Off the Grid: Full Throttle Series, Book 1 (Unabridged‪)‬

I loved this book. I wasn’t so sure at the beginning because it did have a slow start that drove me nuts, but as the story got rolling it became hard to push pause. Please be aware that their is reference to a past SA. So if that’s something triggering for you than maybe don’t read this one, but if your okay it is a good story and the justice scene is awesome. Loved the love story along with each characters personal journey. Highly recommend.

Story: 2 ⭐️
Steam: 3 🔥 light smut
Audio: 4 🎧

Unfortunately, this book was a miss for me. I have enjoyed work from this author in the past so I will read her again but I just didn’t love this.

I really did not like Riggs. From the beginning he was just such a jerk and not even in the fun enemies to lovers way. I just never liked him and didn’t really understand why they were together. All be really had going for him was his looks. Also for a while it felt like all he cared about was his job and whenever Cami wasn’t around, he wasn’t even thinking of her and I didn’t like that.

Audiobook Performance: While both narrators did an amazing job, I was a little confused about the female narration choice. The character is described as having an American mother and an Italian father. She was raised between the UK and Italy. So why does she have an American accent? She was never in America. That didn’t make sense to me.

K. Bromberg pens another winning novel, a sports romance, an exciting start to an amazing new Formula 1 car racing series. This first book of the series is Camilla Moretti and Spencer Riggs’ story and wow what a story it is. I knew it was going to be something special from the prologue alone, a prologue that moved me like no other. It hooked me right in, grabbing my attention and captivating it straight to the end. Camilla has been working for the family olive oil business, but her father wants her to come work at Moretti Motorsports so he could groom her to take over the business. She practically grew up there and used to love being there, but for reasons she kept for herself, she left to work at their other business instead. She had no attentions of returning, but her father was getting older and had some health issues, so she could not say no. He wants her to put her marketing degree to work and breathe new life into the business. When one of their drivers was injured, they picked up someone from Formula 2 to fill in while he recovered. Spencer Riggs has racing in his blood and dreams of following his father’s footsteps, a former Formula 1 race car driver. His dream comes true when he gets the call that he is in, it may be temporary but he will prove himself once he is there. Holy moly, talk about self assured arrogance, that described Riggs to a tee. He and Camilla had a chance encounter, one that did not turn out well for Camilla, but she let him know how much of a jerk he was. They did not exchange information then, so when he sees her on his first day at Moretti Motorsports he had not known who she was and of course he runs his mouth. She didn’t correct him, so it surprised him who she really was, not that it mattered, since he was just so full of himself. I did not care for Riggs in the beginning, but he grew on me and before you know it, you are falling for him, just as Camilla does. It was great to watch their relationship grow, the dialogue and banter between them was brilliant. The story's depth and character complexity are impressive. The writing, plot, and world-building are excellent and it has the perfect balance of drama, emotions, and steamy romance. K. Bromberg, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Shane East and Carly Robins did an amazing job bringing these characters and story to life. They understood the characters they were portraying, giving each a voice that suited that character and was believable in every role they played. Robins aced it as Camilla, grasping every aspect of her personality, from her vulnerabilities to her strength and badassery. East was just as amazing as for Riggs, playing his role with perfection, arrogance included. Both were fantastic performing the roles of the secondary characters, accents and all.  They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling every single one. These versatile voice artists are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another amazing listen.