Over The Limit by K. Bromberg | Audiobook Review • Ana's Attic Book Blog

Over the Limit (Full Throttle Book 3) by K. Bromberg

Narrated by Stella Hunter and Gary Furlong

Formula 1 Sports Romance. Stands alone easily.

Thank you K. Bromberg for sending me a copy of this audiobook. This review is unpaid and 100% honest. Affiliate links are included.

“I don’t want perfect. I just want you.”

Over the Limit is the third in K. Bromberg’s Over The Limit Series featuring F1 drivers and I am obsessed with this series. The first three books stand alone very well, so it’s OK to start with this one, but I do recommend you read Over the Limit before the next book, Out of Control.

Formula 1 (and occasionally other racing) is the only sport I watch, but I honestly don’t think you need to be an F1 fan to love this book. I have loved many other sports romances without watching the sport, and K. Bromberg never makes you feel like it’s over your head. I do think that after reading this you may want to check out the sport though—20 HOT guys racing a death-defying speeds with lots of interesting and easy strategies to watch? Yes please!

Now for the story. Blaire Carmichael grew up around F1 racing and now works in event management for Apex Racing. She’s been dating Oliver Rossi, the bad-boy driver on the team, for over 10 years since his karting days. Rossi takes her for granted, cheats on her, disrespects her career, and treats her like shit, but they are friends and have been together so long that it’s hard for Blaire to walk away. But she finally puts herself first and ends things with Rossi.

Lachlan is the quiet Aussie driver on the team (I’m thinking Oscar Piastri’s personality with Danny Ric’s looks) who has been attracted to the beautiful plus-size Blaire and hated watching his teammate treat her like he did. Since they work for the same team Blaire and Lachlan got to know each other. He comforted her after the breakup and he and Blaire became very close friends. So close that she quickly learned how a man was supposed to treat a woman.

Blaire works for the team and already having a boyfriend on the team doesn’t look great from the outside. But if she started dating the other driver on the team it could look disastrous for her, especially as she is working on a pivotal event for her career. In addition, Laughlin doesn’t have a contract for next year and this relationship could factor in to whether he is offered another one.

The chemistry between them is on fire. The way he falls for her is beautiful and their communication was just so strong. I loved the way he put her first and treated her job like it was as important as his. But could this relationship cause them to both lose their spots on the team?

“Touching you is my new favorite thing.”

Likes:

I loved the way they talked all night, truly getting to know each other, I find that missing in so many romance books.
A plus-sized heroine who didn’t need to lose weight to find happiness.
A plus-sized heroine where her weight was barely a blip in the story.
He fell first and hard!
Lachlan was just such a good, protective guy.
Lachlan’s dirty side.
I loved their communication.
The F1 part was done very well, both on the track and behind the scenes. I just wish there was more of that.
Lachlan came from a happy family, something you rarely see in romance.
His romantic side…the flower bouquet!

Dislikes:

If this happened in real life, the press would have been awful, I felt like they got off a little too easy..
It all wrapped up just a little too quickly for me.

The Narration:

Stella Hunter and Gary Furlong were both amazing. I did have to slow down the book just a little (from 1.4 to 1.2) to accommodate for his Aussie accent, but the accent just made it so much more authentic. I loved the narration and I am glad I chose to listen. His want and worship of her and his adrenaline on the track were portrayed beautifully and Stella was just perfect for her part.

The Down & Dirty:

K. Bromberg did it again with Over The Limit! I have loved a lot of her books over the years, but this series is not only my favorite of hers, but one of my favorite series in general. Yes, I may be biased because of my love for F1 but I loved her books The Player and The Catch and I’m not a baseball fan. Over the Limit had characters I loved, lots of angst without it being too much, amazing romance, exciting racing, and hot, well-written sex that wasn’t cheesy and didn’t take over the story. I can’t wait to see how Kristy redeems Rossi in Out of Control.