A review by baranchi
Velocity by Chris Wooding

3.0

This book reminded me more of the Speed Racer movie than Mad Max in style and in plot. Except instead of safety devices activating and drivers bouncing away harmlessly in crashes, they died horribly and the camera lingered on the burned and mutilated bodies of teenagers. It was jarringly dark and felt unearned.

Despite that the races were interesting. Once they got going, the book was smart enough to keep the downtime between the races short, so the last two thirds kept me engaged.