Anything with Fast and the Furious will get my attention. Furious is with two of my favorite authors so you know I had to read it! And I can’t believe I waited so long. Keep reading this book review of Furious for my full thoughts.
Summary
After years racing go-karts and looking up to her mother, a celebrity Formula 1 racer, Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be starting her own racing career. But when she loses her mom in a tragic crash, Jojo’s future comes to a screeching halt. Now her dad won’t let her get a license, much less race. Instead, she’s stuck working at her grandmother’s mechanic shop in the sleepy small town of Dell’s Hollow.
But Jojo’s heart quickens when Motorcyle Girl Eliana “El” Blum shows up at the shop. El grew up on the motocross circuit sidelines, watching her sister and idol Maxine compete. When El mysteriously loses all contact with Max, she’s determined to find her, with her first clue leading straight to the mechanic shop, and to Jojo.
United by fate, the two quickly bond over Mario Kart showdowns and the Fast & Furious films. As their friendship shifts into something more, they’ll have to confront both their growing romance and the grief woven into their complicated families if they hope to chase down their dreams and make it across the finish line.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Complicated families, illegal racing, and Fast and the Furious? What more do you need? Furious is a story about loss. About dealing with the unanswered questions, holes in our lives, and the answers we never get. I loved the chemistry from the beginning and this dual perspective novel so beautifully looks at both El and Jojo. Furious is this multi-layered story about creating home, (re)connecting with family, and about the lives and futures we lose when we lose someone. It’s full of the best bad decisions as both of our favorites figure out who they want to be. To see if we’re carrying the weight of our parents potential, the legacies of the past, and the other shoes of our sibling.
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Furious examines how we can live for ourselves. How we can love our family, but hold space for our feelings, our disappointment, our sadness. I love this author duo and this queer YA contemporary is for anyone who has been looking for answers and loves fast night drives. Find Furious on Goodreads, Storygraph, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.