Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent
Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent
This was an easy, light romance that I read in a day and a half, though I do have mixed feelings about it and give it a 3 out of 5.
I enjoyed the F1 setting and the fact that the FMC, Chloe, was the first female team principal. What’s that you may ask? Don’t worry, I had to look it up as well. It is basically the CEO/boss of the team and is a public face who talks to the press and runs the day-to-day needs of the team. They also make decisions on who the drivers are, etc. so a pretty big deal to be the first female principal. I wish this part had been expanded upon a bit more with more situations of her showing her girl boss strength but instead we get a timid girl who is not fully confident in herself and her role even though she has lived and breathed the sport all her life.
My second issue was that Chloe was annoyed with Matt due to a misunderstanding from their past and Matt was completely oblivious. And yet, suddenly, Matt realizes she may be upset and why she was upset event though she was acting like everything was fine. I’m not sure if this scene was edited in the final version of the book but my arc version was confusing how suddenly things are resolved without a legitimate conversation. In general, there were not enough discussions between the two main characters to truly develop their relationship well which is why I gave this a lower rating.
I saw some great potential in the setting and the characters but do feel like more depth needed to be added for each character. Maybe it needed to be a bit longer in order to add some more scenes to develop the relationship more as well as their character arcs in general. Overall, not a bad book and it was entertaining enough, but not going to be a favorite.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this book.
Synopsis: As one of the first female team principles in Formula 1, Chloe Coleman is determined to prove herself and transform her failing team from underdogs to champions. Nothing can ruin her strategy—except maybe the surprising new addition of a cocky, top-tier driver who’s lost his edge. And he just so happens to be her estranged childhood crush who still sends her heart racing.
Matt Warner needs a comeback. A former champion, he hasn’t won a race since the disastrous crash that landed his best friend and teammate in the hospital. If there’s a silver lining to this scandalous demotion, it’s his fierce and familiar new boss, Chloe. But as the competition heats up, so does an unexpected spark that turns dangerously and passionately hot. With the world watching and pressures of the season mounting, will their chemistry lead them to victory, or spin them out of control?