A review by readers_sea
Out of Control by K. Bromberg

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Oliver Rossi and Sofia Navarro - two people who shouldn't be together but couldn't help it.

Rossi is an F1 driver and joins team Navarro. From the start he is made out to be the bad boy villain who cares about no one but himself. He puts himself first and only cares about his career.

Sofia Navarro is the younger sister of Rossi's teammate/first-string driver (??). Once Rossi joins the team, Sofia is told to stay away from him, which she has every intention of doing anyways. Until she can't.

Sofia and Rossi bump into each other off the racetrack and away from the world, and it doesn't take them long to discover that they may have both misjudged each other. Soon they discover there is more to each other than meets the eye, and they want to explore that... but how? Between Rossi's career and Sofia's brother - it's impossible.

Everyone thought that Rossi was just an arrogant guy who cared about nothing and no one but getting to know who he really was became a real treat! I felt so sad when discovering why Rossi acted the way he does. He didn't deserve a lot of what he was dealt, but he needed to figure out a way to keep his head above water either way. Seeing Rossi with Sofia was such a breath of fresh air for him. We got to see who he truly was, behind all the walls he put up.

Sofia was an interesting character. She had a lo of internal baggage that she needed to work though. She had a lot on her shoulders, but she also wanted to become her own person outside of her brother's shadow. She just needed the right person to help push her to get her there. Watching Sofia stand up for herself and what she wanted was amazing. I loved the confidence she grew and how much Rossi believed in her.

These two characters were so good for each other. I loved watching them both grow and thrive together. Beautiful story!