"Blind Spot" by Chris Fabry

About this book:

  “”Someday those stands will be filled with people wth my number on their hats. And Daytona will be only the beginning…”

Jamie Maxwell’s dad is NASCAR driver Dale Maxwell—and he believes Jamie’s got what it takes to be a champion.

A crash has left Tim Carhardt drifting through life with one simple goal—survival.

Get behind the wheel and see the race through the eyes of the drivers in this fast-paced thrill ride that spans a year of the chase for the cup!”


Series: Book #1 (of four) in the “RPM” series.


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned & read; Church, Youth Group going, & sermons/lessons; Witnessing & Being witnessed to; Talks about God & His voice; ‘H’s are not capitalized when referring to God or Jesus; Tim says God hasn’t had time for him so he has returned the favor; Jamie struggles with the idea of being the perfect Christian & plays the comparison game (she also wonders if her and God could peacefully coexist); Mentions of God, Scriptures, & the Bible; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Christians; Mentions of churches, youth groups, Bible studies, & pastors; Mentions of “getting religion” & “religious stuff”; A few mentions of missionaries & the mission field (Jamie is afraid that God will tell her to be one if she follows Him); A couple mentions of Easter; A couple mentions of a Christian radio station & songs; A mention of a church choir;

             *Note: A group of guys (from a youth group) play a mean trick on Tim & he comments that he hates Christians; A man comments negative about Jamie’s dad to her about his belief in God; A couple mentions of lucks, good luck charms, & rituals; A mention of a man’s nick-name being the “Demon of Daytona”.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘blah, blah, blah’, two ‘dumb’s, and two ‘stupid’s; Mentions of curses (said, not written); Eye rolling & Sarcasm; Tim lies & curses a couple times; Tim slashes a car’s tires for revenge & also steals money from someone; Fighting, Hitting, Being Beaten up, & Pain (up to semi-detailed); Having a spiked drink & going to the bathroom (barely-above-not-detailed); Many, many mentions of car crashes, cars going airborne, fires, injuries, & a death (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of injuries & blood/bleeding; Mentions of fighting & wanting to hit someone; Mentions of stealing & a thief; Mentions of Tim’s mom who left him and his dad when he was young; Mentions of alcohol, alcoholics/drunks (including a mean/violent drunk), & underage drinking (Tim snuck a few beers when he was 13); Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of jealousy; A few mentions of cheating; A few mentions of spiking a drink; A few mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of being spanked as a kid; A mention of a bank robbery; A mention of the lottery;

             *Note: Mentions of car brands, brand names, racers, & celebrities; A few mentions of books & authors; A couple mentions of social media.

Sexual Content- Tim comments that he isn’t good around girls—especially the pretty ones; Comments from men about women not going far in NASCAR & women being the weaker gender; Mentions of crushes & having feelings for someone; Mentions of cute guys, hunks, & pretty girls;

             *Note: Chad comments on Jamie’s figure; A mention of women in skimpy outfits; A mention of a man’s boxers.

-Tim Carhardt, age 15

-Jamie Maxwell, age 16
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        203 pages

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My personal Rating-

{ Add ½ a star for those who enjoy NASCAR races. }

NASCAR was a favorite sport of mine (next to baseball) growing up, so when I first read this series years ago, I really enjoyed it. Now it’s more of a “I enjoyed it” read, but I do plan to finish rereading this series. This first book really sets the stage for the next book in this series when our main characters interact more together.

See y’all on Friday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.