Crash Test, Amy James
Crash Test, Amy James
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Crash Test
A Novel

Author: Amy James

Narrator: Gary Furlong, Patrick Zeller

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 07/01/2025


Synopsis

"Crash Test is one of the best sports romances I've ever read." — Rachel Reid, USA Today bestselling author of Heated Rivalry "A deeply romantic page-turner… I couldn't put it down." — Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of The New Guy Love and secrets collide in this emotional M/M contemporary romance in which a rising F1 star’s world spins out of control after a crash changes everything. Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year. Now the only man he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence. As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end. Crash Test is an angsty contemporary romance for fans of: Second chance romanceMen who yearnEnemies to loversFound family

About Amy James

Amy James lives with her husband and dog on the east coast of Canada, where she writes YA and adult fantasy and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing or working, she enjoys playing piano and learning new languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fairuz ᥫ᭡. on June 04, 2025

2 stars: ★★☆☆☆ Huge thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon for inviting me to read the eARC and to HarperAudio Adult | HarperAudio for the ALC via NetGalley 💌 IDK wtf that was but it sure wasn’t romance. I was this close to DNFing, but I betrayed my soul and gave it two stars instead of one. Not on......more

Goodreads review by Susan Carolynn on June 30, 2025

3.5 stars! Crash Test is pitched as Red, White, and Royal Blue meets F1, and that's an immediate add-to-cart from me. Though I have mixed feelings towards this book because it had so much potential, but the execution didn't really line up for me. I didn't love how Travis and Jacob's relationship (or......more

Happy Release Day!! "I don't live my life to please ignorant people. And I don't care about the opinions of small-minded idiots." 4.25 stars An emotional story with a little bit of a rushed ending. This story definitely packs a punch, and it was pretty hard to put this book down. The first third of thi......more

Goodreads review by Fernanda (ivyfer_isreading) on May 31, 2025

I'm conflicted. I really liked the start of this book, it seemed like it would make me suffer and sob like a baby, my exact type of book, but then it just lost all the appeal. It is split pov and we follow Travis, a very famous F1 driver who is in a relationship with an F2 driver and the boyfriend i......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on July 18, 2025

There isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not craving a queer sports romance book. I had yet to read a book about Formula 1 before starting Crash Test, so I went in blind and without any knowledge of the sport. This story was very emotional and full of angst. Travis and Jacob start the book as a coupl......more