Furious, Jamie Pacton
Furious, Jamie Pacton
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Furious

Author: Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos

Narrator: Jen Zhao, Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2024


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Jamie Pacton is an award-winning author. Her YA contemporary books include Lucky Girl and The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly. Her YA fantasy novels include The Absinthe Underground and The Vermilion Emporium. Currently, she lives in Wisconsin with her family. Find her at www.jamiepacton.com or @jamiepacton on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.Rebecca Podos is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of YA novels, including The Mystery of Hollow Places, Like Water, The Wise and the Wicked, and From Dust, a Flame. She is a co-editor of the YA romance anthology Fools in Love and has a short story featured in the collection At Midnight. By day, she's an agent at the Rees Literary Agency in Boston and can be found on her website Rebeccapodos.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on September 27, 2024

**'There are many ways to tell a story, just don't embellish or overwrite your insight. Be transparent and always let your language be your point..' 3.5 stars! A surprisingly nice YA story. Had to lower my rating because the ending was rushed -- otherwise it's still enjoyable. Recommended book!......more

Goodreads review by Alessia on August 17, 2024

honestly i hoped for more mostly because i wrote my own version of this book in my head and it didn’t follow my script......more

Goodreads review by Kat on March 15, 2025

OH MY STARS LOVED THIS ONE......more

Goodreads review by Faith on August 20, 2024

Can confirm this is a teen book. Also…I need the version Alessia wrote in her head…it sounded more exciting…......more

Goodreads review by Frosh on November 27, 2024

3.5 rounded up* i feel like this premise was specifically made for me though i haven’t been involved in racing since i was a kid and we we were more of a nascar family than an f1 it was still a story i enjoyed. despite some of the racing parts not making sense. specifically i drove mini sprints throu......more