hold onto while everything else is kind of chaos. Their connection seemed genuine, but there was not a whole lot of longing or swoony moments. I didn't seem to miss it though, that's not the kind of story this is. Thinking about that, I don't think this is the kind of story of MFEO these-two-would-end-up-together-no-matter-what story. If they didn't have their chance meeting there on that beach, it's unlikely they'd have connected the same way. It's not trauma bonding exactly, but not a fated sort of situation either, at least in my opinion.

I think I would have rated the book higher except for the soap opera level of drama on the periphery of the story. I think I just didn't buy Pearl's mother's origin story well. It cast a strange pallor over everything.

What I really loved is the extended and thorough ending. It's not the usual pacing of a 'standard' romance where things get wrapped up in a matter of pages...this one gives you time to breathe and live with the characters as they resolve all the little threads that need tied up before we leave them to their happily ever after. It just felt refreshing.

I also loved that Jordan got to go dirt track racing - that's where you can find my family on summer weekends with my husband racing his open wheel cars. When they took out their sunglasses to dodge flying dirt I laughed out loud!

I have to say I'm curious about this series. I see the first book is the sister's story, and though I know a few things about what happen in the previous book naturally from the narrative of this sequel, I think I may still pick it up.

Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I much preferred this to the first novel in the series as I felt I could connect more to Pearl. I found myself a bit uncomfortable with Jordan's perspectives--particularly his commentary on women throwing themselves at him--but overall it would be a great summer read.

Was a fantastic book that i thoroughly recommend and will be buying as I need a trophy version lol. I enjoying the different dynamics at play between the main characters especially towards the end.